37: 🎃 What's Really In A Pumpkin Spice Latte
What is a Pumpkin Spice Latte really made of? How do you you sail a pumpkin? Who was Stingy Jack? Happy Halloween!
Oct 27, 2025•34 min•Ep. 37
Lunchbox Envy
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36: 🍄🟫 Was Jesus A Mushroom?
Why would you want a mushroom to eat you? Which country has specially-trained mushroom chemists? Was Jesus actually a mushroom?
Oct 19, 2025•43 min•Ep. 36
35: ❄️ The Man Who Nearly Destroyed Earth...Twice
Who was the original King of Cool? Where are the world's dirtiest fridges? How are you using your fridge wrong?
Oct 12, 2025•37 min•Ep. 35
34: 🍪 You're Eating Biscuits The Wrong Way Up
Did a digestive break up The Beatles? Are you chomping on your Hobnobs upside down? What biscuits were on offer in the Titanic lifeboats?
Oct 05, 2025•40 min•Ep. 34
33: 🐟 The Herring That Nearly Started WW3
How did herring nearly start World War 3? When did fish have fingers? Is there such a thing as a fish? (Yes, and it's delicious).
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32: 🍎 We Ate Newton's Gravity Apple
How can a movie be spoiled by an apple? When do apples break the sound barrier? Why are some apples better for cooking with?
Sep 21, 2025•39 min•Ep. 32
31: 🫖 Lethal Tea-Making Contraptions
What is that scum on the top of your tea? Why were the first automatic tea-making contraptions so dangerous? Are you a MIFFY or a TIFFY?
Sep 14, 2025•38 min•Ep. 31
30: ♨️ The Insane Truth Behind Microwave Clocks
How did squirrels help invent the microwave? Why don't ants mind microwaves? What's the big problem with microwave clocks? Dedicated to Nigella <3
Sep 07, 2025•38 min•Ep. 30
29: 🍺 Why Ancient Egyptians Drank Beer Through Straws
Why shouldn't you tilt your glass when you pour a pint? Which city has an underground beer pipeline? Why did the Ancient Egyptians drink their beer through straws?
Aug 31, 2025•41 min•Ep. 29
28: 🧂 The Saltiest Place On Earth
What’s the saltiest place on Earth? How can salt win a war? And why does some salt taste like egg?!
Aug 24, 2025•48 min•Ep. 28
27: 🧀 The Bank Vault Full Of Parmesan Cheese
How do they put the holes in swiss cheese? Who eats the world's hardest cheese? Why would you put Parmesan in a bank?
Aug 17, 2025•47 min•Ep. 27
26: 🌸 The 12-Year-Old Boy Who Gave The World Vanilla
Which 12-year-old boy do we have to thank for all the vanilla we have today? What links vanilla to a beaver's anus? What hack lets you use your vanilla pods more than once?
Aug 10, 2025•34 min•Ep. 26
25: 🧈 How Butter Caused The Catholic Reformation
How did butter cause the Catholic Reformation? Where does extra-yellow butter come from? Who wants a buttershag?
Aug 03, 2025•40 min•Ep. 25
24: 🥪 What's The Ultimate Supermarket Meal Deal?
Why would you eat a cotton wool sandwich? What is an earth sandwich made of? Who once ate a $275 sandwich containing over 8000 calories?
Jul 27, 2025•41 min•Ep. 24
23: 🥐 The Secret Curvy Croissant Code
What on earth is a Piecaken? Why are some croissants curvy and some straight? Which pastry was invented by a literal idiot? With special guest Edd Kimber.
Jul 20, 2025•40 min•Ep. 23
22: 🍓 The World's Most Delicious Anal Secretion
What does the opposite of a strawberry taste like? Who liked to bathe in strawberry juice? What have strawberries got to do with a beaver's anal glands?
Jul 13, 2025•37 min•Ep. 22
Bonus: 🎾 Europe's Largest Annual Catering Event
Happy Wimbledon everyone! Who's got room for an extra-creamy second helping this week?
Jul 10, 2025•13 min
21: 🍫 Why Does American Chocolate Taste Like S***?
When is Dairy Milk not chocolate? Whose chocolate taste like vomit? Where can you use KitKats as postcards?
Jul 06, 2025•36 min•Ep. 21
20: 🥑 Sainsbury's and M&S's Avocado Feud
Why would you tattoo an avocado? Which bird has to vomit up the avocado stone before it can fly? How did avocados spark a row between Sainsbury's and M&S?
Jun 29, 2025•36 min•Ep. 20
19: 🍕 Does Pizza Really Count As One Of Your 5-A-Day?
Who paid their rent in pizza? Where would you need a 3D-printed pizza? How do you make pizza with beer?
Jun 22, 2025•34 min•Ep. 19
18: 🫒 Beware The Italian Olive Mafia
What did we use olives for before we ate them? What is the SPF of olive oil? Why should Americans be suspicious of Italian olive oil?
Jun 15, 2025•35 min•Ep. 18
17: 🥔 A Potato-Only Diet: Surviving Or Thriving?
How do you milk a potato? Can you survive on a potato-only diet? Why do potatoes make daughters-in-law cry?
Jun 08, 2025•35 min•Ep. 17
16: 🍷 Does More Expensive Wine Actually Taste Better?
Does alcohol actually burn off when you cook with wine? Does more expensive wine actually taste better? How do you take communion in outer space?
Jun 01, 2025•37 min•Ep. 16
15: 🧅 The Day Onions Broke Wall Street
Which is the wrong direction to cut onions in? How did Viking doctors use onions to save lives on the operating table? Why do capuchin monkeys go wild over onions?
May 25, 2025•37 min•Ep. 15
14: 🍋 Your Lemons Might Not Be Vegan
Why might your lemon not be vegan? How does a lemon affect your empathy? Who used lemons as a contraceptive?
May 18, 2025•37 min•Ep. 14
13: 🍚 Your Rice Might Have Been Farmed By Ducks
Why do risotto spoons have holes in them? Why do rice farmers like ducks swimming in their fields? Why are we all so scared of reheating rice?
May 11, 2025•38 min•Ep. 13
12: 🥜 The World's Most Average Jar Of Peanut Butter
How can you make peanuts dance? Which insect tastes great with peanut butter? Why is the most expensive jar of peanut butter the most average?
May 04, 2025•34 min•Ep. 12
11: ☕ The Drink That Fuelled The Enlightement
Why should you put salt in your coffee? How does caffeine actually keep us awake? And do we really have coffee to thank for The Enlightenment?
Apr 27, 2025•45 min•Ep. 11
10: 🥚 Egg Maths Ain't Mathing
What is the deal with egg maths? What can you smuggle inside an egg? And what are green eggs actually eaten with?
Apr 20, 2025•36 min•Ep. 10
Bonus: 🐣 Happy Easter!
A little extra morsel all about chocolate eggs. Happy Easter!
Apr 17, 2025•9 min
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