Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton
Spilled Milk
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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Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
Episode 633: Advent Calendars 15.02.2024 39:04
Welcome to the Advent of Love! We are coping with our nostalgia for the holidays by eating Santa's face and recounting thinly veiled Christmas "miracles". We go nuclear as we open one of these live, on the air and are sucked back into Edwardian times. Watch out Bunnicula! The Jacquie Lawson 2023 Edwardian Advent Calendar Eater Advent Calendar Article Bunnicula Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly...
Episode 632: Corn Muffins 08.02.2024 30:25
Today we confront painful memories and our mixed feelings about mixes as nail our 95 theses of corn muffins to your headphones. We love having our own personal muffin and debate steel vs stone as we play rubbity rubbity with The Muffin Man. Join us at Chowder Fest as we Make it Happen Everybody! Cook’s Illustrated recipe Matthew's Now but Wow! - Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, by J...
Episode 631: Spaghetti 01.02.2024 48:24
Grab some socks and listen up because we're finally doing it. Slick Spaghetti and Dick Trickle are here with Marco Polo and Goldilocks to discuss the memories, history and assumptions about spaghetti. Through injuries and mispronunciations we debate length, thickness and more before diving into the deep end. Spaghetti Salerno recipe here Episode 136: Non-Tomato Pasta Sauces Pt. 1 Spaghetti and M...
Episode 630: Food Packaging 25.01.2024 43:06
Today we present our picks and our anti-picks, our rants and our raves as we discuss our highs and our lows of food packaging. As we encounter bags that blow, tubes, cartons, pouches, containers and lids we myth bust and dream of strongly worded emails to manufacturers. Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport and Twilight Diners Producer Abby's Website...
Episode 629: Ritz Crackers 18.01.2024 46:20
We're doing it right now as we continue apace learning everything there is to know about Ritz crackers and some things that maybe we wish we didn't. Through mergers, horizontal acquisitions and cracker bandits we become Loose-Wiles as we apply for Canadian citizenship and propose a new entry in the PEFP canon. snackworks.com Matthew's Now but Wow! - Black People Love Paramore podcast Support Spi...
Episode 628: Ferrero Rocher 11.01.2024 29:54
Happy 14th Birthday to us! Today we celebrate by rolling back the rocher as we discuss these luxurious hollow spheres of chocolate. Our party is full of ambassadors, tycoons and wet rocks as we aim for attainable extravagance and end up prolonging the holiday season. Episode 623: Nutella Youtube video about how they’re made How Ferrero Rocher chocolates were inspired by the Virgin Mary How Ferre...
Episode 627: Loaded Fries 04.01.2024 29:32
Today your Loaded Hosts discuss soup dupes, shiny toast and the problem with cloning as they learn about this new fry format. They teeter at the edge of America before breaking into song, debating potato vs corn chip and learning the true meaning of "vitriol" and "caustic". 17 Loaded Fries That Are Better Than A Boyfriend Kimchi Fries Matthew's Now but Wow! - 駅周辺の風景 on YouTube. Support S...
Episode 626: Pecans 28.12.2023 37:20
Today we go back to the playground and are drawn awry by peanuts, almonds and oh yeah, pecans. We discuss these smooth, handsome husks before droops show up (yet again) and we decide on the approved textures of goo. Eventually we realize our credenzas are burning before making some kitchen resolutions like a couple of twig girdlers. A filbert weevil on an acorn cap Molly's Now but Wow! - A Subst...
Episode 625: Gyros 21.12.2023 36:31
Listen as we google things and cry while discussing meat stacks, gyroscopes and diphthongs before encountering Conair confusions and delicious babies. We create new, exciting segments as we miss debunking opportunities and beg you not to @ us. Circe by Madeline Miller Sideways Appliances Matthew's Now but Wow! - Chinese Menu by Grace Lin Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matth...
Episode 624: Pineapple Juice 14.12.2023 43:21
Today we get out our church keys as we wade through slag tanks and a variety of varieties before getting some screw action. We share memories of Hollywood poolsides, debunk rumors, flout protocol and reveal the surprise cure for all feelings. Episode 391: Pineapple Grape stomping video EMERGENCY BEAK OF THE WEEK - Little Grebe Molly's Now but Wow: Real Americans by Rachel Khong Support Spilled...
Episode 623: Nutella 07.12.2023 45:51
Today we're extra remote as we encounter breakfast situations, Oktoberfest memories and brown flavors. Part of this complete episode: spreadable spreads, fancy candy, computer air and The Sad, The Vaguely Menacing and The Unrelatable. Pietro Ferrero Matthew's Now but Wow! - Nishiogi Sanpo, by Masaya Meguro Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Bands: Early to the Airport a...
Episode 622: Cranberry Juice 30.11.2023 37:22
What is going on? Did we grow up? What is does it mean to "get juiced"? These questions and more remain unanswered as we taste crankberry juice, confront our fear of sourness and risk every kind of ulcer. We get cosmopolitan as we discover the world's worst shower head and scream a few more times than usual. Episode 1: Fried Eggs Episode 419: Fried Eggs Revisited Support Spilled Milk Podcast...
Episode 621: Tonic Water 23.11.2023 32:37
We get off to a rocky start as we treat a fever and wish listeners a Happy American Thanksgiving! We praise, then eventually blame, Producer Abby as we taste this bitter, sweet, medicinal bark soda and reveal some unpopular confessions. After stripping thyme we then debate the best uses of cock. Liquid Intelligence by Dave Arnold Molly's Now but Wow! -“ Who’s Afraid of a Spatchcocked Chicken? ”...
