Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by comedy podcasters/writers David Christopher Bell and Tom Reimann (Gamefully Unemployed) for a look at why mayonnaise is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:
- Gamefully Unemployed on Patreon
- Tom Reimann’s page at Collider.com
- Some More News (YouTube)
- “Kitten” by David Christopher Bell featured on The Black List
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Mayonnaise is disgusting, and science agrees (Popular Science)
- Happy Birthday, Dear Mayo — We Hold You Dear (NPR All Things Considered)
- A Soviet New Year, With Mayonnaise (The New York Review Of Books)
- Best-Ever Grilled Cheese (Bon Appetit)
- Kraft Heinz Prepares to Take On Hellmann’s With a New Mayonnaise and ‘Mayochup’ (The Wall Street Journal)
- Mayonnaise Manufacturer Sues “Mayo” Maker: On Definitions, Sustainability and Start-Ups (National Geographic)
- Ketchup isn’t the king of American condiments. Mayonnaise is (Quartz)
- When Michigan State Used Ruined Mayonnaise for Power (Gastro Obscura)
- MSU dumps 1,250 gallons of ruined mayonnaise in anaerobic digester (The State News)
- Space Station Soundtrack: Astronaut Thomas Pesquet Shares His #Songs4Space (Space.com)
- Meet the speed-eater who can consume more than three jars of mayonnaise in three minutes (Guinness Book Of World Records)
- We Talked To Experts About Why You Hate Mayonnaise So Much (Bustle)
- Mayo-phobia: Why do some people hate mayonnaise so much? (Slate)
- Why won’t the mayo bullies leave us alone? (The Takeout)
- In Defense of Mayonnaise (Wired)
- A Brief History of Mayonnaise (Slate)
- The History Of Mayonnaise (The Nibble)
- From Russia, With Mayonnaise: Cookbook Revisits Soviet Classics (NPR The Salt)
- Why are Russians obsessed with mayonnaise? (Russia Beyond)
- Understanding Russia’s obsession with mayonnaise (The Guardian)
- Julia Child by way of Stalin (Maclean’s)
- How Soviets Came to Celebrate New Year’s Like Christmas (and Why Russians Still Do) (Foreign Policy)
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Guests
- Tom Reimann
- David Christopher Bell
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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