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This episode just fell out, but first an Emergency Segment! We have high hopes about forgettable beverages as we pop cans, wedge bottles and debate triangles. Unbalanced and aggressive, we get wary of gimmicky marketing while battling whiffs of coconut, gila monsters and Komodo dragons and end by adapting an app.

Episode 753: Nougat

Episode 646: Proxy Wines

Episode 644: N/A Wines

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Today we're Stayin' Alive in our summer dacha to discuss whether we clean our kitchen(s) and if so, how? Before Matthew narrowly avoids being an accomplice to murder, we share our cleaning philosophies and some dirty confessions then tackle grease, grime and crumbs to share what we enjoy scrubbing and what we avoid wiping. After some talk about congealed grease traps, mushy crisper drawers and scary fridge tops we ultimately decide kitchens are gross and we're going to stop using them.

Libman Gator Mop

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You're not ready for this jelly. A couple of uninformed kangaroos ask 'what's in our pouches?' as we squeeze, spoon and dilute these mystery drinks. Once slick boxes, ice cups and Big Balls start invading mouth spigots and face holes things get explicit fast. Molly goes through something and Matthew can't stop blushing before they reveal produce confessions and visit watermelon pools.

Molly's Now But Wow: Watermelon Pool, Bonsoir Lune - translated from Korean by Frances Cha

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Can you say 'sugar rush'? We are learning something new today though be warned that this episode is short, nonsensical and contains much chewing. Matthew has a manly moment and Molly gets the ick as they tackle humanity's greatest challenge: fun, gross, interactive human sack candy. These lard lumps and snot rockets give us a new business idea which, of course, means more work for Supreme Producer Abby.

Peelable Gummy Candy Tech: How Dual-Layer Molding Works LeChao Candy

We Ranked the Best Peelable Candy on Sporked by Ariana Losch

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Today we're discussing everyone's favorite misunderstood frat bread as we're partially buried, lit and slapped. After the cameo and before the voice memo, we free flow into some bread droopings and lick the flames to remain radically present and answer the call of the mild, all for you dear LILYs.
 

Flatbreads & Flavors by Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid

Episode 126: Canned Tomatoes

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Knock knock, we're sticky! Mr. Etymology drops by to follow up on last week's promise about mechanical agitation and Molly almost breaks her mic. We go beyond and inside simple gelatinous viscosity as we barely scratch the surface of the history of rice and learn 27 things about The Fast & The Furious.

Episode 486: Korean Rice Cakes / Tteok with Michelle Zauner

The BEST Way to Cook Sticky Rice - Hot Soak Method - Pailin Chongchitnant

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Spread em! Today we survive a Boursin Ambush by leaning into our snooty francophile personas while tasting this creamy, crumbly spread that somehow doesn't scare Matthew... too much. After a quick tech support session we go wild for this coarse taste in a velvety paste as we dodge committee meetings, orgies and Peter Pan. wink wink.
 

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We're jutting out of your headphones today as we eat delicious?? sandwiches and finally answer WOTSL's email. With less sprouts than expected we spend time looking for flavor, friends and educational opportunities before learning there are no more angels in OKC. Tell your friends that we're bad actors and not bears, though we do try to live on the edge.
 

The Hippie Sandwich Abides by Alicia Kennedy

Hippie Food by Jonathan Kaufman

Matthew's Now but Wow! - Seyoon and Dean, Unscripted by Sujin Witherspoon

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Welcome to our annual Pledge Drive Episode where Memory Lane meets Whatcha Snackin'! We pull no shots as we eat like kings and horse girls while dutifully recounting our culinary intake during a typical week in June. We're hopeless, excited and poor as we eat greens in bed, red/yellow lentils and lots of ice cream. Before dropping some surprising news about Producer Abby's future, we spend the day in a car dealership and dream of invitations to fine dining establishments.

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Episode 727: Food Diary

Episode 700: Crushed Red Pepper

As we drown in crumbs and devour fingers, rounds and Highlanders we realize we're actually sheep in wolves clothing. Luckily, we're saved by WOTSL (Wife of The Show Laurie) who drops by to talk about butter temperature, her time in Scottish Parliament and tea preferences before we get right back to fingers. Eventually, we learn about short's progenitor, commemorative tins and ingredient ratios before a LILY strokes our egos.

