Think Fresh

Ty & Eric post up outside the ‘Way to discuss their experiments with new Subway sauces, including Tandoori Spice and Cuban-Style. They also discuss the manufactured rapper beef that has infected the music industry, Momofuku’s legal battles for proprietary sauces, augmented reality ordering at Subway, the Chinese restaurantification of the sandwich menu, and paying $3 to add some paprika.

Eric returns from colonizing Japan to share his stories, including consuming raw eggs, solo-dining at Ichiran, mogging other men in the onsen, as well as installing privacy walls in Subway, the Rimowa espresso maker, YZY (tentacle) porn, when restaurants squash the beef with their patrons, closing early because you hate your customers, and building a wall to hide Mount Fuji. Get 30% off a Zencastr...

The boys discuss why Eric took his pants off on his business-class flight to Japan, Ty’s freaky Vanderpump Rules restaurant tour, how to make Subway appeal to incels, fishing for your own tuna medley, the emerging business of magic mushrooms, why Top Golf is top dawg, Air Canada’s premium meal options, throwing actual ninja stars, why Melrose Ave. is a ghost town, and selling hand rolls at Subway....

Ty & Eric briefly pivot Think Fresh into a film review podcast so that they can discuss the 1948 neorealist masterpiece Bicycle Thieves. They talk about resurrecting  ‘*capiche*’, the male urge to funnel all emotion into a vehicle, how handsome dudes can be down bad too, finding a serious movie for Ty, how the rich eat at Subway, how men used to put that shit on, and whether all movies ar...

Ty & Eric discuss gobbling beachside glizzies, public domain vegetables, becoming cursed by magic garlic paste, fighting hot dog inflation, looking at literal feet on the literal Subway, forgiving Kendall Jenner for her Pepsi ad, whether Coca-Cola is ACAB, and becoming an *autotelic* Subway enjoyer.

Ty & Eric discuss in 8-bit quality, whether dijon mustard and yellow mustard have political affiliation, why country music is trending, being pro-probiotic, whether Subway’s fish is farmed or line-caught, empathizing with your baristas, flashing the sandwich artist your meat, the forever problematic question of ‘what bread’, ketchup prohibition, and shoving Subway into REI.

Ty & Eric discuss the secret bakery in the grocery store, washed rapper beef, munching on crusty rusty dusty bread, Subway’s variable lineup at lunchtime, putting hot honey on the menu, rotting on the restaurant waitlist, influencers destroying the good spots, eradicating shrub, and dunking *Hot Ones* into some sour milk.

Thank you for flying with Fresh Air, please put on your AirPod Maxes to listen to this important safety announcement. Ty & Eric discuss copping complimentary beverages on airplanes, peeping  adult content at 30K feet, getting an A+ for being a good passenger, flying business on KLM, and borrowing the airplane AUX cord. They also discuss roasting whole animals over an open flame, exploring...

Ty & Eric discuss the customs of clinking glassware, getting cocktail curious at Bar Mordecai in Toronto, the proliferation of tinned fish in popular culture, getting arrested in an Uber, hitting the miso soup bowl, and overpaying for spam. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/

Ty & Eric discuss Subway’s sad attempts at April Fools, LVMH group buying Chrome Hearts, the apparel bouncers on Melrose Ave, whether the Chicken Bacon Ranch Melt is attracted to minors, whether attending a hip-hop show is gentrification, ordering your footlong fast vs slow, giving Danny Brown his flowers, and roleplaying as a cop outside Subway. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account ins...

Ty & Eric discuss thinking outside the bento box, whether sandwich artists or Siri garner more respect, pre-eating before a vacation, giving definition to ancient grains, finding a surprise in your lunch bowl, whether toilets should be high-tech, and going commando overseas. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/

Ty & Eric steak out a local Subway to monitor what’s happening. They discuss police officer lunches, why McDonalds isn’t a burger joint, going beyond Beyond Meat, getting freaky with oat milk, the roast beef between Kendrick, Drake, and J. Cole, and whether Sean Diddy Combs actually did it. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/

Ty & Eric discuss the difference between a loaf and a bun, urbanites roleplaying as campers, Subway launching grocery store sauce bottles, ideal uses for SnowPeaks titanium, Western biases on Asian cuisine, messing with the Subway shrimp salsa, getting mauled by grizzly bears, and stashing tortellini in your trunk. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/

Stuffed from a 3 hour meal at Elio Volpe, Ty & Eric digest their experience. They discuss the progressive cacio e pepe, sitting in the splash zone, getting overs served by a village of waiters, being bullish on the fish market, getting rejected at the espresso bar, eating the flattest pizza in the world and why Subway should offer complimentary bread. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional accoun...

