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A Wedding Cake Made of Cheese

Listeners Jonathan Ichikawa and Carrie Jenkins have tied the knot! You may recall meeting these then-engaged philosophers in our Call In Smorgasbord #4 episode, when we ruled that a dish Jonathan invented does not, in fact, constitute soup. (They even sent this video in as evidence.) Now we have the above pic from their wedding. The cake is made up

The Sporkful

I put together The Sporkful's theme song in GarageBand. It was a fun exercise, I hadn't really used the program before, and I think the song came out well. Then a few weeks ago, our friends at Popspotting asked me in passing if I could make a song for their podcast. So I did, and they seemed pleased with it.

Donut Grab Reveals Haley Barbour’s Political Thinking

Mississippi Republican Governor Haley Barbour now says he won't be running for president. The New York Times says a donut tipped his hand long before his official announcement Monday: There were clues to those who had watched him closely in recent weeks. Last month, he said that he had lost 20 pounds and intended to lose 20 more by the end

Get a Free Audio Book and Mind Reading By Reading This Blog Post

I may not be Google or Facebook, but I know a lot about you. For instance, if you're reading this right now, I know the following: 1) You can read. 2) You choose to read even when you don't have to. 3) You like to read things that you don't have to pay to read. 4) You probably like to

Girl Scout Cookie Recipes to Blow Your Mind (and Palate) (VIDEO)

We offer some rather amazing ways to consume Girl Scout Cookies, by combining them with things like ham, potato chips, and much more. All the while we take inspiration from the Girl Scout credo: Courage, Confidence and Character.

Anzac Day Greetings, with Biscuits/Cookies

Monday is Anzac Day, honoring Australia and New Zealand's veterans. I first learned of this back when I worked with Dan at NPR. Our Australian born engineer Manoli made us an tasty batch of the Anzac biscuits (what we Americans like to call cookies) that go along with the day. Since I'm headed to both countries soon on honeymoon, I'm

Morning Edition and Madeleine Brand Feature The Sporkful

The was a double dose of Sporkful on public radio this week, and thanks to the magic of the interwebs, you can hear them now, in case you missed them. Today we talked about Easter on The Madeleine Brand Show, and yesterday I was interviewed as part of a Morning Edition story on burger chains. Enjoy! /dan Photo: Flickr CC