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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
Spilled MilkEpisode 534: Mimosas
Listen as Matthew ostentatiously enjoys a mimosa alone in his closet as Molly watches and they recount Events that Happen in the Morning. We get the bubbles…
Spilled MilkEpisode 533: Oyster Sauce with J. Kenji López-Alt
Today we're feeling deeply savory as we attempt to discover the ingredients of various sauces before Matthew forgets who Molly is. We do a blind taste test…
Spilled MilkEpisode 532: Cooking Smells
Welcome to Spilled Matthew where you have to go through the funk to get to the feast. We're fizzing up our nostrils and romping through the whiffs in an…
Spilled MilkEpisode 531: Caesar Salad
Today we wonder if storks deliver baby romaine and if we are ladies who lunch. We're tossed in a teapot as we get punk'd and go down gossip column rabbit holes…
Spilled MilkEpisode 530: Cacio e Pepe with Kristina Gill
Today Molly's inner Italian returns as we discover things that are vastly different and very similar. We are too simple to be good so we enlist the help of…
Spilled MilkEpisode 529: What's in your Freezer?
When its cold, Matthew gets weird. Today we are like snowballs and the Beatles as we discuss what we keep in our freezer while learning about fire safety and…
Spilled MilkEpisode 528: Chili Oil with Bryant Terry
Let's start by starting. To start we discuss the mouth warming dominant sensation that is chili oil which wearing our fancy cooking shoes and harvesting foot…
Spilled MilkEpisode 527: Dipping Noodles
Welcome to our Morning Stretch-a-long where we dip noodles, sip restorative broths and investigate The Mystery of the 5th Burner as we break things up with…
Spilled MilkEpisode 526: Coke Flavors
This isn't our Valentine's Day episode no matter how much it may seem like it. Today we learn way too much about coke flavors, intellectually and practically…
Spilled MilkEpisode 525: Roasted Vegetables
Today we're going The Full Kafka, bursting on to scene and stage to discuss stem length, head size and dense cores. We diagnose Grill Burnout as we basically…
Spilled MilkEpisode 524: Day of Perfect Snacks
Today we attempt to define "snack" and our relationship as nostalgia carries us away to The House of Lingering Smells. We learn Italian geography while…
Spilled MilkEpisode 523: Dashi
Happy New Year! 2022 is our year, we feel it! Today we're standing on the shoulders of giants to learn that anchovies make everything better as we discuss…
Spilled MilkEpisode 522: Cinnamon Sticks
Today we pitch a new movie and a new Spice Girl as we wonder how someone figured out that cinnamon sticks are a thing. While praising mullet dresses we learn…
Spilled MilkEpisode 521: Pears
Harry and David here, coming to you from deep in the past. We try to keep things from going pear shaped as we discuss gentle pleasures, buying the farm and get…
Spilled MilkEpisode 520: Adobo with Romeo Roque-Nido
Welcome to Spilled Molly, where things get off to an illicit start and Matthew feels left out. Today we are discussing Adobo with Romeo Roque-Nido and discover…
Spilled MilkEpisode 519: Plums
Today M & M are a bit confused about what day it is, but no one cares. As they discuss marketing failures, doublets and armored seeds while plundering for…
Spilled MilkEpisode 518: Hand Pies with Cheryl Day
Today we are separate together because Matthew is in the closet. Listen as we watch commercials, meet the Fruit Pie the Magician and encounter slippers of…
Spilled MilkEpisode 517: Boxed Soups
Today we are tackling that classic Thanksgiving side dish, Boxed Soup. We discover can problems, bulging pouches and Molly's Tetra Pak obsession before…
Spilled MilkEpisode 516: Omurice with Bryan Washington
Today we learn that we are more than the sum of our parts, like Omurice. As we discover how much personal growth Matthew is capable of, special guest Bryan…
