Pumpkin spice has taken over coffee, candles, body products, and the entire autumn calendar. Todd and Eric investigate whether it deserves the attention or should be politely returned to the patch.
In this episode:
- Eric introduces pumpkin spice as the neglected member of the Spice Girls.
- He admits he has never had pumpkin spice and mostly regards it as something that is simply there.
- Pumpkin pie, canned pumpkin, real pumpkin, Cool Whip, crust, and the correct whipped-topping ratio are debated.
- Pumpkin carving is compared with pumpkin painting, including the practical advantage of leaving the pumpkin intact.
- Pumpkin seeds are judged tasty but suspiciously labor-intensive.
- Eric recalls trying to smash whole pumpkins in the woods, discovering that a full pumpkin is basically a vegetable-shaped medicine ball.
- Todd recounts the much more effective and absolutely not recommended method of launching pumpkins from a moving car.
- The episode closes with Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan, “1979,” and “Tonight, Tonight.”
From pumpkin spice skepticism and pie preferences to carving kits, pumpkin seeds, failed pumpkin demolition, and a rock band with an excellent name, this is a complete investigation into autumn’s most aggressively marketed vegetable.
Todd and Eric do not settle whether pumpkins are spice or smash. They do establish that some pumpkins are better left intact, especially when Eric is holding them.
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Produced & Edited by Eric Hersey – Strong Minded Agency, Eric Hersey’s bio.
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