Think Fresh
337 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 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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330 — Picking and Flicking
April 26, 2024 23:18 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBThe boys discuss why Eric took his pants off on his business-class flight to Japan, Ty’s freaky Vanderpump Rules restaurant tour, how to make Subway appeal to incels, fishing for your own tuna medley, the emerging business of magic mushrooms, why Top Golf is top dawg, Air Canada’s premium meal options, throwing actual ninja stars, why Melrose Ave. is a ghost town, and selling hand rolls at Subway. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/
329 — Sandwich Thieves
April 23, 2024 23:49 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBTy & Eric briefly pivot Think Fresh into a film review podcast so that they can discuss the 1948 neorealist masterpiece Bicycle Thieves. They talk about resurrecting ‘*capiche*’, the male urge to funnel all emotion into a vehicle, how handsome dudes can be down bad too, finding a serious movie for Ty, how the rich eat at Subway, how men used to put that shit on, and whether all movies are for children.
328 — Raw Dawg
April 20, 2024 00:17 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBTy & Eric discuss gobbling beachside glizzies, public domain vegetables, becoming cursed by magic garlic paste, fighting hot dog inflation, looking at literal feet on the literal Subway, forgiving Kendall Jenner for her Pepsi ad, whether Coca-Cola is ACAB, and becoming an *autotelic* Subway enjoyer.
327 — Bipartisan Mustard
April 16, 2024 23:37 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBTy & Eric discuss in 8-bit quality, whether dijon mustard and yellow mustard have political affiliation, why country music is trending, being pro-probiotic, whether Subway’s fish is farmed or line-caught, empathizing with your baristas, flashing the sandwich artist your meat, the forever problematic question of ‘what bread’, ketchup prohibition, and shoving Subway into REI.
326 — Hot Honey Buns
April 12, 2024 23:07 - 26 minutes - 36 MBTy & Eric discuss the secret bakery in the grocery store, washed rapper beef, munching on crusty rusty dusty bread, Subway’s variable lineup at lunchtime, putting hot honey on the menu, rotting on the restaurant waitlist, influencers destroying the good spots, eradicating shrub, and dunking *Hot Ones* into some sour milk.
325 — Fresh Air
April 09, 2024 23:21 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBThank you for flying with Fresh Air, please put on your AirPod Maxes to listen to this important safety announcement. Ty & Eric discuss copping complimentary beverages on airplanes, peeping adult content at 30K feet, getting an A+ for being a good passenger, flying business on KLM, and borrowing the airplane AUX cord. They also discuss roasting whole animals over an open flame, exploring Amsterdam by bicycle, and ending up on Emirates bar watch. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account ...
324 — Farmer's Medley
April 05, 2024 23:17 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBTy & Eric discuss the customs of clinking glassware, getting cocktail curious at Bar Mordecai in Toronto, the proliferation of tinned fish in popular culture, getting arrested in an Uber, hitting the miso soup bowl, and overpaying for spam. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/
323 — Cold (Cut) Calls
April 03, 2024 02:27 - 27 minutes - 37.1 MBTy & Eric discuss Subway’s sad attempts at April Fools, LVMH group buying Chrome Hearts, the apparel bouncers on Melrose Ave, whether the Chicken Bacon Ranch Melt is attracted to minors, whether attending a hip-hop show is gentrification, ordering your footlong fast vs slow, giving Danny Brown his flowers, and roleplaying as a cop outside Subway. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/
322 — Hey Siri, Make Me a Footlong
March 29, 2024 23:43 - 25 minutes - 35.4 MBTy & Eric discuss thinking outside the bento box, whether sandwich artists or Siri garner more respect, pre-eating before a vacation, giving definition to ancient grains, finding a surprise in your lunch bowl, whether toilets should be high-tech, and going commando overseas. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/
321 — Diddy Do It
March 26, 2024 23:33 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBTy & Eric steak out a local Subway to monitor what’s happening. They discuss police officer lunches, why McDonalds isn’t a burger joint, going beyond Beyond Meat, getting freaky with oat milk, the roast beef between Kendrick, Drake, and J. Cole, and whether Sean Diddy Combs actually did it. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/
320 — Goated with the Sauce
March 22, 2024 22:53 - 42 minutes - 58.1 MBTy & Eric discuss the difference between a loaf and a bun, urbanites roleplaying as campers, Subway launching grocery store sauce bottles, ideal uses for SnowPeaks titanium, Western biases on Asian cuisine, messing with the Subway shrimp salsa, getting mauled by grizzly bears, and stashing tortellini in your trunk. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/
319 — Instant Replate
March 20, 2024 04:17 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBStuffed from a 3 hour meal at Elio Volpe, Ty & Eric digest their experience. They discuss the progressive cacio e pepe, sitting in the splash zone, getting overs served by a village of waiters, being bullish on the fish market, getting rejected at the espresso bar, eating the flattest pizza in the world and why Subway should offer complimentary bread. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account instagram.com/thinkfreshpodcast/
318 — Jerk(off) Chicken
March 16, 2024 03:11 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBTy & Eric discuss skipping soggy veggies, sleeping on the footlong cookie, dropping cash at the dinner table, Canadian burrata, the dinner reservation black market, test driving jerk chicken aioli, rebranding still water, and the forgotten institution of public libraries. Get 30% off a Zencastr Professional account
317 — Senior Sandwich Advisor
March 13, 2024 01:20 - 37 minutes - 51 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBZach 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBThe 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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 MBOn 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 MBTy & 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 MBTy & 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