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From Thistledown Raceway to the old Sunroom and straight to your mouth, there's nothing better than the light chocolate flavor or a Wendy's Frosty. Except, of course, if you dip your fries in it! Learn the fascinating history of the original Wendy's dairy dessert, the reason the Frosty-and-Fries combination works so well, and whether or not this creamy concoction has what it takes to b...

Boo! It's the culmination of spooky season and our Halloween episode, and what better way to end the scare-a-thon than with a limited edition Halloween treat, Skittles Shriekers! There's a hidden sour burst in each bag, and you don't know where it is until it hits, er, HAUNTS you! Can we withstand the spooky sourness? Find out next on Junk Feud!

The leaves are changing colors, there's a crisp energy in the air, and the SUVs are streaming in from Staten Island bringing ladies in brown thigh high boots and gentlemen in brand new flannel shirts. That's right, it's Tourist Farm season and what better way to celebrate a weekend hay ride to pick some apples that cost $9 a pound than with a steaming bag of fresh-fried apple cider don...

Look out, Pumpkin Spice Latte! There's another flavor of Fall that's gunning for your spot at the top of the charts. From the wild orchards of Kazakhstan to the boardwalk at Wildwood, this fan favorite flavor is as reliable as the leaves changing colors, and it's all wrapped up in a simple sucker that you can get all year round. Will we love this two-toned treat? Find out next on Junk...

I was today years old when I found out that the Autumn-flavored cookies I'd been eating my whole life were actually Spiced Wafers and not Ginger Snaps. But guess what? They're still delicious. Learn all about why the two competing Philadelphia-based producers of these Fall favorites are not quite as competitive as they might seem, right here on Junk Feud!

It's the thrilling finale to Snack to School: The Cereal Bowl and we're debating the merits of honey and graham for breakfast. Will the scrumptious taste of sweet brown sugar be enough to switch the title and save us all from this heel territory? How do they cram all that graham? Find out next on Junk Feud!

Want to be one of the cool kids? Then you've got to check out this week's episode of Junk Feud! From the 50s to the 90s and beyond, Corn Pops have been bringing the taste of sweet crunchy popcorn to breakfast tables around the world and making floppy haired, flannel-clad teens exclaim, "I just gotta have my Pops!" Will they be sweet and crunchy enough for us to crown them the new...

Snack to School: The Cereal Bowl continues with the multicolored crispy rice cereal beloved by everyone from Fred Flintstone to John Cena - Fruity Pebbles! From their humble beginnings as Sugar Rice Krinkles (really) to the #1 kids cereal on earth, Fruity Pebbles continue to be a part of this balanced breakfast. Will we crave them as much as Barney does? Listen to this episode to find out. Yabba D...

Awwwww yeah! Welcome back to Junk Feud! It's the premiere episode of our second season and we're starting it off with a bang (er, with a crunch?) as we go Snack to School for Cereal Month! It's Snack to School: The Cereal Bowl and we're coming out of the gate hot with a chocolately favorite. Will we be cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs, or will the reigning, defending, undisputed champion of...

It's the Season 1 finale and the end of Theme Park Month, and what better way to celebrate than with a big honkin' hunk of smoked meat! Is this prehistoric-looking snack actually emu, or is it your imagination? Find out next on Junk Feud!

What do an enterprising young food technologist and a corporate theme park sponsor have in common? They're both responsible for today's snack! That's right, it's Dole Whip, the famous frozen treat that most people associate with Disney Parks. But did you know that you can get Dole Soft Serve almost anywhere? It's true, and they're the same thing (sort of.) Visit enchanted i...

To all who come to this snacky place, welcome. Junk Feud! is your podcast. Here age relives fond memories of nostalgic sweetness, and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of crunchy salt. It's theme park month, and we're rolling on with the most iconic Disneyland treat of them all, churros! Will we love this cinnamon sugar snack? Find out next on Junk Feud!

Will it deep fry? You bet it will! It's Theme Park Month, and what better way to celebrate than with our 50th episode and fried Oreos! Join us as we dust some powdered sugar on top of a deep fried version of the inaugural reigning, defending, undisputed champion of junk food. If Oreos are good, fried Oreos have to be better, right? Find out next on Junk Feud!

