Episodes 250
Avg. Duration 38m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.3 (1,875)
Since Oct 2018
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
39%
Hosting
feeds.megaphone.fm

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About This Podcast

We take America's Test Kitchen's inquisitive and relentless approach to telling unexpected, funny, and thought-provoking narratives about food and drink. This is not a recipe show. And this is not a show about celebrity chefs or what they like to eat. Proof plunges into history, culture, science, and the psyche to uncover the hidden backstories that feed your food-obsessed brain. A production of America's Test Kitchen.

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Recent Episodes

Introducing: The Side Dish

Feb 05, 2026 37m

Since 2018, Proof has been sharing incredible stories; from that first episode, which brought the curious history of celery to life, to our most recent episode about the role that wild game plays…

The Hospital That Serves Wild Game

Dec 24, 2025 39m

What if hospital food could actually help you heal? In this episode of Proof, Reporter Otis Gray travels from the waters of Southeast Alaska to the Alaska Native Medical Center, the only hospital in…

Creating A Copycat Levain Cookie Recipe

Dec 11, 2025 37m

Have you ever wondered what really goes into developing a recipe at America’s Test Kitchen? In this episode of Proof, ATK Associate Producer Angelica Quintanilla-McCall takes us behind the scenes as…

Why Dinner Parties Still Matter

Dec 04, 2025 38m

Dinner parties are having a moment again; where homemade meals feel almost radical in our fast-paced world. But this isn’t the first time they’ve surged back into American life. Reporter Otis Gray…

What Does a Shared Menu Look Like Across a Divide?

Nov 27, 2025 38m

What happens when two chefs, Yia Vang and Colby Rasavong, inherit a fraught history and decide to cook their way through it? In this episode, reporter Ngoc Bui takes us inside a Hmong-Lao dinner…

Whose Borscht Is It Anyway?

Nov 13, 2025 40m

What happens when food travels with a diaspora? Reporter Kat Chow thought her family’s corned beef stew was a Chinese take on an Irish dish...until she discovered its true origins. In this episode of…

The (Social) Mushroom Network

Nov 06, 2025 37m

The way wild mushrooms make it to your plate defies almost every rule of the modern food system. Unlike most produce, wild mushroom cultivation isn’t easily scalable, predictable, or consistently…

The Hot Dog King: An Episode from The Sporkful Podcast

Oct 30, 2025 30m

Today’s story, from Dan Pashman and The Sporkful, is about the people behind New York’s hot dog carts, and one man’s fight to keep his spot. From street corners to museum steps, street vending is a…

A New Season of Proof Starts November 6!

Oct 23, 2025 2m Trailer

Is the mushroom foraging business as innocent as it seems? What does it take for two cultures at odds to come together to make the ultimate fusion cuisine? How does the development of a viral cookie…

The Legacy of America's Culinary Founding Father (Part 3: The James Hemings Story)

Oct 16, 2025 42m

In this three-part series, reporter Otis Gray explores the extraordinary life of James Hemings; the enslaved chef who forever changed American cuisine. Episode three investigates the mysterious final…

The Bargain for Freedom (Part 2: The James Hemings Story)

Oct 09, 2025 33m

In this three-part series, reporter Otis Gray explores the extraordinary life of James Hemings; the enslaved chef who forever changed American cuisine. Episode two meets Hemings back at Monticello…

The Man Who Commanded Jefferson's Kitchen (Part 1: The James Hemings Story)

Oct 02, 2025 38m

In this three-part series, reporter Otis Gray explores the extraordinary life of James Hemings; the enslaved chef who forever changed American cuisine. Episode one traces James’ early years at Thomas…

America's Beef with Beef

Sep 04, 2025 53m

Many meat eaters might have experienced a phenomena called the meat paradox, where we acknowledge our love animals--like beef, or cow--but we...eat them. Reporter Avery Thompson faces the paradox…

Has Airplane Food Actually Gotten Better?

Aug 28, 2025 36m

What does it take to serve a dinner in first class at 37,000 feet? And are we in a new golden age of fine dining on airplanes? Reporter Emily Siner reports. Want to channel your inner first-class…

Was the Modern Gyro Invented in Chicago?

Aug 21, 2025 57m

When reporter Justin Barney first moved to Nashville, he kept seeing signs for "Chicago-Style Gyros." Chicago-style? What's that? And why Chicago? These questions sent him down a deep reporting…

Brewing a Revolution: The Origins of Fair Trade Coffee

Aug 14, 2025 50m

We often see labels that say "Fair Trade" -- particularly in the context of chocolate or coffee. But what does it actually mean for a food to be "fair trade"? Reporter Andrew Stelzer follows the…

Tradwives and the Original Kitchen Influencers

Aug 07, 2025 50m

In 1924, a man in Iowa named Henry built a radio station so that he could sell more seeds. Then, his rival Earl also created a radio station to sell more of his seeds. This rivalry laid the…

Brand New Episodes of Proof Starting August 7th!

Jul 31, 2025 1m Trailer

The new season of Proof is filled with food origin stories that you'll want to share at your next dinner party. We ask: What can we learn from trad wives and kitchen influencers from a century…

As American as Pie

Jul 03, 2025 45m

While developing her award-winning cookbook, 50 Pies, 50 States, Stacey Mei Yan Fong was about to become a permanent American resident. As she navigated the application process, she researched,…

Love (and Food) Actually

Jun 05, 2025 50m

Proof contributor Aaron Pang wasn't sure if he'd find community and people to eat with when he arrived in Iowa to attend his creative writing program. In this episode, Aaron offers listeners a slice…

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Proof has published 250 episodes since October 2018, covering topics in Arts, Food.

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