Proof
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Introducing: The Side Dish
February 5, 2026 · 38 minSince 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 in healing patients at Alaska’s largest…
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The Hospital That Serves Wild Game
December 24, 2025 · 39 minWhat 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 the U.S. that serves wild game like…
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Creating A Copycat Levain Cookie Recipe
December 11, 2025 · 37 minHave 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 Deputy Food Editor, Andrea Geary…
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Why Dinner Parties Still Matter
December 4, 2025 · 39 minDinner 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 visits three New York dinner parties where…
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What Does a Shared Menu Look Like Across a Divide?
November 27, 2025 · 38 minWhat 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 where they use food to open conversations…
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Whose Borscht Is It Anyway?
November 13, 2025 · 40 minWhat 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 Proof, Kat traces the unexpected route…
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The (Social) Mushroom Network
November 6, 2025 · 37 minThe 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 regulated. Instead, a web of small-scale…
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The Hot Dog King: An Episode from The Sporkful Podcast
October 30, 2025 · 30 minToday’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 grind that is shaped by city politics…