May Bonus: Taste-Testing Bella Hadid, Khloe Kardashian and Mr. Beast

please make peter read sophia's boom

I’m already feeling the urge to defend protein in everything because it makes my life easier. And also, I can’t have dairy protein so there are still a ton of protein added products that I can use. Vegan protein powders are not cheap (to me), especially in comparison to whey protein.

Please don't slurp!!!

Laughed out loud at the gym listening to Mike telling about the “Mike is dumb comment”

Aww Michael 🥺 you're smart and I will personally defend your bad pronunciations every time ♥️

Listening to this super late and 1) RIP Unwell apparently and 2) I got one on clearance and I thought I was losing it by thinking it tasted like BO. Feeling very validated by this episode.

There were crates of Khloud popcorn at my local food shelf. They literally could not give it away.

I saw an ad on instagram for earplug-type things that can help people with misophonia, and, curious how well they work, I looked at the comments. It was a horror show of extremely fatphobic vitriol. Which I guess is only so surprising given cultural/media messages that fat people are disgusting being paired with people not knowing how to step back and healthily process their emotions. But it does make me wonder if people have been assholes about Aubrey making mouth sounds at some point, cuz I could 100% see Mike responding by making lots of performative mouth sounds like this to troll people like that. My experience listening to this was a mix of upset because of misophonia and amused because some of the sounds sounded VERY intentional. A misophonia warning would be appreciated though simply because it's an involuntary reaction where my brain says I'm under attack and has a fight-or-flight reaponse regardless of how normal mouth sounds are.

There's an exposé on the work culture at 'Call Her Daddy' in this month's Vanity Fair, for these interested

“If smarties could rot” 🤣

Mike’s “mnay” instead ok his usual “okay” at 19:17 hahahaha

Please please please edit out the mouth sounds when you eat snacks. This is unlistenable for people with sensory issues 😢

I would like to know what Micheal’s beef with electrolytes is. You will absolutely die without them. Plain water and food is fine if you’re not actively losing fluids or don’t have a medical condition but despite not really liking the taste of salty water, it’s one of my many attempts to have less seizures. Also, a coconut water, Gatorade, etc will straightforwardly make you feel IMMEDIATELY better after sweating your ass off. Instant energy uptick and clearing of that god awful brain fog

Michael is so great at eating the snacks and I think may need to start having snacks at home 🥰🥰🥰

Mike: Me: ...Groovy.

I miss those damn lemonades!!!

You did NOT have to eat so close to the mic but you did it anyway🫵 😭

Me, just getting home from the grocery store w/literally 6 bloom energy drinks - "oh god, pls like bloom" 😬

Feeling insane right now bc I just listened to this episode on an Amtrak and when I got off, I saw another passenger in an “I am unwell” call her daddy barstool sports hoodie that I would have had no context for mere hours earlier

Had to unsubscribe for a bit for financial reasons, but can afford a subscription again, so I'm just listening to this episode now. The Mr. Beast "pizza" made me think of this bonkers SNL commercial parody https://youtu.be/KLHRjaUBb3o

DEAR GOD THE MOUTH SOUNDS WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS

Also, I had no idea about Unwell related to Call Her Daddy. They did a clothing collab with Target and I’m ashamed to say that I bought two pairs of sweatpants with matching shirts and crew neck sweatshirts. When I found out it was connected Alex I was embarrassed not having done my research. I will say she names it aptly to appeal to millennials because I thought the idea of a brand called Unwell was brilliant and then felt stupid afterward. Reminded me of why I usually buy secondhand.

Please do a taste test or episode about the whole craze about mushrooms. I also live in Seattle and the amount of places selling mushroom teas, coffees, chocolate, etc. Even as a mushroom lover, I’m really exhausted by all the claims of what mushrooms do for you. It’s great in food, yes. Maybe it has some health benefits, but the focus on it I. The wellness space has me asking a lot of questions. It’s hard to believe that mushrooms are this unmatchable benefit to my health and life.

i had to try myself: khloud was impressively bad

Wait. What’s the Christian bale meltdown? Someone plz link for me 🙏🏻

It’s crazy of yall to have left the mouth noises in

Mike's comments while listening to Aubrey about Chloe Kardashian in the beginning is killing me. "Also got really good at perpetuating anti-fatness" "Nice" [monotone delivery]

bring kimberly springer back!

