Proof

America's Test Kitchen

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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250 episodes
Updated February 5

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May 20, 2021 · 42 min
A Baloney Redemption Story
Reporter Rebecca Rosman travels to Bologna, Italy to trace the origins and reason why the city's namesake meat has such a divisive reputation in the United States.
May 13, 2021 · 39 min
Nixtamalization and Indigenous Science
In this episode of Proof, Navajo reporter Andi Murphy walks us through her journey of nixtamalizing blue corn, and embarks on an Indigenous information exchange with chefs, scholars, and poets in the process.
May 6, 2021 · 55 min
Feeders, Eaters, and A Neither
In this episode of Proof, writer Ahmed Ali Akbar, a picky eater, confronts his relationship with Pakistani food.
Apr 29, 2021 · 38 min
The Curious Curator of Culinary History
We go back in Internet history to witness the Food Timeline's birth and learn about the amazing woman behind it.
Apr 22, 2021 · 43 min
France, Tin Cans, and the Missing Man
The lost story of the chef who outsmarted the seasons through food preservation.
Apr 8, 2021 · 2 min
Season 7 Starts April 22
Listen to Season 7 of Proof beginning April 22.
Mar 11, 2021 · 33 min
[Bonus] The Sporkful: Mission: ImPASTAble 1| Spaghetti Sucks
Listen to The Sporkful's miniseries about inventing a new pasta shape.
Jan 28, 2021 · 36 min
[Bonus] Rebel Eaters Club: Food is a Bridge with Francis Lam
Listen to Rebel Eaters Club, a body- and food-positive podcast.
Jan 21, 2021 · 34 min
An Ice Cream Truck Music Controversy
One family takes on the biggest controversy in the ice cream truck industry.
Jan 14, 2021 · 41 min
How Orange Juice Was Built
Minute Maid and Tropicana’s decades-long tête-à-tête for orange juice dominance.
Jan 7, 2021 · 39 min
Considering Blue Food
How we got blue raspberry and the psychology of food color.
Dec 21, 2020 · 14 min
[Bonus] Ask This Old House: Insulating Your Attic
Our friends at This Old House have a new podcast "Ask This Old House".
Dec 17, 2020 · 28 min
Sizzler and the Search for the American Dream
How food shaped an immigrant family's pursuit of the American Dream.
Dec 10, 2020 · 37 min
France's Forbidden Wine
A French winemaker using hybrid Franco-American grapes battles the government to legalize production.
Dec 3, 2020 · 38 min
The Case of the Snail in the Ginger Beer
A Scottish woman changes personal injury law forever after she finds a snail in her ginger beer.
Nov 27, 2020 · 3 min
Season 6 Starts December 3
Listen to Season 6 of Proof beginning December 3.
Nov 23, 2020 · 37 min
[Bonus] Antiques Roadshow's Detours Podcast
Antiques Roadshow has a new podcast called Detours.
Nov 12, 2020 · 16 min
The Villain of Trader Joe's
The Trader Joe's subreddit get infiltrated by a villain.
Nov 5, 2020 · 21 min
Thanksgiving Times in Crises
Becky Krystal of The Washington Post joins Bridget to talk about Thanksgiving during national crises.
Oct 31, 2020 · 28 min
[Bonus] The Genius Recipe Tapes: The #1 Way to Eat More Vegetables
Our friends at Food52 have a new podcast called "The Genius Recipe Tapes".

Proof

A Baloney Redemption Story

Nixtamalization and Indigenous Science

Feeders, Eaters, and A Neither

The Curious Curator of Culinary History

France, Tin Cans, and the Missing Man

Season 7 Starts April 22

[Bonus] The Sporkful: Mission: ImPASTAble 1| Spaghetti Sucks

[Bonus] Rebel Eaters Club: Food is a Bridge with Francis Lam

An Ice Cream Truck Music Controversy

How Orange Juice Was Built

Considering Blue Food

[Bonus] Ask This Old House: Insulating Your Attic

Sizzler and the Search for the American Dream

France's Forbidden Wine

The Case of the Snail in the Ginger Beer

Season 6 Starts December 3

[Bonus] Antiques Roadshow's Detours Podcast

The Villain of Trader Joe's

Thanksgiving Times in Crises

[Bonus] The Genius Recipe Tapes: The #1 Way to Eat More Vegetables