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48: Blood, Butter, and BEHEADINGS?!?!?: Popcorn's Dark Past

2022/8/3
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Bailey Sarian讲述了爆米花从古代到现代的演变过程，重点关注阿兹特克人对玉米的崇拜以及他们与玉米相关的祭祀仪式。她详细描述了阿兹特克人如何将玉米视为神圣食物，以及他们在不同季节为确保玉米丰收而进行的各种仪式，包括用血祭祀和人祭。她还探讨了爆米花在北美殖民时期和美国发展史上的作用，以及它如何从神圣的象征转变为大众消费的零食。此外，她还提到了爆米花与现代工业生产中存在的健康风险，例如爆米花肺。 Paul作为Bailey Sarian的助手，在节目中参与讨论，提供一些补充信息。 Linda作为听众代表，提出了对节目内容的疑问。 Andy Smith作为爆米花专家，为节目提供了专业知识和相关信息。

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The episode introduces the dark history of popcorn, revealing its connection to human sacrifice and ancient rituals.

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Welcome to the Dark History podcast.  People used to be sacrificed for popcorn. Yep. The buttery goodness that you finish eating before the trailers are even over at the movies. Now you may be thinking “how in the heck does that make any sense?” Because, honestly, that was also my initial reaction. But let me tell you, the history of popcorn is WILD. And we’re getting into all of it on today’s episode. So buckle in babe.

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