All Seasons

Season 2022

• S2022E01 Why Adam is doomed to failure | Obi & Salma from Middle Eats

  • March 18, 2022

• S2022E02 Reviewing Stanley Tucci's "Big Night"

  • March 26, 2022

• S2022E03 'My Name is Andong' on food-tubing, borscht, and being Russian amid war

  • April 2, 2022

• S2022E04 Brian Lagerstrom reveals pro bread secrets | On carbs and the feeling of hunger

  • April 9, 2022

• S2022E05 What even are GMOs? What even is processed food?

  • April 16, 2022

• S2022E06 Greg Doucette on cooking for lean muscle | Coke syrup and the composer

  • April 23, 2022

• S2022E07 Ask Adam: Cotton candy flavor, Trader Joe's, and why recipes call for HOT pans

  • April 30, 2022

• S2022E08 Why calorie counts are wrong, and what to do about it

  • May 7, 2022

• S2022E09 Ask Adam: What's wrong with American bread? Help for picky eater? Russian food boycott?

  • May 14, 2022

• S2022E10 Ask Adam: Carbon steel seasoning, why Adam left TikTok, Papa John's fail

  • May 21, 2022

• S2022E11 Restaurant menus and the art of persuasion

  • May 28, 2022

• S2022E12 Ask Adam: Brits dumping metric? Why is white bread white? Best cookware for the car?

  • June 4, 2022

• S2022E13 Ask Adam: Is eating cholesterol actually bad? Why are cold fries so gross?

  • June 11, 2022

• S2022E14 The actual science of the "industrial seed oil" panic

  • June 18, 2022

• S2022E15 Ask Adam: Is breakfast important? Salad AFTER dinner? Future of fake meat?

  • June 25, 2022

• S2022E16 Ask Adam: Is diet soda bad? Why do Westerners use forks? Adam's 'explaining' voice?

  • July 2, 2022

• S2022E17 Ask Adam: Why refrigerate eggs? Is bigger salt better? Why are recipes always 'easy'?

  • July 9, 2022

• S2022E18 Ask Adam: How dare you change Italian food? WTF is cross-contamination? Beans and gas?

  • July 16, 2022

• S2022E19 Ask Adam: Why is European food bland? Are closed mussels actually bad? Career advice?

  • July 23, 2022

• S2022E20 Ask Adam: Why do we like extremely hot/cold food? Real vanilla vs imitation vanilla?

  • August 6, 2022

• S2022E21 Ask Adam: Leftover rice syndrome; why East Asians eat out so much; Adam's future

  • August 13, 2022

• S2022E22 What's in pasta water? Is Beano bad for gut health? Why ruin crispy food with sauce?

  • August 20, 2022

• S2022E23 Ask Adam: How does YouTube money work (or not)?

  • August 27, 2022

• S2022E24 Why don't you use serrated knives? Are home-fermented foods safe? More money Qs?

  • September 3, 2022

• S2022E25 Is it bad to taste from the stirring spoon? Why you gotta make everything political?

  • September 10, 2022

• S2022E26 Is the liquid from canned foods ok to eat? Opinions on (potentially) illicit 'gear'?

  • September 17, 2022

• S2022E27 Is salt actually bad for you? Why do some people like salt way more than others do?

  • September 24, 2022

• S2022E28 Champagne problems and the nature of happiness

  • October 8, 2022

• S2022E29 Are white potatoes actually healthy? Why does tap water taste bad at the beach?

  • October 15, 2022

• S2022E30 Can alcohol actually be good for you? Are supplements good as food for vegans?

  • October 29, 2022

• S2022E31 How much protein you should eat and when, with Dr. Mike Israetel

  • November 5, 2022

• S2022E32 Why do Americans eat turkey cold? Can you boost testosterone with food/supplements?

  • November 12, 2022

• S2022E33 Why is European butter so much better? Is sourdough bread healthier than other bread?

  • November 19, 2022

• S2022E34 Is it bad to stare at your phone while eating? Thoughts on protests in Iran?

  • November 26, 2022

• S2022E35 Do fiber supplements work? Do green powders work? Thoughts on soul food?

  • December 3, 2022

• S2022E36 Why some people can eat dairy, and others REALLY can't

  • December 10, 2022

• S2022E37 Does frozen food last forever? Why get so upset about non-traditional cooking?

