The Jungle Jim's Podcast

We're helping Matt from Liquid Death launch all their new flavors, Grave Fruit, Cherry Obituary, and Squeezed to Death. Cherry and Squeezed are my personal flavorites, but you gotta try them all! Let me know your favorites! We're also talking about the Bodybakery Co, who are making protein-forward healthy treats - they're in our natural foods freezers near so many other great foods. All that and m...

Meet Sam Rose, the creator of Rosebud Ice Cream, an incredible new ice cream we're carrying here from Jungle Jim's. In the meantime, I'm cooking up new content at ToyFest US in Las Vegas this week, so enjoy a teaser from Area 15 and Omega Mart by Meow Wolf!

This week, we kick off by touring the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile that just happened to stop at Jungle Jim's in Fairfield. Then we're joined by Tammy from Vanguard International to tell us literally everything we could ever want to know about grapes. Did you know how many strains of them there were? I didn't, I came to this interview thinking there were only two. What kinds of things did you learn ab...

This week, we kick off with a wine tasting thanks to Friend-Of-The-Show Johnny Catalano. Johnny's back talking about the Catalano Film Festival, his love of wine, and we bust into some CLOSEOUT DEALS on charcuterie, it's delicious. Then, we are joined by new friend John from Hint Water. I've done a lot of beverage content because I love a tasty sipper, but Hint Water is some of my favorite stuff i...

We're here celebrating one year of Oishii Sushi Bakes courtesy of owner Nikki Tran! Nikki joined us on the show about a year ago to spread the gospel of delicious sushi bakes and we've gotten to watch her grow and flourish in the last year. To add to the usual Jungle Jim's chaos, Nikki brought along the excellent Fat Ben of Fat Ben's Bakery to make a photorealistic sushi bake CAKE! I know, I too l...

This week we're going crazy with deals for the Super Bowl! Then Brad and Josh of TCHO Chocolate drop in to have me try their new Choco Nachos - a savory, weird limited run treat they created. Spoiler: They taste like a plate of nachos and I loved 'em. Then, Jayna from the Deli joins me and we try all kinds of soup from Panera as they're BOGO this week! I even got her to try some of my new samples...

Kicking this week off with a review of the incredible Food Fight 513 produced by friends of the show, Chefs Christian Gill and Kayla Robison. Glad we got to be a part of it! Then we're talking lowering sugar and carbs with Dr. Paul Kolodzik of https://www.metabolicmds.com/ - we're talking about his book, we're talking health, and how we can help create a better version of ourselves through our die...

We're launching NEW FLAVORS of Liquid Death! Cherry Obituary, Grave Fruit, and Squeezed to Death. They're some of the best Liquid Death has done so far and I've already crushed an entire case of Cherry Obituary this week. Huge thanks to Matt for coming out with the samples and to do the show! Then we're joined by another Mark from Free Throws for Kids! This event is out here to show hope and love...

This week, we're joined by Brad Baker. Brad is the City of Hamilton's person of the year, he's the owner of one of our favorite local spots known as Pinball Garage, and he's even been on The Shark Tank before! But first, we talk about one of my favorite new-to-me products called blk. Blk is a cool brand of waters featuring fulvic minerals, with some flavors in the sparkling game like Dirty Lemonad...

New Year, new we, amirite? This week, I'm going through some deals and the new Seedless NA Beer from Urban Artifact, which is excellent. Then, i'm joined by one of the brains behind the awesome Super Coffee line, Jimmy DeCicco, and we talk about the inception of the brand while he gives some incredible pointers to anyone thinking about startingt heir own business. Inspiring, as always!

Welcome to the Jungle Jim's House of Villains, where we are all secretly friends. This one's a SPICY episode so consider yourself warned for a little bit of explicit content, I never like to censor my guests. We talk about meeting Jonny Fairplay here at Jungle Jim's for the first time as well as his time on E TV's House of Villains, Jessica Fairplay gives her Jungle Jim's bathroom reviews, we talk...

We start with a politely hostile takeover of the Jungle Jim's studio by the legendary Shroom from WEBN, one of the nation's biggest rock radio stations! We talk about his career in radio and how a chance meeting between he and I helped start me off on my career! Then I'm joined by Hannah Wells, an award winning local resident who runs her own construction and remodeling company and is only in her...

This week, i'm joined by Local Legend Jacob Trevino of Gorilla Cinema Presents (The Overlook Lodge, Lonely Pine Steakhouse, Tokyo Kitty, and many more) to make some incredible fruitcake cocktails - Jacob made his own fruitcake syrup using cool ingredients from here at Jungle Jim's and we tried them all out! A Fruitcake Old-Fashioned, Fruitcake Cuvee, and even a little fruity egg nog! The perfect s...

