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 welcome. M and M taste North America's foremost lollipop brands (straightforward candy with handles) as they endure mystery flavors, mouth abrasions and nightmare puppets. We wonder how many licks it takes to reach the end of the show and what Ozzy was thinking before learning an important lesson.'Don't Put it In Your Mouth!' Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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, lexography and Matthew's super villain origin story. These sandwiches filled with hot beef injections bring out fiery rants, bun friction and toasting tips before we reveal our dream backstage riders. Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 salad and reminisce about our island partying days. Matthew enjoys the soup while Molly enjoys the extras as we debate the comedic nature of evil little faces. Janet Fletcher's article about Caprese Salad Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 drinks over five days in September. Sharon Stone Fruit plays a recurring guest role in this montage of meals along with Cliff bars, peach corners, Trader Joe's and overpriced bread. After a quick Quantum Leap digression we share what we learned about each other and ourselves and how we are forever changed by this experience. Molly's Grub Street DietEpisode 688: Icesmitten kitchen's double chocolate zucchini breadEpisode 207: LeftoversMatthew's Now but Wow! - Ekiben Hitoritabi (Train Lunch Solo Journey), by Jun Hayase and Hiroshi Sakurai. Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 if we're ready for this most XTREME of gum brands. We also wonder: are kids into these? what about gamers? what does it mean to ReSpawn? In hindsight, our expectations may have been a little too high. Matrix-inspired commercialAnother commercial Gum 1Gum 2 Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 we'll ever be as we wonder if its too soon to joke about Mt. Vesuvius, debate coffee brew strength and hope to be periodically useful before our listeners demand Justice for Molly! Pasta Mista The Perfect Scoop by David LebovitzThe Man Who Ate Everything by Jeffrey SteingartenZuni Cafe Cookbook by Judy RodgersNYT Magazine on August 16, 2025Matthew's Now but Wow! - The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 takes and pleasant observations while debating glass, plastic or steel and learning about the newsie to urchin pipeline. Take it from an Elder Punk whose favorite beverage is water that this show is all about taking big swigs.Spoon University articleMolly's Now but Wow! - Where the Girls Were by Kate Schatz Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 debate what the going rate is for our show because we're the real deal. No artificial sweetners here! As we drinks these fads in a can and commune with St Elsewhere and St Elmo, we realize that we're full of bacteria but we can still bring sexy back. Episode 162: Orange SodaEpisode 26: SodaEpisode 265: Flavored Sparkling WaterEpisode 43: Sparkling Beverages Le Sud by Rebekah PepplerThe Chinese Way by Betty LiuRepertoire by Jessica BattilanaMatthew's Now but Wow - Pokerface Season 2 Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 necessary. We wonder what 'DDS' stands for as we bite into these chonky boys from tubes, barrels and sticks. The masticatory vibes are real for take offs and landings so while we're minimally flavored, and softer for longer, we hope to someday RESPAWN as the Dark Crystal. Happy chewing! Episode 78: Gum Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 crackers before taking a pop quiz blindfolded. Then we chat care packages, horror novels and urban legends before teasing even more cheezy sequels. Bookshucker bookstoreEpisode 416: Alternative ChipsEpisode 485: Cheese and CrackersEpisode 142: Cheesy Crackers Molly's Now but Wow! - Chirri and Chirra, by Kaya Doi Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 a homemade one all before Mr. Etymology stops by. We get into the age old agar vs gelatin debate before discussing non-funny cartoons and ... creamy stuff? Coffee Jelly recipeEpisode 550: BobaMatthew's Now but Wow! - The One Hundredth Thing about Caroline (1983), by Lois Lowry. Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 emergencies is HIGH as we encounter freeze drove plasma and cheese balls before hopping onto a new stupid candy bandwagon We're shellacked and popped as we wonder why humans do this and then ask how Matthew is like a Skittle. Molly's Now but Wow! - On Tyranny, the graphic edition, by Timothy Snyder Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 close calls and The Harkening we hold and squeeze these aggressive and sludgy pastries and hope not to lose brown as we blind bake. All in all we embrace the shrinkage, get tender and are DTF. Northwest Adoption ExchangeStella Park's Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust RecipeCheryl Day's crustSamin Nosrat's Aaron's pie crustEpisode 456: Pad ThaiKing Arthur's essential rules of pie bakingJoanne Chang’s rustic fruit tartMatthew's Now but Wow! - Dengue Fever live Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 promise that we do not keep. Yes we talk about the Mandela effect again but we also get into The Devil's Spices and the indecency of sauces before deciding that we've got no zeal for Zesta. We end our episode with a 'science' experiment and generate some unnecessary heat. I Tried 6 Saltines, and This Is the Only One I'll Buy from Now OnMatthew's Whatcha Snackin? - Pierrot Gourmand Noisettes Caramélisées & éclats de féve de cacaoMatthew's new album! Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 through revelations of chili orphans, casserole debates and vowel confusion. All hail the Starchy Binder!Episode 178: PuddingEpisode 339: Try My CasserolePreppy Kitchen recipeMolly's Now but Wow! - Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, by Claudia Rankine Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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 before things get morbid we taste test while discussing lying babysitters, boxcar hijinks and the title 'Designated Milk Person'. After some voluptuous mouth feelings and creepy commercials we remember to never forget that Duckies Gotta Grub. To support our show go to: spilledmilkpodcast.com/donate ! SUPPORT SPILLED MILK at spilledmilkpodcast.com/donate!Episode 266: Ice Cream SodaNestle Quik ventriloquist commercialMatthew's Now but Wow! - Eternal Flame by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today we're plugging, plodding and chugging along to talk about Texas Red Chili. We're neither purist nor competitive as we taste this questionably chunky but exceptionally delicious soup? stew? gravy? While we decide whether its Halloween or Thanksgiving we plan yet another hypothetical corporate retreat and try to protect Peter Rabbit's stolen life rights. Urban Cowgirl recipeEpisode 490: ChiliPok-e-Jo's Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We're just just a couple of cool cookies about to have a moment. Today we're hoping for vodka luges but will settle for raw dough as we taste these toothsome and chocolatey feats of food science. We Jingle All the Way to church on another episode powered by sugar and decide Tube, Tub and Lumps will never be topped. ABC "Don't Drown Your Food" PSA (1985) Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today we're talking about The Herb so don't even try to mention thyme. It's all about the sticky leaves of rosemary as we ask what landscapers do and make out of context Spiderman analogies. Mr Etymology pops by as we encounter trailing tendrils, soup tubes and tigers then Lazy Irene gets chopped and invent the drink of the summer. Roasting, A Simple ArtMatthew's Now but Wow! U:Dessert Story in San Francisco Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today we're filled with something, but we'll never tell you what. We tie ourselves up in knots as we debate the difference between a vine, a rope and a twist and become truly unhinged due to sugar intake. This episode contains: excessive mouth noises, friend slapping, falling diplomas and Billy Madison Syndrome and AI says "includes a humorous segment about lighting candy on fire."catchy song about groundwater Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's always soup season and today we make you sweat before professing our love for cartoon characters and catchy jingles. With cameo appearances by Ms Piggy, Chucky and Spumoni we realize that we're sick of lessons, have no fiery rants at the ready and don't care what the tongue has to tell us before declaring that Matthew has always been a Dad. Me Lost Me Cookie at the DiscoThe Chess Master from Story Piratesvideo by Chinese Cooking DemystifiedMade with LauHunger Pangs from ATKMatthew's Now but Wow! - Pavements movie Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today we're sure we'll mess things up but are permeating studs and talking frying techniques anyway. After a visit from Mr. Etymology we ask how to dredge, and