The Sporkful
By Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison
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Podcast Description
The Sporkful isn't for foodies, it's for eaters. We discuss, debate, and obsess over the most ridiculous food-related minutiae, always seeking ways to eat more, eat better, and eat more better. Hosted by Dan Pashman and Mark Garrison, former co-workers at NPR, The Sporkful is where sacred cows get grilled.
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SF111: Call In Smorgasbord: Grizzly Dan and PB and Honey | Dan Boyce from Montana Public Radio calls in to recommend a novel way to prepare a peanut butter and honey sandwich, plus a caller in Canada extols the virtures of day-old popcorn, and a woman who lives in China offers a semantic rant about macaroons and macarons. | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF110: First Date Eating, Part 2 | Just in time for Valentine's Day, we continue our conversation about eating on first dates with Elizabeth Chubbuck from Murray's Cheese. She'll also share her expertise on cheese. | 2/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF109: First Date Eating, Part 1 | For Valentine's Day, we talk about first date eating with Elizabeth from Murray's Cheese. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF108: Candy Bar Eating Technique | We cover the best ways to consume perforated bars like Hershey's and Kit Kats, log-shaped bars like Snickers, and flat bars like Nestle Crunch. Ever break Hershey bar rectangle into Tetris pieces? Which teeth do you use for flat candy bars? And are candy bars better, frozen, fried, or neither? All this and more this week on The Sporkful! | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF107: Call In Smorgasbord: Homp Homp Eating | A listener wants to debate whether it's better to combine foods on the fork or in your mouth, a couple disagrees over the correct name for the end of a loaf of bread, and a woman recounts the tale of a Thanksgiving gone awry when an argument broke out over the nature of pesto. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF106: Bartending, Part 2 | This week, Sporkful again comes to you from a bar, Commodore in Brooklyn. This time we're talking about what bar lessons we can use outside the bar. We'll talk about making drinks at home, of course, but also dealing with people, from the nice ones you want to date, to the drunk ones you want to get out of your house without drama. | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF105: Bartending, Part 1 | Dan and Mark visit Brooklyn's Commodore to learn from a bartender how to get the best bar experience. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF104: Call In Smorgasbord: Menu Meddling | We take a call from a husband and wife in desperate need of a Sporkful mediation. He's an obsessive menu meddler, she's embarrassed by his complex special requests. We propose a set of guidelines to help them meet in the middle, then debate the merits of restaurants that forbid menu modifications. | 1/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF103: Easter Eating Year-End Best Of | We revisit Dan's favorite episode of 2011, where we talk about the foods of Easter with Win Rosenfeld. Secrets are unmasked about chocolate, candy eggs, Terminators and dragons. | 12/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF102: Snack Mix Year-End Best Of | We revisit Mark's favorite topic of the year, a two-part episode on snack mix. Aesthetics, physics, engineering and Chuck Norris are all involved. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF101: Mark Twain: Eater (w/Andrew Beahrs) | If Mark Twain were alive today, we're quite sure he would be proud to wear The Sporkful fan's moniker: Eater. Why are the fat lines on a steak like a road map? Find out when we talk to the author of "Twain's Feast: Seaching for America's Lost Foods in the Footsteps of Samuel Clemens" about the gustatory passions of a legendary Eater. | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF100: Jesse Thorn: The Sporkful Interview | In honor of our 100th episode, we welcome podcasting impresario and public radio host Jesse Thorn of The Sound of Young America and MaximumFun.org. We discuss the differences between Northern and Southern California burritos, as well as burrito construction techniques, and Jesse tells us about facing down a judgmental butcher. | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF099: Sporkful Mailbag #1 | Dan and Mark reach into the Sporkful inbox to respond to Eater e-mail, including an attempt to convert a Sporkful hater into a lover. Also Buffalo/chicken wing nomenclature & tuna salad crunch enhancement. | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF098: Rachel Maddow on Cocktail Philosophy | MSNBC host Rachel Maddow joins us for a discussion on cocktail issues large and small, including the ideal shape for citrus garnishes, the best way to use them in your drink, and whether eating them is okay. Plus, Rachel shares an amazing recipe that she herself invented for an alternate pina colada. | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF097: An All Indian-American Vegetarian Thanksgiving | We cover the best technique for combining Indian foods with your hands, get a couple of super easy recipes that even the Indian food beginner can make, and learn about the sacred Indian-American Thanksgiving tradition of watching the movie "Speed". | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF096: Omelets, Pt. 2 | Now, Dan and Mark