In honour of the most recent episode on salt I offer this belated tagline, “Welcome to Maintenance Phase, where we tastefully A-SALT health myths.” (thank you very much, I’ll see myself out).

Some folks complaining about the eating sounds but I find they add humor to the experience for me

Wait wait is the dash diet where the dash no salt seasoning got its branding name?

This is about the latest general feed episode -- uhhhhh "we're doing the EPISODIUM" is going to live rent free in my head for the next 6 months 😂

long time listener, first time caller, just popping in to say Mike is very smart and that was a mean and thoughtless comment.

I wish Mike and Aubrey would do a second podcast where they only taste test questionable food. I love hearing them scream when they taste something nasty.

i just learned about Dr. michael greger - author of the “how to not die” series- and his claims about the “daily dozen” drastically reducing cholesterol. his wikipedia says he was an expert witness in the oprah vs cattleman association- potential episode?

“Just have your fuckin regular-ass popcorn and then like a string cheese” -Aubrey Gordon ^^as a dietitian that pretty much sums up my take on this matter

Anyone who is even slightly involved in pop culture and doesn’t know who the Kardashians are should be studied.

Wait you're not going to mention that the original kin euphorics formula (circa 2020) had PHENIBEN in it???

Misophonia warning, friends

Not to make everything about my special interest, but do we perhaps think that the reason every product has to have so much caffeine / make claims about focus is because no one is eating enough carbs?

Mike not knowing about kettle corn but knowing Alex Cooper 😂

Former barista - Starbucks refreshers are caffeinated with "green coffee extract"

Mike being a call her daddy historian was not on my bingo card but here for it

Have you two talked about the safety/science/efficacy of various skincare products like retinoids, sunscreens, etc? I’d be interested to hear about that from you. Or about cosmetic procedures/treatments more widely? Large & evolving topics ik

who considers the roi of sports team ownership intellectual ??

Thank you so much for including the trigger warning for SA at the top of the show! Very helpful and important ❤️

I liked the graphic eating sounds, thought it was hilarious. Also as a popcorn lover I am going to recommend lesser evil fiery hot, it’s delicious.

Didn’t expect to write this comment, but I through the eating sounds were satisfyingly crunchy 🤷‍♀️ 😂

"all the bitterness with none of the getting drunk" is why I bought Kin XD there are others fake alcohols I like more, but I appreciate that they aren't super sugary because I like bitter alcohol taste.

Ooof the slurping. 😥💔😭

The craziest part of these videos is always being reminded that Aubrey lives in Portland so there's a non zero chance of bumping into her one day.

As someone with POTS every time I see people who are not constantly fighting to keep their electrolytes at a normal level being like HYDRATION DRINKS, SALTY WATER TIME I’m like…why are you doing this to yourself, I literally only consume them when I’m desperate because a large bottle of water and a salty snack does the same thing but doesn’t taste bad (also basically every artificial sweetener makes me nauseous, & they ALL have that in them, even the ones with sugar have it for some godforsaken reason)

Michael only edited out Aubrey’s mouth noises 🙃

"My brain says they're my friends" Are you guys not my friends?

The beginning of the episode and I’m just like. I’m so glad I can’t SEE these Lunchlies.

"Kettle corn? That's a fun time snack!"

Mikes not dumb hes just naive about some topics. Thats normal

I do love birthday cake popcorn though. But in small doses because holy sweet.

You are definitely not dumb, Mike. I trust both you and Aubrey's perspective inordinately and appreciate how you both help clarify things for me. You guys are the best

Less than 5 minutes in, and I'm already screaming NOOOOOOO! Of all the things to skip researching! By some miracle, I was blissfully ignorant of the existence of Mr. Beast for I don't know how long. I learned about him when his Lunchable knockoffs were recalled for containing *moldy cheese* 🤢 I hope you stayed healthy after the taste tests! 🙏

Canceling Mike for his mouth noises during this episode 🫠

I’m mouth sounds ambivalent 🤷🏻‍♀️ doesn’t bug me but I’m not here for it

Michael, the loud slurping was so unsettling 😭

Ohhh sorry gotta skip ....no mouth sounds into a microphone for me :(

Mike. The eating noises must stop holy shit, please I'm begging you. Are you blowing bubbles in these drinks? This might be breaking my parasocial relationship with you.

