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Episode 824
The Vegan Nightmare! Do Vegetables Have Souls?
October 17, 2025
According to journalist Zoë Schlanger, your garden isn’t just full of plants that are alive, but plants that can think.
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E828
Extended Interview: Al Roker Dreams of Turkey!
In this special episode, we’re sharing an extended interview with Al Roker. Al discusses his latest cookbook — a collaboration with his daughter, Courtney Roker Laga — as well as...
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828
Al Roker Dreams of Turkey!
Al Roker is back on Milk Street with family recipes and television stories to share. He recalls celebrity-filled lunches at the NBC commissary and the holiday meal he dreamt of...
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E107
Baking Special: Magic Cakes, Muffin Madness and Computer Cookies
In this special episode, we share a few of our favorite moments about baking. Cheryl Day—cookbook author, co-owner of Back in the Day Bakery in Savannah, Georgia, and now Milk...
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827
The Cake Whisperer Solves Your Baking Problems!
We’re kicking off the holiday season with Rose Levy Beranbaum and Woody Wolston in celebration of the 35th anniversary of “The Cake Bible.” Beranbaum and Wolston reveal their tricks for...
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633
Waiter Tells All: The Dark Side of Parisian Dining
This week, we go behind the scenes of French restaurants with writer and former waiter Edward Chisholm to experience the chaotic rush of Sunday brunch, discover where waiters go on...
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826
Thanksgiving Hotline, Plus the 2-Hour Turkey!
It’s our annual Thanksgiving special, and we’re dedicating the hour to solving your toughest problems. Jet Tila has ideas for reimagining vegetable side dishes, Cheryl Day solves the issue of...
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726
Madhur Jaffrey: Sucking Mangoes and Chewing Bones
Madhur Jaffrey joins us and shares memories from mountain picnics in the Himalayas, her favorite way to enjoy a mango and stories from her career as a film and food...
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825
Superhot Chili Peppers: The Agony, the Ecstasy, the Insanity!
Matt Goulding shares stories from his new documentary series, “Omnivore.” We find out why he followed a tuna on a journey around the world, what Big Ag can learn from...
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824
The Vegan Nightmare! Do Vegetables Have Souls?
According to journalist Zoë Schlanger, your garden isn’t just full of plants that are alive, but plants that can think—like the rice plant, which recognizes its own family members. Schlanger...
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629
Trick or Treat! Celebrate Halloween with a Dinner for the Dead
This week, we’re celebrating the holiday of tricks and treats with Halloween scholar Lesley Bannatyne. She teaches us how to emulate the romping Halloween parties of the Victorian era, complete...
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823
Corn Dogs, Donuts and Tamales: Eating to Win on the Campaign Trail
Some of the most memorable moments in politics haven’t happened at speeches or debates—they’ve been all about food. Today, we talk about food on the campaign trail with New York...
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822
Restaurant Confidential: Tom Colicchio Tells All
Before there was “Top Chef,” Tom Colicchio worked for and launched some of the greatest restaurants in New York. This week, he shares his best stories and takes us inside...
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624
Michael Twitty's Kosher Soul
Writer and historian Michael Twitty share the stories and foods of the African and Jewish diasporas. Plus, we explore the wide world of breakfast cereals with Gabe Fonseca, make spaghetti...
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821
Smuggling Baby Eels: The New Black Market
This week: Suitcases full of contraband. A smuggler who writes poetry in jail. And the chance to make thousands of dollars in one night. Reporter Otis Gray brings us the...
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724
The Secrets of Cooking Fish with Eric Ripert
This week, we get a seafood masterclass from one of the world’s greatest chefs, Eric Ripert. He also explains why sauce is the hardest technique to master and reflects on...
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820
Baking Myth-Busters with Stella Parks
BraveTart is back! Stella Parks is here to set the record straight on baking. From buttermilk to pie dough, Parks reveals what can go so wrong and how to get...
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819
The Most Dangerous Wine: A Smuggler's Story
We interview Jason Wise about his film “Somm: Cup of Salvation,” which tells the story of winemaker Vahe Keushguerian, who smuggled ancient grapes from Iran to make the first Persian...
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316
Carla Hall Reclaims Soul Food
Chef Carla Hall is here to change the way we think about soul food. Plus, we explore cooking with cannabis; Adam Gopnik tells us how to cope when our favorite...
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818
Refrigerator Revolution: The Surprising Art of Keeping Cool!
This week, it's all about food inventions and innovations. Nicola Twilley reveals the secret history of refrigeration, from ingenious fridge designs to Rwanda’s pioneering “coldscape.” Plus, meat scientist Chris Calkins...
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717
Rent a Falcon, Save Your Vineyard! The New Airborne Security Guards
Falcons are smart, fast and lethal––but they can also be a farm’s greatest defense against losing an entire harvest. Master falconer Alina Blankenship tells us about protecting fields of grapes...
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817
The Dark World of Restaurant Reservations: How to Cheat the System
Journalist Adam Iscoe takes us inside the underworld of restaurant reservations. Plus, Viola Buitoni teaches us about weeknight Italian cooking, Adam Gopnik shares Mark Twain’s favorite American foods, and Cheryl...
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Dinner SOS: I Need to Feed My Friend Group
Today, we're sharing an episode from our friends at “Dinner SOS.” “Dinner SOS” is the podcast where Bon Appétit answers desperate home cooks' cries for help. This week we’re sharing...
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626
Vive La France! Jacques Pépin, Parisian Cakes and Bourguignon Burgers
In honor of the Paris Olympics, we’re celebrating French cuisine. Jacques Pépin offers a masterclass in deboning chicken and recalls his early days tending the coal stove at the Plaza...
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816
Welcome to Our Cocktail Hour! Bourbon Myths, Martini Crawls and Mixology Tips
It's a very happy hour of Milk Street Radio: Chef Edward Lee returns for a tour of Kentucky’s bourbon distilleries, where the water is sweeter, the barrels are (accidentally!) charred...
