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Spilled Milk
by Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton
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
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Episode 772: Peelable Gummies
Can you say 'sugar rush'? We are learning something new today though be warned that this episode is short, nonsensical and contains much chewing. Matthew has a manly moment and Molly gets the ick as they tackle humanity's greatest challenge: fun, gross, interactive human sack candy. These lard...
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Episode 771: Naan
Today we're discussing everyone's favorite misunderstood frat bread as we're partially buried, lit and slapped. After the cameo and before the voice memo, we free flow into some bread droopings and lick the flames to remain radically present and answer the call of the mild, all for you dear…
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Episode 770: Sticky Rice
Knock knock, we're sticky! Mr. Etymology drops by to follow up on last week's promise about mechanical agitation and Molly almost breaks her mic. We go beyond and inside simple gelatinous viscosity as we barely scratch the surface of the history of rice and learn 27 things about The Fast & The...
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Episode 769: Boursin
Spread em! Today we survive a Boursin Ambush by leaning into our snooty francophile personas while tasting this creamy, crumbly spread that somehow doesn't scare Matthew... too much. After a quick tech support session we go wild for this coarse taste in a velvety paste as we dodge committee...
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Episode 768: Hippie Sandwich
We're jutting out of your headphones today as we eat delicious?? sandwiches and finally answer WOTSL's email. With less sprouts than expected we spend time looking for flavor, friends and educational opportunities before learning there are no more angels in OKC. Tell your friends that we're bad...
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Episode 767: Food Diary 2
Welcome to our annual Pledge Drive Episode where Memory Lane meets Whatcha Snackin'! We pull no shots as we eat like kings and horse girls while dutifully recounting our culinary intake during a typical week in June. We're hopeless, excited and poor as we eat greens in bed, red/yellow lentils and...
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Episode 766: Shortbread
As we drown in crumbs and devour fingers, rounds and Highlanders we realize we're actually sheep in wolves clothing. Luckily, we're saved by WOTSL (Wife of The Show Laurie) who drops by to talk about butter temperature, her time in Scottish Parliament and tea preferences before we get right back…
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Episode 765: Pocari Sweat
Today M and M taste unnervingly white water while recounting uncomfortable memories. Naturally they solicit compliments and break into song, but before that they try these challenging yet popular electrolyte replacements and yearn for the taste of first love with a front of mouth sweetness. Sweat...
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Episode 764: Baguette
It's on! Grab your striped shirt, beret and bike as we discuss the story of this long bread and all its price caps, regulations and thumpings. We get into the history, lore and economics of this Fantasy Bread of Equality with some steamy additions before we rock, roll and slash. But, whatever you...
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Episode 763: Canned Cocktails
Today we get into the fine, the bad and the very bad as we personally eat canned cocktails. Though we wish someone else would have bought these for us and that we were on a boat or at least in the San Jose airport, we shake, stir and sip on the fast track to getting hammered. With a dash of...
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Episode 762: Fresh Fava Beans
Today we barely scratch the surface of these slippery, elusive, high maintenance fresh beans. Whether they be harbinger, outcome or omen, we tentatively enjoy these young and tender little shits as we avoid urinary marathons and perfect our peeling technique. We learn history, botany and biology...
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Episode 761: Reviled Candy: The Musical
Today we present a loose concept and ask: Who likes these things? We take Tootsie to task, start a Rooney convention and refuse to stop bursting into song as we taste nuts, nougat, gummies, mounds and duds. Please, hold your applause and voice memos until the end. Dire Desires: 9 1/2 Weeks…
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Episode 760: French Onion Soup
Come on over for some soup! We're hanging verbs and gratinating as we serve a spoonful of broth in a lion's head tureen. Predictably, Molly shares her experience tasting this French soup in France and Matthew recounts tales of spicy onions, clingy cheese and pervasive eggs. Finally, we wonder at...
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Episode 759: Dried Oregano
It's a showdown on Spice Island: Mexican vs Greek Oregano! Listen as we shill for subscribers, endure Mr Etymology, learn latin, botany and geography and declare ourselves Historical Geniuses. We're rocking up the scenery as we discuss these herbs and the memories they evoke before a Nut Stop at...
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Episode 758: Buffalo Sauce
Get back to earth because we're talking Buffalo Sauce! We're South of North Madre as we learn the brainy and accidental origin stories of this specialized sauce for unbreaded, fried and rubbed chicken. We're visited by George Clooney and Simon and Garfunkel as we talk Mumbo sauce, genius...