  • December 17, 2022

• S2022E38 The Godfather is the greatest food movie

  • December 26, 2022

Season 2023

• S2023E01 Is it actually unhealthy to be overweight?

  • January 9, 2023

• S2023E02 Gas stove fumes and broken public health discourse

  • January 16, 2023

• S2023E03 What makes food 'savory' or 'hearty'?

  • January 23, 2023

• S2023E04 What silicone is, and why I don't love cooking with it

  • January 30, 2023

• S2023E05 What intermittent fasting is, how it works, and why it might make you happier

  • February 6, 2023

• S2023E06 Why do recipes say 'salt to taste'? Is enameled cast iron worth the money?

  • February 13, 2023

• S2023E07 On Mario Batali, J.K. Rowling and "cancel culture"

  • February 20, 2023

• S2023E08 On 'Good Eats' and Alton Brown, also Willy Wonka and Dire Straits

  • February 27, 2023

• S2023E09 What is sugar? 'Added' sugar? 'Natural' sugar?

  • March 6, 2023

• S2023E10 What are 'sugar alcohols'? 'Artificial sweeteners'? Are they good/bad?

  • March 13, 2023

• S2023E11 On Brazilian steakhouses, and gummies

  • March 20, 2023

• S2023E12 Why anything is breakfast with an egg on top

  • March 27, 2023

• S2023E13 How music affects food and eating

  • April 3, 2023

• S2023E14 Thoughts on Chick-fil-A

  • April 10, 2023

• S2023E15 The sound plants make when you hurt them

  • April 17, 2023

• S2023E16 Why food science doesn't answer all my questions

  • April 24, 2023

• S2023E17 Rejoice! Incretin mimetics may spell the end of obesity

  • May 1, 2023

• S2023E18 The (bad) way people and dogs eat

  • May 7, 2023

• S2023E19 Cubed frozen garlic and other tricks for realistic family meals

  • May 15, 2023

• S2023E20 Adam ranks all Metallica albums up to "72 Seasons"

  • May 22, 2023

• S2023E21 On 'obesity,' trauma triggers, and the sphere of legitimate controversy

  • May 29, 2023

• S2023E22 On 'Jack & Diane' and representing food (and people) in song

  • June 5, 2023

• S2023E23 In praise of tiny mics and Gen Z media

  • June 12, 2023

• S2023E24 Alcoholism is (partly) genetic

  • June 19, 2023

• S2023E25 Why the U.S. banned alcohol, then (partly) changed its mind

  • June 26, 2023

• S2023E26 Why I dislike 'Gordon Ramsay' and prefer 'today'

  • July 3, 2023

• S2023E27 Ask dairy farmer Manjit: What about the calves? 'Clean' raw milk? Does milking hurt?

  • July 10, 2023

• S2023E28 Why it never feels like everything is alright

  • July 17, 2023

• S2023E29 I hate the way you grocery shop

  • July 24, 2023

• S2023E30 What Vitamin B12 actually is/does

  • July 31, 2023

• S2023E31 Baking vs cooking — also, math class vs art class

  • August 7, 2023

• S2023E32 What 'fair use' is and how copyright is choking the internet

  • August 14, 2023

• S2023E33 Ye Olde Steak House and associated history

  • August 21, 2023

• S2023E34 Hydrogenated oil is OK but PARTIALLY hydrogenated oil is not?

  • August 28, 2023

• S2023E35 Why celebrities all have restaurants, even though restaurants are terrible

  • September 4, 2023

• S2023E36 On Kenny Rogers Roasters, Mister Donut, and East-West exchange

  • September 11, 2023

• S2023E37 That time the U.S. almost banned franchise restaurants

  • September 18, 2023

• S2023E38 Yes I'm also weirdly into Ancient Rome and it's weird

  • September 25, 2023

• S2023E39 On 'comfy' content

  • October 2, 2023

• S2023E40 What Ukraine conversations are really about, w/ Vlad Vexler

  • October 9, 2023

• S2023E41 Why we use plain water to clean produce, weirdest restaurant meals, etc

  • October 16, 2023

• S2023E42 Adam and Kenji talk about pumpkin spice

  • October 23, 2023

• S2023E43 Adam talks about "1989," New York, and his Swifty status

  • October 30, 2023

• S2023E44 On 'Dad bod'

  • November 13, 2023

• S2023E45 What antidepressants do to appetite and digestion, with Dr. @Ragusea

  • November 27, 2023