tackle the ingredients of omelets (or omelettes if you prefer). How many should you use and what are the best ingredients and combos? All that and more. | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF095: Omelets Pt. 1 | You'll hear Mark and Dan's omelet history and strong opinions against egg white omelets and so-called omelet pans. | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF094: Halloween 2011 | Mark and Dan go into various critical Halloween candy issues with some special guests. | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF093: Food Portability | An exploration of eating while walking, over the sink, in bed and more. | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF092: Comparing Apples and Oranges | Foolish, fearful people have long said comparing apples and oranges couldn't be done. We revisit the episode where we proved them wrong, with help from our pal Win Rosenfeld. | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF091: Chocolate Chip Cookies | Dan and Mark explore ideal chocolate chip cookie size, grip, chip structure, dunking and even grilling cookies. Dan will tell the story of a long-running cookie mystery that ends in about eight visits to a bakery in two days, delicious chocolate chip cookies, and a stomach ache. | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF090: BLT | Dan and Mark consider best practices for each ingredient of a BLT, as well as what it has to do with Swedish sculpture and Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects. | 9/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF089: Onion Rings | Dan and Mark consider the breading, dipping and bite technique of onion rings. Naturally, sculptor Isamu Noguchi is part of the conversation. | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF088: Germany Road Trip Pt. 2 | We present our second ever transatlantic Sporkful, as Mark remains in Germany for a few more weeks. This time Mark tells Dan what he's learned about the German approach to beer vessels and condiments. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF087: Wedding Food Strategy Pt. 3: One Year Later (w/David Folkenflik and Jesse Baker) | NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik and his better half, NPR/Slate/ESPN reporter and producer Jesse Baker, join us a little more than one year after their wedding to share with us the piece of wedding cake they've had in the freezer since the big day. They also tell us about attending a wedding that was filmed for Tori Spelling's reality show, "Tori and Dean: sTORIbook Weddings." | 9/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF086: Sandwich Science (w/Robert Krulwich) | NPR science correspondent and Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich joins us for this landmark meeting of the minds. We cover scientific principles including force = mass x acceleration and the Pythagorean theorem as they pertain to sandwich construction. This is a replay of a classic episode from our first few months on the air! | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF085: Germany Road Trip Pt. 1 | Mark is in Germany for two months, so here we present the first of two transatlantic Sporkfuls, in which Mark reports on techniques that Germans are testing in their attempts to eat more better. This includes a method that allows you to grill string beans, a behavior and state known as grillen und chillen, and a disturbing trend called bananaweizen. | 8/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF084: Airplane Food | This episode is chock full of strategies for making your way in one of the world's most barren food wastelands. We'll tell you how to mix your cocktail, how to use your pretzels to improve your other food, how to get served first, and how to end up with enough beverages to get you to your destination. | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF083: Butter Enhancement and Delivery | It's the logical conclusion of Dan and Mark's toast series: butter. Various butter modifications and delivery systems are discussed and debated, including bread, toast, lobster. | 8/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF082: Toast Pt. 2 | How often is buttering both sides of your toast appropriate? What about just eating it butter-side tongueward? Dan and Mark tackle these issues and take listener suggestions for some outrageous toast toppings. | 8/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF081: Toast Pt. 1 | Dan brags about his new (used 30-year-old) toaster, then he and Mark discuss the pros and cons of thick vs. thin toast and the importance of maintaining toast strata. Next week they debate buttering both sides of your toast, and take listener suggestions for toast enjoyment. