The Sporkful

Conversations about food, culture and human behavior through eating AI summary

Dan Pashman Visit website › Arts · EN · 342 episodes · latest 2026-11-13

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3x James Beard Award winner. Named one of TIME's 100 Best Podcasts Of All Time. We obsess about food to learn more about people. It's not for foodies, it's for eaters. Hosted by Dan Pashman, inventor of the viral pasta shape cascatelli. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of The Sporkful ad-free. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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  1. Is Sandwich Sexism Real? (Reheat)

    2026-11-13 · 46 min · Episode 937

    A while back on the show, food critic Mimi Sheraton told a story about a time she had 104 pastrami sandwiches in her car. She was taking them to a scale to weigh them to see which Jewish deli gave you the biggest…

  2. How WWII Stories Inspired Alon Shaya’s New Cookbook

    2026-11-09 · 37 min · Episode 936

    Chef Alon Shaya says that as a kid, he wasn’t just in with the wrong crowd — he was the wrong crowd. But with the help of a home ec teacher, he turned his life around and became one of the most successful chefs in the…

  3. Feasting In A War Zone (Reheat)

    2026-11-06 · 27 min · Episode 935

    Ahead of Veterans Day, we're recognizing our American troops. A lot of them will spend the holidays far from their families — but hopefully not far from a good meal. Of course, if you’re in a war zone, finding that good…

  4. A Very New Jersey Whiskey Mystery

    2026-11-02 · 37 min · Episode 934

    A bottle of whiskey with no online footprint. A bar that’s long been closed. An address that doesn’t exist.

  5. Duff Goldman Has Learned To Live With His Fear (Reheat)

    2026-10-30 · 32 min · Episode 933

    When Food Network star Duff Goldman got into baking elaborate cakes, he was just trying to pay the bills while pursuing his real dream of rock stardom. So what happened? This week we talk with the Ace of Cakes host…

  6. Was Halloween Candy Ever Actually Poisoned?

    2026-10-26 · 39 min · Episode 932

    On Halloween night in 1974, an eight-year-old boy in the Houston suburbs got Pixy Stix laced with cyanide. He wasn’t the only one. So did four other kids who were trick-or-treating that night.

  7. When Is It OK To Send Food Back? With Kenji López-Alt (Reheat)

    2026-10-23 · 32 min · Episode 931

    This week we have a Reheat double-header. First up, from way down in the crevices of that deep freezer: a throwdown over proper buffet priorities, in which we also cover seat selection, line etiquette, and how far one…

  8. When Wedge Salad Becomes A Wedge Issue With Gail Simmons & Ayesha Nurdjaja

    2026-10-19 · 33 min · Episode 930

    Is a wedge salad worth the effort of using a knife to eat it? Should you take home the unopened beer you brought to a dinner party? And does your produce really need to be washed?

  9. The Bucatini Dialogues: A Debate About Pasta Shapes (Reheat) E

    2026-10-16 · 35 min · Episode 929

    “Literally all pasta shapes are wonderful except bucatini. Bucatini can go get effed.” Francis Lam’s strongly-worded tweet inspired Dan to organize a live event in 2018, where he, Francis (host of The Splendid Table),…

  10. Why Are There So Many Kids At Breweries?

    2026-10-12 · 33 min · Episode 928

    The craft brewery used to be a place for self-proclaimed beer nerds to sample the hot new IPA. Now, young kids, toddlers, and even infants take up as much space as beer-drinking adults. So how did this happen?

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SiriusXM Podcasts
Oldest episode in feed
01/2020 · over 6 years
Typical length
34 min
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Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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