The Beef Medium Podcast

We’re off to Nashville this week for our first-ever road show and we could not be more excited. In today’s episode, we sit down with Chef Jean Leathersich, the Director of Culinary at Hardee’s restaurants. If you’ve ever wondered what it actually takes to get a fast food item onto a menu, look no further. Chef Jean walks us through the process while we talk inside Hardee’s very own test kitchen he...

Our favorite fast food-loving educator is on the pod today: Alexis Frost! ( alexis.frost / lex.loves ) As a former high school math teacher, her internet fame began as a bit years back with one of her students. Alexis ultimately decided to start her own page on TikTok in 2020 during a phase in her life where most folks would have a hard time putting themselves out there (not even including the pan...

It’s about time we had a Texas-centric episode. Who better to walk us through the food culture of one of the U.S.’s best states than Emily Hill aka Grocery Obsessed? Like many others, she started her page back in 2020 but unlike many others, her content focused specifically and only on Texas’s iconic grocery store chain H-E-B. Emily’s page was originally known as HEB Obsessed but a couple years ba...

Laneygrn (Laney Green) the official Dessert Queen joins us on the podcast today. A full-time content creator at 22, Laney wasted no time launching her career right out of college. She is undoubtedly living the life reviewing food every day in San Diego, but it didn’t happen overnight. Turns out Laney’s been making videos since she was nine years old. After over decade of pure hustle experimenting...

All hail KingSchratz (Dave Schratz), fast food legend and pop culture expert. Dave is an absolute content machine. His page was originally created in 2006, during YouTube’s earliest days, but he didn’t start taking content creation seriously until 2020 when the pandemic forced his personal training business to a halt. From long-form to short-form, Dave does it all, every single day, every single p...

The world of soda is vast and SodaSeekers aka Griffin Parker (@sodaseekers) joins us this week to help us navigate it.  A Sporked Contributor and beverage expert, Griffin possesses an immense amount of knowledge (likely stored in his beard) about a variety of snacky topics including the truth behind Coca-Cola’s recent real sugar announcement, the intricacies of running a cotton candy business, the...

Sandwiches of History (@sandwichesofhistory), aka Barry Enderwick, has been at the top of our guest wishlist since the inception of this podcast. Today, we finally get to check that box. There’s no niche quite as niche-y in the food world as the one Barry has carved out. Having gained major traction during the lockdown of 2020, Sandwiches of History is exactly what it sounds like: every day, Barry...

IDGAFFOODS (@idgaffoods) joins us on the podcast today. We’ve had a lot of great guests on here, but there will never be another episode quite like this. A former substance user now twelve years clean, IDGAFFOODS took to social media last year after becoming frustrated with the relentless unsolicited health tips constantly popping up online. His first video was in his kitchen, eating a jar of toma...

Sanaaeats (@sanaaeats) is one of Foodtok’s most endearing creators so we’re stoked over here at Beef Medium to host her for her first podcast experience. At this point in her career, Sanaa has amassed nearly two million followers across platforms. Some folks may say that it takes a lot of luck to get to that point on social media but for her, two things have driven her to that point: a desire to g...

Morgan Chomps (@morganchompz / @morganchomps) is a bit of a food icon if you ask us. Part reviewer and part creative mastermind, she’s been behind some of the space’s most memorable moments, from ordering a now-viral 50 count bucket of chicken nuggets at Wendy’s to buying herself wedding cakes, birthday cakes and other sweets just because she felt like it. Her story is fascinating. Morgan is one o...

We’ve officially got our first couple on the podcast, y’all! Brayden DeGarmo ( @caloriecarnage ) and Nicole Ludwig ( @nicolee.ludwig ) join us today. Two wonderful foodie creators on their own and equally as entertaining together as @brayden.nicoleeats . Recently, they completed a move to Las Vegas from San Diego to further explore all that Sin City has to offer in dining and knowing them, they’re...

Justin Brown ( @therealfoodstalker )  is a legend in the Atlanta food scene. For the better part of five years, he’s been exploring restaurants not only across the state of Georgia, but all over the world. You’ll never see him post a bad review, though. Why? Justin’s philosophy is one of guidance. If you’re in his circle of foodies, he wants to point you to what’s good, not what’s bad. It’s as sim...