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF080: Ice Cream Toppings | Mark and Dan's latest Slate video does wild experiments involving ice cream cones. It got them thinking about a previous episode about topping ice cream. They debate the merits of toppings in general, as well as specific pourables and crunchables. | 7/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF079: Cola | Dan and Mark debate the serving, chilling, flavoring and mixing of cola, whether it's Coke, Pepsi, RC or another brand. | 7/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF078: Wedding Food Strategy Pt. 2 | Dan and Mark are joined by Mark's new wife Sarah to hear how the wedding went, hear Dan's confession, learn the secrets of their cake and discuss the power of the ketchup fountain. | 7/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF077: Wedding Food Strategy Pt. 1 | We discuss wedding food from both the planner's and guest's perspective, and preview Mark's upcoming wedding. We offer techniques for keeping your guests on their feet (and thus energized and ready to party), and we go over the Cocktail Hour Buddy System. In Pt. 2 we'll offer post-wedding analysis of Mark's big day! | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF076: Beach Eating | As we prepare for the first day of summer, it seems the perfect time to offer our thoughts on policies and procedures for effective beach eating. Is a sandwich or wrap preferable? How to avoid sandy snacks? And how can ocean water be used as a seasoning? | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF075: Dinner Parties (w/Dinner Party Download's Rico & Brendan) | Dinner Party Download hosts Rico Gagliano and Brendan Francis Newnam join Mark and Dan to talk, well, dinner parties, including preparing, serving and of course, drinking. | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF074: Picnics | Dan and Mark explore the best and worst foods for outdoor eating, including picnic lessons from Yogi Bear and Dan's mom. | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF073: Baked Potatoes Redux | We revisit our episode on baked potatoes in conjunction with the release of our latest GastroLab video for Slate, in which we experiment with ways to turn baking potatoes into desserts. To subscribe to the GastroLab video podcast, go to the iTunes store and search for "GastroLab," or stream the videos by going to Sporkful.com and clicking on "Video." In this podcast episode we debate microwaved baked potatoes, toppings, and more! | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF072: Salad Composition Pt. 2 (w/Win Rosenfeld) | This conversation continues with a fierce debate over whether there's anything wrong with a salad that requires a knife to eat. Also covered: croutons and other crunchy toppings. | 5/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF071: Coffee (w/Marc Maron) | In honor of the great Marc Maron's recent endorsement of The Sporkful, we're replaying his classic appearance on our podcast. Maron describes his dream cup of coffee, Mark Garrison extols the virtues of coffee ice cubes in iced coffee, and Dan explains why Maron's take on coffee makes him like Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven. | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF070: Salad Composition Pt. 1 (w/Win Rosenfeld) | We have a fierce debate on the merits of cherry tomatoes, and also discuss what constitutes a salad, the best temperature for salad ingredients, and more. Part two to come in a couple of weeks! | 5/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF069: Girl Scout Cookies Pt. 2 | Dan explains why he thinks Thin Mints are overrated and takes issue with Girl Scout Cookie nomenclature, while Mark holds forth on the best serving temperature for Thin Mints, and both hosts debate the strengths and weaknesses of Peanut Butter Patties (a.k.a. Tagalongs) and Peanut Butter Sandwiches (a.k.a. Do-si-dos or Savannahs). | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF068: Easter (w/Win Rosenfeld) | We debate whether spiral cut ham represents one of humanity's greatest achievements or its impending downfall, Mark explains why the Easter Bunny is like a benevolent dragon, and guest Win Rosenfeld suggests a novel use for jelly beans. | 4/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF067: Passover (w/Win Rosenfeld) | We ponder the question that Jews have been pondering since they crossed the dessert: Can matzah be salvaged? Plus techniques for dipping your egg into salt water, and trivia that will make the Earl of Sandwich tremble in his grave. | 4/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF066: Girl Scout Cookies Pt. 1 | Dan and Mark talk Girl Scout Cookies with fellow NPR Bryant Park Project alum Tricia McKinney and her daughter Cassie, the supplier of The Sporkful's Girl Scout Cookies. | 4/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF065: Eating Alone (w/Todd Barry) | The great comic Todd Barry joins us for a discussion on eating alone, including issues such as bar vs. table, reading material vs. people watching, interacting with the wait staff, and more. Plus, Todd takes our James Lipton Proust-style food questionnaire. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF064: Call In Smorgasbord #6 | A listener in Oregon rants about restaurants that pick style over eatability, an Illinois eater stands up for vegetarians, and an Ohio man shares a tale of love lost, cookies baked, and ultimate redemption. | 3/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF063: Water | Over a year ago we did a show on ice cubes. Well that episode has finally melted, which allows us to bring you a show on water. We discuss sparkling vs. still, bottled vs. tap, plus the best temperature and serving style. | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF062: Call In Smorgasbord #5 | Dan and Mark take calls from a couple of students in Canada who are clearly ahead of the class. One in British Columbia has an existential question about milk, the other in Vancouver needs a consultation on a school project. Plus, a man in San Francisco calls in to share his strong opinions about mac and cheese. | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF061: Grilled Cheese Revisited | Dan and Mark give some insight into their latest GastroLab video, which experiments with ways to incorporate