Episode 620: Cranberries 16.11.2023 47:07
Today we cement our legacy with an update on The Fruit on The Bottom Yogurt Challenge as we mark the perimeter of this episode. We chase trailing vines, bog bodies and sauce for the pilgrims as we shrug it out before being pumped from the bed. Episode 564: Dried Fruit Showdown Episode 256: Holiday Cookies Cranberry streusel shortbread bars Cranberry Upside-Down Cake Matthew's Now but Wow! - G...
Episode 619: Upside Down Foods 09.11.2023 43:27
Today we're keeping it real and wondering why are we doing this topic. After excessive hypotheticals, cake stands and keg stands, we (of course) bring up Singles (yet again) and flip the lid and squirt. We discuss Cold War metaphors and Winona Ryder before ultimately deciding to plug it up. Planet Money: Episode 253: Gold Standard, R.I.P. Spiced Pineapple Upside-Down Cake The Butter Battle Book...
Episode 618: Mozzarella 02.11.2023 49:24
Hey! Today we're punchy as we debate moisture levels and encounter water buffalos, naked chefs and bears. Hey! We have errands to run and whey baths to avoid as we pull and lop, pull and lop. Hey! Matthew's Whatcha Snackin? - HBAF injeolmi almonds Matthew's Now but Wow - Becky Selengut’s Field to Fork podcast Episode #9 : Queering the Kitchen with Electric Habitat Support Spilled Milk Podcast!...
Episode 617: Tamales with Marcela Valladolid 26.10.2023 48:40
Today we wonder if we can kick it and are immediately ambushed by Mr. Etymology and back-formations before chatting with Special Guest Marcela Valladolid about Tamales. We share some embarrassing confessions and avoid awkward bedtime conversations as we hope to be remembered for our housekeeping. Episode 318: Corn Tortillas Familia by Marcela Valladolid Casa Marcela chefmarcela on Instagram ...
Episode 616: Senbei 19.10.2023 30:27
It is finally Mr. Etymology's time to shine as we crunch through our conversation on these Japanese rice crackers. We're deliberately smashed as we encounter trains, tugboats and crab sacks before everything comes back to the movie Singles... yet again. Here’s an amazing YouTube video of a senbei factory! The train line that was saved by senbei video Molly's Now but Wow! - Ross Gay, The Book of...
Episode 615: Powdered Sugar 12.10.2023 51:48
Today we step away from our seaside houses and tables to bring you Food Related Anecdotes (the original title of the show). We're a bunch of glaze heads as we discuss sifters, sawdust and missed opportunities before tackling The Best Spilled Mail Ever and the Trash of our Youth. Flat D Snacking Cakes by Yossy Arefi Zucchini muffins from Sara Forte of Sprouted Kitchen Episode 256: Holiday Cookies...
Episode 614: Condiments on Tables 05.10.2023 22:19
We recorded this on Matthew's birthday so give him a break as he and Molly McButter discuss mating ketchup bottles, caddy love and what makes a condiment a condiment. We lay down the law and avoid greasy spoons all while making us yum. Matthew's Now but Wow! - Fake Dates and Mooncakes, by Sher Lee Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew's Music Producer Abby's Website Listen to ou...
Episode 613: Vending Machines 28.09.2023 44:50
We're on our annual corporate retreat, vending podcasts and paddling boards to bring you more thoughts and history than you could ever want. We learn about Matthew's time shagging newspapers before we cross the line to receive the key to city and break into tobacco vaults. We introduce (yet another) segment and a brand new Glycine Max offering (!!) before Molly gets too honest. Support Spilled M...
Episode 612: Oysters 21.09.2023 48:59
We're addressing some childhood fears as we put on our shucking gloves and gather our boppers to chew our oysters. We get a visitor from the 14th century as we discuss frilly bottoms, jingle shells and human garbage piles before forcing ourselves into early retirement. Puget Sound Knappers Matthew's Now but Wow! - Noname, “Black Mirror” Support Spilled Milk Podcast! Molly's Substack Matthew'...
Episode 611: Blackberries 14.09.2023 51:07
Today we're long, strong and invasive as we chat about highway berries and blackberries. We get into some complicated botany as we learn about prickles, druplets and the thornless erect before a roll in the hay and meeting some new squiggly, edible friends. Meditation at Lagunitas by Robert Hass The Argonauts by Maggie Neslon The Homesteading Hippy blog post Molly's Blackberry Cobbler Episode 27...
Episode 610: Celebration Food 07.09.2023 28:11
This whole episode is a segment and gets quite philosophical. Celebrate us (but don't look at us!) as we describe how we eat on birthdays and holidays. We are anti-cinnamon roll and pro-scone as we bemoan demagnetized fridges and promote Eating Kingly. Spilled Milk Podcast: Now with extra air! Molly's Now but Wow! - Angela Garbes’s piece in WaPo about getting sober Support Spilled Milk Podcast...
Episode 609: Martinis 31.08.2023 51:53
Cheers to the 3 martini lunch! Listen as we (barely) sip cold ones, talk Twilight and google stuff. We are negative vermouth as we meet sparkly boys and gumshoes before learning Molly's beverage fear and embracing the glass glass. Unfortunately, not even HOTPOTS himself can help us like this drink. The Life and Death of the Martini Glass by Lizzie Munro Alicia Kennedy Matthew's Now but Wow! - Ch...
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