Episode 256: Holiday Cookies

Episode 467: Holiday Cookies 2: The Sequel

Episode 474: Holiday Cookies 3

Murphy's Romance

Yorkshire Gold Tea

Today M and M taste unnervingly white water while recounting uncomfortable memories. Naturally they solicit compliments and break into song, but before that they try these challenging yet popular electrolyte replacements and yearn for the taste of first love with a front of mouth sweetness. Sweat and piss not included but, be warned, you will get pumped.

'ribald' pronunciation

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It's on! Grab your striped shirt, beret and bike as we discuss the story of this long bread and all its price caps, regulations and thumpings. We get into the history, lore and economics of this Fantasy Bread of Equality with some steamy additions before we rock, roll and slash. But, whatever you do, don't call us Basic Baguettes!

The “French Bread” episode of The French Chef

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a great video from King Arthur

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Today we get into the fine, the bad and the very bad as we personally eat canned cocktails. Though we wish someone else would have bought these for us and that we were on a boat or at least in the San Jose airport, we shake, stir and sip on the fast track to getting hammered. With a dash of corporate history and a crusade garnish, we discuss Ad Boys and Betty Curtains before praising Producer Abby's life choices.

Straightaway Cocktails

TipTop Cocktails

DrinkForth

Smithsonian Magazine article

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Today we barely scratch the surface of these slippery, elusive, high maintenance fresh beans. Whether they be harbinger, outcome or omen, we tentatively enjoy these young and tender little shits as we avoid urinary marathons and perfect our peeling technique. We learn history, botany and biology before deciding on our bean orientations and then finally reveal our favorite flavor duets.
 

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Today we present a loose concept and ask: Who likes these things? We take Tootsie to task, start a Rooney convention and refuse to stop bursting into song as we taste nuts, nougat, gummies, mounds and duds. Please, hold your applause and voice memos until the end.

Dire Desires: 9 1/2 Weeks

Molly's Now but Wow - The Big Bath House by Kyo Maclear and Gracey Zhang

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Come on over for some soup! We're hanging verbs and gratinating as we serve a spoonful of broth in a lion's head tureen. Predictably, Molly shares her experience tasting this French soup in France and Matthew recounts tales of spicy onions, clingy cheese and pervasive eggs. Finally, we wonder at the ideal broth to onion ratio, the origins of Mario and taste of making out. Presto!

Serious Eats recipe

Matthew's Now but Wow! - Super Nintendo, by Keza MacDonald

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It's a showdown on Spice Island: Mexican vs Greek Oregano! Listen as we shill for subscribers, endure Mr Etymology, learn latin, botany and geography and declare ourselves Historical Geniuses. We're rocking up the scenery as we discuss these herbs and the memories they evoke before a Nut Stop at Pound Town and a quick sniffing session.

Matthew's Now but Wow - The Road Through Miyama, by Leila Philip

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Get back to earth because we're talking Buffalo Sauce! We're South of North Madre as we learn the brainy and accidental origin stories of this specialized sauce for unbreaded, fried and rubbed chicken. We're visited by George Clooney and Simon and Garfunkel as we talk Mumbo sauce, genius combinations and exploding mayo. Note that Molly is recovering and Matthew failed to thread the needle so give us a break but also call in your criticism.

Episode 285: Chicken Wings LIVE!

Article from Chinese Cooking Demystified

The Best Oven-Fried Chicken Wings

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We leave dreams behind and enter reality today as we tackle Grocery Shopping. With help from Special Guest Alex Mayyasi we chat price comparison, admin nights, coupon clipping and competitive friendship. After proposing illegal schemes and learning the difference between Joan Rivers and Barbara Walters, we open our digital mouths and try to understand the psyche of the store with its loyalty programs, discounts and impulse buys before some truly disturbing Spilled Mail leaves us with spurting centers and orange scabs.

Episode 462: Dream Grocery Store

Alex Mayyasi

Well it is definitively Spring, except when its not, so that means we're hyped up slugs fresh off the factory line to taste creme, peeps and 'chocolate'. After some salivation activation we cheese plate candy and declare them to be "Remarkable!" and "Violently Sweet!" before breaking some bunnies. After a very short appearance by Dr Peeper we treat our itchy cheeks the only way we know how.