why there are more elephants in the room before offering our shoulders up to be pulled. Then, we fail a spot inspection and put our stamp of approval on some snootiness. Crunchy Japanese Chicken Recipe Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Warning! This episode contains a plethora of chewing sounds. Don't say we didn't warn you.We're coming to you today from a bed of rose petals as we taste small swaths of chocolate products and try not to wrong the British spirit. We realize these creme not cream candies are 1000% sugar and are comprised of chunky shapes, juicy squirts and nubbly things then get lyrical once we abandon all hope of a Royal Warrant and discover a surprise sponsor but please know that we are NOT elephants so do not @ us. Molly's Now but Wow! - The Body is Not an Apology, by Sonya Renee Taylor Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's another peppersode! Just call us The Indistinguishable Professors with Limited Virtues as we push through our rotundone sensitivities to taste these high pitched smells. Molly takes a risk, Matthew can't get it together and Mr. Botany crashes the show before we ask the age old question: what is lop? Episode 252: PeppercornsHere’s a great blog post from Casa Mascia Apothecary about producing white pepper at home in Belize.Pickled Cabbage Stir-fry with PorkStir-Fried Rice Cakes (Nian Gao)Matthew's Now but Wow! - Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon. Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
We've always had a 'thing' for KLP so why did it take us 706 episodes to get to it!? Today we're diving through dumpsters full of pulp as we learn about new fangled citrus crossings and discover a love for food festivals. Mr Botany lurks behind the curtain and Jane Ellison meets her match as the sandy crusts of the Florida Keys beckon us. Next corporate retreat!? Cook's Illustrated Key Lime PieStella Parks’s KLP recipe (Magic Key Lime Pie)The Best Key Lime Bars | Cooks IllustratedMolly's Now but Wow! - “Somebody New,” from Thee Black Boltz Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Your favorite trendsetters are back, though they are suspicious and confused. M and M's biology degrees are put the test before Mr. Botany takes over to describe these hairy bowling bowls rich in nuclei. Its a Tale of Marketing and Endosperm as we gaze upon the majesty of this somehow slippery and turgid beverage. Episode 192: Natural WatersEpisode 38: Crusty CornersMatthew's Now but Wow: The Gate of Memory, edited by Brynn Saito and Brandon Shimoda Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What is this? Why is this? Listen as we draw the line at peanut butter but only after it attacks Matthew. Through Fat Breaks and Big Kats we discuss Wunderbar and lament Producer Abby's lack of sweet tooth as we ask: What Can We Learn? from these logs of mysterious nougat and planks of milky chocolate. Here’s a classic Canadian commercial, Matthew's Now but Wow - Cambodian Rock Band play Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today we bring you a topic suggested by the Yukon itself. Listen as Matthew undermines Molly at every turn and the phrases 'banana belts' and 'potato sex' appear as The Devil's Potato is discussed even if its not such a hot potato anymore. Then, we encounter a touch of the midday blight before Molly gives Matthew a diseased quiz. Potato Gatto Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today its Spilled Milk: UNfiltered as we start at the very beginning of memory lane while enjoying a rap water tasting. We get into stupid stuff, science and dreams of linoleum before wondering how wells work and what went into primordial soup. Finally we get way too excited about water and aqueducts, attempt to cheese plate the uncheeseplateable and debate traveling to Buffalo. Unleaded Podcast episode about Flint water crisis Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Today we're just a couple of stupid sack fungi who are super metal, afraid of foraging and very Pro-Canada. We discuss non-spooky graveyards, memorize The Canterbury Tales and get ripped off by these delicious Ridges and Pits before learning to avoid festivals and false morels. morel pasta with cream, parmesan and thymeMatthew's Now but Wow! - Goodnight Tokyo, Atsuhiro Yoshida Support Spilled Milk Podcast!Molly's SubstackMatthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight DinersProducer Abby's WebsiteListen to our spinoff show Dire DesiresJoin our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
