About this episode
<p>For the first 40 years of her life, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/amy-pearl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Amy Pearl</a> was a card-carrying member of the meat club; she literally had a credit card from the famous Brooklyn steakhouse <a href="https://peterluger.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Peter Luger</a>. Then one day she ate a porterhouse steak, and nearly died. This week we join forces with our friends at <a href="https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Radiolab</i></a> to tell the story of how Amy's mysterious allergy was identified by scientists. Plus, she tells us how the allergy has changed her relationship to food — and we find out if it’ll ever go away.</p> <p>This episode originally aired on February 13, 2017, and August 16, 2021, and was produced by Dan Pashman, Anne Saini, Shoshana Gold, Dan Charles, Robert Krulwich, Soren Wheeler, Jamie York, Latif Nasser, Arianne Wack, and the <i>Radiolab</i> team. The Sporkful production team now includes Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kameel Stanley, Jared O'Connell, and India Rice.</p> <p>Right now, Sporkful listeners can get three months free of the SiriusXM app by going to <a href="https://siriusxm.com/sporkful" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">siriusxm.com/sporkful</a>. Get all your favorite podcasts, more than 200 ad-free music channels curated by genre and era, and live sports coverage with the SiriusXM app.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>