crispy, burnt cheese into grilled cheese. Then they replay the first ever Sporkful, which covered grilled cheese sandwiches. Remember that the GastroLab videos are available as a separate iTunes video podcast -- search GastroLab! | 3/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF060: Call In Smorgasbord #4 | Dan and Mark tackle a debate between an engaged pair of philosophers who call in to ask for help answering the existential question, "Is it soup?" Plus a woman in California shares a novel way to reheat pizza. | 3/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF059: Hot Chocolate | Dan and Mark come in from the cold of winter to talk hot chocolate, whether made with milk, cream, or even water and Swiss Miss. They debate marshmallows, whipped cream, booze and other warm, weighty issues. | 2/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF058: Tea Pt. 2 (w/ NPR's Jacob Ganz) | Mark, Dan and fellow Bryant Park Project alum Jacob Ganz continue their conversation about tea, touching on new issues, including the world of iced and herbal. Plus, Jacob is the latest victim of our Proust-ish questionnaire. | 2/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF057: Tea Pt. 1 (w/Jacob Ganz) | Dan and Mark talk tea, joined by NPR's music mastermind Jacob Ganz, making it a Bryant Park Project reunion! | 2/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF056: French Fry Toppings | Cheese, chili, gravy, salsa, even hot dogs enter the conversation as Mark and Dan debate what to adorn fries with, what type of fries to use and how to top them. | 1/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF055: Tuna | Tuna vs. tuna fish, chunk vs. solid, oil vs. water and more are covered in this first ever seafood-themed Sporkful. | 1/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF054: Snack Mix Pt. 2 | We cover the best (and worst) snack mix ingredients and the importance of their relative size and weight, and we take listener suggestions for unorthodox approaches to snack mix. | 1/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF053: Snack Mix Pt. 1 | We debate whether snack mix is more like performance art or visual art, and Mark shares some exciting news. | 1/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF052: Vehicular Eating | We cover strategies for eating in the car including fry placement, wrapper folding techniques, and condiment concerns. We also discuss ordering at the drive thru, and Dan tells a story about a harrowing bus ride from DC to NY. | 1/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF051: Gum Year-End Best Of | This week we relive a classic Sporkful featuring Mike Pesca of NPR and Slate's Hang Up and Listen. We tackle gum with a liquid center, ideal shapes and sizes, and of course, the best gum jingles of the 80's. | 12/27/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF050: Buffet Strategy Year-End Best Of | An emotional holiday appeal by NPR's Mike Pesca and David Folkenflik precedes this look back at one of our most contentious episodes ever, when we took on each other and all-you-can-eat buffets. | 12/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF049: Leftovers, Storage and Reheating | Mark and Dan debate the best way to preserve and re-serve the meals you couldn't finish. | 12/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF048: Donuts Pt. 2 | Dan and Mark resume the donut debate, talking flavors, fillings, Dunkin' Donuts v. Krispy Kreme and your comments. | 12/6/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF047: Food Cravings / Cooking Channel Shoot Pt. 2 | This podcast was filmed for an upcoming episode of My Life in Food on Cooking Channel, scheduled to air this Friday, December 3, at 9:30 pm eastern. In this Sporkful we continue to take calls from listeners who share the craziest things they've done to satisfy food cravings, and we talk to a doctor who studies food cravings about whether we should donate our bodies to science. | 11/29/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF046: Thanksgiving (w/Ron Kuby) | Famed attorney and radio host Ron Kuby joins us for the First Annual Sporkful Thanksgiving Show. Kuby argues against himself in a mock courtroom, presenting the case for and against a turkey up for a presidential pardon. Then he shares his secrets for brining and cooking turkey, and takes our Sporkful James Lipton/Proust-style Food Questionnaire. Happy Thanksgiving! | 11/22/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF045: Cocktail Philosophy (w/Rachel Maddow) | Rachel Maddow from MSNBC joins us to discuss the most pressing cocktail-related issues of the day, and divulges her own recipe for a new and improved pina colada! | 11/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF044: Donuts Pt. 1 | We begin our series about donuts (or doughnuts, if you prefer) by debating superior shape, yeast v. cake, and dunking technique. A must if you spend ample time at your favorite local bakery, Dunkin' Donuts, Krispy Kreme or Tim Hortons. | 11/8/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF043: Food Cravings / Cooking Channel Shoot Pt. 1 | This two-part series on cravings will be featured in an upcoming episode of My Life in Food -- a show on the Cooking Channel, sister station to the Food Network -- that airs Friday, December 3, at 9:30 pm eastern. In Part 1, listeners call in to tell us about the craziest things they've done to satisfy food cravings. In Part 2 we'll hear more listener stories, and we'll ask a renowned food cravings expert whether Dan's body should be donated