Spilled MilkEpisode 515: American Cheese
Today Molly sits on a throne of lies as we attempt to learn what and why American Cheese is. Through cheese holes, disaster stacks and dairy essence we decide…
Spilled MilkEpisode 514: L'apéro with Sutanya Dacres
Another day, another vacation in our mouths. Today we welcome special guest Sutanya Dacres to awaken our appetites and tell us all about this French first…
Spilled MilkEpisode 513: Food Court
Today we're taking you to court! Food Court! We're staying home from school as we discuss this phenomena that is neither museum nor cafeteria nor mall before…
Spilled MilkEpisode 512: Pico de Gallo
Today we're a couple of dillweeds practicing our pincer grip technique while planning a trip to the Yucatán with a quick stop in the underworld. We discuss…
Spilled MilkEpisode 511: Fajitas
Today we are hot and noisy with some assembly required. We discover a new Chaucer Tale, The Hands of Lowly Worm, as we await the sounds of winter and learn…
Spilled MilkEpisode 510: Fish and Chips
This week we encounter HOTPOTS, pirates and Winston Churchill to learn more about the good companions. After discovering Charles Dickens' secret skill, we move…
Spilled MilkEpisode 509: Gochujang
Today we're sitting on streets and are full of hot dogs. As we traverse a well worn Memory Lane, we invent our own Fantasy Target and debate Gochujang Hotness…
Spilled MilkEpisode 508: Pickle Relish
Today we hop on the relish train so keep an ear out for squirrel hopping and other nature sounds. We provide dubious entertainment recommendations and then try…
Spilled MilkEpisode 507: Hot Fudge 2
Today is a cheat day so we're playing the part of Judge Fudge as we partake in hot toppings and cold ice cream. We alienate everyone as we learn about fudgy…
Spilled MilkEpisode 506: Steak Sauce
Welcome to Fear and Prejudice, where we discuss English Brown Sauce and Matthew makes Molly cry but they eventually work it out. We throw up some ideas about…
Spilled MilkEpisode 505: Apricots
Today we wonder what to do with Apricots while debating generational sexcapades, the invention of dried pineapple, and when exactly were the ancient times. We…
Spilled MilkEpisode 504: Bay Leaves
Get out your cherry pickers and chainsaws, we're talking Bay Leaves. Through caverns and taverns we encounter graduation memories and doppelgängers while we…
Spilled MilkEpisode 503: Waffle Cones
We're here to talk about the things you can't talk about with your parents: sex, squabbles and waffle cones. After discussions of bed post nachos, broad flat…
Spilled MilkEpisode 502: Slumps
Today we are trying really hard to take slumps seriously. Listen as we play the Nope Card and discuss discreet biscuits and Caravaggio paintings before…
Spilled MilkEpisode 501: Cobblers
Today there are too many Brandons and not enough headphones as we discuss Cobblers and Boy Bait. As we encounter discreet lumps and loose dollops, we learn…
Spilled MilkEpisode 500: Perfectly Engineered Food Products
It's our 500th episode! This episode has everything: Jon Bon Jovi! Biochemistry! Carrie Underwood! Cheetahs! Baby rabbits! Predatory owls! Sex and the City!…
Spilled MilkEpisode 499: Calzones
Well, we're back in studio but let's call the whole thing off. Today we wonder how to say this and why do this as we learn about funky rims and a diffusion of…
Spilled MilkEpisode 498: Sunflower Seeds
Welcome to the Discomfort Zone where we are just trying to keep our hands and mouths busy to distract us from the heat dome. Today we discuss one of the top…
Spilled MilkEpisode 497: Gatorade
We're back in the studio! Today we replenish electrolytes and discuss our athletic memories as we navigate the wide world of Gatorade. Through muscles…
Spilled MilkEpisode 496: What Cheeses are in your Fridge?
