How Did The Cosmic Crisp Apple Get Its Name?
This fall, there\u2019s a new apple all around town. After 20 years of development, the Cosmic Crisp has landed.\nIn this episode, we\u2019re bringing you a special collaboration with another podcast called The Sporkful. They\u2019re a James Beard Award-winning show that uses food as a lens to talk about science, history, race, culture, and the ideal way to layer the components of a PB&J.\xa0\nThis episode is all about the Cosmic Crisp, how scientists developed it, and how it got that dazzling name.\nGuests:\xa0\nHelen Zaltzman is the host of The Allusionist podcast.\xa0\nDan Charles is a food and agriculture reporter at NPR.\xa0\nKate Evans is a horticulturist and\xa0the leader of the pome fruit breeding program at Washington State University.\nKathryn Grandy is\xa0Chief Marketing Officer for Proprietary Variety Management.\nFootnotes & Further Reading:\xa0\nFor more episodes,\xa0subscribe to The Sporkful podcast.\nCredits:\xa0\nThe Sporkful is produced by Dan Pashman,\xa0Emma Morgenstern,\xa0Andres O'Hara,\xa0Jared O'Connell and Harry Huggins.