RERUN: The Egg, The Nog, and The Holy Sprite

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Content Warning: This episode is entirely about eating and drinking various foods, including some alcoholic beverages. There is a brief description of cooking live lobsters during Monte Belmonte’s message to the show in the last segment.

It’s the last episode of the year and we are celebrating with a Judge John Hodgman Office Party! Inspired by a case regarding mixing eggnog and Sprite, the Judge sent a call for our audience’s favorite holiday foods and drinks. Bailiff Jesse had to miss the party unfortunately, but Producer Jennifer Marmor and WERU Program Director Joel Mann join Judge Hodgman to ring in the New Year! Plus we hear some holiday greetings from Friends of the Court!

Music used in this episode:

Poppers and Prosecco Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Crinoline Dreams Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Barbara by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.

Auld Lang Syne by United States Marine Band is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.

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Photos from THE EGG, THE NOG, AND THE HOLY SPRITE

A man standing in a radio studio with both arms out, wearing a very festive Christmas sweater

A festive Joel Mann

A pot of dark brown liquid with cloves and lemon slices in it.

Judge Hodgman's mulled Dr. Pepper

An ad for Dr Pepper showing a family in front of a fireplace, two large mugs of hot Dr. Pepper with lemon slices, and text on the bottom showing a special offer. Beneath that is a devil cartoon with the text next to him,

Dr. Pepper's official holiday recommendation

A Zoom screenshot showing a woman and man in two different places smelling hot beverages

Jennifer and Judge Hodgman getting ready to sample Hot Dr pepper

A Zoom screenshot. On the left is a woman with dark hair in a small recording booth. On the right is a man holding a small glass container full of a light red gelatin up to the computer camera.

Jennifer getting a good look at the Tomato Soup Salad

A hand in front of a laptop monitor showing a document and Zoom video conference. The hand is holding upside down an open clear glass container of light red gelatin, with a plastic spoon sticking out of it.

Judge Hodgman turning the Tomato Soup Salad upside down over his laptop

Pieces of cut pickle spears with cream cheese and ham around them. All four bites are cut like sushi rolls and held together with toothpicks. They are sitting atop a paper plate.

Iowa Dill Pickle Spears

A stove with an empty cast iron pan on the back left burner, a yellow saucepan heating Dr Pepper on the back right burner, a pan of penny gravy on the front right burner, and a pan of chicken noodles on the front left burner. Next to the stovetop is a container of utensils, an egg basket, and various spices and other cooking items.

Judge Hodgman really cooked all of this!

A white gravy on a stovetop with cut hot dogs in it.

Penny Gravy closer up

A pan on a stovetop with egg noodles and shredded chicken in it.

Chicken noodles closer up

two paper bowls of pineapple chunks with a dollop of white marshmallow fluff next to them, with cling wrap over

Judge Hodgman's prepped pineapple and Fluff

pineapple chunks on the side of a plate with a clear plastic cup of a white, thick, liquid next to them.

Jennifer's pineapple chunks and Fluff/water sauce

Two sets of Sprite, egg nog cartons, Orange Crush, tiny bottles of Jägermeister, and thermoses on top of a wood dining table

Judge Hodgman's beverages ready to go to WERU

From left to right: glass bottle of Orange Crush, Broguiere's egg nog, can of Sprite

Jennifer's eggnog and mix ins

In this episode...

John Hodgman

Host

Jesse Thorn

Host

Jennifer Marmor

Producer

Daniel Arón Speer

Video Editor

AJ McKeon

Audio Editor

Megan Rosati

Social Media Specialist

Guests

Joel Mann

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RERUN: The Egg, The Nog, and The Holy Sprite

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