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Think Fresh

324 episodes - English - Latest episode: 16 days ago -

A podcast dedicated mostly to Subway is exactly what you need right now. The charming and culturally tapped-in co-hosts go deep on the sandwich institution’s brand, business, clientele and quirks. This lo-fi, highly captivating talk show is guaranteed to fill you up with 12 inches of inspiration, twice a week.

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Episodes

317 — Senior Sandwich Advisor

March 13, 2024 01:20 - 37 minutes - 51 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

316 — Bonh Mi Daddy

March 09, 2024 01:36 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

315 — Hunger is Blind

March 06, 2024 00:42 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

314 — Whole Lotta Bread

March 02, 2024 00:03 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

313 — Illegal Chicken Tenders

February 28, 2024 00:59 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional...

312 — ScamWay

February 24, 2024 00:11 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

311 — Toast & Ghost

February 21, 2024 00:36 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

310 — Teriyucky Chicken (with Zach Schiffman)

February 17, 2024 01:44 - 1 hour - 86.5 MB

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 e...

309 — Making a Mezze

February 14, 2024 00:30 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MB

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). Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

308 — Inchlord

February 10, 2024 00:39 - 49 minutes - 68.1 MB

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. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

307 — Anita Max Cheese

February 07, 2024 00:23 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

Ty & Eric analyze the controversy surrounding Drake’s meat reveal, whether Subway’s perpetual soup is poisonous, getting scammed by Starbucks, Playboi Carti wearing a thong, Subway switching from inches to basis points, ordering a sandwich while wearing the Apple Vison Pro, evidence that Kanye has low self esteem, adding olive oil to beverages, shmoozing your bartender, and the cultural eccentricities of cheese fondue. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

306 — Muffaletta Diver

February 03, 2024 00:16 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MB

Ty & Eric connect for this bite-sized episode about hitting your Subway sandwich with some blue cheese sauce, the genetic difference between green and black olives, getting freaky with a muffaletta sandwich, literally gaslighting on dates, why they’re jealous of kids' meal plating, and whether films are stupid. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

305 — Chicken Stripper

January 31, 2024 00:35 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MB

Ty & Eric discuss the shelf life of Subway chicken strips, the credibility of a gloved-up sandwich artist, the dangers of ordering the double meatball, getting scammed by ‘smart’ sinks, snacking on Subway’s footlong pretzels, iterating on the caesar salad wrap, and charging your oven. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

304 — Fishin' Statement

January 27, 2024 01:02 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MB

Ty & Eric get dirty with some industrial district lobster rolls, as well as discuss shredded lettuce vs. whole leaf lettuce, role playing as a soup kitchen patron, airplane caviar, Subway’s SUBS system data leak, why the death of the bookstore gave us tinned fish, 2024 menu trends, turning sub Inches into AirMiles, eliminating graphic design entirely, bad restaurant mission statements, and whether there is a Subway-Epstein connection. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

303 — Pino is Here (with Chef Pino)

January 24, 2024 01:46 - 52 minutes - 72.4 MB

The boys sit down with celebrated Chef Pino (interview starts at 21:47) of Cioppino’s in Vancouver to discuss what makes a great sandwich, cooking for Anthony Bourdain, whether Subway is Italian appropriation or celebration, Vancouver’s best meals, blending culinary tradition with trend, and if tofu belongs in an Italian kitchen. The boys also discuss their date nights at Sushi Hil and Au Comptoir respectively, slurping $25 oysters, their struggles with DineOut Vancouver, and why risotto is ...

302 — Cornography

January 20, 2024 00:05 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

Ty & Eric contemplate the ubiquity of corn, sipping shrimp cocktails at the grocery store raw bar, the colour theory behind Subway’s steak meat, Coachella’s unsatisfying lineup, a wholesome breakdown of the Veggie Patty ingredients, and Kanye’s titanium chompers. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

301 — Foot(long)Ball

January 17, 2024 00:20 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MB

Ty & Eric discuss wallopping a sandwich artist with a footlong, getting unsolicited sniffs from strangers, drinking Subway’s chicken noodle goop, gambling away other people’s money, whether CCTV footage is a scam, ordering from an AI generated sandwich artist, and whether Subway employees should wear bodycams. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

