What snack would you like on a trip to Mars?
Professor Jenny Mortimer is a space horticulturalist, who is looking at the best nutritious solutions for astronauts hurtling through the solar system. She has already sent food into space, all to test whether it would survive a trip to Mars. Will it whet the appetite of cabaret star Minnie Andrews?
Credits
Producer: Rachel Rayner, Science Explainer
Guests: Jenny Mortimer, Minnie Andrews
Recorded at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Tech: Luke Morris
Music: Michelle Cashman
Editing: Graham Hunt
Made possible through Meta Australia Journalism Fund, administered by the Walkley Foundation, with support from Comedy Victoria.
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