Peeps Wikipedia page

Reese's New York Times article

Matthew's Now but Wow! - Naomi Hirahara, Hiroshima Boy and Crown City

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We're feeling remote and wonder if we need to schedule a vow renewal before we return to The Great Thai Curry, this time with an expert. Matthew becomes too cool for the show and Molly learns about popular music as we barely avoid jumping the shark by inviting Pailin back to give us the freedom to riff. We learn how a curry paste is like a jam, discover what nuggets to use when and sing the praises of spoons before we embrace our inner Handyman.

Episode 326: Thai Curry 1

Episode 432: Pomona

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We're on the cusp of summer and maybe a little too happy. Today we have a cold noodle salad that is almost too beautiful to eat and Matthew shills his book and his app. After an exclusive reading we chat toppings, dressings and motorized tombstones before whining about under-equipped vacation homes. But hey, at least we're not the noodle police!

Just One Cookbook recipe

Food Forum Kikkoman Magazine

Pretty Good Number One by Matthew Amster-Burton

EkiWalk Walking App

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Today we're filled with confusion as we ask 'what nouGAT is?', meet up with Apicius and ponder some existential ideas. After being compacted by waiting, we discover The Whipping Agent and Fluffy before succumbing to the essence of chew in this, our most post modern episode.

Episode 628: Ferrero Rocher

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Today we're enriched, blessed and definitely not de-verbal as we talk Brio trains, curving tracks and when to say NO to Brioche. After some butter bashing and a few compendiums we decide to lean into our Big Disc Energy and declare 'Let Them Eat Brioche' before steaming off.

Episode 655: Burger Buns

Baking with Julia

Homemade Brioche by Sally's Baking Addiction

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Within the curves of our arms lies some sweaty takes. We're gaslighting our children just like the marketers gaslight us as we learn about the history and odors of deodorant so get ready for strong, ph balanced roll-ons, sticks and sprays. We wish we were sweaty blacksmiths, but instead we're sissified and bathing in grain alcohol. Raise your arms!

Episode 50: Toothpaste and Shampoo

Episode 240: New Zealand Junk Food

How Advertisers Convinced Americans They Smelled Bad

Molly's Now but Wow! - My Dear You by Rachel Khong

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Today we're tatted up and backed by shadowy shell corporations to confront Matthew's nemesis— cold, creamy, savory spreads. Pimento Cheese has hovered over us for too long so now we can finally confirm: what goes on between the cheese, at the epic poetry slam and what the most up to date sandwich is. We end the episode by canceling candy, getting banned from the duck pond and teasing our listeners. All in all, it's another typical Thursday.

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There will be blood. Today Matthew Scissorhands takes us from the Stone Age to the Golden Age as we get super nerdy about friable sharp tips. We debate knife blocks and mag strips then have a live on air knife sharpening demonstration before we decide to keep our stones to ourselves.

Seattle Times Article

historical photos of ventres jaunes

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Sup bruh, it's us your favorite Bohemians. Producer Absinthe helps us figure out now what we knew yesterday as we go deep on this toothpaste adjacent drink. We meet Normal Pete and learn the green fairy's role in murder and mayhem while flouting bans and laughing in the face of madness. Stay tuned till the very end to hear Molly lose big time at Never Have I Ever.

Whatcha Snackin? - Bibigo Japchae potstickers!

Matthew's Now but Wow! - A Spoonful of Time by Flora Ahn
 

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Beep Beep! We're flying the friendly skies to Pastrami Land via Rye Air and hope to avoid blowouts along the way. We learn how babies are made and how cult leaders are killed as we attempt to list out Romanian facts before meeting Grandma Sycamore. Then we land on some creative storage solutions and solicit listeners' signature sandwiches.

Huang Fei Hong Spicy Peanuts

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After assigning yet another segment theme song to Producer Abby, M &M recount sushi experiences both childish and VERY adult. They wonder about the color red, the concept that is Mr Etymology and the tenets of post-modernism before deciding to avoid haunted floor plans altogether.

Character referenced: 紅

Matthew's Now but Wow - Strange Pictures, by Uketsu

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Today we tackle these countertop jars as we lose interest in birthdays and deliver inside jokes to subscribers only. We deal with dressings, Blink 002 and a brand new special guest who oozes everywhere before declaring that ignorance is bliss. Through emulsifiers and polarities we finally decide on our vinaigrette boundaries even as we deny mustard its due.

