Chewing gum goes back a long way, nearly 11,000 years. Host Liane Hansen speaks with writer Jennifer Mathews about the history of the sticky substance. Mathews is the author of Chicle: The Chewing Gum ...

I heard there used to be a bubble gum factory in New Orleans. What happened to it? Jannelle T. Dear Jannelle, New Orleans has a well-known history as a city of international trade, but few people may ...

Most of us don't think a lot about gum — we just chew it. But as with so many other things, it turns out chewing gum has a pretty fascinating backstory — and in honor of National Bubble Gum Day, Feb.

People have chewed natural resins and tree bark for thousands of years, from Finnish birch tar to the ancient Greek mastic ...

A day after National Coffee Day, National Chewing Gum Day is here to refresh and tame your caffeine breath. It also might be a time to reflect on some of the most popular brands of chewing gum from ...

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Author of "Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between," Eric Nusbaum and I discuss a popular baseball myth. Was Santa Anna’s wooden leg used to hit a baseball? Did Santa ...