Longtime Sporkful devotees (with your help, we're still working on figuring out an official name for the fans) will remember that our second episode was on ice cubes, which sparked various discussions afterward. Among the topics we discussed, fighting the tendency of ice to dilute a drink as it cools it. Giant spheres of ice are one common strategy
In this week's show we debate whether snack mix is more like performance art or visual art, and Mark shares some exciting news! Flickr CC / nathanmac87
Here are two exchanges that didn't appear in last week's Vehicular Eating episode... Outtake - Carhops Listen on Posterous Outtake - Glove Box Cutting Board Listen on Posterous
We cover strategies for eating in the car, including fry placement, wrapper folding techniques, and condiment concerns. We also discuss ordering at the drive thru, and Dan tells a story about a harrowing bus ride from DC to NY. Enjoy!
A good-hearted British friend visited recently, bringing the bounty of edible gifts you see here. Sporkful fans who have listened back to the beginning will know her as the Crisp Fairy, lionized in Episode 3 on potato chips for giving me an array of awesome British snacks in the earliest hours of New Year's Day 2010
This week we relive a classic Sporkful featuring Mike Pesca of NPR and Slate's Hang Up and Listen. We tackle gum with a liquid center, ideal shapes and sizes, and of course, the best gum jingles of the 80's! (Here's our pollof best 80's gum jingles.) Photo: Flickr CC / KonRuff
We're grateful for a thoughtful review of the podcast over at Maximum Fun, home of Jesse Thorn's multimedia mafia. There Colin Marshall takes a liking to our buffet episode, taking careful note of our cadence. Dan should especially enjoy his comparison of us to sportscasters, as Dan complains endlessly about the inane commentary of the announcers