Just saw Khloud Birthday Cake popcorn on sale at Sprouts… did not buy but curiosity almost got the best of me!

Ahhhh I am deeply addicted to the Bloom energy drinks and I know, I know, but I can’t help it! So curious but also dreading what horrors you are going to reveal about these

Directed at Micheal: as a non user of YouTube, I would LOVE a bonus ep explaining the Mr beast lore, rise, and appeal. He’s bled onto my Instagram and I am endlessly baffled by who his audience and what his appeal is

I want another *dumb shit* episode where Aubrey explains the entire kardashian-jenner extended universe to michael

Love you guys!!!~<3

Love these types of episodes, but bummer that they’re not boycotting Target.

Haven’t tried the Lunchly but the OG Mr beast chocolate sucked ass. I think they updated it cos it doesn’t seem as bad now!

We should all be allowed to be a little dumb sometimes! Nobody knows everything! We're all just doing our best 😂

Mike, if you're worried about being dumb, maybe you should start by knowing about Smartfood.

Have you talked about seed oils yet?

can michael and aubrey use some of our patreon money to get michael some real kettle corn at a fair? like please aubrey take him to get some fair snacks or something

The Mr beast version of Reese's cups are seriously the best candy I have ever tried. I won't go back to Reese's, it's the Mr beast peanut butter cups or no candy at all. I'm telling you, don't try them.. They will ruin you. And I had no idea Mr beast was an actual person for the first 3 weeks of my addiction to this velvety smooth peanut butter cup candy..I wish I had 1 right now.

I'm a huge fan of how the episode title low-key implies cannibalism

“Oh no the smell!!!” 😂

Noooooo the chewing sounds 😭😭😭

The joy I feel every time a new episode comes out! 💖

I like the Khloud kettle corn. 🤷‍♀️ So far I've only gotten the small bags from Starbucks on Uber Eats to pad the bill to qualify for a coupon, but it's not the worst thing.

Like you need to try the white cheddar popcorners. I recently had them and they are a revelation!

These episodes are such a gift. Thank you both for bringing so much joy to the world 😀

i needed this ❤️

Oh god is there ever any really defensible reason to smack your lips into a mic?!

Michales slurps and tongue sounds are sending shivers down my spine

another banger patreon episode this is the content i happily pay for

as someone who quit drinking i used to drink the kin drinks when i was back in early sobriety and i wanted something that sorta tasted like shit like alcohol does.

sorry, not a native speaker, wtf is browie? broeey? why does micheal use it so much

Am I the only one who knows nothing about Mr. Beast?

As I sit here with my boom-chicka-popcorn (sea salt and butter) I'm just so relieved that I didn't have to say "oh fuck no" at any point in my snacking process.

Omg! Mike's not dumb! He's one of the smartest people I sort of know! mike might be a lil dum

Aubrey: Let's keep it light and fun! Michael: No.

I’m here to second the choose your own adventure taste test episode options. I love the eating sounds (it’s funny and entertaining for me) but 100% respect people’s misophonia struggles. I have the same response to the asmr whisper sounds that everyone else apparently finds so soothing: from zero to disgusted, murderous rage in one second flat.

Saying Mike is dumb is dumb. Fight me 🤺

I remember Sofia talking a little about the Call Her Daddy situation on her own podcast.

Unwell brought out some great metaphors. "A margarita in a room that just got painted" made me feel it in my nose and mouth.

I'm so glad we got to experience Mike have a religious experience with kettle corn for the first time.

As a person who knows a lot about coffee: green coffee extract IS a natural caffeine source. Caffeine is a natural part of the coffee cherry, and roasting coffee beans actually reduces the amount of caffeine, making lighter roast coffees more caffeinated and darker roasts less caffeinated. There’s also research showing that the roasting process introduces carcinogens (makes sense- burning things until they are brown would produce more carbon, which is carcinogenic when consumed) to the coffee beans, so I could understand a marketing claim about green coffee extract not having as many carcinogens as coffee beans. The nuanced take here is that YES, green coffee extract is a natural caffeine product. But so is all coffee (and tea for that matter). Green coffee beans aren’t more natural than regular coffee beans, they just aren’t roasted which means they have fewer carcinogens and also taste way worse. Also, the level of carcinogens present in coffee aren’t concerning. So green coffee extract isn’t meaningfully healthier or more natural than a cup of drip coffee.

