Podcast
09 October 2026

Bang in Some Beans 2: What's on the menu?

Our Bang in Some Beans podcast series is back - and this time it's bigger than ever. 

Series two features a star-studded line-up, including longevity expert Dan Buettner, Happy Mondays frontman Bez, actor Peter Egan, and world-renowned bartender Ryan Chetiyawardana among others.

They'll explore some intriguing questions, such as what do the world's longest-living populations actually eat, can better food improve behaviour in prisons and can beans in sport be the solution to the UK's urgent fibre gap?

Listen to our Series 2 Trailer

But there's plenty of fun too, from entrepreneurs using beans to unlock dessert-wine flavours and create beanless 'coffee', to the beetroot and bean hot dog winning over Premiership football fans.

  • Presented by chef Melissa Hemsley, the seven-part series is part of a campaign, run by The Food Foundation and Veg Power, to get the UK eating more beans. Episode One starts on Tuesday (Oct 13), subscribe to The Food Foundation podcast to ensure you don't miss out.

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