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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.

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United States

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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.

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English


Episodes
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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Duration:00:38:54

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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! Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Duration:00:31:48

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Duration:00:23:55

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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 ! SUPPORT SPILLED MILK at spilledmilkpodcast.com/donate! Episode 266: Ice Cream Soda Nestle Quik ventriloquist commercial Matthew's Now but Wow! - Eternal Flame by Jennifer Otter Bickerdike Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:50:26

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:27:54

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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) Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:29:02

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:34:54

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:32:03

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:27:49

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:28:00

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:36:22

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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. Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:31:03

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:27:38

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:33:49

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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 Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:31:49

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Episode 703: Yukon Gold Potatoes

6/19/2025
Today we bring you a topic suggested by the Yukon itself. Listen as Matthew undermines Molly at every turn and the phrases 'banana belts' and 'potato sex' appear as The Devil's Potato is discussed even if its not such a hot potato anymore. Then, we encounter a touch of the midday blight before Molly gives Matthew a diseased quiz. Potato Gatto Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:38:36

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Episode 702: Tap Water

6/12/2025
Today its Spilled Milk: UNfiltered as we start at the very beginning of memory lane while enjoying a rap water tasting. We get into stupid stuff, science and dreams of linoleum before wondering how wells work and what went into primordial soup. Finally we get way too excited about water and aqueducts, attempt to cheese plate the uncheeseplateable and debate traveling to Buffalo. Unleaded Podcast episode about Flint water crisis Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:40:04

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Episode 701: Morels

6/5/2025
Today we're just a couple of stupid sack fungi who are super metal, afraid of foraging and very Pro-Canada. We discuss non-spooky graveyards, memorize The Canterbury Tales and get ripped off by these delicious Ridges and Pits before learning to avoid festivals and false morels. morel pasta with cream, parmesan and thyme Matthew's Now but Wow! - Goodnight Tokyo, Atsuhiro Yoshida Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:34:10

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Episode 700: Crushed Red Pepper

5/29/2025
Today we embrace our fears and pepper our tongues as Matthew recounts the hardest thing he has ever done. Through excessive chewing sounds we discuss death by whipping cream, the best position to eat pepper flakes and Molly's new business venture before launching into a signature fiery rant. Dremel Dudes to the rescue! Molly's Now but Wow - Red Velvet Cake recipe from Divas Can Cook Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:33:08

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Episode 699: Pasta Lengths

5/22/2025
Listeners, we all know that a sequel 7 years in the making is better than the original so here we are. Today we leave widths behind as we go to lengths to talk about palindromes, half sleeves, drills and lathes as we declare our nesting qualities and ask ourselves whether we are short or long. Finally Matthew reveals he is a Pasta Prude while Molly shocks us all with her cavalier attitude. Episode 316: Pasta Widths Cabbage Noodles Pasta Bible Pasta Rigatoni with 5 Lilies Matthew's Now but Wow! - Reading Smut podcast Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website Listen to our spinoff show Dire Desires Join our reddit

Duration:00:28:43