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Back to SearchWe Invent An Ice Cream Sandwich
For years, Dan has kept a Google Doc of ideas for ice cream flavors and ice cream sandwiches. But nobody asked him for it. Then, the folks at Heap’s Ice Cream in Brooklyn asked Dan to collaborate on …
Published on 1 month ago
From Flurry To Blizzard: Ranking Weather-Themed Desserts With A Meteorologist (Reheat)
There are a lot of desserts named after severe weather phenomena, but not all of them are created equal. We asked Tornado Alley's top meteorologist, Gary England, to help us rank some of these desser…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
2 Chefs And A Lie: Normal Gossip Edition
We’re back with our annual game show: Two Chefs And A Lie! But this year, things are a bit different. Dan isn’t playing — he’s the emcee! And our contestant is Rachelle Hampton, host of the podcast N…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Marc Maron’s Drug Of Choice Is Sausage Gravy And Biscuits (Reheat)
Dan and WTF host Marc Maron have been arguing about eating for over a decade. This week they revisit old feuds and start news ones, sparring over temperature contrast in sandwiches, the merits of mel…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Are Carbs In Europe Better For You?
Some people say that when they eat pasta in the US it makes them feel like garbage, but when they eat it in Italy they feel great. Is that legit? What does the science say? Also, why is the food at m…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
This Podcast Contains MSG (Reheat)
Fifty years after the panic about "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome" began, we explore how faulty science and perceptions of race and class contributed to the making of a food myth that persists today. An…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Aleppo Sandwich Updated (Pt 3)
Today, we have an update on one of our most popular Sporkful episodes ever, about a beloved sandwich shop in Aleppo, Syria, and an exiled aid worker named Shadi Martini. When the brutal regime of Syr…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Aleppo Sandwich Updated (Pt 2)
When we left off, Shadi Martini was getting increasingly worried that his efforts to help those targeted by the Syrian regime would be discovered. A doctor who was known to treat protestors had been …
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Aleppo Sandwich Updated (Pt 1)
Back in 2017, we aired one of our most popular Sporkful episodes ever, about a beloved sandwich shop in Aleppo, Syria. At that time, Syria was reeling from years of civil war, and the country’s leade…
Published on 2 months ago
How To Eat Your Way Across Myrtle Beach
The owner of Big Mike’s Soul Food in Myrtle Beach is also a city councilman, a church deacon, and a real estate agent -- so helping people is at the core of his work. The general manager at Croissant…
Published on 2 months ago