
Spilled Milk
Food & Cooking Podcasts
Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.
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Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.
Language:
English
Episodes
Episode 723: Poppi
11/6/2025
Today we're not sponsored and discover that the more we learn the less we think. We begin with low expectations about these 'functional' 'biotic' sodas and debate what the going rate is for our show because we're the real deal. No artificial sweetners here! As we drinks these fads in a can and commune with St Elsewhere and St Elmo, we realize that we're full of bacteria but we can still bring sexy back.
Episode 162: Orange Soda
Episode 26: Soda
Episode 265: Flavored Sparkling Water
Episode 43: Sparkling Beverages
Le Sud by Rebekah Peppler
The Chinese Way by Betty Liu
Repertoire by Jessica Battilana
Matthew's Now but Wow - Pokerface Season 2
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Duration:00:26:05
Episode 722: Gum 2
10/30/2025
This episode is, obviously, filled with mouth sounds. Proceed at your own risk.
Today we're bringing you the sequel that nobody wanted but is actually very necessary. We wonder what 'DDS' stands for as we bite into these chonky boys from tubes, barrels and sticks. The masticatory vibes are real for take offs and landings so while we're minimally flavored, and softer for longer, we hope to someday RESPAWN as the Dark Crystal. Happy chewing!
Episode 78: Gum
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Duration:00:32:51
Episode 721: New Cheez-its
10/23/2025
Get your nose in the game because this is a LEGIT episode we promise. With a little help from the Magic Duoz and Dumpster Dan, we taste these wimpy, weird crackers before taking a pop quiz blindfolded. Then we chat care packages, horror novels and urban legends before teasing even more cheezy sequels.
Bookshucker bookstore
Episode 416: Alternative Chips
Episode 485: Cheese and Crackers
Episode 142: Cheesy Crackers
Molly's Now but Wow! - Chirri and Chirra, by Kaya Doi
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Duration:00:21:24
Episode 720: Coffee Jelly
10/16/2025
What is the deal with this and why are we talking about it? We're super trendy again as we get into the history of coffee jelly, try a store bought version and a homemade one all before Mr. Etymology stops by. We get into the age old agar vs gelatin debate before discussing non-funny cartoons and ... creamy stuff?
Coffee Jelly recipe
Episode 550: Boba
Matthew's Now but Wow! - The One Hundredth Thing about Caroline (1983), by Lois Lowry.
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Duration:00:29:01
Episode 719: Freeze Dried Candies
10/9/2025
Warning: This episode contains a LOT of mouth noises.
Today we're the most on trend we've ever been but don't get used to it. The potential for dental emergencies is HIGH as we encounter freeze drove plasma and cheese balls before hopping onto a new stupid candy bandwagon We're shellacked and popped as we wonder why humans do this and then ask how Matthew is like a Skittle.
Molly's Now but Wow! - On Tyranny, the graphic edition, by Timothy Snyder
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Duration:00:26:48
Episode 718: Pie Crust
10/2/2025
Today we're bursting out from inside the crust to identify as a Cake Over Pie or Pie Over Cake person before revealing our favorite insulations. After a few close calls and The Harkening we hold and squeeze these aggressive and sludgy pastries and hope not to lose brown as we blind bake. All in all we embrace the shrinkage, get tender and are DTF.
Northwest Adoption Exchange
Stella Park's Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust Recipe
Cheryl Day's crust
Samin Nosrat's Aaron's pie crust
Episode 456: Pad Thai
King Arthur's essential rules of pie baking
Joanne Chang’s rustic fruit tart
Matthew's Now but Wow! - Dengue Fever live
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Duration:00:38:54
Episode 717: Saltines
9/25/2025
End the clamoring already! We're finally doing saltines! Today we hydrolyze the starches and go premium on these water table crackers but first we make a promise that we do not keep. Yes we talk about the Mandela effect again but we also get into The Devil's Spices and the indecency of sauces before deciding that we've got no zeal for Zesta. We end our episode with a 'science' experiment and generate some unnecessary heat.
I Tried 6 Saltines, and This Is the Only One I'll Buy from Now On
Matthew's Whatcha Snackin? - Pierrot Gourmand Noisettes Caramélisées & éclats de féve de cacao
Matthew's new album!
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Duration:00:31:48
Episode 716: Corn Pudding
9/18/2025
We're kernel sized today as we dump, stir and see what happens while eating handfuls of pudding. This delicious hoppy glop happy glap spoon bread helps us through revelations of chili orphans, casserole debates and vowel confusion. All hail the Starchy Binder!
Episode 178: Pudding
Episode 339: Try My Casserole
Preppy Kitchen recipe
Molly's Now but Wow! - Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, by Claudia Rankine
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Duration:00:23:55
Episode 715: Chocolate Milk
9/11/2025
Today we ask things like: how old are we really? who is more annoying to be married to? and who doesn't love us? This episode is decades in the making and before things get morbid we taste test while discussing lying babysitters, boxcar hijinks and the title 'Designated Milk Person'. After some voluptuous mouth feelings and creepy commercials we remember to never forget that Duckies Gotta Grub. To support our show go to: spilledmilkpodcast.com/donate !
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Episode 266: Ice Cream Soda
Nestle Quik ventriloquist commercial
Matthew's Now but Wow! - Eternal Flame by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike
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Duration:00:50:26
Episode 714: Chili 2: This Time It's Texas
9/4/2025
Today we're plugging, plodding and chugging along to talk about Texas Red Chili. We're neither purist nor competitive as we taste this questionably chunky but exceptionally delicious soup? stew? gravy? While we decide whether its Halloween or Thanksgiving we plan yet another hypothetical corporate retreat and try to protect Peter Rabbit's stolen life rights.
