The (Social) Mushroom Network
Proof6 Nov 2025

The (Social) Mushroom Network

The 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, often hidden systems connects wild fungi to the commercial marketplace, including one that operates deep in the forest. Reporter Sarah Vitak embeds with mushroom foragers to understand this mysterious supply chain. Foraged some mushrooms? Consider making our Wild Mushroom Lasagna, which uses oyster, shiitake, and chanterelle mushrooms. Connect with quality therapists and mental health experts who specialize in you at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.rula.com/proof⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Seeking Korean Soviet Cooking (Best of Proof Travel Edition)

Seeking Korean Soviet Cooking (Best of Proof Travel Edition)

In this week's episode of Best of Proof: Travel Edition, we explore the history of Koryo Saram cuisine (Korean Soviet cuisine) and learn about the importance of morkovcha--a carrot dish--to one Koryo ...

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The Lost Crops of Sapelo Island (Best of Proof: Travel Edition)

The Lost Crops of Sapelo Island (Best of Proof: Travel Edition)

In this week's episode of Best of Proof: Travel Edition, we take the ferry to Georgia's Sapelo Island to visit the Gullah Geechee community. Every year, storms, salt water, and construction threaten t...

6 Feb 202542min

Chicken Tender Capital, USA (Best of Proof: Travel Edition)

Chicken Tender Capital, USA (Best of Proof: Travel Edition)

On this episode of Best of Proof: Travel Edition, we replay an episode where one comedian is on a mission to make the Manchester, New Hampsnire the chicken tender capital of the world. Will he succeed...

30 Jan 202549min

How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 2)

How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 2)

In part 2 of our deep-dive into the history of culinary competition shows, America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation contestant Garrett Schlichte chronicles the shift from our obsession with hyper-c...

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How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 1)

How Cooking Competitions Took Over TV (Part 1)

From Iron Chef to The Great British Bake Off, cooking competition shows hav been a staple of American entertainment and education for ages. But America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation contestant G...

12 Des 202434min

There's a Snake in My Food!

There's a Snake in My Food!

Every March, Sweetwater, Texas celebrates its title as the ‘Rattlesnake Capital of the World’. Dozens of teams compete to cook Texas staples like ribs, brisket and chicken, and in Sweetwater? It's rat...

5 Des 202447min

How to Save a Hive

How to Save a Hive

Melipona honey from Mexico is prized for its taste and its medicinal qualities. But melipona bees are under threat; not just from deforestation, pesticides, or habitat loss, but also from the dwindlin...

21 Nov 202438min

The (Iron) White Claw

The (Iron) White Claw

Writer and former restaurant owner Dionne Reid investigates White Claw's rapid ascendance and its prowess as a gay icon. If you don't have a White Claw in your fridge, make your own vodka soda drink w...

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