Lunchbox Envy

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Lunchbox Envy

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    65: Asparagus

    Why shouldn't you snap your asparagus in half? Who was known as The Giant Asparagus? How can you make a knife out of asparagus?

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    64: Lamb

    What's the difference between dagging and redding? Why are doner kebab spits cone-shaped? What makes mint go so well with roast lamb?

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    63: Mangoes

    Who was the Indiana Jones of mangoes? What's the best way to mail a mango? Do you know the Mango Man? 

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    62: Cutlery

    Why are the forks in Buckingham Palace placed face down? Are spoons making us uglier? How do you flirt with a butter knife?

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    61: Girl/Boy Dinner

    What does a Victorian girl dinner look like? Why is the plough to blame for gender inequality? What's gay about quiche?

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    60: Food Art

    Why did the Romans decorate their dining rooms with leftovers? How do you sell a banana for $6.2 million? Where can you eat dirt for fun? 

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    59: Coconuts

    Why would you inject coconut water directly into your bloodstream? How can a coconut help in brain surgery? What do octopuses use coconut shells for?

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    58: Yoghurt

    Why is it good idea to smear yoghurt on your windows? Whose testicles grow when you feed them yoghurt? Which animal would give you the highest protein yoghurt?

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    57: Deadly Dishes

    Which food do you need a licence to prepare? When are you at risk of Margarita burn? Why should you never accept marzipan from the Pope?

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    56: Spreads

    What does Catherine of Braganza have to do with marmalade? How do you hypnotise pâté? If Marmite...what about Pa?

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    55: Carrots

    How do you cure a floppy carrot? Why would you feed carrots to a chicken? Who sabotaged Hitler's carrots?

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    54: Beef

    What are the benefits of a beef broth bath? How do you turn a cow into a tennis racket? Would you chow down on some chewy arse-tongue? 

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    53: Oranges

    What can you do with a boiled orange? Which medieval king do we have to thank for Jaffa Cakes? Why does orange juice taste so bad after brushing your teeth?

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    52: Aphrodisiacs

    Where did the Ancient Greeks stick their loaves? What's so sexy sbout sitting on a cake? Why is the green M&M so sexy?Happy Valentine's Week from Lunchbox Envy 😘

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    51: Fast Food

    Which chain feeds 5% of the UK every day? Why would you send a spy into a pizza factory? What would you do if you found a thumb in your chilli?

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    50: Space Food

    What's the best way to smuggle vodka onto a space station? How do you make rocket Huel? Why do astronauts love shrimp cocktail so much? 

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    49: Offal

    Would you try Lancashire calamari? What did Mrs Beeton cure with tripe? Where could you get arrested for cooking a haggis?

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    48: Beans

    Who built a car out of beans? Can you put out a fire with beans? How do you measure the fartiness of a bean?

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    47: Diets

    How many calories are there in a gram of uranium? What is the Sleeping Beauty diet? What do you have in common with a doughnut?

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    46: Pub Grub

    Why would you order a brick sandwich? What does a Peekaboo Meatball taste like? What was the mysterious Third Condiment? 

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    Bonus: Christmas Drinks

    One more for the road? Merry Christmas!

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    45: Christmas Dinner

    What is a live fish doing in your bath on Christmas Eve? Who tried to cook their turkey via electrocution? Where can you find roast reindeer on the menu?Merry Christmas from Lunchbox Envy! 

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    44: Ovens

    Why would you oven bake a laptop? Which day of the week can your oven switch itself on? Who cooked himself in a bread oven just to see what would happen?

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    43: Vodka

    What do you get when you mix vodka with gunpowder? When will a doctor give you vodka? Who got paid in vodka?

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    42: School Dinners

    How do you Twizzle a Turkey? Where did Ancient Spartan kids get their packed lunch from? Who used to give their schoolchildren wine?

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    41: Thanksgiving

    How do you make a Frogeye Salad? When was eel on the Thanksgiving menu? Who can you call when your turkey won't defrost?  

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    40: Honey

    Why does your honey have bubbles in it? How do you eat ant honey? What does purple honey taste like? 

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    39: Bacon

    What's the point of a bacon window? Who's using a bacon dating app? How do you make bananacon?

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    38: Breakfast Cereal

    How do you make a Diamond Shreddie? Which cereal accidentally invented computer hacking?  Why are some cereals magnetic?

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    37: Pumpkins

    What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte really made of? How do you you sail a pumpkin? Who was Stingy Jack?Happy Halloween! 

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    36: Mushrooms

    Why would you want a mushroom to eat you? Which country has specially-trained mushroom chemists? Was Jesus actually a mushroom? 

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    35: Fridges

    Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?

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    34: Biscuits

    Did a digestive break up The Beatles? Are you chomping on your Hobnobs upside down? What biscuits were on offer in the Titanic lifeboats?

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    33: Fish

    How did herring nearly start World War 3? When did fish have fingers? Is there such a thing as a fish? (Yes, and it's delicious).

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    32: Apples

    How can a movie be spoiled by an apple? When do apples break the sound barrier? Why are some apples better for cooking with?

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    31: Tea

    What is that scum on the top of your tea? Why were the first automatic tea-making contraptions so dangerous? Are you a MIFFY or a TIFFY?

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    30: Microwaves

    How did squirrels help invent the microwave? Why don't ants mind microwaves? What's the big problem with microwave clocks?Dedicated to Nigella <3

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    29: Beer

    Why shouldn't you tilt your glass when you pour a pint? Which city has an underground beer pipeline? Why did the Ancient Egyptians drink their beer through straws? 

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    28: Salt

    What’s the saltiest place on Earth? How can salt win a war? And why does some salt taste like egg?!

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    27: Cheese

    How do they put the holes in swiss cheese? Who eats the world's hardest cheese? Why would you put Parmesan in a bank?

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    26: Vanilla

    Which 12-year-old boy do we have to thank for all the vanilla we have today? What links vanilla to a beaver's anus? What hack lets you use your vanilla pods more than once?

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    25: Butter

    How did butter cause the Catholic Reformation? Where does extra-yellow butter come from? Who wants a buttershag?

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    24: Sandwiches

    Why would you eat a cotton wool sandwich? What is an earth sandwich made of? Who once ate a $275 sandwich containing over 8000 calories? 

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    23: Pastries

    What on earth is a Piecaken? Why are some croissants curvy and some straight? Which pastry was invented by a literal idiot? With special guest Edd Kimber. 

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    22: Strawberries

    What does the opposite of a strawberry taste like? Who liked to bathe in strawberry juice? What have strawberries got to do with a beaver's anal glands?

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    Bonus: Wimbledon

    Happy Wimbledon everyone! Who's got room for an extra-creamy second helping this week? 

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    21: Chocolate

    When is Dairy Milk not chocolate? Whose chocolate taste like vomit? Where can you use KitKats as postcards?

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    20: Avocados

    Why would you tattoo an avocado? Which bird has to vomit up the avocado stone before it can fly? How did avocados spark a row between Sainsbury's and M&S?

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    19: Pizza

    Who paid their rent in pizza? Where would you need a 3D-printed pizza? How do you make pizza with beer? 

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    18: Olives

    What did we use olives for before we ate them? What is the SPF of olive oil? Why should Americans be suspicious of Italian olive oil?

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