Urban Cowgirl recipe
Episode 490: Chili
Pok-e-Jo's
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Duration:00:27:54
Episode 713: Cool Cookies
8/28/2025
We're just just a couple of cool cookies about to have a moment. Today we're hoping for vodka luges but will settle for raw dough as we taste these toothsome and chocolatey feats of food science. We Jingle All the Way to church on another episode powered by sugar and decide Tube, Tub and Lumps will never be topped.
ABC "Don't Drown Your Food" PSA (1985)
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Duration:00:29:02
Episode 712: Rosemary
8/21/2025
Today we're talking about The Herb so don't even try to mention thyme. It's all about the sticky leaves of rosemary as we ask what landscapers do and make out of context Spiderman analogies. Mr Etymology pops by as we encounter trailing tendrils, soup tubes and tigers then Lazy Irene gets chopped and invent the drink of the summer.
Roasting, A Simple Art
Matthew's Now but Wow! U:Dessert Story in San Francisco
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Duration:00:34:54
Episode 711: Candy Ropes
8/14/2025
Today we're filled with something, but we'll never tell you what. We tie ourselves up in knots as we debate the difference between a vine, a rope and a twist and become truly unhinged due to sugar intake. This episode contains: excessive mouth noises, friend slapping, falling diplomas and Billy Madison Syndrome and AI says "includes a humorous segment about lighting candy on fire."
catchy song about groundwater
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Duration:00:32:03
Episode 710: Hot and Sour Soup
8/7/2025
It's always soup season and today we make you sweat before professing our love for cartoon characters and catchy jingles. With cameo appearances by Ms Piggy, Chucky and Spumoni we realize that we're sick of lessons, have no fiery rants at the ready and don't care what the tongue has to tell us before declaring that Matthew has always been a Dad.
Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco
The Chess Master from Story Pirates
video by Chinese Cooking Demystified
Made with Lau
Hunger Pangs from ATK
Matthew's Now but Wow! - Pavements movie
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Duration:00:27:49
Episode 709: Karaage
7/31/2025
Today we're sure we'll mess things up but are permeating studs and talking frying techniques anyway. After a visit from Mr. Etymology we ask how to dredge, and why there are more elephants in the room before offering our shoulders up to be pulled. Then, we fail a spot inspection and put our stamp of approval on some snootiness.
Crunchy Japanese Chicken Recipe
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Duration:00:28:00
Episode 708: American Cadbury
7/24/2025
Warning! This episode contains a plethora of chewing sounds. Don't say we didn't warn you.
We're coming to you today from a bed of rose petals as we taste small swaths of chocolate products and try not to wrong the British spirit. We realize these creme not cream candies are 1000% sugar and are comprised of chunky shapes, juicy squirts and nubbly things then get lyrical once we abandon all hope of a Royal Warrant and discover a surprise sponsor but please know that we are NOT elephants so do not @ us.
Molly's Now but Wow! - The Body is Not an Apology, by Sonya Renee Taylor
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Duration:00:36:22
Episode 707: White Pepper
7/17/2025
It's another peppersode! Just call us The Indistinguishable Professors with Limited Virtues as we push through our rotundone sensitivities to taste these high pitched smells. Molly takes a risk, Matthew can't get it together and Mr. Botany crashes the show before we ask the age old question: what is lop?
Episode 252: Peppercorns
Here’s a great blog post from Casa Mascia Apothecary about producing white pepper at home in Belize.
Pickled Cabbage Stir-fry with Pork
Stir-Fried Rice Cakes (Nian Gao)
Matthew's Now but Wow! - Bingsu for Two by Sujin Witherspoon.
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Duration:00:31:03
Episode 706: Key Lime Pie
7/10/2025
We've always had a 'thing' for KLP so why did it take us 706 episodes to get to it!? Today we're diving through dumpsters full of pulp as we learn about new fangled citrus crossings and discover a love for food festivals. Mr Botany lurks behind the curtain and Jane Ellison meets her match as the sandy crusts of the Florida Keys beckon us. Next corporate retreat!?
Cook's Illustrated Key Lime Pie
Stella Parks’s KLP recipe (Magic Key Lime Pie)
The Best Key Lime Bars | Cooks Illustrated
Molly's Now but Wow! - “Somebody New,” from Thee Black Boltz
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Duration:00:27:38
Episode 705: Coconut Water
7/3/2025
Your favorite trendsetters are back, though they are suspicious and confused. M and M's biology degrees are put the test before Mr. Botany takes over to describe these hairy bowling bowls rich in nuclei. Its a Tale of Marketing and Endosperm as we gaze upon the majesty of this somehow slippery and turgid beverage.
Episode 192: Natural Waters
Episode 38: Crusty Corners
Matthew's Now but Wow: The Gate of Memory, edited by Brynn Saito and Brandon Shimoda
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Duration:00:33:49
Episode 704: Peanut Nougat Bars
6/26/2025
What is this? Why is this? Listen as we draw the line at peanut butter but only after it attacks Matthew. Through Fat Breaks and Big Kats we discuss Wunderbar and lament Producer Abby's lack of sweet tooth as we ask: What Can We Learn? from these logs of mysterious nougat and planks of milky chocolate.
Here’s a classic Canadian commercial,
Matthew's Now but Wow - Cambodian Rock Band play
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Duration:00:31:49