It's the last stop on our special month-long Junk Feud! Road Trip, and there's no better way to end the adventure than with a lap full of granola crumbs. Crunch along with us as we try this formerly* 100% natural snack, just remember to read all of the ingredients on the label first. Remember, it's not the destination. It's not even the journey. It's the snacks we ate along the...

It's (still) Road Trip Month on Junk Feud! Bask in the natural majesty of our National Parks as we cruise on down the road with a big bag of Trail Mix by our side! Marvel at nature's wonders while wondering to yourself how something so delicious could also go by the decidedly gross name Gorp. Thrill to the prospect of a far-future and Alyssa's idea for our newest National Park. What wi...

We're swinging for the fences as Road Trip Month continues here on Junk Feud! Find out why Reggie Jackson is almost singularly responsible for the popularity of America's number one alternative to chewing tobacco, what Peter the Great has to do with alternative seed oils, and why Lenny Dykstra had to have all of his teeth replaced. Hit the stadiums with us as we crack hulls and spit shells...

Why have just one thing when you can have a Combo? Crackers or pretzels, nacho cheese or pizza, it's your choice. Did you know that 75% of all Combos are sold at gas stations? We didn't either, because that's a made up stat! What do we think about one of America's favorite road trip snacks? Find out next on Junk Feud!

Do you need a little excitement? Then you need Junk Feud! It's Road Trip Month and we're trying all the best snacks to take in the car as you cruise the open roads. Buckle up and chow down! This weeks snack is the beefiest, the spiciest, and the best cellophane-wrapped meat stick on the market, and I know because the Macho Man Randy Savage told me so. Gotta have treats, gotta have snacks,...

Hooray for the red, white, and blue! Today we celebrate our yum-dependence day, and what better way to do that than with the most patriotic of frozen confections, the original [citation needed] Bomb Pop! Listen as we discuss the finer points of designing desserts in the face of total nuclear annihilation. Let us regale you with tales of ice cream truck treats from days past. Hear the sordid detail...

America's favorite anthropomorphic, vaudevillian, fruit-flavored, non-couple is back together again! Join us as we investigate the origins of the chewy candy and try to unravel the mystery of the rhyming name behind the country's favorite non-chocolate, non-popcorn movie theater treat. How many Mike & Ikes is too many to eat on a podcast? Find out next on Junk Feud!

Long before Ben and Jerry even thought about putting little nuggets into their pints of ice cream people have been tasting raw cookie dough before it's been baked. But is it safe? And furthermore, is it delicious? And further-furthermore, is it delicious enough to be crowned the new, reigning defending undisputed champion of snacks? (The answers are yes, sometimes; yes, always; and just maybe....

You know the song, now get to know the cereal! In one of the most crass breakfast marketing moves of all time, General Mills and Reese's skipped all the pretense and just gave us candy for breakfast. It worked, and the brand had some help from a particularly catchy tune that has since hauled in the likes of Travis Scott, Kaws, AMBUSH, and even Lil Yachty (and his milkcuzzi, which is a real thi...

For our 40th episode we're diving deep into the milk chocolatey goodness of one of America's most iconic snacks, the M&M! Milk chocolate in a candy shell has never been so interesting! Learn what Jon Lovitz, Billy West, and Danny Devito all have in common with the color red. Learn why white Go-Go boots can be used as a cover up for the technological shortcomings of mid-90s animation. G...

Viral snacks are back on the menu! Join us as we try to navigate the strange, sticky world of viral TikTok treat Fruit Jellies, the seaweed-based snack that looks like a fruit but tastes like, well, you'll have to listen to find out! Will these social snacks be a hit or a miss? Find out next on Junk Feud!

It's not often in our lives that we get to pay homage to unnamed airline food purchasing executives, but on this occasion we bless up to the geniuses at Delta Airlines that brought us Biscoff cookies and their wicked, delicious offspring - Cookie Butter! Listen along as we try four - that's right FOUR - different varieties of the sinful cinnamon spread and wonder aloud about whether or not...