Snack Cults

The Trader Joe's Cookie Butter Shortage Riots 20.09.2026 12:49 ↓

In 2011, Trader Joe's introduced a spreadable cookie paste that turned suburban shoppers into hoarders, scalpers, and occasionally, criminals. We trace Cookie Butter from a Belgian airline snack to the product that had grown adults screaming at cashiers, filling entire shopping carts, and paying $40 per jar online during the great shortage of 2012.

Takis vs. Hot Cheetos: The Spicy Snack Turf War 05.09.2026 13:07 ↓

Two red-dusted titans enter the ring, but only one can rule the lunchbox. We're diving into the regional divides, generational splits, and surprisingly passionate loyalty that's turned choosing between Takis and Hot Cheetos into a full-blown identity marker. Spoiler: your choice says more about you than your zodiac sign.

7 Discontinued Snacks With Active Black Markets 21.08.2026 18:47 ↓

Think your snack obsession is normal? Wait until you meet the people paying $50 for a box of PB Crisps from 1995. We're counting down the discontinued treats that spawned secret Facebook groups, international smuggling operations, and eBay auctions that rival actual collectibles—because apparently, some snacks are worth more than stocks.

The Great Twinkie Apocalypse of 2012 05.08.2026 13:24 ↓

In November 2012, Hostess declared bankruptcy and the unthinkable happened: Twinkies would cease to exist. What followed was pure chaos—grocery store stampedes, eBay auctions reaching $60 per box, and a nationwide reckoning with why we suddenly cared so much about a snack we'd all been ignoring. This is the story of how a bankruptcy filing revealed America's strangest food cult.

Oreo vs. Hydrox: The Cookie That Got Identity Theft 16.07.2026 12:31 ↓

Hydrox came first in 1908, but Oreo stole its look, taste, and entire legacy. We're diving into the most brutal brand rivalry in snack history—where the knockoff won so hard that people think the original is the fake. It's a masterclass in marketing, timing, and how a terrible name can doom you forever.

5 Snacks That Started Religious Wars (In Break Rooms) 09.06.2026 17:04 ↓

Some snacks don't just have fans—they have zealots willing to fight to the death over proper preparation methods and flavor superiority. From the Great Oreo Twist Debate to the LaCroix schism that tore offices apart, we're ranking the snacks that turned coworkers into mortal enemies and spawned the most passionate food cults in modern history.

The Flamin' Hot Origin Story That Wasn't 24.05.2026 12:15 ↓

Richard Montañez became a corporate legend with his rags-to-riches tale of inventing Flamin' Hot Cheetos as a Frito-Lay janitor. But when journalists started digging, the story began to fall apart. We investigate how one snack spawned a modern American mythology—and why we were so desperate to believe it.

Strange Snacks 24.12.2025 10:18 ↓

To good not to eat!?

Best of pt2 26.11.2025 10:32 ↓

Snack Cults best of episode!

Best of 11.11.2025 10:14 ↓

Snack Cults best of episode!

Trick or Treat cults 28.10.2025 10:26 ↓

Give me my snacks!

Snack Obsession 15.10.2025 10:09 ↓

Give me my snacks!

80's 30.09.2025 10:07 ↓

How we all not get diabetes!?

You Can't Talk With Your Mouth Fullpt2 16.09.2025 10:28 ↓

This episode is gonna be delicous! con't

You Can't Talk With Your Mouth Full 02.09.2025 10:13 ↓

This episode is gonna be delicous!

Don't Knock it til You Try it pt3 19.08.2025 10:06 ↓

Don't Knock it til You Try it pt3

I'm Hungry, not obsessed pt3 11.06.2025 10:21 ↓

It's okay to be obsessed con't

I'm Hungry, not obsessed pt2 28.05.2025 10:24 ↓

It's okay to be obsessed con't

I'm Hungry, not obsessed 15.05.2025 10:21 ↓

It's okay to be obsessed