This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) explore the origins behind the names of 8 of the most frequently searched foods! Why do French-Canadians call shepherd’s pie “Pate Chinois” and how did Baloney end up getting called that if it’s *not* from Bologna?
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This week, hosts Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) and Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) talk about The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash! Why do these three plants work so well together? What significance do they hold in mythology, history, and agriculture?
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This week, hosts Tom Zalatnai (@tomzalatnai) and Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) dish up an episode all about cornbread! Teffer shares some pro-tips and tricks for stepping up your game next time you bake this cornmeal classic. Also, Teffer gets kicked out of the entire European Union, and we come to the defense of boxed mixes & processed food!
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It has the juice!
This week, host Teffer Adjemian (@tefferbear) sits down with longtime friend of the show Julian McKenzie (@jkamckenzie) to talk about everyone’s favorite big lump with knobs, corn! We get into the viral Recess Therapy corn video, the history of corn, and its beautiful versatility as an ingredient! We also talk grits, polenta, nixtamalization, and all the lovely things we can do with cornmeal!
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Angus finally chips in to help Sal (Matthew Whalley) with the mutant fish monster they are raising. But who will do the podcast!? The guys grab an episode from the illegal podcast pile and throw it on. Welcome to the Henchwarmers where Grunts Handman (Matthew Whalley) and Walter Mansson (Angus MacDonald) guide you through the ins and outs of the Henching Profession.
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Suns out, grills out!
Who doesn’t love a backyard BBQ party in the middle of the summer? The joys of sunshine, good company, and great food make backyard BBQ parties some of the best times you can have all year! So join Tuong La and The Upford Network’s Kendalyn Aldridge, Damian Duvain, and Tom Zalatnai as they put their minds and stomachs together to grill up a Top 5 Foods For a Backyard BBQ Party list!
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We know we can’t just eat one…
We were very lucky to record this episode pre-quarantine because live-sampling needed to happen (for research of course) to once and for all decide what the best chips are! These thin-sliced, deep-fried, crunchy snacks have been a staple in Snack Food Culture for centuries and we knew we had to do this episode justice. So join Tuong La and Potato Heads Hayley Kellett, Simone Dorie, and Leslie Cserepy as they get their sweet, salty, and savoury on and rank Top 5 Chips!
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AHHH!! On this SPOOKY episode of The Improv Punch Up, Angus and Leslie reunite with Tuong, a travel deeper into the Podcavern than ever before! We unveil a Frankly HORRIFYING tale of a German teen’s monster going to game night, a FRIGHTENING account of two Children of the Corn’s time with Enrique Iglesias, and a PETRIFYING anecdote of the spirit of Nic Cage, Jaeger mechs, and UNEXPECTED SMARTPHONE COMMERCIALS! Will the boys m-m-m-make it out alive? Tune in to find out…..IF YOU DARE!
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