See the full gallery on Posterous NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik and his better half, NPR/Slate/ESPN reporter and producer Jesse Baker, join us a little more than one year after their wedding to share with us the piece of wedding cake they've had in the freezer since the big day. They also share the story of their own wedding, along with
NPR science correspondent and Radiolab co-host Robert Krulwich joins us for this landmark meeting of the minds. We cover scientific principles including force = mass x acceleration (as in "How do you construct a sandwich that will withstand the force of the bite, without having the mass of the sandwich accelerate out the back?") and the Pythagorean theorem as it
Several people have pointed out the spork discussion that happened on the latest edition of NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! I won't give it away, except to say that the contestant, like the Terminator, comes from a distant future where forks and spoons have completed their final evolution into full merger. The audio is embedded below. Our friend Ian
See the full gallery on Posterous In case you missed it, we joined host Rachel Martin for a segment on NPR's All Things Considered this past weekend. In honor of Memorial Day weekend we divulged a treasure trove of grilling secrets, including how to make a cheeseburger with the cheese on the bottom, and how to grill an egg. Click here
Since so many people tell us listening to Sporkful makes them hungry, the health benefits of our podcast aren't immediately obvious. But our fit friend Ian Chillag over at the fine new podcast How To Do Everything (website here, iTunes here) has made a breakthrough. A seasoned marathoner, Ian listens to various podcasts while training. Recently he's been tracked his
We had a delightful conversation with Cassie, the Daisy Scout who (along with her mom fellow NPR Bryant Park Project alum Tricia McKinney) sold us a massive batch of Girl Scout Cookies for audio/video experimentation and debate. Our whole conversation didn't all fit in the episode, but we think this outtake about a lesser known Girl Scout Cookie is worth