Matthew's Salmon Cucumber dish
4 salmon fillets, about 8 ounces each, skin on
Salt and pepper to taste
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
1 English cucumber, halved, seeded and cut on the diagonal into half-moons

Today we encounter high pitched flavors as we taste the brioche of crackers. We name the world's greatest toy and crown a new PEFP as we endure chemical tangs, frissons of danger and failed musical analogies. After some homespun tales and an exciting Spilled Mail, we burst into song yet again even though we hate musicals because it is other people who burst into song.

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Hey buddies! We're coming to you from medieval times with yet another sandwich episode. As we spend wooden nickels on our favorite carousel rides we second guess our movie knowledge before letting slip a giant reveal about Mr. Etymology. Then we let listeners in on a live comedy workshopping session before finally succumbing to the meat sleepies.

Episode 7 Irish Spring

Matthew's Corned Beef Recipe

We are burning the midnight oil to bring you one more thing to worry about, goiters. We meet some French chemists and give ourselves a totally achievable goal for 2026 as we decide to let them eat caviar. After a visit to The Goiter Belt we address our own snobbery and delusional taste buds before tackling crystalline structures and musician magicians.

Molly's Now but Wow! - Fela Kuti: Fear No Man: podcast

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We're coming to you live from Matthew's ruined kitchen to discuss a breaded and fried meat sandwich created with great pounding force. (so. much. pounding.) As we take a break from felling trees and grilling we chat about Iowa Skinnies, Minnesota Fatties and exhausted exhaust fans before bestowing new job titles onto Producer Abby which were all news to her.

ATK’s How to Make Pork Tenderloin Sandwich

Iowa Skinny Sandwich Recipe

Matthew's Now but Wow! - Letter from Japan by Marie Kondo

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Today we're alone together as we take listeners along our solo travels to Paris, Tokyo, Rome, Lisbon and Bainbridge Island with Special Guest Producer Abby. While HOTPOTS walks alone we discuss loneliness, crying and experiments in small talk before realizing that there is a fine line between crazy and astute. Through whims and wandering we follow sage advice from WOTSL and share how much better jet lag and eating out solo can be because we are never irritated with ourselves.

Episode 651: Cast Iron Skillet with Michele Norris

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Saily

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Today we tackle Matthew's fears, hoop houses and micro tubules as we taste these tiny format condiments. After our two musical hating hosts spontaneously burst into song, they ask when, where and why do we eat these? will it packet? and is it worth its weight? With some prudish notions and shlunks, sploots, shloops and stomps food drowning becomes inevitable.

Minimus.biz

Condiments in Space

Episode 682: Ranch Dressing

Molly's Now but Wow! - A Burning, by Megha Majumdar

Don't Drown Your Food Video

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We're switching things up for Producer Abby's birthday and thank ourselves before secrets are revealed. We have a brush with a concussion and anoxic pockets as we taste a panoply of pickles then discuss their role in cuisine and in our lives as the universal friend before we decide to just close our eyes and keep crunching.

The Wayland Mill

Episode 652: Bran

1985 TV commercial

Matthew's Now but Wow! - K-Foodie meets J-Foodie

Twilight Diners New Music

Early to the Airport - Operation Meteor

Alright, whether you are in a closet or in Tokyo let's clear the air here with some sold cold, easy treats. We get deep into history and call Mr. Etymology on his vacation to taste 12 cool cakes and debate The Useless Pumpkins. I'll tell you right now, if you don't like the word 'moist' you aren't going to like this episode because M & M taste opera cakes, cheese cakes, cream cakes, tree cakes and tea cakes before naming their favorite glycerides, bugbears and jingle hits finally ending the episode with a brazen bowl selection.
 

JustOneCookbook Castella C...

Today we get some apocryphal origin stories and corporate histories as we go viral before finally achieving Pistachio. As Lawyer Lenny schools us on soft power, soft babies and rich chocolate we taste blossoming flavored treats and look for the oily matrix before taking a trip down to a trench.

Candy is Dandy Dubai Chocolate episode

Episode 486: Korean Rice Cakes / Tteok with Michelle Zauner

Behind the Viral Dubai Chocolate: Chef Nouel Catis' Sweet Success | The Lifestyle Lab

Molly's Now but Wow! - Our Wives Under the Sea, by Julia Armfield<...