The boys discuss Frank Ocean's pullout game at Coachella, going crazy viral thanks to the Avatar movie, the story arc of Love Island UK, people who stream movie soundtracks, breaking in the Carhartt, bringing back the act of Icing, White Lotus going to India, Eric's upcoming stay at the Fairmont Chateau, and Ty's upcoming stay in San Francisco.
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Ty & Eric attempt to unpack what South by Southwest has become, vertically-integrated vegetable farming, Footlong shrinkflation, becoming a vibe consultant, why foraging is overrated, different construction worker personas, barista effortmaxxing, crowd-favourite veggies, and the made-up job titles at Deloitte.
Ty & Eric discuss ordering Banh Mi sandwiches from Vietnamese Subways, why homemade meals hit different than fast food, licking the nuts from Five Guys, ideal gelato consumption locations, the KPIs for International Women’s Day, the problems with meal prep, ordering a Fugly off Cactus Club’s secret menu, decolonizing fusion food, the unrelenting allure of peanut butter, and whether Indian speakeasy’s sell bacon.
Ty & Eric discuss dipping cheese in cheese, Subway’s CEO’s threats against its own franchises, whether hunger is blind, the nostalgia of Katz’s Deli, nut-allergy resilience training, Burger King’s big brown branding, ideal apres-ski snacks, beating the you made a bad sandwich allegations in court, overcoming blue cheese cravings, and why they’re mailing bricks to Subway’s HQ at 325 Sub Way, Milford CT.
Ty & Eric report on a recent homicide in a Chicago Subway, the surge in negative feedback on Wendy’s surge-pricing model, and Subway’s discontinuation of yellow mustard. They also discuss the rising heat tolerance of American pallets, bullet-proof sneeze guards, whether the customer is ever right, revitalizing tartar sauce, adding deflationary vegetables to your footlong, the mass appeal of Punjabi ketchup and Subway’s sriracha warchest.
Ty & Eric brainstorm ways to exploit Subway’s loyalty program, the idea of free footlong trials, the pains of aging, getting refunded at Subway, Kellogg’s CEO’s controversial statements about dinner, rizzing up your sandwich artist for a discount, buying toilet paper from 7-11, better uses for the grocery store checkout screen, taking a Subway lie detector test, pupil scanning at airports, and what to do when your sandwich artist is a conspiracy theorist.
Ty & Eric discuss the best place to cram a Subway, getting overcharged for footlongs, Subway’s missing mustard conspiracy, the risks of toaster oven exposure, whether a randomized free footlong is worth the risk, movie theatre meals, Einstein’s sad life, and the invisible energy between you and your sandwich.
Ty & Eric reflect on their pilgrimage to Subway, devouring 6” sandos, stacking veggie patties like bricks, receiving Prime Energy instead of water at restaurants, getting globbed with sweet onion sauce, visiting a pet psychic, how to improve the modern speakeasy, and when the restaurant ghosts your meal.
Zach is a writer, comedian, and editor at New York Magazine. He sits down with Ty and Eric to discuss the plight of the teriyaki chicken sandwich, the masculine urge to eat lunch on a steel beam, visiting Subway in New York, fast sandwich competitors, whether Carbone needs a controversy, the death of spontaneous dining, teaching podcasters better manners, their Valentine’s day activations, the Las Vegas dining scene, the thrills of getting rejected from restaurants, and whether NY Mag will ever profile Subway.
Ty & Eric discuss the surprise and delight of mezze platters, the similarities between bean dip and Subway cheese, whether Kanye’s Vultures album is good or bad, making a Subway charcuterie, the most chewable footlong, why Spam has a bad reputation, and where ham comes from (spoiler: it’s butt).
Ty & Eric discuss whether a good Subway sandwich is nature or nurture, Tokyo’s estranged Michelin guide restaurants, Cactus Club’s hostile takeover of fine dining, Subway’s admirable quality despite their scale, microdosing the Panera Bread lemonade, ordering a lettuce wrap at Subway, strategies for formatting the best bite, and trying the cursed Dorito dip.
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