We hear from food writer and soon-to-be cookbook author Eric Kim, Los Angeles Times cooking columnist Ben Mims, and from you (!), our community, about ghosts of Thanksgivings past.

Referenced in this episode:

• Why You Should Make a Turducken (Even if You Don't Want to Eat it by the End) (Food52) 

Genius-Hunter Extra-Credit:

• Follow along with Eric (and Jean's!) recipe testing for the book 
• Check out Ben's Thanksgiving spread 

Special thanks to listeners Sarah Copeland, Melissa Dain, and Myo Quinn for sharing their stories. We'll be back next week with a genius recipe; if you come across one in your holiday prep, I'd love to hear about it at genius@food52.com.