to science. | 10/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF042: Pumpkin | We debate the pros and cons of pumpkin pie and discuss various crust redistribution techniques, as we approach Halloween and Thanksgiving. Plus pumpkin as an addition to your pasta or as a seasoning in your beverage. | 10/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF041: Pretzels | From the vastly superior hot, soft pretzel to the less exciting -- but still worthwhile -- hard, bagged pretzel, we discuss it all, including stuffed, sugared, covered and condimented varieties. | 10/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF040: Pizza Pt. 2: Toppings | Our National Pizza Month celebration continues as we cover topping-to-pizza ratio, whether or not to precook toppings, and what it all has to do with Alvin and the Chipmunks. | 10/11/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF039: Pizza Pt. 1: Composition & Consumption | We celebrate National Pizza Month by covering the basic three ingredients -- crust, sauce, cheese -- as well as techniques like folding, blotting, and silverware usage. Next week in Part 2 we take on toppings! | 10/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF038: Oatmeal | Old fashioned vs. quick cooking vs. instant, steel cut vs. rolled, sweeteners and additions, and the most outlandish oatmeal creations from our listeners. | 9/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF037: Ice Cream Toppings | We debate the merits of toppings in general, as well as the pourables (hot fudge, caramel), the crunchables (sprinkles, candy, nuts), and all the others (whipped cream, cherries, etc). Plus, Dan explains how time can be considered a seasoning. | 9/20/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF036: Beer Serving Techniques | How much foam is too much? Bottles or cans? Pint glasses or tulip glasses? Plus we discuss beer-filled guitars and absurd beer packaging gimmicks. | 9/13/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF035: Bagels | We cover the the problem with everything bagels, to toast or not to toast, how big is too big, and the perils of sandwichizing a bagel. Plus, Dan shares his menu dilemma for his family's NFL opening day tailgate. | 9/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF034: Labor Day Cookout Spectacular | We honor Labor Day cookouts by looking back at highlights from our Burger Toppings, Buns, and Potato Chips episodes. Plus, a major announcement... | 8/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF033: Watermelon | We tackle the ultimate summer fruit and debate seeded vs. seedless, best shape for consumption, and additions ranging from feta cheese to vodka. | 8/24/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF032: Napkins | We cover paper vs. cloth, moist towlettes and wet naps, and issues of hand and beverage sanitation. Clean hands never sounded so good. | 8/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF031: Call In Smorgasbord #3 | Can salsa be put on everything? Are croissants good for sandwich bread? Can burritos be improved? And are restaurants that sell sloppy food obligated to provide napkins and a place to sit down? We tackle these vital questions, and more, as we take listeners' calls from around the country. | 8/10/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF030: Cereal Technique Pt. 2 (w/Luke Burbank) | We cover the correct times of day (or night) for cereal consumption, and try to help Luke Burbank from Too Beautiful To Live (TBTL) reconcile that issue with his father. We also cover the Cap'n Crunch Roof of Mouth Problem, and give Luke our first ever James Lipton / Proust style food questionnaire. | 8/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF029: Call In Smorgasbord #2 | We field calls from a man in Vancouver who despises ice cream cake, a couple in Chicago facing a condimental divide, and a woman in Montana with a philosophical query about granola. | 7/26/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF028: Cereal Technique Pt. 1 (w/Luke Burbank) | Luke Burbank, host of the excellent podcast Too Beautiful To Live (TBTL), joins a conversation that covers the various ways to combine cereal and milk, methods for combining cereals with each other, and more. Plus, Mark Garrison makes a cereal-related admission that leaves Dan and Luke dumbfounded. | 7/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF027: Call In Smorgasbord #1 | We take listener calls for the first time in show history! We try to resolve a New Haven pizza-related marital dispute, learn about a technique called "The Castle Wall," and debate French toast with a guy in France. | 7/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF026: Buns | The Sporkful celebrates July 4th by taking on a grilling essential. Round or tubular, toasted or steamed, and more unconventional approaches -- we cover it all, from top bun to bottom. | 7/5/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF025: Poutine / Canada Day Spectacular | July 1 is Canada Day, and we're toasting our friends to the north. Dan is just back from Quebec with a crazy story about getting maple butter through airport security, Mark stands up for gravy-soaked poutine fries, and Canadian TV food personality Julie Zwillich calls in to chat about other classic fare from the great white north. | 6/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF024: Waffle Toppings | What do Tron, Bob Ross, and noise cancellation headphones have in common? They are all somehow related to the art of waffle topping in this