107 This Fruit is Bananas! Dan Koeppel

B-A-N-A-N-A-S! Have you ever wondered why there's only one variety of banana but a dozen or more varieties of apples at your grocery store? How about why bananas, grown across oceans, are half the price of locally grown apples? To get these answers, and to learn more about the most fascinating fruit in the supermarket, I'm joined by Dan Koeppel in this episode. Dan is the author of the book, Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World. Tune in to learn… -How a seedless fruit continues to reproduce, -Why your grandpa's banana was different than your banana, -How & where you can try different varieties of bananas, -If the apple consumed by Eve in the Garden of Eden was actually a banana, -If bananas will still exist as we know them in the future, -& so much more! Grab a copy of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World... On Indiebound at On Amazon at (affiliate link) -------------------------------- If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts ? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. For more episodes visit Connect with Curiosityness... YouTube: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Get your FREE Curiosityness sticker at Find Travis, the host of Curiosityness, on Instagram: Or send him an email to travis@curiosityness.com

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107 This Fruit is Bananas! Dan Koeppel is an episode from Campers In Vans Getting Coffee by Travis DeRose.

This episode is 01:02:30 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2021.

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