Pencil/Paper

Bread and Thread

Arts EN ↓ 129 episodes

Two archaeology-grad/crafter friends discuss food and domestic history

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Pencil/Paper

Category

Arts

Podcast website

pencilpaper.org

Latest episode

Nov 30, 2025

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Episodes

#54 – Sunflowers 13.03.2022

A source of delicious seeds, and falsehoods

#53 – Ganseys 27.02.2022

Hazel gets cosy, fisherman-style, and local larder gets gross. Seriously, if you're squeamish, skip local larder

#52 – Sugar 13.02.2022

Thanks to listener Ewan for the request! A brief history of sugar from domestication to the present. Napoleon is there?

#51 – Quilts 30.01.2022

Time to get cosy with quilts and some delicious(?) soup

#50 – The Kellogg Brothers 16.01.2022

For our fiftieth episode, we finally learn all about the Kelloggs. There were sure something

#49 – The Irish Potato Famine 02.01.2022

A heavy one this week that some may find distressing, but we felt was important to cover after last episode Local Larder: Fairy bread

#48 – Potato 19.12.2021

Time. For. Potato.

#47 – Chickens 05.12.2021

This one comes before the egg episode

#46 – Snails 21.11.2021

When is a fish not a fish? When it's a snail

#45 – Mrs Beeton 07.11.2021

Turns out Isabella Beeton's kind of controversial in cookbook circles

#44 – Cannibalism 24.10.2021

tw: discussion of human remains and mention of suicide You are what you eat

#43 – Milkmaids 10.10.2021

Milkmaids: sex symbols or perfect angels? Also: ant eggs

#42 – Denim 26.09.2021

It's a jepisode!

#41 – Rosehips 12.09.2021

Turns out rose bushes have fruit and they're really interesting Local Larder: Pumpkin Spice Latte Liz's YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIItkniRXxAnsBuG3d-0fg Hazel's YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCro8l62N9dKEF3x1oO_DlWQ Hazel's insta: https://www.instagram.com/solarpunkstitches/

#40 – The Suffrage Cook Book 29.08.2021

Raising money for the suffragette cause with allegory, eggy drinks, and a handful of actually good recipes

#39 – Apples 101 15.08.2021

Who doesn't love an apple? But where do they come from? Local Larder: Tequila and Mezcal

#38 – Sun Protection 01.08.2021

Humans have always protected ourselves from the sun, but how? Also, bear meat?

#37 – Mealtimes 18.07.2021

Ever wondered why we eat when we do? And which meal it's correct to call dinner? One of these questions will be answered! Local Larder: Pad Thai

#36 – Soap 04.07.2021

Another accidental visit to colonialism while we talk about something humans have been using forever (and we're sure you're all intimately familiar with this year...) Also, museum law Ismini's website http://www.isminisamanidou.com/

#35 – Heroes' Feast 21.06.2021

In this special cross-over episode, Liz and Hazel are joined by Pencil from The Probably Bad Podcast to discuss the official Dungeons and Dragons cookbook (Marked explicit at it contains one swear)

#34 – Dhaka Muslin 06.06.2021

It's a long one! With geographically protected fabric, and when is a pudding not a pudding?

#33 – Broadsides 23.05.2021

Early modern zines and German mac n cheese (ok it doesn't quite rhyme, so sue me) Liz's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbIItkniRXxAnsBuG3d-0fg

#32 – Nålbinding 09.05.2021

What is the earliest yarncraft? What kind of socks did vikings wear? And what on Earth is #FreeCuthbert? With special guest The Welsh Viking https://www.justgiving.com/thewelshviking

#31 – Sumptuary Laws 25.04.2021

What do 12th century English castles, 14th century Chinese graves, and 16th century French turbot have in common? And what exactly is a haggis?

#30 – The Book of the Courtier 11.04.2021

A book of manners from 1520s Italy Why you should taketh thou lady swimming, buy those nice garters, and avoid leather tank tops outside of Lombardy

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