This was super hard to listen to because of all of us slurping and mouth noises.

Mike I thought you knew mouth sounds were bad

Yessssss serious shit on the main feed DUMB SHIT IN THE BONUS FEEEEEEEEED

OHH! @16:00, you mention that people on GLP-1 inhibitors are advised to increase protein consumption to avoid muscle mass loss — for weeks I’ve been baffled by podcast ads for WATER with added protein and PROTEIN SODA (both of which sound disgusting), but if there’s a GLP-1 user market looking for constant sources of higher protein it makes a little more sense.

Mike you’re NOT dumb hfs, I do think you are neurodivergent AF, speaking as someone who is also wildly dumb at things people think are obvious but then wildly smart at things that are hard for most people. Combined with the mispronunciations and scrolling while Peter and Aubrey talk, this is my suspicion.

No matter what, my para social relationship with you both shall never waiver.

And Aubrey is the best.

Michael is the smartest podcaster, and the nicest person, imaginable.

I just heard on NPR that there’s a whey shortage because of products like that popcorn. Apparently making whey is a bitch, and it takes FOREVER to process.

Please, someone take mike to flea market where someone is making fresh kettle corn in a giant cauldron/kettle. Because that is truly the most delicious kind, he deserves to know

I would 100% watch Michael's version of Revenge Body 🤣🤣🤣

Just a little reminder to michael we are boycotting target 🙃

Ok but shout-out to Smart Food popcorn. They sold it in the library vending machine at my alma mater and it got me and my entire cohort through grad school 😩🙌

So glad 'dumb bitch juice' came back.

“Suka” means bitch in polish 😂

Hey, I just wanted to point out that while these “gaslight gatekeepers girlboss” brands of hydration like unwell are marketed to women in general sitting on their couches or whatever and most people do not need that much sodium, some of us have disorders like POTS that require us to take in huge amounts of both fluid and salt ( 2–3L and 3,000-10,000 mg respectively) to keep our blood pumping through our body. However, the brand and the taste still suck so I’ll skip this one lol! 😂

Aubrey makes the best "OMG, this is disgusting" sounds. Always my favorite part of taste test episodes.

i unironically love that this is an episode of eating and drinking into a mic 😂

My love for taste test episodes is always tempered by my inability to listen to mouth sounds - totally worth the shivers though. So curious if Mike has been playing Cyberpunk lately considering not one but two references to "bionic" bodies haha

Mike always says he’s kind of dumb, like once per episode! (It isn’t true (mostly))

alt title, "Bella and Khloe and Beasts - OH MY!!"

Taste-testing episodes are my favorites. That "Michael is dumb" comment probably came from the same person who keeps going around podcast subs on Reddit and commenting with that. Wish they would just start their own podcast and leave the rest of us alone, but then they'd actually have to put their money where their mouth is.

“I’m glad they put focus in some of them” 😂 i’m cackling

The Portland Saturday market 🤣

I love you both so much, and have been listening since day 1, but this episode might be the first one I have to skip. It’s hard to explain how much eating sounds trigger a version of me that I don’t like. Like I become the Hulk filled with rage wanting to throw my headphones and phone on the ground and stomp on them very aggressively. So please, please - I beg of you, think of the misophonia afflicted people among your audience.

Mike😩😩no👅💦👄👄💦👅💦🫧🧋👅👅💦👄 still a good episode tho

i accidentally changed the speed to 1.25x mid listen and aubrey still sounded like a normal person so i didnt notice right away. then mike went full chipmunk

"Oh no. Oh no, why?" Is the funniest tasting note ever 🤣🤣

I’ve mostly ignored Call Her Daddy for all the reasons shared in the podcast and comments (girl boss feminism) but it took over my algo for a bit on Instagram because I have celiac and a comedian (with support from the CYD host) implied gluten allergies and peanut allergies are fake/people stop having them when they’re not “trendy”?? Obviously a wildly bad take! Has Maintenance Phase done an allergies episode?? Something about how allergies and intolerances have always existed but people simply died young from malnutrition or reactions, it’s not that they’re all “new” or whatever ? I was racking my brain but I can’t remember one. If anyone has recommendations about a good podcast covering this I’d love to hear it! While I know a lot about Celiac obviously I don’t know anything about anaphylaxis or other allergies honestly and I’d love to learn more.

