Photo by Andria Lo

Photo by Andria Lo

Hrishikesh Hirway is the host and creator of acclaimed podcasts Song Exploder, The West Wing Weekly, and Partners. He also makes music under the name The One AM Radio, and has composed original scores for film, television, and podcasts (including the music in Home Cooking).

Samin Nosrat is a cook, teacher, and author of the James Beard Award - winning New York Times Bestseller Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. She is an Eat columnist at The New York Times Magazine and the host and an executive producer of the Netflix original documentary series based on her book.


Home Cooking was named one of the best podcasts of 2020 by Time, Rolling Stone, Vulture, The Economist, and The Atlantic. Vanity Fair called it one of the podcasts that defined 2020.

Hrishi edits the show with invaluable help from Margaret Miller, and the show is mixed by Zach McNees.

Our logo and episode illustrations are by Mamie Rheingold, and we make the show with help from Casey Deal and Gary Lee.

We’re a part of Radiotopia from PRX, a collection of independent podcasts.