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Comic Ron Funches’ Autistic Son Loves Oreos With Bacon

The popular comedian talks about trying to eat healthier and the frustrations of getting his autistic son to do the same. Plus Ron explains why comedy is a lot like cooking.

Call In Show: Peanut Butter and Honey in Montana, Popcorn in Ottawa, and Macarons in China (Ep 111)

Dan Boyce from Montana Public Radio calls in to recommend a novel way to prepare a peanut butter and honey sandwich, plus a caller in Ottawa extols the virtues of day-old popcorn, and a woman who lives in China offers a semantic rant about macaroons and macarons. Photo: Flickr CC / ladylinoleum

The Sporkful

We're hearing a lot on the recent on popcorn and the related etiquette, here on the blog, as well as on the FB page and our inbox. Many of you are weighing in on microwave popcorn at work. Marjorie's stance is firm: It is SO wrong. It stinks to high heaven, and thats when it's _not_burned. So so much worse when the

The Sporkful

We had so much to say about popcorn, it couldn't be contained in last week's episode. In this edition our first ever guest Win Rosenfeld, who we worked with at The Bryant Park Project on NPR, takes issue with certain office popcorn norms. And when things get a little heated, we turn to Rob Sachs from the NPR podcast What

Episode 9: Popcorn

We search for the best way to make popcorn and the optimal seasoning beyond mere butter and salt. Stove top, microwave, popcorn maker and Jiffy Pop methods are all evaluated.

The Sporkful

Popcorn is our destination in the next episode, coming Tuesday. We'll cover all the angles, including seasoning and preparation methods. Only modern ones, though. We lacked the resources or courage to try using crockery and heated sand as folks did long before America got it's name. Nor did we adorn ourselves with popcorn necklaces while whirling around in ceremonial dance.  Popcorn