Gettin Fizzy With It
\u2018Tis the season for a glass of bubbly\u2014but this episode we\u2019re not talking champagne, we\u2019re talking seltzer. America is in the throes of a serious seltzer craze, with consumption of the bubbly stuff doubling in only a decade, from 2004 to 2014. But where does seltzer come from, and why is\xa0it\xa0called \u201cseltzer,\u201d rather than simply \u201csparkling water\u201d? Is there any truth to the rumors that seltzer can combat indigestion\u2014or that it will rot our teeth? Why are all the hipsters crushing cans of LaCroix, and what\u2019s the story behind Polar\u2019s ephemeral sensation, Unicorn Kisses?\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices