How Did The ‘Cosmic Crisp’ Apple Get Its Name?

<p><span>This fall, there’s a new apple all around town. After 20 years of development, the Cosmic Crisp has landed.</span></p> <p><span>In this episode, we’re bringing you a special collaboration with another podcast called </span><a href="http://www.sporkful.com/"><span>The Sporkful</span></a><span>. They’re 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&amp;J. </span></p> <p><span>This episode is all about the Cosmic Crisp, how scientists developed it, and how it got that dazzling name.</span></p> <h3>Guests: </h3> <p><a href="https://www.theallusionist.org/">Helen Zaltzman</a> is the host of The Allusionist podcast. </p> <p><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/143160021/daniel-charles">Dan Charles</a> is a food and agriculture reporter at NPR. </p> <p><a href="https://horticulture.wsu.edu/people/evans/">Kate Evans</a> is a horticulturist and <span>the leader of the pome fruit breeding program at Washington State University.</span></p> <p><span><span><a href="https://provarmanagement.com/pvm/the-staff/#:~:text=Kathryn%20Grandy&amp;text=As%20Marketing%20Director%2C%20Kathryn%20is,produce%20launches%2C%20and%20project%20management.">Kathryn Grandy</a> is Chief Marketing Officer for Proprietary Variety Management.</span></span></p> <h3>Footnotes &amp; Further Reading: </h3> <p>For more episodes, <a href="http://www.sporkful.com/">subscribe to The Sporkful podcast.</a></p> <h3>Credits: </h3> <p>The Sporkful is produced by Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Jared O'Connell and Harry Huggins.</p>