Our 15th Anniversary Sporktacular
Happy anniversary to us! This week The Sporkful is celebrating our 15th anniversary with a special episode sharing the story of the show’s creation, and tracing its evolution. Dan started The Sporkful...
13 Jan 202547min
Sporkful Episode #1 And Sandwich Science With Robert Krulwich (Reheat)
In honor of The Sporkful’s 15th anniversary, for our Friday Reheats this month we’re pulling especially old episodes out of the darkest recesses of the deep freezer. Today, we’re defrosting our very f...
10 Jan 202535min
The Secret Society With A Giant Omelet Tradition
What makes the taste of a Meyer lemon so special? And why is there a secret society in Louisiana that holds a giant omelet festival every year? This week our friends at the The Atlas Obscura Podcast —...
6 Jan 202536min
Michael Ian Black Is A Man Who Eats Salads (Reheat)
Why does eating alligator seem more manly than eating chicken? Is coffee more “masculine” than tea? This week, comedian Michael Ian Black talks with Dan about manliness, and how it relates to food — a...
3 Jan 202535min
Jamie Oliver Doesn’t Listen To The Skeptics
Despite being the best-selling nonfiction author in UK history, Jamie Oliver didn't read a whole book until he was 38. He's dyslexic, and writes by dictation. Growing up, school was a huge struggle fo...
30 Dec 202435min
A Trunk Full Of Truffles (Reheat)
We follow a young truffle dealer as he hustles his way across New York City selling white truffles out of a styrofoam cooler in his car for thousands of dollars a pop. Then we try to figure out why pe...
27 Dec 202433min
New Year’s Food Resolutions 2025
What foods do Sporkful listeners resolve to eat more of in the new year, and why? And what’s Dan’s New Year’s food resolution for 2025? All is revealed in our annual year-end spectacular. We also repl...
23 Dec 202446min
Reheat: Hari Dreams Of Donuts
When comedian Hari Kondabolu isn't delivering incisive jokes about politics and identity, he's dreaming of being locked inside a magical bakery. Hari tells us why you shouldn't ask him about Indian fo...
20 Dec 202430min
