A few weeks ago we read an email on the show from 14-year-old Michael in Buffalo Grove, IL, whose teacher asked his class, "Where else have you heard about surface-area-to-volume ratio?" Without raising his hand, he (correctly) shouted out, "The Sporkful!" Everyone in class apparently laughed, and we encouraged him to make sure his teacher knows he's acing science class
Awesome cartoon by the folks at Buttersafe, via Nancy Martira. /dan
See the full gallery on Posterous This email came to us from Ronnie in California, a new listener who's getting caught up on past episodes. He recently listened to our French Fry Toppings show, and had this to say: I felt really let down that you didn't cover one of California's ghastly abomination of a "fusion" food; carne asada fries. I say this
In honor of the great Marc Maron'srecent 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."
When Marc Maron joined us for a show on coffee it happened to be during the Jewish holiday of Purim, when it's customary to eat hamentaschen cookies. So before we got to talking coffee, I shared some of the ones my wife had baked. Here's what happened next.
UK cartoonists Berger & Wyse write to say they've just discovered our podcast and are fans. By coincidence, a spork figures in a recent cartoon of theirs (above), which was posted to their blog with the title, "He who speaks with sporked tongue." Check more of their their food-focused work, which appears in the Guardian. /mark
We always enjoy hearing from Sporkful Eaters in faraway places, including troops serving around the globe. We're glad to hear our podcast helps those stationed abroad pass the time or get a taste of home. Whenever I read a comment or e-mail from folks in the military, I always think of the indestructible rations they're issued for