Bill Oakley ( @thatbilloakley ) is an American legend from entertainment to eating. Originally known for this work during (what many fans refer to as) the golden years of The Simpsons , he's done quite a lot over the course of his career including writing cult classics Mission Hill and Space: 1969 . as well as contributing to the likes of Portlandia , Futurama , and much more. Several years ago, B...

My real-life brother Matt Ciampa (@mattciampa / @mattychomps) joins us today for a very special episode of Beef Medium —marking a big change: he’s officially my new cohost! This isn’t the first time we’ve shared the camera, though. The truth finally comes out: we actually started making content together back in the early days of YouTube as the LEGO-crazed duo brickboys518 . It’s been nearly two de...

There’s no food item that takes you back to your childhood more than cereal. Today, we’re joined by the one and only Cereal Life (@cerreallife), the man who lives and breathes the stuff so much that he used to eat fifty bowls in a week. It’s always exciting when we get a category expert here on Beef Medium and cereallife is no exception. Full disclosure, this episode was recorded back in January b...

Being a professional food taste taster is a dream job for many. Today, we’re living vicariously through the multi-talented Jordan Myrick ( @jordanmyr1ck ) as they walk us through just what it is they do and how they got there in the first place. Jordan’s resume is nothing to be laughed at, although considering they’re a comedian it definitely wouldn’t be inappropriate. From their regular appearanc...

Simply put, Luke Collins (known by most as Lukefoods) is an internet icon. For the better part of two years, he's been one of my favorite food reviewers which is why I just had to bring him on to the podcast. Luke's original plan was to get into gaming content, but after finding a path in food, he experienced mega-viral success which brought him over a million new followers in less than a year. Pr...

On a trip to Hardee's test kitchen down in Nashville this past September, I met a lot of wonderful folks, one of them being Chef Tim Clowers (@cheftimclowers). A true Tennessee native, he became something of a social media icon after closing his catering business to become a full-time content creator. Chef Tim’s story is one that stems from a natural desire to do something more with his life and h...

When Teddy Siegel (@got2gonyc) first started her social media pages dedicated to locating publicly-available restrooms in New York City, she had no idea that it would become a movement working to destigmatize bathroom access for the masses. As someone affected by a gastrointestinal disease myself (and a former New York City resident), I resonate heavily with Teddy's mission, but why am I having he...

Tyler Bowers (@teamsupernovafb) is probably the most knowledgeable person you'll ever meet when it comes to soda and he's one of my best friends in the industry. It all started as a platonic love affair with a Mountain Dew flavor called Supernova about fifteen years ago. Today, Tyler (or as we call him, Tebow) continues to bring snack news to the masses, through both his own pages and as a contrib...

Like many folks, my first introduction to Blue Kim (@bluebeachkim) was through Big Brother. She's far more than a reality star, though. In addition to being one of the most fun people I've ever met, Blue is a devoted foodie, a clever brand strategist, and even a Playboy model. Her story is one we can all learn from, regardless of our individual ambitions, as it's one of embracing who you are and p...

When I first met Taylor Eats (@tayloreatsnyc), she had but a few thousand followers. After finding a niche curating food deals for the masses, she quickly added over a hundred thousand followers to her pages. Taylor’s relationship with food has taken many forms over her lifetime and in today’s episode, we explore how creating content while living in New York City has helped her expand many horizon...

FoodBeast's Dylan Pavlik ( @dylpavlik ) and Reach Guinto ( @reachhard_ ) are two of my favorite people from the industry. Being a part of one of the top food and beverage publications on the internet, they've got knowledge like crazy. It's only fitting that we deep dive on food hacks, the woes of fast food ice cream machines, and most importantly, the odd jobs they've held that have brought them h...

Chef Mike Haracz ( @chefmikeharacz ) has done a lot over the course of his career. Folks know him online from his stint as an R&D chef for McDonald's, but his lore runs deep. He was the host of the first ever Dungeons and Dragons-themed cooking show, he's a parent, he's a metal musician, and he's the first ever guest on The Beef Medium Podcast. Today, he details how he began his career as a ch...

Quasi-food journalist, content creator, and Beef Medium Podcast host Zach (@snachwithzach) details his social media origin story as well as answers longstanding frequently asked questions from his audience.