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Episode 757: Grocery Shopping with Alex Mayyasi
We leave dreams behind and enter reality today as we tackle Grocery Shopping. With help from Special Guest Alex Mayyasi we chat price comparison, admin nights, coupon clipping and competitive friendship. After proposing illegal schemes and learning the difference between Joan Rivers and Barbara...
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Episode 756: Easter Candy
Well it is definitively Spring, except when its not, so that means we're hyped up slugs fresh off the factory line to taste creme, peeps and 'chocolate'. After some salivation activation we cheese plate candy and declare them to be "Remarkable!" and "Violently Sweet!" before breaking some…
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Episode 755: Thai Curry 2 with Pailin Chongchitnant
We're feeling remote and wonder if we need to schedule a vow renewal before we return to The Great Thai Curry, this time with an expert. Matthew becomes too cool for the show and Molly learns about popular music as we barely avoid jumping the shark by inviting Pailin back to give us the freedom…
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Episode 754: Hiyashi chūka
We're on the cusp of summer and maybe a little too happy. Today we have a cold noodle salad that is almost too beautiful to eat and Matthew shills his book and his app. After an exclusive reading we chat toppings, dressings and motorized tombstones before whining about under-equipped vacation...
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Episode 753: Nougat
Today we're filled with confusion as we ask 'what nouGAT is?', meet up with Apicius and ponder some existential ideas. After being compacted by waiting, we discover The Whipping Agent and Fluffy before succumbing to the essence of chew in this, our most post modern episode. Episode 628: Ferrero...
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Episode 752: Brioche
Today we're enriched, blessed and definitely not de-verbal as we talk Brio trains, curving tracks and when to say NO to Brioche. After some butter bashing and a few compendiums we decide to lean into our Big Disc Energy and declare 'Let Them Eat Brioche' before steaming off. Episode 655: Burger...
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Episode 751: Deodorant
Within the curves of our arms lies some sweaty takes. We're gaslighting our children just like the marketers gaslight us as we learn about the history and odors of deodorant so get ready for strong, ph balanced roll-ons, sticks and sprays. We wish we were sweaty blacksmiths, but instead we're...
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Episode 750: Pimento Cheese
Today we're tatted up and backed by shadowy shell corporations to confront Matthew's nemesis— cold, creamy, savory spreads. Pimento Cheese has hovered over us for too long so now we can finally confirm: what goes on between the cheese, at the epic poetry slam and what the most up to date sandwich...
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Episode 749: Knife Sharpening
There will be blood. Today Matthew Scissorhands takes us from the Stone Age to the Golden Age as we get super nerdy about friable sharp tips. We debate knife blocks and mag strips then have a live on air knife sharpening demonstration before we decide to keep our stones to ourselves. Seattle…
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Episode 748: Absinthe
Sup bruh, it's us your favorite Bohemians. Producer Absinthe helps us figure out now what we knew yesterday as we go deep on this toothpaste adjacent drink. We meet Normal Pete and learn the green fairy's role in murder and mayhem while flouting bans and laughing in the face of madness. Stay…
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Episode 747: Pastrami
Beep Beep! We're flying the friendly skies to Pastrami Land via Rye Air and hope to avoid blowouts along the way. We learn how babies are made and how cult leaders are killed as we attempt to list out Romanian facts before meeting Grandma Sycamore. Then we land on some creative storage solutions...
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Episode 746: Pickled Ginger
After assigning yet another segment theme song to Producer Abby, M &M recount sushi experiences both childish and VERY adult. They wonder about the color red, the concept that is Mr Etymology and the tenets of post-modernism before deciding to avoid haunted floor plans altogether. Character...
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Episode 745: Vinaigrette
Today we tackle these countertop jars as we lose interest in birthdays and deliver inside jokes to subscribers only. We deal with dressings, Blink 002 and a brand new special guest who oozes everywhere before declaring that ignorance is bliss. Through emulsifiers and polarities we finally decide…
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Episode 744: Sandwich Crackers
Today we encounter high pitched flavors as we taste the brioche of crackers. We name the world's greatest toy and crown a new PEFP as we endure chemical tangs, frissons of danger and failed musical analogies. After some homespun tales and an exciting Spilled Mail, we burst into song yet again…
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Episode 743: Corned Beef Sandwiches
Hey buddies! We're coming to you from medieval times with yet another sandwich episode. As we spend wooden nickels on our favorite carousel rides we second guess our movie knowledge before letting slip a giant reveal about Mr. Etymology. Then we let listeners in on a live comedy workshopping...
