Hanna Brooks Olsen and Andrew Walsh

Spotless

Society EN ↓ 199 episodes

Spotless is a podcast about cleaning, hosted by Hanna Brooks Olsen and Andrew Walsh. They help listeners with cleaning-related questions, test drive new scrubbing techniques, and complain about the way people vacuum in the movies.

Author

Hanna Brooks Olsen and Andrew Walsh

Category

Society

Podcast website

spotlesspod.com

Latest episode

Jul 7, 2026

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Episodes

149: Been There, Dawn That 30.07.2024

Andrew isn't as excited about his new vacuum as he should be. Maybe it's hormonal? Hanna's dealing with a cleaning disappointment of her own. And the Scrub Jockeys have conundrums involving dish soap, old VHS tapes, and a movie from the 1930s.

148: Hot Button Issue 16.07.2024

Hanna was very excited -- possibly too excited -- when she learned how cleaning factors into her new job at the state lotto. We also get an update on the family power washer and how Hanna's dad is using it to make ladies swoon.

147: Where The Dread Fern Grows 02.07.2024

Andrew has some dirty velcro, Hanna has some spooky neighbors, and a Scrub Jockey has problems with procrastination. 

146: Agitator? I Hardly Know Her! 18.06.2024

Andrew's out here talking suction cups again, while Hanna's in the market for every Scrub Jockey's dream product. They also check the phone line to find out that people have VERY STRONG OPINIONS about impeller-style washers.    

145: Vlad The Impeller 03.06.2024

Andrew has an important philosophical question about pet food dishes. Hanna's got a clutch of some fancy lookin' floor cleaners. And Scrub Jockeys have questions about washing machines and stories about dog grooming gone wrong.   

144: Electron Avenue 21.05.2024

An honest-to-gosh physicist calls in with some laundry advice, and a Scrub Jockey shares how she survived the worst cleaning nightmare she could imagine.   

143: Cooler Story, Bro 07.05.2024

Hanna and Andrew brace themselves for their first macrame-related question, while a Scrub Jockey deals with a Yeti situation from hell. 

142: That Time Of The Moth 22.04.2024
141: Guesting Game 08.04.2024

Hanna and Andrew help a listener prepare for an out-of-town guest, and they delight in another book by their new favorite author, Don Aslett.

140: Filter Down! 25.03.2024

Hanna's worst nightmare has returned, but this time she's taking matters into her own hands. Speaking of hands, Andrew decided to burn some of his off with acid last weekend. And Scrub Jockeys call in with cleaning mantras and admissions of broken brains.

139: It's Always Darkest Before The Don 11.03.2024
138: I Smell A Rat 27.02.2024

Hanna is living an absolute nightmare, and it all started with a funky smell in her car. She and Andrew also talk about childhood chores, and the Scrubjockeys jockey for their place in Spotless Pod history. 

137: Organized Grime 12.02.2024

Hanna has been on an organizing kick! She bought some special products to help with that, and it gives her an opportunity to explain "Deinfluencing" to her elderly co-host. She and Andrew also get an update from a listener who took their advice on how to de-stink money. And they obsess over a carpet cleaning video that just might change your life. 

136: Weird Folex, But Okay 30.01.2024

Hanna and Andrew learn how one mouse can cause thousands of dollars of damage to a single car -- and how you can avoid that fate. Also, Andrew is trying to solve a Folex-related mystery after noticing something strange on the label. And a listener wants to know how to launder money -- literally. 

135: Every Clog Has Its Day 16.01.2024

Hanna and Andrew wax nostalgic about the glory days of Bed, Bath and Beyond. They also get some very intriguing advice about clogged drains, shop vacs, and how to get children to beg you to do chores.

134: Auld Lang Grime 01.01.2024

Hanna stumbled on a new cleaning product with packaging that is blowing her mind. She and Andrew also field a call from a Scrub Jockey with great vacuum advice and a cleaning horror story, all wrapped in one.

133: There Will Be Flood 18.12.2023
132: That Sinking Feeling 05.12.2023

Andrew bought a new doohickey for his kitchen sink, and now he's feeling very anxious about it. Plus, listeners weigh-in on washer/dryer combo units, and a Scrub Jockey has a very scary moment involving hot oil and an orange juice jug.

131: Incense And Sensibility 20.11.2023

1Hanna reports on her experiment of using dish soap as a window cleaner. Andrew confesses to an old habit that Hanna finds surprising. And Scrub Jockeys living the tiny-house life call-in with advice and questions about maximizing their limited space.

130: Obstruction Manual 06.11.2023

Claims about the many uses of Dawn dish soap has Hanna scratching her head and Andrew Googling furiously. Plus, a Scrub Jockey calls in with a truly inspiring story of ice cubes and garbage disposals. And another listener finds vacuum cleaner bliss in a very surprising place. 

129:Smudge Not Lest Ye Be Smudged 23.10.2023

Hanna and Andrew help a listener who's moving into an apartment and wants to know where all the "icky stuff" hides. They also discuss the mental and emotional anxieties some people experience around cleaning and not cleaning. And, as always, Andrew claps back at the haters.

128: Compost Mortem 10.10.2023

Hanna and her trusty pal Lola visit Seattle to inspect Andrew's compost, which he's been lovingly making in his new Lomi machine. He offers a full review. Plus, Scrub Jockeys weigh-in with some driveway-cleaning suggestions. Finally, what the heck is with suction cups, anyway? Do we trust them? If so, why? 

127: Cleanup In Oil Six 25.09.2023

Andrew received some very surprising information about garbage disposals from an unlikely source, and he's excited to share it with Hanna, who's come up with a new cleaning theory of her own. They also try to help a Scrub Jockey deal with his oil-covered driveway, and they consider which super power would help with housework the most.

126: Starch Raving Mad 11.09.2023

Hanna tried a bonkers cleaning technique that she saw on Instagram and IT TOTALLY WORKED. Now Andrew wants to try it. Plus, Andrew admits that he might be a fraud when it comes to cleanliness, and the Scrub Jockeys come to the rescue with some solid advice on using starch. 

125: Rumply Stiltskin 28.08.2023

Hanna, Andrew and the Scrub Jockeys have vacuums on the mind today. Is there an argument to going back to bagged vacuums? Plus, a YouTube video about cleaning video game controllers makes Andrew laugh, and HBO has been watching HBO.

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