Today we celebrate the multitude of CHeeses in our fridges without any malice of forethought. We learn about Matthew's dextrous past and Molly's mozzarella…
Spilled MilkEpisode 495: Snacking Cakes
Today we get to the tough questions; What exactly is a snacking cake? How essential are fingers? Do painters collaborate? Join our geometry lesson as we dive…
Spilled MilkEpisode 494: Pho with Andrea Nguyen
Today we embrace our late adopter identities and narrowly avoid time travel shenanigans as we take a deep dive in pho with our special guest, Andrea Nguyen…
Spilled MilkEpisode 493: Onion Rings
Today we reflect on mortality and geography with bowls of onion rings. While we ponder keg stands, The Pull Out Problem and copyrighted material, Molly demands…
Spilled MilkEpisode 492: Sumac with Anas Atassi
Today we are coming to you from Toni Negroni's house! We discuss ill conceived childhood shenanigans, human show jumping and sumac-ade before learning real…
Spilled MilkEpisode 491: Biscotti
Welcome to The Biscotti Suggestion where we encounter colorful memories, surprise cameos and completist bakers all in attempt to find out how to say this word…
Spilled MilkEpisode 490: Chili
Welcome to Chili Chat, the non-definitive episode where we go deep and give up talking about chili very quickly. With a bit of help from Good Times and Great…
Spilled MilkEpisode 489: Colanders
Today our brains are off and we've got 3 pages of "information" to get through, or "panning for gold" as we like to call it. We declare our allegiances, tease…
Spilled MilkEpisode 488: Congee / Jook with Hetty McKinnon
Today we meet cute and crush you with love as we extol the wisdom of Harold McGee and discover what is controlling Molly's congee consumption. Our very special…
Spilled MilkEpisode 487: Mozzarella Sticks
Today we wander the halls of depressing cuisine and end up in the dungeons. As we wander, we wonder: What is a snack? Are The Great Lakes actually great? Where…
Spilled MilkEpisode 486: Korean Rice Cakes / Tteok with Michelle Zauner
Welcome to the next installment of The Rice Cakes Trilogy where we discuss gleaming robes, borax and fake origin stories. We are joined by special guest…
Spilled MilkEpisode 485: Cheese and Crackers
🎵 Tree frogs in bedrooms and cheddar in preschool! Sailors and whalers and wisdom of WOTSL! These are a few of our favorite things! 🎵 Today we discuss this…
Spilled MilkEpisode 484: Bell Peppers
Today we work on our dramatic biting skills and try to joke about public services retirement credit as we discover what its like inside Molly's mouth. We…
Spilled MilkEpisode 483: Chicken Nuggets
Get curated with us and discover your nuggets. Today we meet Wolverine and Johnny Scissorhands as we encounter reconstituted chicken product, get into some…
Spilled MilkEpisode 482: Rice Cakes
Today's show is shot from a gun and involves much casual interweaving. As we discuss rice cakes, we wonder if this is a diet thing and is there a top and a…
Spilled MilkEpisode 481: Puffed Products
Today we dive deep into the concept of popcorn as we discuss these extruded snack things. We miss sofa naps as we wonder how edible a mesh bag is and how many…
Spilled MilkEpisode 480: Knife Skills
Today we go to The Trouble and become fire curious as we discuss carrot cubes, chimney sweeps and knife skills. By the shores of Peach Creek and Silver Lake…
Spilled MilkEpisode 479: Fish Sauce with Pailin Chongchitnant
Welcome to The Adventures of Jim Sandwich and Ocean Scumby! Today we wonder what 79 would mean as we learn that fish sauce is much more than it smells. We…
Spilled MilkEpisode 478: Scones
Get ready to pull em out and warm em up. We're coming to you straight from Matthew's bed where we learn about difficult doughs, Old Earth and Hotels from Yore…
Spilled MilkEpisode 477: Peanuts
Today we visit The Boil Belt and cross a fine line to discuss nutmeats, groundnuts and goobers. We use a lot of official sounding words, tell some boring…
Spilled MilkEpisode 476: M&M's
Welcome to our longest and most self-helpy episode ever as we display crazy self control and then begin a dance of intimacy. It's Molly vs the Superfluous…
Spilled MilkEpisode 475: Yakisoba
Today we hope that the second time is the charm as we welcome Guest Listener Kayoko to chat with us about yakisoba. We discover how this dish is like a sloppy…