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Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Hosted by Christopher Kimball

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio, a weekly food podcast from Milk Street, features stories about food history, restaurant kitchens and interviews with chefs and cookbook authors. The show has 575 episodes published roughly every five days, with a median length of about 51 minutes. Estimated downloads are roughly 20,000 to 80,000 per episode, with an estimated rate of $360 to $2,000 per host-read mid-roll ad.

Why brands sponsor Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Long-running food podcast with 575 episodes and a loyal, high-rated audience

  • 575 episodes published roughly every five days with a median length of about 51 minutes
  • About 2,989 Apple Podcasts ratings with a 4.2 average
  • Interviews with well-known chefs and cookbook authors give kitchen and cookware brands a natural fit
Best forcookware and kitchen toolscookbooks and food brandsspecialty ingredients
Watch forNo sponsor history is visible, so pricing and ad placement would be the first test.

Brand fit report

Content

Topics, IAB taxonomy
Food & Drink85%
Arts & Entertainment15%
Formats
interview, narrative, listener Q&A, best-of compilation
Tone
curious, warm
Language
English
Production
Studio production
Typical length
45 to 55 minutes

Audience

Commercial intent15/100
Comments asking for links, prices or where to buy
Sentiment85/100
Estimated from titles, descriptions and engagement
Est. downloads per episode20k–80k
Estimated, confidence 60%: About 2,989 Apple Podcasts ratings (2,000 to 8,000 band shifted to 20,000 to 80,000 band by rating count), 575 episodes, weekly-plus cadence, public radio distribution and high Podcast Index popularity.
Audience asks abouthow to cook a specific dish at homethe history behind common foodswhat chefs and restaurants do behind the scenes
Age
10%18-24
25%25-34
25%35-44
40%45+
Gender
60%women
40%men
Countries
🇺🇸 United States80%
🇨🇦 Canada5%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom5%
Other10%
LanguagesEnglish 100%

Commercial

0%of the last 20 episodes had a sponsor
None seenno sponsor mentions in the last 20 episodes
Brands seen
None yet
Categories promoted
None yet
Affiliate links
No

No sponsor mentions found in the feed; the feed lists no funding links.

Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability

Profanitylow
Adultlow
Drugslow
Violencelow
Politicslow

Family friendly
Episode titles cover food history, cooking and restaurant etiquette with no explicit flags.

We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.

Where to listen

Benchmark score: 100 / 100

Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.

Consistency Latest episode within the usual cadence50 / 50
Activity Episodes in the last 90 days, weekly is full marks30 / 30
Reach Estimated downloads per episode, 20k is full marks20 / 20

Recent episodes

Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 3 days ago, a new one about every 5 days.

Every week, Milk Street Radio travels the world to find the most fascinating stories about food—a detective who tracks down food thieves and a look inside the most famous (and often scandalous) restaurant kitchens—and interviews with culinary icons such as José Andrés, Padma Lakshmi, Jacques Pépin, and Marcus Samuelsson. And on Milk Street Radio you can always find the unexpected: the comedian…
Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio's own show description from the podcast feed

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About Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio is a food podcast produced by Milk Street and distributed through public radio feeds. Each episode combines food history, restaurant kitchen stories and interviews with chefs such as José Andrés and Padma Lakshmi, along with listener cooking questions. Christopher Kimball is named as host on the show's website and in the podcast metadata.

The show has published 575 episodes since September 2016, roughly every five days, with a median episode length of about 51 minutes. Apple Podcasts shows about 2,989 ratings with a 4.2 average. These figures come from the feed and Apple Podcasts. Listener estimates are based on rating count and show scale, not on published download numbers, and suggest roughly 20,000 to 80,000 downloads per episode.

No sponsors are visible in the feed or website data. Based on the estimated audience, a host-read mid-roll would be priced at about $360 to $2,000 per episode, and the show suits cookware, cookbook and specialty food brands looking for a food-focused listener base.

Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio can edit or remove this page at any time.

Questions about Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

How much does Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio charge for a podcast sponsorship?

Based on an estimated 20,000 to 80,000 downloads per episode, a host-read mid-roll is estimated at about $360 to $2,000 per episode. Exact pricing is not published, so confirm rates with the show.

What is Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio about?

It is a weekly food podcast featuring food history stories, restaurant kitchen features, interviews with chefs and cookbook authors, and listener cooking questions.

How do I contact Christopher Kimball's Milk Street Radio about sponsoring an episode?

The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80, and boosted shows can be booked through Starbooked.

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