New co-host alert! Reilly Kincaid joins PAL this season! This week we talk about our first fight - over an island cake - and our favorite/least favorite pieces of misinformation

This week Elle interviews design historian and biscuit artist Dr. Ella Hawkins. From pottery shards to Game of Thrones, Hawkins's biscuits celebrate history and costumes. An expert in Shakespearian costuming, Hawkins went viral for her fabulously decorated cookies. She discusses her work and her biscuits in this episode. Check out her work at https://ellahawkins.com or on instagram @EllaMCHawk. Keep an out for Elle's attempt to recreate her Tiffany stained glass biscuit set on instagram @ProofingAndLies or on twitter @ProofingL.

This week Elle is joined by guest co-host Dr. Zachary Palmer and guest expert Dr. Rachel Einwohner. Dr. Einwohner's latest book, Hope and Honor: Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust, is out today (1-24-22). Find it here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/hope-and-honor-9780190079444?cc=us&lang=en& . Despite popular myths about Jewish passivity during the Holocaust and social movement models that would not predict resistance, there were armed uprisings. Dr. Einwohner discusses how and why Jewish people resisted against all odds. The bake this week is a Purim pastry that celebrates Esther's triumph over Haman. Check out the bake on Instagram @ProofingAndLies or on twitter @ProofingL and be sure to order your copy of Hope and Honor wherever books are sold.

It's 2022! New year, new logo, new format? This year Andrew will be defending the public full time so Elle will be hosting full time with a rotating batch of guests! PAL will keep producing great episodes and amateur baking. 2022 is the year of redo's. We're kicking off PAL 2022 with a redo of episode 23's macarons. This time around Elle uses Joshua Weissman's tutorial (https://www.joshuaweissman.com/post/homemade-macarons). To celebrate the new year Elle talks with Dr. Brandon Andrew Robinson. Their book Coming Out to the Street (2020) is an in depth exploration of LGBTQ+ homelessness. Check out their book wherever books are sold and find their articles at https://profiles.ucr.edu/app/home/profile/brandonr

This week Andrew and Elle live out their childhood dreams by talking with real life archeologist Nadhira Hill. Hill is a PhD candidate at the University of Michigan studying ceramics and drinking cultures in Ancient Greece. Hill also runs Notes from the Apotheke a blob about BIPOC in the Classics. Andrew and Elle made a "new" ancient recipe - "libum" which is Latin for cake. Check out their "cheesecake" on Instagram @ProofingAndLies or on Twitter @ProofingL. Find Hill's work at http://notesfromtheapotheke.com/ or on Twitter and Instagram @apothekeblog

Interview begins 8:30

Interview begins @6:28

This week Elle and guest host Reilly Kincaid discuss how people talk about their abortions, the joys of owning an ice cream maker, and the perfect toppings for frozen treats. Reilly's ice cream pairings may be more controversial than abortion. Sarah Combellick, PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of California-Davis, shares her work on how real abortion stories often differ from larger culture narratives. Find her work in the journal Social Problems and check out some mint oreo ice cream on Instagram @ProofingAndLies or on Twitter @ProofingL

Interview begins at 7:55

This week Elle and Andrew talk with Mallory Rees, PhD Candidate at UCLA. Rees discusses DSOs (direct selling organizations), MLMs (multilevel marking), and pyramid schemes. She explains why so many women join MLMs and DSOs despite the social stigma. She also discusses intensive mothering and pressure to "have it all." Andrew makes a sparkling isomalt pyramid. Check out the pyramid on Instagram @ProofingAndLies or on Twitter @ProofingL and read Rees's article in Social Problems.

Interview begins at 6:50

This week Elle and Andrew talk supply chains with Professor Matthew Hockenberry. Andrew tried his hand at tracing ingredients and handled all the baking this week! He used a cornbread recipe from the defector. (https://defector.com/lets-bake-some-cornbread) Check out his bake on Instagram @ProofingAndLies or Twitter @ProofingL. Learn more about Professor Hockenberry's work and his book Assembly Codes (editors Matthew Hockenberry, Nicole Starosielski, & Susan Zieger) at https://supplystudies.com/

Interview begins at 7:33

This week Elle and Andrew talk with Professor Katrina Kimport about her new book, No Real Choice, and her recent article "What are We Forgetting" (co-authored with Prof. Krystale Littlejohn). Prof. Kimport discusses the legal, financial, and social barriers to abortion. Andrew and Elle tackle the opera cake - a seven layer dessert that can be quite tricky. Check out Prof. Kimport's work and the work of her research group, ANSIRH, here: https://www.ansirh.org and check out this week's bake on Instagram @ProofingAndLies or on twitter @ProofingL

Interview begins at 6:45