Sep 14, 2026 · 57 min · 12 segments
Jack Bishop is senior content advisor and tasting lab expert at America's Test Kitchen. He was part of the original team that launched the show in 1993. He grew up in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey and…
Mike ConneryHost
So where did you grow up, Jack? And how would you characterize the musical background of your childhood? Like what were you hearing around the house, that sort of thing?
She tells the story that she says her biggest regret in life is not going to Woodstock.
But, you know, she did have the spirit that would have led her to being at Woodstock in an alternate universe, though.
If I ask you to dig deep for an early memory that has some sort of a musical element, what pops into your mind?
What about them? Um, you know, it's a record that my mother had that just, I can picture the cover.
Was it a record? Were there records being played around the house? You talked about like radio in the car, but was there a turntable happening at home?
Yeah, there was definitely a turntable, a decent stereo system, and music being played at home.
I grew up in the suburbs, so we spent a lot of time in the car, and it's kind of hard to avoid the radio in the car if your mom is blasting the radio.
So we definitely listened to music at home, but I was outside a lot as a kid and my mom was in the house listening to music while she did things.
So where did you grow up, Jack? And how would you characterize the musical background of your childhood? Like what were you hearing around the house, that sort of thing?
She tells the story that she says her biggest regret in life is not going to Woodstock.
But, you know, she did have the spirit that would have led her to being at Woodstock in an alternate universe, though.
If I ask you to dig deep for an early memory that has some sort of a musical element, what pops into your mind?
What about them? Um, you know, it's a record that my mother had that just, I can picture the cover.
Was it a record? Were there records being played around the house? You talked about like radio in the car, but was there a turntable happening at home?
Yeah, there was definitely a turntable, a decent stereo system, and music being played at home.
I grew up in the suburbs, so we spent a lot of time in the car, and it's kind of hard to avoid the radio in the car if your mom is blasting the radio.
So we definitely listened to music at home, but I was outside a lot as a kid and my mom was in the house listening to music while she did things.
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