{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F0f3bd395-57ee-4436-a0cc-993aa3a0f8c4","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"A Dark History of Chocolate with Emma Kay\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/0f3bd395-57ee-4436-a0cc-993aa3a0f8c4\"></iframe>","title":"A Dark History of Chocolate with Emma Kay","description":"In the first episode of the third season Neil chats to food historian, Emma Kay about her new book \u2018A Dark History of Chocolate\u2019. They talk about several aspects of chocolate\u2019s chequered past including: the way chocolate was exported from South America to Europe, Britain\u2019s chocolate houses, chocolate & decadence, and the exploitation of workers and consumers, and chocolate as an excellent vehicle for poison.\n\nEmma\u2019s book on Pen & Sword History\u2019s website: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-Dark-History-of-Chocolate-Hardback/p/19247\n\nEmma\u2019s twitter handle: @museumofkitchen; Emma\u2019s Instagram: @museumofkitchenalia\n\nNeil\u2019s new book \u2018A Dark History of Sugar\u2019 is out on 30 March 2022 and is available to preorder.\n\nSee Neil on the Channel 5 show Amazing Christmas Cakes & Bakes here (UK only): https://www.channel5.com/show/amazing-christmas-cakes-and-bakes\n\nAlso, don\u2019t forget if you have any questions or queries about today\u2019s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email me at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or find me on twitter @neilbuttery, or Instagram dr_neil_buttery.\n\nIf you like my blog posts and podcast episodes, please consider a monthly subscription or buying me a virtual coffee or a pint? Go to https://britishfoodhistory.com/support-the-blog-podcast/ for more details.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/a88f640a-d183-4494-8750-8267a6ce9014/wuG4c17IWJhRFqsdeYFprXAF.jpg"}