300 — Meatsmaxxing

January 13, 2024 06:44 - 45 minutes - 62.9 MB

Ty & Eric celebrate their 300th episode by ranking Think Fresh against American Television series, as well as discuss why the Epstein List takes heat off Jared Fogle, whether Stephen Hawking has game, Looksmaxxing at Subway, the explosive BlendJet 2 recall, a Footlong vs. a Footwide, Playboy Carti faking getting arrested, overspending on supper, and influencers denouncing scrolling. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

299 — Gringo Mode

January 10, 2024 01:41 - 1 hour - 83.4 MB

Ty & Eric discuss eating worm salt, why Subway is accessible to the blind, denouncing New Years resolutions, the Hailey Bieber smoothie from Erewhon, escaping the classification of Gringo, forcing small talk with your waitress, flying first class, navigating the Lazy Acres kelp powder selection, getting gifted merch, colourful occupations for gay french men, and the Subway scene report in Mexico. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

298 — In N Out

January 06, 2024 00:22 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MB

Ty & Eric check in on Jared Fogle’s life in prison, as well as discuss what’s in and out at Subway this year, micro-dosing every meal, Subway’s roast beef propaganda, starting a vision board, taste-testing boomer pubs, and quitting eating entirely. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

297 — 2024 Inch

January 02, 2024 23:44 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MB

Ty & Eric ring in the new year by discussing Eric’s Cioppino’s visit and why it’s exactly like Subway, Chat-GPT becoming a mixologist, Michelin guides ruining cities, whether beans are Italian, espresso as the final sip at supper, Hugh Grant’s dining preferences, and where Drake be eating after hours.  Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

296 — Spiced Ice

December 30, 2023 00:09 - 25 minutes - 34.6 MB

Ty & Eric tenderly reflect on the novel Coronoavirus, as well as munching on spiced Ice, getting unsolicited footlong commentary, getting sauced up with the Green Goddess dressing, the growing trend of penile fractures on Christmas, eating at Sushi Park over Sugarfish, and the purgatory between Christmas and New Years. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

295 — Blue Eyes Matter

December 26, 2023 23:15 - 24 minutes - 33 MB

Ty & Eric find their holiday spirit as they discuss breaking into the Vancouver Christmas market, mixing herbs and drinks, why Christmas is better in Europe, overpaying for valet parking, taking the cursed blue eye flight, and riding the Subway train. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

294 — Sandwich Surrogate

December 22, 2023 22:37 - 28 minutes - 38.5 MB

Ty & Eric celebrate the holiday seasoning by taste-tasting the Trader Joes Green Goddess herbs, as well as discuss gifting a Subway subscription, regifting food, their Christmas wishlists (spoiler: it’s Aesop) and the parallels between sandwich artists and surrogate mothers. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

293 — Buggin Out

December 20, 2023 00:26 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MB

Ty & Eric are into the holiday spirit(s), as they discuss drinking white Russians, Kendall Jenner’s novel take on the 818 espresso martini, and how to make Christmas music not suck. They also discuss the blueprint for the ideal sandwich making station, finding a bug in your footlong (and why it may be a good thing), whether they are sandwich artists or sandwich scientists, and the flaws of ordering at McDonalds. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

292 — Side Chick(en)

December 16, 2023 01:34 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MB

Ty & Eric imagine eating Subway for dinner, their experience ordering a $90 omelette at Kissa Tanto, the lonely male Subway salute, eating a footlong hamburger, servicing the drunk community with a 24/7 buffet, why a hotdog is actually desert, dolphins doing it ‘animal style’, seeking refuge in Michelin star restaurants, and why Pharrell Williams is so forgettable. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

291 — Sandwich Vultures

December 13, 2023 00:38 - 37 minutes - 51.7 MB

Ty & Eric discuss the biases of Subway architecture, whether Kanye's album will be good, bad signage on sandwich packaging, wearing slippers in Subway, bunking in prison with Jared Fogle, whether Playboy Carti needs money, visiting elderly pubs, listening to children rap, being professionals at opening doors, and throwing food at your sandwich artist. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

290 — Sports Barf

December 09, 2023 01:44 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MB

Ty & Eric discuss sports bars IN sports stadiums, footlong pretzels, the variability of churros, elevating the stadium meal, and the McDonalds soulless CosMc's Cafe concept. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

289 — Cookie the Long Way

December 06, 2023 00:43 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MB

Ty & Eric digest Ty’s recent trip to Palm Springs, including tasting a mouth-watering buzz button, getting confused for a hospitality worker, being the last person to board an airplane, and the Venn diagram of old and gay people in Palm Springs. They also discuss their recent guest appearance on How Original Podcast, tipping $7000 at Subway, numbing the pain while eating a footlong, the Erewhon x Balenciaga collab, and practical uses for Subway’s footlong cookie. Get 30% off a Zencastr Prof...

288 — 12 Toes Down

December 02, 2023 00:20 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MB

Ty & Eric discuss the dining scene at Craig’s in West Hollywood, why the footlong is ableist, ordering a tasting flight of Subway sauces, Kanye walking into Nobu shoeless, ordering off the drink menu blind, and Ty’s tasteful Palm Springs trip. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

287 — Mic Drop

November 29, 2023 02:03 - 35 minutes - 49.9 MB

Ty & Eric reveal their new podcasting equipment as well as discuss getting Seinfeld’d on an airplane, the lonely construction worker’s footlong, Joe Biden weather, being the first table at a restaurant, peanut butter footlongs, the bottled water program at Erewhon, a (late) Hailey Bieber smoothie review, Korean Thanksgiving, and mingling with other degenerates. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

286 — Prime Rib Minister

November 26, 2023 05:33 - 34 minutes - 47 MB

Ty & Eric discuss secret menu tips for dining in Los Angeles Subways, celebrity sighting in the Hollywood Hills, Justin Trudeau's troubled dining experience, whether speakeasies have gone to far, Ty's upcoming comedy special, and the best quiche Eric has ever eaten (spoiler: he didn't tip). Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

285 — Cans & Jugs

November 22, 2023 08:32 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MB

Ty & Eric discover that Subway black olives are artisanal, as well as discuss the evil consumerism at Costco, Diddy literally blowing up Kid Cudi's car, the luxury of unlimited vegetables, why Snoop Dog is making a show of quitting smoking, and why Martha Stewart is a smokeshow. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

284 — Toro Y Foie Gras

November 18, 2023 00:39 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MB

Ty & Eric digest the lyrics of Drake's Scary Hours Edition, as well as discuss Mercedes-Benz being a staple of the hip-hop community, making Subway ingredients more exclusive, getting caviar from Whole Foods, performative Instagram-first dining, the commonalities of sneakerheads and hot wings fans, taking a cab through a drive-through, Taylor Swift as an entity, Kanye and Drake no longer being buds, the cultural nuance of LinkTree, and the Tyler the Creator and Toro Y Moi Nardwuar interview....

283 — It's Giving Thanks

November 15, 2023 01:07 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MB

On a quest for truth, Ty & Eric examine the rumours regarding a new Chipotle Southwest sauce, as well as discuss Subway's sauce engagement data, IKEA hot dog condiments, finding a reservation on Thanksgiving in LA, a lonely new-friends-giving at Nobu Malibu, being let down by the American Express Concierge, getting rejected from Catch LA for wearing Birkenstocks, the Subway sauce naming schemata, and throwing heat on a Subway patron. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

282 — Natty Whine Bar

November 11, 2023 00:58 - 36 minutes - 49.7 MB

Ty & Eric discuss their week of cocktail bar activations, including drinking mozzarella water, ordering a 'Boilermaker', breaking naan with Vikram Vij himself, whether Subway is a bicoastal elite, what's happening in the fig scene, and using prop guns to rob Subway. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

281 — 1st Degree Hunger

November 08, 2023 19:33 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MB

Ty & Eric investigate a Subway sandwich crime scene and discuss getting your footlong laced, the masculine urge to drive an automobile, what really goes on in the back of a Subway, debunking the PB&J footlong, the millennial branding of Ozempic, the mysterious ingredients in the meatball, whether you should eat Subway or just start fasting, and how the NBA is setting a new body standard for men. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

280 — Yacht Water

November 04, 2023 07:48 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MB

Ty & Eric debrief on their Subway lunch order, including the composting lettuce, prototyping a Subway breakfast sandwich, and falling out of love with your favourite footlong. They also discuss the Eras Concert Movie, rebranding hotdogs as ‘Loggers’, the saving grace of veggie platters, the connection between water bottles and human trafficking, and culinary travel hacks. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

279 — Chadvocate

October 31, 2023 22:40 - 36 minutes - 51.1 MB

Ty & Eric discuss how to style a sandwich, Matthew Perry’s suspicious death, whether they are copping SKIMS for men, Ty’s harrowing Halloween meal, defending Chad Kroeger’s reputation, whether men should wear Halloween costumes, composting their Calvin Klein underwear, and Britney Spear’s knife wielding skills. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

