Cynthia Graber


Cynthia Graber is an award-winning science journalist based in Boston, and is the co-host of the podcast Gastropod, about the science and history of food. 

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scientist orchestrates the chaos of work and life
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Spectrum Stories: When lab meets life

By Cynthia Graber
14 November 2016 | 12 min listen
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Spectrum Microphone

Spectrum Stories: Family ties podcast

By Cynthia Graber
14 September 2016 | 22 min listen

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