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Episode 742: Iodized Salt
We are burning the midnight oil to bring you one more thing to worry about, goiters. We meet some French chemists and give ourselves a totally achievable goal for 2026 as we decide to let them eat caviar. After a visit to The Goiter Belt we address our own snobbery and delusional taste buds…
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Episode 741: Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
We're coming to you live from Matthew's ruined kitchen to discuss a breaded and fried meat sandwich created with great pounding force. (so. much. pounding.) As we take a break from felling trees and grilling we chat about Iowa Skinnies, Minnesota Fatties and exhausted exhaust fans before…
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Episode 740: Solo Travel
Today we're alone together as we take listeners along our solo travels to Paris, Tokyo, Rome, Lisbon and Bainbridge Island with Special Guest Producer Abby. While HOTPOTS walks alone we discuss loneliness, crying and experiments in small talk before realizing that there is a fine line between…
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Episode 739: Condiment Packets
Today we tackle Matthew's fears, hoop houses and micro tubules as we taste these tiny format condiments. After our two musical hating hosts spontaneously burst into song, they ask when, where and why do we eat these? will it packet? and is it worth its weight? With some prudish notions and…
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Episode 738: Japanese Pickles
We're switching things up for Producer Abby's birthday and thank ourselves before secrets are revealed. We have a brush with a concussion and anoxic pockets as we taste a panoply of pickles then discuss their role in cuisine and in our lives as the universal friend before we decide to just close...
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Episode 737: Refrigerated Cakes
Alright, whether you are in a closet or in Tokyo let's clear the air here with some sold cold, easy treats. We get deep into history and call Mr. Etymology on his vacation to taste 12 cool cakes and debate The Useless Pumpkins. I'll tell you right now, if you don't like the word 'moist' you…
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Episode 736: Dubai Chocolate
Today we get some apocryphal origin stories and corporate histories as we go viral before finally achieving Pistachio. As Lawyer Lenny schools us on soft power, soft babies and rich chocolate we taste blossoming flavored treats and look for the oily matrix before taking a trip down to a trench....
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Episode 735: Puff Pastry
Have you met Matthew? Today we're looking for Epiphany in chippy boats, laminated layers and soggy shards. We ask 'what this stuff is?' as we endure another Mr. Etymology drop by and WAY too much math. We end by declaring our legacy and our intentions to buy a sheeter before receiving a very…
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Episode 734: Rice Krispie Treats
Today we ask How a Rice Krispie Treat is like a glue gun? and What does LCM stand for? as we taste chewy, crispy congealed goop. We avoid kissing our moms as we learn about cereal sculpting and what the ancients ate before we taste a divisive potato chip. Feel the Fizz of this Snapple Crack! Rice...
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Episode 733: Hot Sandwiches
Today we're in the mind of a sandwich but memory lane keeps yanking us back. We face our fears of odorous funk as we share our hot takes on various hot sandwiches. We're particular and peculiar as we chat hot ham, oozing cheese, Iowa Skinnies and dense, bouncy meatballs before eventually bursting...
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Episode 732: Passionfruit
Today we're Franch and Kench and consider calling the whole thing off as we taste goo cups and seed sacks. We play a round of Rock or Gloop? before coming up with a new spin-off idea by squinting real hard. This episode has it all: etymology, biology, theology and an exclusive Drop In Addendum....
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Episode 731: Flourless Chocolate Cake
Is this all just a decadent dream? Today we're watery, whipped and synonymous with sophistication as we tackle these crackly topped, flour free, confusingly textured desserts. We learn that eggs is eggs and wonder where all the adjectives are before Molly drops the ball. Stay tuned after the...
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Episode 730: Lollipops
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...
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Episode 729: Sausage Sandwiches
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...
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Episode 728: Caprese Salad
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…
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Episode 727: Food Diary
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...
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Episode 726: Gum III: 5
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?…
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Episode 725: Granita
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...
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Episode 724: Water Bottles
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...
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Episode 723: Poppi
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...
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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.
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