We kick the show off with a cold open, announce a giveaway from our friends at Entertainment Junction, and then launch a few new products - namely Urban Artifact's new Non-Alcoholic beer in Strawberry and Mango, Super Coffee's XXTRA coffee energy drinks, and a call to have you come sample Bubi's Sauces this weekend in the store. Pet Department Manager Mike A. comes back to the studio to show off a...

This week, we're joined by Cory, the owner of Libby's Country Candles. Cory comes into the WJJI studio here at Jungle Jim's to show us how to make his 'Rainbow Rings' cereal-themed candle. I burnt mine almost immediately after making it and it smelled insane. Had no idea this was at once such a simple, yet focused process. If you're shopping, don't miss our deals this week on Amish chicken, Chunky...

Packed week to lead off Thanksgiving. We sit down with King's Hawaiian Rolls to show off the world's largest display and talk about their insane pricing for us this season. Then I'm joined by Ralph from Ben B. Schwartz produce to talk about their operation - bet you always wanted to learn about how we get our excellent produce. Lastly, I'm joined by Ragan McKinney of The American Dream TV show who...

This week, we dive into some sweet sweet deals thanks to King's Hawaiian and their worlds largest display in Jungle Jim's! We're running specials on those through Thanksgiving for only $2.99 a package, and you'll meet the team from King's Hawaiian next week on the show. Then, we welcome one of the best breweries in the country, Third Eye Brewing, to our neighborhood here and discuss their brewing...

First off, congratulations to winner LaurenPerry28 - I've reached out via YouTube! Enjoy the fun sodas! I test out a new segment this week where we meet some of the random employees around the store, and I kick it off with one of our Head Cashiers, Ray Jones. Ray's a big fan of all things pop culture and brought me a cool Lego Batmobile to display in the studio! Thanks Ray! Then, Dann Woellert The...

Cereal giveaway and a cereal demo? How lucky are we? This week, we congratulate RoseOfDeath on winning this week's cereal giveaway - a literal full shopping cart of cereal picked by our followers on TikTok! So much fun and thanks for everyone playing along with the giveaways, I appreciate the support. Later, I drag Jayna from the deli in to try some holiday cereals that neither of us have tried be...

This week is packed - congrats to this week's contest winner @JoshFlowers64! Tune in 2pm EST to our TikTok Live Stream where you can help pick this week's giveaway! I am then joined by our new co-worker Amanda, who eases her way into the podcast with a wine tasting, love it! Then I'm joined by touring comedian Adam Minnick and returning guest Tyler Carson of St. Mary St. Michael to talk about an u...

This week i'm joined by Heather Johnson, best known as THE FOOD HUSSY! She's a cookbook author, air-fryer expert, and even won Guy's Grocery Games on the Food Network! We talk about how she went from "Hot Mess to Six-Figure Success," why she hates bananas, recipes, and so much more. It's a big, fun energy episode. We also announce this week's contest giveaway winner and I try a few items from this...

This week, I kick us off by going through our spaghetti-themed deals in the store this week. I got so much pasta sauce, you could sink a ship with it - but don't sink the ship with it, instead sink the ship with spaghetti and then use the sauce to eat them together. That's why it's called a deal. We congratulate this week's winner of the weekly giveaway and get ready to win again next week by subs...

We kick the episode off with another fun giveaway, this time a collab between us and Eckrich Meats - a giant cooler from Coleman, 2 Yeti Tumblers, a cutting board, and a personalized selection of my favorite international snacks! All you've got to do to win is subscribe to Jungle Jim's International Markets on YouTube, and leave a comment on this episode of the podcast telling me something you lea...

This week we launch NEW WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS on the podcast, in addition to bringing the excellent Eckrich Meats into the store. Get this - we're even running a sale on Eckrich's line as pictured in the episode - the deals start on October 2nd, 2023. Meanwhile, I need you to subscribe to the channel, give me a like and a share, and drop a comment on THIS episode for an entry to win the stack of energy...

It is a chaotic episode on the Jungle Jim's Podcast! This week, we're joined by the legendary band, Green Jellÿ. They stopped into Jungle Jim's during their most recent tour and we get to pick the brain of bandleader Bill Manspeaker about his life after selling 29 million records! Bill tells us tour stories, about life on the road for his young son named Khaos, he tells stories about working with...