The Biographers Bonus! -- A Taste of History: An Interview with Max Miller
Feb 24, 2026
Max Miller, creator of Tasting History who turns historical research into cookable stories, joins to discuss a Nikola Tesla collaboration. They unpack how myths form around famous figures. Conversation covers spotting repeated errors, detecting satire misread as fact, and AI’s risks to historical research. Short, curious, and full of culinary history charm.
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From Bake Off Fan To Tasting History Creator
- Max launched Tasting History after learning to bake from The Great British Bake Off and teaching coworkers food history in exchange for eating his baked goods.
- He started the YouTube channel in 2019 to earn extra income while working at Disney.
Why Great Minds Spawn Mythic Explanations
- Brilliant historical figures attract unbelievable explanations like aliens because their contributions exceed ordinary expectations.
- Akiva and Max note people prefer supernatural shortcuts over acknowledging decades of hard study and practice behind inventors like Tesla.
Always Chase The Primary Source
- Start research by tracing claims to primary sources and watch for identical wording across secondary sources as a red flag.
- Max looks for original documents or direct quotations before accepting repeated online claims as true.
