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Spilled Milk
Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.
Episodes
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Episode 774: Kitchen Cleaning
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…
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Episode 773: Mystery Drink Pouches
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…
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Episode 772: Peelable Gummies
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…
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Episode 771: Naan
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…
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Episode 770: Sticky Rice
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…
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Episode 769: Boursin
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…
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Episode 768: Hippie Sandwich
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…
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Episode 767: Food Diary 2
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…
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Episode 766: Shortbread
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…
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Episode 765: Pocari Sweat
Today M and M taste unnervingly white water while recounting uncomfortable memories. Naturally they solicit compliments and break into song, but before that…
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Episode 764: Baguette
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…
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Episode 763: Canned Cocktails
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…
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Episode 762: Fresh Fava Beans
Today we barely scratch the surface of these slippery, elusive, high maintenance fresh beans. Whether they be harbinger, outcome or omen, we tentatively enjoy…
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Episode 761: Reviled Candy: The Musical
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…
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Episode 760: French Onion Soup
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…
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Episode 759: Dried Oregano
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…
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Episode 758: Buffalo Sauce
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…
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Episode 757: Grocery Shopping with Alex Mayyasi
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…
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Episode 756: Easter Candy
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…
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Episode 755: Thai Curry 2 with Pailin Chongchitnant
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…
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Episode 754: Hiyashi chūka
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…
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Episode 753: Nougat
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…
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Episode 752: Brioche
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…
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Episode 751: Deodorant
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…
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Episode 750: Pimento Cheese
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…
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Episode 749: Knife Sharpening
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…
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Episode 748: Absinthe
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…
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Episode 747: Pastrami
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…
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Episode 746: Pickled Ginger
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…
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Episode 745: Vinaigrette
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…
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Episode 744: Sandwich Crackers
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…
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Episode 743: Corned Beef Sandwiches
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…
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Episode 742: Iodized Salt
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…
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Episode 741: Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
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…
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Episode 740: Solo Travel
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…
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Episode 739: Condiment Packets
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…
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Episode 738: Japanese Pickles
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…
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Episode 737: Refrigerated Cakes
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…
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Episode 736: Dubai Chocolate
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…
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Episode 735: Puff Pastry
Have you met Matthew? Today we're looking for Epiphany in chippy boats, laminated layers and soggy shards. We ask 'what this stuff is?' as we endure another…
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Episode 734: Rice Krispie Treats
Today we ask How a Rice Krispie Treat is like a glue gun? and What does LCM stand for? as we taste chewy, crispy congealed goop. We avoid kissing our moms as…
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Episode 733: Hot Sandwiches
Today we're in the mind of a sandwich but memory lane keeps yanking us back. We face our fears of odorous funk as we share our hot takes on various hot…
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Episode 732: Passionfruit
Today we're Franch and Kench and consider calling the whole thing off as we taste goo cups and seed sacks. We play a round of Rock or Gloop? before coming up…
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Episode 731: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Is this all just a decadent dream? Today we're watery, whipped and synonymous with sophistication as we tackle these crackly topped, flour free, confusingly…
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Episode 730: Lollipops
This episode is not for the faint of ears. Producer Abby would like the listeners to know that she removed SO MANY sucking sounds from this episode so you're…
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Episode 729: Sausage Sandwiches
We start this episode like we do all our episodes, by telling you what we are NOT talking about. After that is out of the way, we learn The Sausage Sizzle…
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Episode 728: Caprese Salad
Today we're all about seasonal eats in the southern hemisphere as we slice, rip and chunk. We ask 'what's in a name?' as we taste this colorful yet suspicious…
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Episode 727: Food Diary
We're the show with the WOW! now that we do what Producer Abby tells us. We're full of surprises, reveals and betrayals as we share our meals, snacks and…
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Episode 726: Gum III: 5
Listen as we google things and use all 5 senses and 2000 parts to chew gum yet again. This time its all 5 all the time and as we edge our taste buds we wonder…
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Episode 725: Granita
Today we're hoarse yet velvety, smooth but rough, wet yet dry and whipped but also hand scraped as we taste granita aka chopped ice. We're the most on trend…
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Episode 724: Water Bottles
This is one of those episodes where we learn about ourselves and then judge Matthew. We discuss the history of re-useable water bottles, our preferences, hot…
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Episode 723: Poppi
Today we're not sponsored and discover that the more we learn the less we think. We begin with low expectations about these 'functional' 'biotic' sodas and…
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Episode 722: Gum 2
This episode is, obviously, filled with mouth sounds. Proceed at your own risk. Today we're bringing you the sequel that nobody wanted but is actually very…
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Episode 721: New Cheez-its
Get your nose in the game because this is a LEGIT episode we promise. With a little help from the Magic Duoz and Dumpster Dan, we taste these wimpy, weird…
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Episode 720: Coffee Jelly
What is the deal with this and why are we talking about it? We're super trendy again as we get into the history of coffee jelly, try a store bought version and…
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Episode 719: Freeze Dried Candies
Warning: This episode contains a LOT of mouth noises. Today we're the most on trend we've ever been but don't get used to it. The potential for dental…
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Episode 718: Pie Crust
Today we're bursting out from inside the crust to identify as a Cake Over Pie or Pie Over Cake person before revealing our favorite insulations. After a few…
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Episode 717: Saltines
End the clamoring already! We're finally doing saltines! Today we hydrolyze the starches and go premium on these water table crackers but first we make a…
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Episode 716: Corn Pudding
We're kernel sized today as we dump, stir and see what happens while eating handfuls of pudding. This delicious hoppy glop happy glap spoon bread helps us…
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Episode 715: Chocolate Milk
Today we ask things like: how old are we really? who is more annoying to be married to? and who doesn't love us? This episode is decades in the making and…