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  • 100 BEST PODCASTS OF ALL TIME
  • TIME
  • BEST FOOD PODCAST
  • James Beard Awards
  • Webby Awards

podcast episodes

The Agony And Ecstasy Of School Lunch

Everyone remembers school lunch. We talk to Sporkful listeners and a group of fifth graders about the meals and experiences that changed them forever -- for better or worse.

Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi Is A Human Turducken

The actor and writer isn't a fan of American food excess -- except when it provides the perfect metaphor for his own tri-cultural upbringing.

A Couple Divided By OCD And Leftovers (with Kenji Lopez-Alt)

Two couples call in to settle longstanding food disputes. But are these marital spats really just about leftovers and dessert? Dan and Serious Eats' Kenji Lopez-Alt get to the bottom of it.

Comic Maria Bamford Risked Her Life For Ice Cream

The native Minnesotan explains why a little internal bleeding can't keep her from a treat, and why the way she eats salad is like the way she deals with depression.

Meet A Southern Baptist Matzoh Expert

The man who runs one of the biggest matzoh factories in the world schools us on the science behind these excellent crackers. Then Dan debates kosher law with a rabbi.

Christopher Kimball Finds Pleasure In Pain

The founder of America’s Test Kitchen hates celebrations and says pleasure's annoying. He explains why he thinks cooking isn't about either, and how he got this way.