Spilled Milk

A comedy show about food

About the show

Every week on Spilled Milk, writers/comedians Molly Wizenberg and Matthew Amster-Burton start with a food-related topic, from apples to winter squash, and run with it as far as they can go—and, regrettably, sometimes further.

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Episodes

  • Episode 421: Lightning Round LIVE!

    January 23rd, 2020  |  44 mins 24 secs

    Listen as we learn about erotic textures, driftwood beds and the human tenderloin during our first Lightning Round episode. We discover the differences between splotchy and pocked, and that the best childhood punishments combine banana and rum. Thank you for all your topic suggestions!

  • Episode 420: Cheese Plate

    January 16th, 2020  |  54 mins 15 secs

    Today we go from mild to strong, with lots of France talk and interruptions. We learn about cutting the cheese, organ grinders and jangle bangles. Eventually, things get ridonkulous as we determine the range of pungency and if this is our worst episode yet.

  • Episode 419: Fried Eggs Revisited

    January 9th, 2020  |  50 mins 8 secs

    To celebrate our 10th anniversary, we invite you to listen with us and laugh at us. This episode gets meta as we go down the show's Memory Lane and provide Host Commentary to our very first episode and encounter snowy white bottoms, time loops and lots of lies. This episode is rated NSFJ and NSFMM

  • Episode 418: Tofu

    January 2nd, 2020  |  45 mins 11 secs

    Today we lather up to talk Tofu, but not until we get a through big dose of FOMO. It is a long and meandering road to topic town, but we eventually get there, encountering cotton, silken and stinky varieties to get just the right ambiance.

    Send us your live show topic suggestions: [email protected]

  • Episode 417: BBQ Sauce

    December 26th, 2019  |  33 mins 22 secs

    Today we discuss Barbies and Arby's as we discover what the mafia has to do with BBQ sauce and why pork is like an iceberg. Matthew dispenses some dubious fatherly advice on mopping, basting and dipping this signature reserve select artisanal sauce.

  • Episode 416: Alternative Chips

    December 19th, 2019  |  30 mins 8 secs

    Today we wonder where do we even get these ideas and are these even chips? We also lay bare our music choices, discuss the virtues of beans and coconut bras and officially christen WOTSL and SOTSA.

  • Episode 415: Pan Pizza

    December 12th, 2019  |  32 mins 58 secs

    Warning: lots of moaning and crunching ahead but few laughs. Today we get into sexting secrets, board meetings and some wizard trivia as we travel pizza highways. Next stop: Detroit! New York! Sicily! Chicago! Pizza Hut!

  • Episode 414: Farro

    December 5th, 2019  |  33 mins 25 secs

    Today we are getting grooves back, eating, praying and loving all under a Tuscan sun. Listen as we attempt to learn something useful about this Italian heirloom grain while avoiding data mining and attempting to thresh all night long.

  • Episode 413: Ground Meat

    November 28th, 2019  |  48 mins 16 secs

    Today we cover too much ground (ha ha) and wonder what love tastes like and how cool our friend's moms were. After confronting tornados, glass shards and homemade spice blends we still don't know why we are doing this episode. Time for a lie in!

  • Episode 412: Digestive Biscuits

    November 21st, 2019  |  34 mins 15 secs

    Today our oaten biscuits are sweet, tinny and ready to go. We discuss classic literature, beach sand and British masterpieces as we taste test various biscuits that aid digestion and other things.

  • Episode 411: Hazelnuts

    November 14th, 2019  |  38 mins 6 secs

    Today we meet Filbert and Kent Cobnut as we discuss the nut of the hazel. Molly invents diseases and tells us a story as we bet on the winner between shrub vs tree vs bush.

  • Episode 410: Spouseless Eating 2

    November 7th, 2019  |  46 mins 7 secs

    Spouseless Eating is back and its bigger and better than ever. We follow our corporate bylaws as we discuss breeding plumage, throngs, droves and how many peas are necessary. Any comments, email [email protected].

  • Episode 409: Hard Seltzer

    October 31st, 2019  |  42 mins 44 secs

    Today we embrace our inner bro and drink from The Slender Can. We confront kids in trench coats, sexy water, oval shaped circles and hard truths. Bet you didn't think we'd be talking lobbying and tax rates on this show, but we are full of surprises.

  • Episode 408: Tahini

    October 24th, 2019  |  34 mins 6 secs

    Today we visit the most fertile of crescents and confront conspiracy theories to discuss Tahini. We are all over the place, from the renaming of Tammy to salt ponds to skimming hulls. All in all, we decide that we belong together and have way too many episodes.

  • Episode 407: Snickerdoodles

    October 17th, 2019  |  32 mins 4 secs

    Today we breathe life into whimsy, and note that Producer Abby will leave when she is good and ready. There are lots of notches on our bedposts and not a speck of chocolate anywhere as we slam poets and grate cinnamon sticks all in the hopes of discovering if we are Snickerdoodle people or not.

  • Episode 406: Kimchi

    October 10th, 2019  |  37 mins 44 secs

    We open with a flashback to episode one, and the return of Keanut as we try to follow The Molly Way. While munching on Kimchi, we discover sophisticated pickles, the miracle of digestion and how hard it is to hold a pancake in the night.