278 — Tuna Turner

October 27, 2023 21:49 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MB

Ty & Eric discuss the bartending scene at Sloppy Joe Fortes, defensive dining while eating solo at Subway, roleplaying as army veterans, the real meaning of hitting it ‘raw’, how Eric navigated a flirtatious cougar encounter, Drake’s Ondalini cocktail invention, and whether highballs need a rebrand. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

277 — Disturb and Cheese

October 25, 2023 02:08 - 32 minutes - 46.1 MB

Ty & Eric take a dark descent into spooky season as they discuss the scariest sandwich at Subway, the chemical makeup of the beef brisket, their harrowing Chinatown experience, why chef hats are so goofy, making fake farms with fake farmers, the pescatarian surf & turf, revisiting Breaking Bad, the mysterious ingredient on Eric’s footlong, and Drake’s birthday party. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

276 — Stout Chaser

October 20, 2023 22:49 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MB

Ty & Eric discuss eating a ‘bang bang’, which Subway vegetable is the most wet, the body wash vs. bar soap wars, alternative uses for shredded lettuce, which ingredient is most similar to Coors Lite, the true meaning of Le Labo, and drinking stouts for breakfast. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

275 — Chicken Fingered

October 18, 2023 07:14 - 30 minutes - 42 MB

Ty & Eric nibble on a tasting flight of topics, including whether a tennis racket is considered a carry-on, Subway’s venture into waffle fries, surprise hotel concierge amenities, when your sandwich artist violates your chicken, whether Aesop’s bar soap is overpriced or underpriced, why Facetiming is social terrorism, whether Gigi’s Los Angeles is racist, and how to make your own Tuna sub according to Yahoo. Apologies for the abrupt ending, our connection suddenly dropped. Get 20% Off Cure...

274 — Faux Naturale

October 13, 2023 23:44 - 30 minutes - 42.9 MB

Ty & Eric get Frank Ocean'd by a natural wine bar rebrand. They also discuss turning Subway ingredients into appetizers, which ingredients have mold rizz, uncovering the mysteries of Subway’s soup program, getting slimed with cream of mushroom, and the hiring practice for Latina BBL meteorologists. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

273 — Cacio e Papi

October 10, 2023 23:12 - 45 minutes - 63.5 MB

Ty & Eric discuss slurping escargot, Ty’s disturbing Italian food experience, revisiting the SEA-TAC airport lounge meatballs, whether Drake is bisexual, Amsterdam’s vibes, Joe Budden getting toasted online, jumping-starting cars for Europeans (it’s a North American thing), and why Chris Brown and Cheesecake Factory are the same thing. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

272 — Hugo Voss

October 06, 2023 22:53 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MB

Ty & Eric discuss the Subway vegetable industrial complex, Ty’s itinerary in Mallorca, that feeling when your tomato be sweating, beating the pay-for-a-bag allegations, whether the Subway Series rebrand was a cop out, and why Eric has obtained 192 bottles of Voss water. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

271 — Amsterdamnit

October 03, 2023 23:06 - 30 minutes - 42.7 MB

Ty & Eric discuss Ty’s holographic hotel in Amsterdam, automation at Subway, urinating in canals, Coachella 2024 lineup predictions, and a brief history of Venice. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

270 — Leaning Tower of Cheesa

September 29, 2023 22:22 - 32 minutes - 45 MB

Ty & Eric go corporate and then they go exec as they discuss the slack emojis at Subway HQ, the problems with Whole Foods bread department, groping the chip bags at Subway, jumpscaring your sandwich artist, why unhoused people don’t go to Subway, and Bianca Censori’s massive milk jugs. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

269 — Tiramisus

September 26, 2023 22:58 - 34 minutes

Ty & Eric flounder at the sounds of the Aesop’s new podcast, Future Fables. They also discuss the overlapping brand ethos of Subway and Aesop, becoming a fly on the brick wall at Subway, when Lil Wayne forgot Drake’s name, the suggestive origin story of Tiramisu, and Ty’s embarrassing blunder with a lost wallet. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

268 — Boy Lunch

September 22, 2023 23:07 - 33 minutes

The TF boys attempt to digest the faults in the patron-artist communication process, the average footlong build time, fork-play at the restaurant with your girl, hiding a speakeasy in Subway, whether homeless people can be architecture enthusiasts, Jesse & Walter’s Breaking Bread relationship, ordering freaky orange wine, hiding threats in your footlong, and their tedious tennis match. Get 20% Off Cure Hydration Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account

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