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Updated Mar 27

5D AGO

Is AI an Enemy or Ally for Recipe Creators?

In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Will Templeton, co-founder and CTO of Allspice, about how the traditional recipe blog model, laden with ads, pop-ups, and static content, is breaking down as users increasingly “lift” recipes into apps, screenshots, or AI tools. The conversation explores how Allspice is building a new infrastructure layer for recipes, using structured ingredient data and vector databases to make sense of messy, inconsistent inputs from across the web. They also dig into the role of AI in the future of cooking, from conversational interfaces and guided cooking to the tension creators feel between embracing AI as a tool and fearing it as a threat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5d ago

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27 min
3D AGO

Is Brain Health Optimization The Next Big Wave in Wellness?

In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Mo Abouelsoud, CEO of U The Mind Company, about the emerging intersection of brain health, wellness, and consumer technology. Abouelsoud explains how his company’s non-invasive brain stimulation devices are designed to help treat neurological conditions while also opening the door to cognitive enhancement, better focus, and long-term brain wellness. The conversation explores whether brain health could become the next major category in wellness, alongside sleep, metabolism, and fitness, and looks at how new technologies might one day give consumers a more complete picture of how their brains and bodies work together. You can find out more about U the Mind Company at https://uthemind.company/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3d ago

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25 min
APR 2

Talking About Nature's Trickster Protein With Ali Wing

In this episode of The Spoon Podcast, Mike catches up with Oobli CEO Ali Wing to discuss what Wing calls "nature's trickster protein", the sweet proteins they develop for products like ice teas and chocolate bars. Wing talks about how the company is positioning its sweet protein technology at the center of two major shifts reshaping the food industry: the rise of GLP-1-driven dietary behavior and the growing demand for protein-forward, lower-sugar products. She also explains why the company has shifted from consumer-facing products like teas and chocolate to a B2B ingredient platform, and how partnerships with companies like Ingredion and Mars are helping drive scale. The conversation also explores the future of sweetening systems, the role of fermentation in food innovation, and why the industry may be entering a new era of large-scale product reformulation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 2

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34 min
2D AGO

The Case for Cultivated Meat

The Case for Cultivated Meat" (Part 1 of 2: Scaling, Capital, and the Path to Parity) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2d ago

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18 min
11/04/2025

S1 EP4: Bahld Harmon (Also: Is Ron Really Crazy?)

In this episode of The Chair Company Files, Mike and Carlos unpack Episode 4’s big swing: flashbacks that deepen Ron’s backstory and sharpen the show’s blend of comedy, horror, and suburban dread. They debate whether Ron’s unraveling is a Fight Club–style delusion or a real conspiracy, and dig into themes of authenticity, fractured modern systems, and male identity anxiety. The conversation hits family dynamics (Barb and Natalie’s “I love you, I trust you, I got you” mantra), weird identity mix-ups (modeling calls, eBay guy), and whether this episode is this season's biggest turning point.

11/04/2025

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33 min
APR 3

The Price of Plenty (of Meat) with Maureen Ogle

Maureen Ogle spent years tracing how Americans built one of the most productive and destructive food systems on earth. Her book, The Price of Plenty, is a history of meat in America: from colonial abundance to industrial consolidation to the present conundrum of cheap food and its costs. On this episode, Ogle unpacks the political economy of American meat: how the "paradox of plenty" shaped regulation, antitrust failure, and consumer entitlement across two centuries. We get into the infrastructure that made industrial meat all but inevitable, the public investment that served consolidation far more than smallholders, and what the historical record actually says about whether meaningful change is possible. History as diagnosis, not nostalgia. You can learn more about Maureen and her book, here https://maureenogle.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3

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51 min
12/02/2025

S1 EP8: Minnie Mouse coming back wasn't on my bingo card

Season 1's final episode delivers lots of surprises, ties up loose threads, and sets up what may be an even bigger mystery to tackle next season. After a Vince Gilligan-esque cold open, Ron attempts to restore normalcy at home and figure out where his career is going, only to have things unravel further as he confronts new clues, strained relationships, and a desire to reveal all to family and the local paper. A surreal encounter with Baby's owner and a shocking reveal from the masked stalker push Ron to the edge, culminating in a final shot that makes us wonder where this whole thing is going in season 2.

12/02/2025

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41 min
11/25/2025

S1 EP7: I said to my dog, "How do you like my hippie shirt?"

Join us as hosts Mike and Carlos dive into episode 7, where Ron falls deeper into both conspiracy and crisis after discovering a secret room full of TECCA chairs. After bringing home a dog that immediately eats rat poison, Ron and Barb hit their breaking point, forcing Ron into a series of increasingly unhinged investigations before a shocking series of revelations at Alice’s investor party. And what was the crying in the mirror moment all about anyway?

11/25/2025

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34 min
11/11/2025

S1 EP5: I Won. Zoom In.

In this episode, we dive into the wild fever-dream energy of Episode 5, with Ron and Mike chasing down the mysterious “Ken Tucker”, a chaotic coke bar brawl, a siege in Oliver’s apartment, and a string of bizarre encounters that blur intense action, comedy, and dream logic. And oh yeah, we talk - a lot - about that final scene with Scrooge.

11/11/2025

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42 min
11/18/2025

S1 EP 6: Happy Birthday, a friend

In this week’s episode, hosts Mike and Carlos unpack the quietly hilarious Episode 6, where Ron juggles Jeff's out-of-left-field requests for a mall redesign, a strange “life of the party” class, and his work/life balance as Jeff and Mike intrude on Seth's birthday party. They also examine whether Ron’s epiphany of the matching colors of a tattoo, a website, and a city skyline makes sense, and examine the fallout of Ron's hostility towards Jeff and Mike. If you want to join in the post-episode conversation or suggest topics for next week's podcast, join the Facebook group.

11/18/2025

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45 min

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