Ty & Eric discuss skipping soggy veggies, sleeping on the footlong cookie, dropping cash at the dinner table, Canadian burrata, the dinner reservation black market, test driving jerk chicken aioli, rebranding still water, and the forgotten institution of public libraries. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

Ty & Eric attempt to unpack what South by Southwest has become, vertically-integrated vegetable farming, Footlong shrinkflation, becoming a vibe consultant, why foraging is overrated, different construction worker personas, barista effortmaxxing, crowd-favourite veggies, and the made-up job titles at Deloitte. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

Ty & Eric discuss ordering Banh Mi sandwiches from Vietnamese Subways, why homemade meals hit different than fast food, licking the nuts from Five Guys, ideal gelato consumption locations, the KPIs for International Women’s Day, the problems with meal prep, ordering a Fugly off Cactus Club’s secret menu, decolonizing fusion food, the unrelenting allure of peanut butter, and whether Indian spea...

Ty & Eric discuss dipping cheese in cheese, Subway’s CEO’s threats against its own franchises, whether hunger is blind, the nostalgia of Katz’s Deli, nut-allergy resilience training, Burger King’s big brown branding, ideal apres-ski snacks, beating the you made a bad sandwich allegations in court, overcoming blue cheese cravings, and why they’re mailing bricks to Subway’s HQ at 325 Sub Way, Mi...

Ty & Eric report on a recent homicide in a Chicago Subway, the surge in negative feedback on Wendy’s surge-pricing model, and Subway’s discontinuation of yellow mustard. They also discuss the rising heat tolerance of American pallets, bullet-proof sneeze guards, whether the customer is ever right, revitalizing tartar sauce, adding deflationary vegetables to your footlong, the mass appeal of Pu...

Ty & Eric brainstorm ways to exploit Subway’s loyalty program, the idea of free footlong trials, the pains of aging, getting refunded at Subway, Kellogg’s CEO’s controversial statements about dinner, rizzing up your sandwich artist for a discount, buying toilet paper from 7-11, better uses for the grocery store checkout screen, taking a Subway lie detector test, pupil scanning at airports, and...

Ty & Eric discuss the best place to cram a Subway, getting overcharged for footlongs, Subway’s missing mustard conspiracy, the risks of toaster oven exposure, whether a randomized free footlong is worth the risk, movie theatre meals, Einstein’s sad life, and the invisible energy between you and your sandwich. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

Ty & Eric reflect on their pilgrimage to Subway, devouring 6” sandos, stacking veggie patties like bricks, receiving Prime Energy instead of water at restaurants, getting globbed with sweet onion sauce, visiting a pet psychic, how to improve the modern speakeasy, and when the restaurant ghosts your meal. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

Zach is a writer, comedian, and editor at New York Magazine. He sits down with Ty and Eric to discuss the plight of the teriyaki chicken sandwich, the masculine urge to eat lunch on a steel beam, visiting Subway in New York, fast sandwich competitors, whether Carbone needs a controversy, the death of spontaneous dining, teaching podcasters better manners, their Valentine’s day activations, the Las...

Ty & Eric discuss the surprise and delight of mezze platters, the similarities between bean dip and Subway cheese, whether Kanye’s Vultures album is good or bad, making a Subway charcuterie, the most chewable footlong, why Spam has a bad reputation, and where ham comes from (spoiler: it’s butt). Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

Ty & Eric discuss whether a good Subway sandwich is nature or nurture, Tokyo’s estranged Michelin guide restaurants, Cactus Club’s hostile takeover of fine dining, Subway’s admirable quality despite their scale, microdosing the Panera Bread lemonade, ordering a lettuce wrap at Subway, strategies for formatting the best bite, and trying the cursed Dorito dip. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional...