Proof

By America's Test Kitchen

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Subscribers: 1898
Reviews: 5
Episodes: 216

indiecognition
 Aug 24, 2021

Daniel Evans
 May 29, 2020
*Currently attempting to write adequately glowing review.


 Feb 4, 2020

John B
 Nov 18, 2019
A great food and food adjacent podcast. Lovely!

Kristina
 Nov 10, 2018
A very interesting podcast! Definitely worth a listen.

Description

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.




Episode Date
How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 2)
Dec 19, 2024
How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 1)
Dec 12, 2024
There's a Snake in My Food!
Dec 05, 2024
How to Save a Hive
Nov 21, 2024
The (Iron) White Claw
Nov 14, 2024
The Rise of the Modern Asian Pastry
Nov 07, 2024
What Does Space Taste Like?
Oct 31, 2024
The (Tea) Room Where It Happened
Oct 24, 2024
In Love with the Shape of Food
Oct 17, 2024
Back to our bread-and-butter episodes next week on a new season of Proof!
Oct 10, 2024
ATK at 25: Reverse-Engineering the Boxed Brownie (Episode 4)
Oct 03, 2024
ATK at 25: Why You Need a Wok (Episode 3)
Sep 26, 2024
ATK at 25: How Many Eggs in the Perfect Scramble? (Episode 2)
Sep 19, 2024
ATK at 25: A Recipe Made from a Mistake (Episode 1)
Sep 12, 2024
Introducing ATK at 25: Stories Behind the Iconic Recipes
Sep 05, 2024
Barbecue Trailblazers: What is the Future of Barbecue? (Episode 4)
Aug 22, 2024
Barbecue Trailblazers: The Hogroast Heads North (Episode 3)
Aug 15, 2024
Barbecue Trailblazers: The Woman Who Gave Us Fajitas (Episode 2)
Aug 08, 2024
Barbecue Trailblazers: The Queen of Smoke (Episode 1)
Aug 01, 2024
Introducing When Southern Women Cook: Our Miniseries on Barbecue Trailblazers
Jul 25, 2024
100 Proof: From 100 to Zero Proof (Episode 6)
Jul 11, 2024
100 Proof: The Dark Ages (Episode 5)
Jul 03, 2024
100 Proof: Prohibition (Episode 4)
Jun 27, 2024
100 Proof: The Golden Age of Cocktails (Episode 3)
Jun 20, 2024
Buy Me Some Biryani and Cracker Jack
Jun 06, 2024
100 Proof: The Dawn of the American Cocktail (Episode 2)
May 30, 2024
100 Proof: It Wasn't Always Like This (Episode 1)
May 23, 2024
Introducing 100 Proof: Our Miniseries on the American Cocktail
May 13, 2024
The Unavoidable Ingredient
May 02, 2024
A (Wooly) Mammoth of A Meal
Apr 25, 2024
The River That Feeds Us
Apr 18, 2024
Boycotting Your Favorite Food
Apr 11, 2024
It’s All Greek Salad to Me
Apr 04, 2024
Conan O'Brien on Your Mama’s Kitchen Podcast
Mar 27, 2024
From The Sporkful: ANYTHING'S PASTABLE
Mar 21, 2024
Award Winners: Should I Get My Lobster High?
Mar 14, 2024
Award Winners: Sakura and the Wild Boars
Mar 07, 2024
Award Winners: Navigating Blindness at the Supermarket
Feb 29, 2024
Award Winners: The Drink that Wouldn't Die
Feb 22, 2024
Award Winners: Raiders of the Lost Yeast
Feb 15, 2024
Award Winners: You're a Good Man, Brady Keys
Feb 08, 2024
Award Winners: The Case of the Disappearing Franchise
Feb 01, 2024
Award Winners: World's Greatest Italian Beef
Jan 25, 2024
Cheesesteaks Go to Pakistan
Jan 11, 2024
Behind Boba Tea's Big Boom
Dec 14, 2023
The Lost Crops of Sapelo Island
Dec 07, 2023
How Almond Boneless Chicken Took Over Detroit
Nov 30, 2023
Chasing the Freshest Beer
Nov 16, 2023
World's First Italian Coffee Bean
Nov 09, 2023
Proof returns November 9!
Nov 02, 2023
Best of Proof: My Father, the YouTube Star
Oct 26, 2023
Best of Proof: Prepping for the Worst
Oct 19, 2023
Best of Proof: How Far Would You Travel for An Apple?
Oct 12, 2023
Best of Proof: Nixtamalization and Indigenous Science
Oct 05, 2023
Best of Proof: Fair Foods
Sep 28, 2023
Saving the Craft of Soy Sauce
Sep 21, 2023
Finding Beer Where It's Banned
Sep 14, 2023
Proof Presents: Snacks!
Sep 07, 2023
How to Make the Worst Pies in London
Aug 31, 2023
America's First Butter Sculptor
Aug 24, 2023
Seeking Soviet Korean Cooking
Aug 17, 2023
Chicken Tender Capital, USA
Aug 10, 2023
How to Make A Battle-Ready Pizza
Aug 03, 2023
Season 14 Kicks off August 3!
Jul 13, 2023
What Is Fusion Food?
Jun 01, 2023
Revolution at the Cookie Factory
May 25, 2023
What’s On the Menu in 1906?
May 18, 2023
The Road to Good Sake
May 11, 2023
The Apple Pie that Made Me
May 04, 2023
Taiwan’s Unlikely Beef Noodle Soup
Apr 27, 2023
Navigating Blindness in the Supermarket
Apr 20, 2023
A New Dad's Guide to Ramadan
Apr 13, 2023
Season 13 Starts April 13!
Mar 23, 2023
Going Deep on Italian Beef on City Cast Chicago
Feb 02, 2023
The World’s Greatest Italian Beef
Jan 12, 2023
The Amazing Adventures of Poppop’s Bread
Dec 15, 2022
The Proof Intervention of Brian Franklin
Dec 08, 2022
Food Accidents
Dec 01, 2022
When Old-Fashioned Candy Was New
Nov 17, 2022
Should I Cook For My Dog?
Nov 10, 2022
Season 12 Starts November 10!
Oct 27, 2022
Best of Proof: Cheater Cheater Chili Eater
Oct 13, 2022
Best of Proof: Oyster Mushroom Revolution
Oct 06, 2022
Best of Proof: The Plan to Kill the Chinese Restaurant
Sep 29, 2022
Best of Proof: Celery
Sep 22, 2022
Proof's Guide to Hangovers
Sep 15, 2022
These Are a Few of Our Favorite Meals
Sep 08, 2022
The Food Court is Now in Session
Sep 01, 2022
15 Dapper Acres
Aug 25, 2022
Chicago's Original Fried Chicken
Aug 18, 2022
Dungeons and Dragons and Deviled Eggs
Aug 11, 2022
The Vanishing Ants
Aug 04, 2022
Strawberry Fields, Forever?
Jul 28, 2022
Season 11 Starts on July 28th!
Jul 14, 2022
[Bonus] Best of Proof Harklist
Jun 23, 2022
[Bonus] New Orleans: Anybody’s Gumbo from the Not Lost podcast
Jun 16, 2022
Your Trash? My Treasure
Jun 09, 2022
The Seeds Worth Saving
Jun 02, 2022
They Know What You'll Eat Next Summer
May 26, 2022
How to Water a Food Desert
May 19, 2022
The Pho Must Go On
May 12, 2022
You're Invited: A Wine Tasting in Ancient Japan
May 05, 2022
The Stew that Stirred Things Up
Apr 28, 2022
Get Rich or Die Cracking
Apr 21, 2022
Season 10 Starts on April 21st!
Apr 07, 2022
The Somali Farmer Rises
Jan 06, 2022
Dumplings in Iowa
Dec 16, 2021
My Father, The YouTube Star
Dec 09, 2021
So What Do You Feed the Dead?
Dec 02, 2021
Should I get my Lobster High?
Nov 18, 2021
Will Jewish Delis Survive?
Nov 11, 2021
Season 9 Starts November 11!
Oct 28, 2021
[Bonus] Mystery Recipe Season Four
Oct 21, 2021
One Man's Fight for Old Bay Seasoning
Sep 16, 2021
Why Be Vegetarian?
Sep 09, 2021
The Drink that Wouldn't Die
Sep 02, 2021
The Spice Blend That Takes You Home
Aug 26, 2021
The Food Here Is No Joke
Aug 19, 2021
How Far Would You Travel for An Apple?
Aug 12, 2021
How Pineapples Became A Hashtag
Aug 05, 2021
Why Did Jello Salad Go Out Of Style?
Jul 29, 2021
Season 8 Starts July 29 with a new host!
Jul 22, 2021
Sakura and the Wild Boars
Jun 10, 2021
Reclaiming the Fifth Sense
Jun 03, 2021
No Us Without You
May 27, 2021
A Baloney Redemption Story
May 20, 2021
Nixtamalization and Indigenous Science
May 13, 2021
Feeders, Eaters, and A Neither
May 06, 2021
The Curious Curator of Culinary History
Apr 29, 2021
France, Tin Cans, and the Missing Man
Apr 22, 2021
Season 7 Starts April 22
Apr 08, 2021
[Bonus] The Sporkful: Mission: ImPASTAble 1| Spaghetti Sucks
Mar 11, 2021
[Bonus] Rebel Eaters Club: Food is a Bridge with Francis Lam
Jan 28, 2021
An Ice Cream Truck Music Controversy
Jan 21, 2021
How Orange Juice Was Built
Jan 14, 2021
Considering Blue Food
Jan 07, 2021
[Bonus] Ask This Old House: Insulating Your Attic
Dec 21, 2020
Sizzler and the Search for the American Dream
Dec 17, 2020
France's Forbidden Wine
Dec 10, 2020
The Case of the Snail in the Ginger Beer
Dec 03, 2020
Season 6 Starts December 3
Nov 27, 2020
[Bonus] Antiques Roadshow's Detours Podcast
Nov 23, 2020
The Villain of Trader Joe's
Nov 12, 2020
Thanksgiving Times in Crises
Nov 05, 2020
[Bonus] The Genius Recipe Tapes: The #1 Way to Eat More Vegetables
Oct 31, 2020
The Genetics of Taste
Oct 29, 2020
Famous Death Row Meals
Oct 22, 2020
Proof Presents: The Walk-In
Oct 01, 2020
Hive Heist
Sep 24, 2020
You're a Good Man, Brady Keys
Sep 18, 2020
The Case of the Disappearing Franchise
Sep 10, 2020
The Mysterious Yamei Kin
Sep 03, 2020
Will The Real Mr. Oreo Please Stand Up?
Aug 27, 2020
The Search for the Queerest Food
Aug 20, 2020
Season 5 starts August 20
Aug 06, 2020
Summer Cocktails 101
Jul 30, 2020
Wine and Whisky Copycats
Jul 23, 2020
Quaran-tiny Sourdough Starter
Jul 16, 2020
Science Diction: Umami
Jul 09, 2020
[Bonus] Brought To You By from Business Insider: Jack Daniel's
Jun 04, 2020
Exodus Bagels: A Small Business and COVID-19
May 28, 2020
The Reconstruction of A Royal Cake
May 21, 2020
Cheater Cheater Chili Eater
May 14, 2020
The Journey of the Nem
May 07, 2020
Who Owns Nature?
Apr 30, 2020
Yelp Therapy
Apr 23, 2020
Raiders of the Lost Yeast
Apr 16, 2020
Atomic Peanuts and Gamma Grapefruit
Apr 09, 2020
Season 4 Starts April 9
Apr 02, 2020
[Bonus] The Bitter Southerner: Waffle House
Mar 20, 2020
Introducing Mystery Recipe, a New Podcast from America's Test Kitchen Kids
Mar 16, 2020
[Bonus] Introducing Clearstory from This Old House
Feb 06, 2020
Oyster Mushroom Revolution
Jan 02, 2020
Underground Aams Trade, Part 2
Dec 26, 2019
Underground Aams Trade, Part 1
Dec 19, 2019
Jamon, Y'all
Dec 12, 2019
Tracing Jambalaya
Dec 05, 2019
Why Not Eat Bugs?
Nov 21, 2019
Prepping for the Worst
Nov 14, 2019
The True Cost of Mezcal
Nov 07, 2019
Season 3 Starts November 7th
Oct 17, 2019
Can You Prevent Brain Freezes?
Oct 03, 2019
Can Pistachios Spontaneously Combust?
Sep 26, 2019
What Food Should I Wish For On A Deserted Island?
Sep 19, 2019
What Weird Things Did Presidents Eat?
Sep 12, 2019
Can You Bake A Cookie In Space?
Sep 05, 2019
Why Is Ranch So Addictive?
Aug 29, 2019
Are We All Victims of Food Fraud?
Aug 22, 2019
Can You Get Drunk Off Kombucha?
Aug 15, 2019
Is Cereal Soup?
Aug 08, 2019
Why Does OJ Taste Bad After Using Toothpaste?
Aug 01, 2019
The Plan to Kill the Chinese Restaurant
Jul 18, 2019
The Pretty Big Problem of Ugly Food
Jul 11, 2019
The Quest for Mystic Makgeolli
Jun 27, 2019
The OGs of America’s Oranges
Jun 20, 2019
Hidden Valley Wine
Jun 13, 2019
Frankenfish
Jun 06, 2019
Welcome to the Microbiome
May 30, 2019
Who Killed the Miracle Berry?
May 23, 2019
Season 2 Starts May 23rd
May 02, 2019
AMERICAN BARBECUE
Apr 11, 2019
CELERY TONIC
Mar 21, 2019
NATURAL VS. ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS
Mar 07, 2019
TEST COOK CRAVINGS
Feb 21, 2019
NON-NEWTONIAN FLUIDS
Feb 07, 2019
ZEPPOLES
Jan 24, 2019
KETCHUP
Dec 20, 2018
BOWLS
Dec 13, 2018
FAIR FOODS
Dec 06, 2018
BEANBOOZLED, Part 2
Nov 29, 2018
BEANBOOZLED, Part 1
Nov 22, 2018
TIKI
Nov 15, 2018
CRAVINGS
Nov 08, 2018
CELERY
Oct 31, 2018
Proof from America's Test Kitchen
Oct 25, 2018