episode. After maple syrup and butter we cover whipped cream, fruits, and more exotic approaches that may very well rock your world. | 6/21/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF023: Yogurt (w/Planet Money's Caitlin Kenney) | Planet Money producer Caitlin Kenney (from NPR) stops by to discuss yogurt, and to help figure out why countries with economic upheaval -- like Greece and Iceland -- also tend to be known for their yogurt. | 6/14/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF022: Baked Potatoes | Every conceivable baked potato issue is covered by Mark and Dan here: To microwave or not, to cover in foil or not, The Splitter's Dilemma, topping layering, and unorthodox toppings submitted by Sporkful listeners. | 6/7/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF021: Buffet Strategy | Dan and Mark have a huge throwdown over proper buffet priorities. They also cover seat selection, line etiquette, and how far one should go to win the age-old battle against the Buffet Master. | 5/31/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF020: Comparing Apples & Oranges | For years they've said it can't be done. In this episode we prove them wrong, with help from The Sporkful's wacky neighbor, Win Rosenfeld. | 5/23/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF019: Sandwich Science (w/Radiolab's Robert Krulwich) | Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich joins Mark and Dan to discuss the impact that gravity, Newton's Second Law, and the Pythagorean Theorem have on sandwich construction and consumption. | 5/15/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF018: S'mores (w/8-yr-old Nathaniel Goodyear) | We move beyond the traditional combo of marshmallow, chocolate, and graham cracker to experiment with alternative ingredients like peanut butter and ginger snaps, and alternative structures like mini graham cracker pie crusts. | 5/9/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF017: Burger Toppings | The perfect burger and bun are taken for granted, and Mark and Dan debate cheese placement, and condiment dipping vs. spreading. Plus cheeses, ketchup, mustard, mayo, bacon, and more. | 5/2/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF016: Egg Sandwiches (Pt. 2) | The egg throwdown continues, as the conversation moves to bacon, ham, Taylor ham, the omelet sandwich, and more. Plus, watch the blog this week for an egg and cheese instructional video, and an ode to the egg sandwich, written to the tune of Peter Paul and Mary's "Lemon Tree." Go to TheSporkful.com to find that and more. | 4/25/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF015: Egg Sandwiches (Pt. 1) | In which fireworks erupt over scrambled, fried, and over easy eggs, as well as the use of the bagel vs. the biscuit vs. the English muffin. Cheese, bacon, ham, and more to be covered next week in Pt 2. | 4/18/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF014: Gum (w/Mike Pesca) | There's never enough time to cover the many facets of gum, but Mark and Dan manage to discuss stick vs. soft cube vs. Chicklets-style hard pillow, mint vs. fruit flavors, liquid centers, and more, with help from NPR sports reporter and frequent Slate podcast contributor Mike Pesca. | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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99 |
SF013: Milkshakes | Vanilla, chocolate, black and white, coffee, strawberry, malt, and more. Plus, do cookies and chunks belong in milkshakes? And how thick is too thick? | 4/4/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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SF012: Cheesesteaks | Philly cheesesteaks are up for debate, including the merits of cheese wiz, pizza steaks, and John Kerry's presidential campaign. | 3/28/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 100 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
I hate foodies, but love this podcast
Succinct, funny, and intelligent: sporkful is the perfect podcast about food. If you love food, but hate so-called “foodies,” you will be delightfully delighted by this 15 minuet morsel of food punditry.
Way Too Black and White
I tried 6 episodes of The Sporkful because it has a great concept and top-notch production, but I found it way too narrow to be useful or enjoyable. The hosts are capable and funny, but they are obsessive to a degree I would expect more from a comic book or Star Wars podcast. They don't disagree often enough, so 85% of the show is a lecture on the "correct" way to make grilled cheese instead of a discussion about different styles of grilled cheese or ways to make all types of grilled cheese better. That's fine if you have exactly the same taste in everything as the hosts, but otherwise you're left out. I didn't learn better ways to make grilled cheese - I learned the way to make grilled cheese if I ever have to host Mark and Dan for a quick lunch. The ice cubes episode was a good example of how the show could have been useful, but it's the exception. If you are similarly obsessive, and your tastes match closely with the hosts, this will be perfect. Otherwise it feels to me like fussy, yuppie Brooklynites telling me that I make sandwiches wrong.
They had me at Ice Cubes
I was going to write this podcast off as a one and done premise after the great potato chip episode. When I saw the ice cube episode pop up as the net episode I rolled my eyes. Ice cubes? But wouldn't you know it I loved it! Great show! It's a perfect length (that's what she said) to listen to while at the grocery store.