Michael definitely isn't dumb (wtf?!), but he has blind spots and sometimes says silly things, just like everybody does. Perhaps the reason they are particularly surprising is that he is consistently smart and does so much in-depth research. Then, something like the Ralph Lauren/Sophia Loren thing really takes you aback (I really hoped it was a bit, but apparently not lol).

If Smarties could rot.

Did you guys go “hey let’s eat/smack our lips as loudly and as possible” before trying the food as some kind of in joke? If not you might want to have a look at that.

Finalllyyyyyy ♥️♥️♥️

I love hearing you speak about these things. But I had to stop because of mouth sounds ... Shudder.

I love the silly episodes. We need more taste test episodes - love hearing Aubrey yell NO every time y'all open something that smells terrible. More please!

Disagreeing with the haters - I’m here for the mouth sounds 😁

Mike being so concerned about the messiness is so endearing to me lol

Honestly, the taste test episodes are some of my favourites they are always weirder than the subject implies

I love you both but MUTE YOUR FUCKING MICS WHEN YOU ARE EATING!

I would believe you were eating even if you didn't chew right into the mic. :D

We need a shirt with the rainbow logo on it!

An episode about how unhinged prescription drug ads are

I love these taste tests but the chewing/drinking sounds are killing me

yay

So these expensive ass drinks are just gas station drugs for rich people?

I get carded for buying non-alcoholic beer, I think that's pretty normal. (Although maybe that's because it has trace amounts of alcohol?)

Aubrey scolding Michael for bad mouthing prison wine when they’re the least prison wine people to exist is hilarious

I neeeed to clip Aubrey saying Jesus Christmas at about 28:20 to have on a keychain sound device to use like 60 times a day as I’m huffing and sighing my way through peoples stupidity

I know Mike was making so many food sounds just to piss me off but unfortunately it did work

We love dumb shit!!

Yolanda Hadid is a chronic Lyme truther who has an entire book about her “journey“ with it and has spent thousands and thousands of dollars pursuing insane treatments for it that I think would be a really good rabbit hole for an episode for you guys and unfortunately, I think has completely Munchhausen by proxied her daughter into thinking that she has the same thing because Bella and I think also her son Anwar has posted previously about getting treatment for their “chronic Lyme.” Definitely something to look into if you’re interested in pursuing the chronic Lyme rabbit hole.

I'm sorry every time you mention dust or that the pop corn is dusted with something, my brain immediatelly thinks: sex dust.

I love the fact that it’s assumed that all of us know who these people are. I thought initially you were talking about Alice Cooper and my child of the ‘70s brain was broken. It may have been a popular podcast but I’ve literally never heard of these ridiculous people. Sounds like I should be grateful. I really enjoy the taste tests. I will never have cause to eat these things so there’s a lot of schadenfreude about these horrible influencers’ products being so awful. Thanks, both, for taking many for the team.

My serotonin!

Feel free to drop those 3 hour unedited recordings

This is my absolute favorite podcast and I love hearing you guys reacting to food, but please please please take your chewing off mic 😭 😭😭

Full disclosure, after a rare medical emergency I had to quit drinking cold turkey. The Kin Euphorics with melatonin got me through some tough nights where I really wanted a glass of wine. They’re not for everyone, I get it. But if you live an alcohol free life, they are one of the better NA beverages out there. I’ll take a Kin over a gross syrupy fake mojito any day!

Oh boy the rabbit hole you could have gone down if you researched Mr Beast or Logan Paul for those Lunchlys

Mike is NOT dumb!

I'm a teacher, and during Teacher Appreciation week, one of the random things we got was bottles of Unwell!! I had no idea it was weird influencer shit. I have not tried mine yet. It's the strawberry one and now I'm dreading it, yet must try out of morbid curiosity.

