Podcasts by Gag Reflects
Gag Reflects: Vintage Cookbooks...Modern Nightmares.
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Got Manischewitz?! from 2020-03-29T22:26:17
Just our little contribution to the war effort: it's not a pandemic if you can't drink shitty wine and listener, we have the crossover episode to help heal your isolated soul. Forget about...
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Before There Was Goop There was John Harvey Kellogg from 2019-03-08T20:39:20
It's time to gather your jade eggs, kale shakes and moon lotion as your aunties Naama and Jessi tell you the story of a time long before Gwyneth Paltrow was telling us to pay into her wellness i...
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St. Jill of Lost Cookbooks from 2019-02-25T20:57:04
It's the Cookbook that started it all for us: The 1987 Jill St. John Cookbook. The first American to play a Bond girl, the first celebrity to publish a "lifestyle" cookbook and the fir...
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Eat Me: Microwave Fast and Easy (That's what WE said) from 2019-02-14T14:27:13
Like the microwave itself, this episode is quick and dirty. There's also some sort of echo happening but just pretend you're listening to it inside a microwave and make it an immersive exp...
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Microwave Cooking: The Mansplainer's Edition from 2019-02-05T17:00
Listener, you really haven't lived until you've had an old white man tell you how to cook escargot in the microwave. And let the congregation say, AMEN.
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Eat Me: Weight Watchers Taste Test from 2019-01-31T01:27:08
Listener, welcome to the bullion cube thunderdome! Jessi and Naama create some truly beige-tasting dishes like evanessence of lettuce and piano wire rosettes. Plus, we celebrate our ...
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And the Barf Played on: Weight Watchers Part II from 2019-01-23T19:40:47
So much trauma, we couldn't fit it into just one episode. Naama and Jessi take a deep dive into the life and times of Weight Watcher matriarch, Jean Nidetch and her trail of food crimes on...
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The Weight is Over--WEIGHT WATCHERS from 2019-01-15T13:58:04
We're back, Queens! And what a doozy we have for you. From Jean Neiditch to Oprah, join us as we discuss the history of Weight Watchers. Make sure you have extra room in your t...
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Eat Me: Sandwich Taste Test from 2018-07-24T13:00
If a can of deviled ham is opened in a forest and no one is there to smell it, does it make Jessi wretch? This episode proves that Gag Reflects is the PERFECT name for this podcast.
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Wham, Bam, Thank You Sam from 2018-07-17T13:00
It's Joey Tribbiani's favorite episode and the one you've been waiting for: SANDWICHES! Listener, there are some things that aren't meant to go between two slices of bread. And Naama and Jessi disc...
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Eat Me: Salad Taste Test from 2018-07-10T05:00
It's a Battle Royale between cinnamon-flavored placenta and corned beef dog food. Which salad will reign supreme and will there be any survivors?!?!?!?
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Eat Me: Fondue Taste Test from 2018-07-03T13:00
Barry Manilow is on the turntable, 2 pots of cheese are bubbling away on the sterno and all our friends are gathered round, skewers in hand. What could possibly go wrong?
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You Don't Win Friends With Salad from 2018-06-26T12:14:51
The prophet Homer Simpson once said, "you don't win friends with salad," and gaggle, we couldn't agree more. This episode covers a 450-page cookbook dedicated to salads of all forms: green, gelatin...
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Be True to the Fondue from 2018-06-12T12:00
Welcome to Season 2, Gaggle! We're thrilled you came back and are celebrating your return with a fondue party. This episode covers Saveur Magazine's 1970, Fondue: The Fine Art of Fondue, Chinese Wo...
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Eat Me: Jell-O Taste Test from 2018-05-11T14:40:27
WELCOME TO THE JELL-O THUNDERDOME. All the children sing, "We don't need another Jell-O!!!" Join Naama, Jessi, and two very special guests as we wrap up season 1 with a jiggly, wiggly BANG!
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Jell-O: Is it Me You're Looking For? from 2018-05-08T14:00
It wouldn't be a true podcast about Vintage Cookbooks without discussing the mother of all gags: J E L L -O. We have a Jell-O hat trick for you, listener--the 1937 classic, Jack and Mary's Jello Re...
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Eat Me: Nathan's Hotdogs Taste Test from 2018-05-03T15:00
Hey, hey, gaggle! Today Jessi sits in the bathroom, eating her Grey Gardens pâté on the toilet seat while Naama envelopes herself in a hotdog fruit cocktail stew. As Jessi is not recording at her o...
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Nathan's Famous Hotdog Cookbook from 2018-05-01T16:31:38
Take our hand as we journey down a dark road of intrigue and lies, nestled in a kosher casing: Nathan's Hotdog Cookbook. We cannot confirm that this book, written by Nathan's son, led to his downfa...
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Campbell's Taste Test from 2018-04-25T17:58:33
Bottom's Up, listener. On this very special episode of Gag Reflects, Naama and Jessi have cocktail hour with a canned soup theme. We really wish we were kidding.
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Campbell's: Mmm Mmmm Ewwwww from 2018-04-19T23:01:33
STOP! Campbell's Time. Listener, you won't believe what the Campbell's Soup Company is calling an actual "recipe." Settle in as Naama and Jessi discuss the problematic history of the Campbell's S...
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Eat Me: Prunes Taste Test from 2018-04-17T23:00:19
There is just so much wrong here. Listen as we discuss shame shopping, prunies, and learn if we actually went!
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Prunes: Didja Go? from 2018-04-12T19:22:33
It's THURSDAY, listener and today we're dropping a hot one for you. Come join us as we discuss the dried fruit that packs both a nutritional and historic punch and learn why this OG magical fruit b...
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Minisode 2: Eat Me-Ketchup Taste Test from 2018-04-09T01:17:56
Listener, it all basically tastes like vomit.
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Let's Ketchup from 2018-04-09T01:07:51
It turns out Mr. Heinz was a wonderful man but his recipes....not so much.
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Minisode 1--Eat Me: Banana Taste Test from 2018-04-09T00:58:54
There's no going back now. Jessi tries banana beignets and Naama munches on Donald Trump's head.
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This Episode is Bananas from 2018-03-31T20:03:42
Welcome to Gag Reflects. In our first season, we're talking about Magic Bullets: cookbooks that feature one ingredient. Come join us as we discuss the most delicious 1974 Chiquita Banana cookbook ...
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