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Hanna and Andrew try to help a friend who is currently living through a bedbug NIGHTMARE...leading Andrew to assume the worst about his own sleeping situation. Plus, Hanna reviews three game-changing cleaning products that arrived in the mail recently.

Turns out, the Scrub Jockeys have a lot of opinions on how to clean out peanut butter jars! Plus, Hanna stumbles on some helpful, timely advice on how to clean tower fans. And Andrew uses his cleaning powers to fix a device that was headed to the dumpster!

Hanna and her partner may never brush their teeth again after The Great Toothbrush Incident of 2021. Plus, a Scrub Jockey is looking for brick cleaning advice that doesn't involve removing all the brick from her home and replacing it with something easier to maintain.

Special Spotless Ice-Making Correspondent Anna Urband joins Hanna and Andrew to demonstrate the new whiz-bang ice ball maker that's been all over Instagram lately. Plus, Hanna plays a little game of "Bonk, Marry, Kill" with some of America's classic cleaning icons.

Hanna and Andrew process some Cleaning Anxiety after the PNW heatwave. Plus, a Scrub Jockey made a disgusting mistake with her extraction cleaner that she wants you to avoid! And a professional housekeeper offers some advice if you're considering gifting someone a house cleaning. 

The Great Toothbrush debate rages on, sending Andrew into his kitchen to conduct a very hot experiment! Meanwhile, Hanna's been running her own diabolical experiments with borax. And a Scrub Jockey's horrific cleaning experience leads to a penicillin prescription.

The Scrub Jockeys weigh-in on their version of "The Chair" -- A place that collects laundry that's not quite clean, but not quite dirty. Hanna and Andrew also try to help a listener who's house suddenly smells like a Bath & Bodyworks on steroids.

Hanna and Andrew are intrigued by a Scrub Jockey's theory about "The Chair" that everyone has in their home. Plus, Andrew goes absolutely bonkers when he remembers a recent cleaning victory. 

Just when you thought there were no more puttering worlds to conquer, a couple of helpful Scrub Jockeys suggest some new nooks and crannies that could use your attention. Plus, one listener wishes her wiener dog was a cleaner dog. 

Hanna and Andrew are buggin' over this week's calls involving larvae, worms and fruit fly infestations. They also spend an inordinate amount of time appreciating the work (and face) of one Walton Goggins. 

Hanna and Andrew help a listener with her VERY DIRTY air conditioning unit. Plus, when you ask Andrew about digital cleanliness, please be aware that you are in for a very long response involving, somehow, answering machine tapes from the 1990s.

Hanna and Andrew help a listener who's concerned about her "resting house smell" and the "nose blindness" that goes along with it. Plus, Hanna digs up some new friends, and a skeptical Scrub Jockey tries cleaning her wool rugs in the snow the Scandinavian way.

Hanna and Andrew find out from a listener what, exactly happens, when you don't clean a shower for FIFTEEN DAMN YEARS. They also try to help another listener work through some Truly Terrible Toilet Trauma ™ . 

Hanna discovers a gloriously quirky old fashioned way to clean wool carpets, Andrew creates a "Rainforest of Bleach" in his bathroom, and listeners navigate refrigerator clean-out tactics that might not destroy your relationship.

Listeners call-in with their least favorite chores, from the gross to the infuriating. Also, Andrew found himself wearing part of a mop this weekend, and it's not even the part you think it is.

Hanna reveals her least favorite household chore, which involves horrific, slimy blobs of grossness that Andrew surprisingly doesn't find to be so bad. They also help a listener avoid the dreaded title of "Ms. Bacteria Butt 2021."

Andrew tries using tire cleaner -- at the advice of a listener -- to remove the waxy buildup on his t-shirts underarms. He reports back with results. Hanna has more information on the cleaning supplies teachers should (and should NOT!) use. And a Scrub Jockey calls with a delightful vacuuming hot tip. 

A listener calls the Spotline with something she called a "Cleaning Horror Story." She was NOT exaggerating. Hanna and Andrew try to help her out, and they hear from someone with some pretty strong opinions about mattress covers.

Hanna and Andrew are gobsmacked to discover something about Andrew's beloved Pine-Sol, and a listener gets anxious when she finds out her husband is taking on a very messy project. Plus, cleaning with citric acid? Who knew?!?

Hanna and Andrew receive a very surprising solution to deodorant build-up on t-shirts by way of the auto-parts store. Hanna discovers the antiquated but fascinating "SHE System" for coordinating household tasks. And a listener needs some serious relationship advice after discovering a dirty stock pot.

Hanna and Andrew stumble on the official cleaning grades that landlords give their tenants...and the grade that Hanna's landlord gave her! Plus, the Scrub Jockeys share their incredibly colorful ways of creating to-do lists for themselves. 

This has been one hell of a week — and we've got the organized living spaces to show for it. Why do people clean when they're anxious, anyways? Plus, Hanna moved into a new place, which means lots of new cleaning opportunities.

A professional cleaner weighs-in on the smelliest bugs to avoid vacuuming up, Hanna's mom has a very aggressive remedy to finding a mystery smell in a stinky house, and a 4-year-old Scrub Jockey shares her cleaning-inspired songs. 

Hanna and Andrew try to solve the mystery surrounding a listener's new stinky house smell. Plus, a Scrub Jockey stumbles on her own leather-shoe cleaning lifehack, and Spotless' #2 fan has a very disturbing experience with her cat's water dish. 

The Scrub Jockeys offer all kinds of helpful advice this week, including how to build your own reusable kitchen rag dispenser and how to call into a podcast while riding your bike through the busy streets of Boston. Plus, Hanna's mom wants no part of a paper towel advertising campaign!