It is funny to find Michael's pop culture blind spots, but he's certainly not dumb.

There’s no way it’s legal to eat all three of them but I guess a sample with consent is fine

I have legit thought, “Why can’t I be as smart as Michael?” in previous episodes 😂 So no, you are not dumb!!

I didn't experience kettle corn until I was in my 20s and legit it is a revelation if you've never had it before, I hope Michael can go enjoy some that doesn't have protein powder dumped on it

I didn’t realize Khloud was a Kardashian brand 🤦🏻‍♀️ I found full sized bags of their Dill Pickle flavored popcorn at Safeway on the clearance rack for $1 a bag (normally $8). I bought 9 bags 😂 It was really good.

Damn, now i want kettle corn! But last time I had popcorn I cracked a filling 😅

The amount of delight I get from listening to you two get totally grossed out by stupid food should be studied. Thanks for starting my Friday off right.

Aubrey I might be in the minority but I would love to hear you talk more about women's sports! Respect to the Thorns!

I'm not usually at risk for trying influencer brands but I do have morbid curiosity so thank you Aubrey and Mike for your service once again 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️ I love these kinds of bonus episodes

Maybe Michael doesn't deserve snacks if he's going to chew open mouthed in a mic like that 😬

Okay, Michael's loud, open-mouthed eating is a nightmare. Please...no more taste tests unless you're going to mute the mics while chewing. I beg of you!

I love you both and would follow your pod to the end but a trigger warning was needed. My misophonia wracked nervous system will need a week to recover from the sound of Mike chewing kettle corn.

Young, Dumb, and full of Khum: The Michael Hobbes Story

If I didn’t love Michael already, he would have won my heart with his weaponized version of Revenge Body! So funny!

My daughter's name is Chloe and I always tell people "spelled with a C, not a K. She's not a Kardashian."

😂. Listening to the Mr Beast food descriptions - did you guys not have lunchables as kids? It's a direct knockoff. Surprised that didn't get brought up. It'd be interesting to hear a comparison taste test between the brands.

Yessss I love when you taste test things, the reactions are amazing 🤣

“It’s all of the bad taste of alcohol with none of the getting drunk or having fun. Finally” “KHloud” lololol

Mike is so dumb he doesn't like snacks smh

Weirdly unsettling to be called a Kardashian lol

Thank you so much for explaining what happened to Call Her Daddy! Michael is so smart <3

Thank you so much, the Russell brand stuff really just made me so so so sad and it’s important and I get it but God bless you for the silly shit

I cannot believe Michael just discovered kettle corn. Your life is about to change. My favorite snack lol

“No, no, no. Neither one of us knows what prison wine tastes like” 😆

When Mike said they'd been recording for 3 hours all I could think was that us patrons would like to listen to the full three hours please and thank you.

Making a patreon comment just to say I do NOT think Mike is dumb. Mike is very smart

I hate that I know this- Sofias boyfriend in 2020 worked at HBO Sports podcast/ Radio. He wanted them to leave barstool and go under them - that’s why Sofia was fighting for the brand

my kingdom for a misophonia-safe edit

All these drinks are a big waste of plastic and money. So sad.

I have such a specific bitch-eating-crackers level of hate for Alex Cooper (not based on anything except for the fact that she seems like she kind of sucks). Looking forward to listening to this one.

Idea: Since Aubrey made Mike watch so much Reality TV, make Aubrey read Sofia Franklyn's book and do a cross-over bonus If Books Could Kill episode

I do vaguely recall drama surrounding the Mr Beast lunchables arriving in stores with mold on the cheeses. It was all over Reddit at the time. Sounds like you guys lucked out?

Oh goodie, my monthly meds have arrived 💜

Just in time for my train trip home!

„Kids are already pretty dirty when they eat“ 😂 love it

Would you guys consider doing an episode on "Fat Sick and Nearly Dead?" That movie inspired my family to drink vegetable juices CONSTANTLY and looking back was very much the basis of a ton of anti-fat bias and unhealthy eating behaviors (no worries if not, I love the work you guys do ❤️)

The 3:05 am ep drop I needed

What a concerning title