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The Empty Bowl

Anchor FM

A meditative podcast about cereal from cereal eater Justin McElroy and Cerealously creator Dan Goubert.

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United States

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Anchor FM

Description:

A meditative podcast about cereal from cereal eater Justin McElroy and Cerealously creator Dan Goubert.

Language:

English


Episodes
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One Hundred and Sixteen

4/13/2025
This is the one-hundred and sixteenth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we snitch to the WBDGCP, the Cap'n sets the bar for vanilla, and we ponder our priciest cereal purchases. Follow along with our cereal rankings at tinyurl.com/tebrank! Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/theemptybowl!

Duration:00:38:56

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One Hundred and Fifteen

3/2/2025
This is the one-hundred and fifteenth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Dan's soul-bowl cereal returns, Raisin Bran leaves its comfort zone, and we brainstorm which liquids would make for a solid cereal.

Duration:00:33:03

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One Hundred and Fourteen

2/2/2025
This is the one-hundred and fourteenth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which everyone in the world tells Justin about a new cereal, Life's newest flavor is a real mouthful, and we answer the age-old question once and for all: Boo Berry or Count Chocula?

Duration:00:41:25

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One Hundred and Thirteen

1/5/2025
This is the one-hundred and thirteenth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we tackle 2025's first new cereals before looking back at 2024's biggest breakfast-aisle wonders and blunders.

Duration:00:46:30

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One Hundred and Twelve

12/15/2024
This is the one-hundred and twelfth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we investigate a corn puff-ification epidemic, Dan takes on a chocolate trio, and inscrutable cereals of yore come under scrutiny. Check out our Cereal Ranking progress here.

Duration:00:45:02

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One Hundred and Eleven

11/16/2024
This is the one-hundred and eleventh episode of The Empty Bowl, in which General Mills overloads us with new cereal news, Bailey's brings the bite, and we finally make our cereal ranking progress public (check it out at tinyurl.com/TEBrank).

Duration:00:41:41

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One Hundred and Ten

10/29/2024
This is the one-hundred and tenth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which no Squishmallow goes to waste, we ideate the perfect cereal shape, and Dan praises a zeitgeist-defining gorilla.

Duration:00:38:53

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One Hundred and Nine

10/7/2024
This is the one-hundred and ninth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Life self-nullifies, Carmella meets her match, and we make what is easily our most controversial Cereal Ranking decision yet.

Duration:00:42:25

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One Hundred and Eight

9/13/2024
This is the one-hundred and eighth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Justin's life is in Jimmy Dean's hands, Dan does some Pop-Tarts geometry, and we both keep ranking old cereals, because it ain't much...but it's honest work.

Duration:00:52:16

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One Hundred and Seven

8/16/2024
This is the one-hundred and seventh episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Toucan Sam explores his final frontier, a Cereal of the Year contender comes out of nowhere, and Dan's Movie Corner returns for an especially Freaky film.

Duration:00:40:01

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One Hundred and Six

7/28/2024
This is the one-hundred and sixth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which the Kelce brothers defy reason, Pop-Tarts approaches singularity, and we embark on the most ambitious project of our cereal podcasting career.

Duration:00:40:16

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One Hundred and Five

6/29/2024
This is the one-hundred and fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Cereal Time's Gabe Fonseca subs in for Justin again for some compulsory exclamations, a trio of chocolatey newcomers, and a souped-up trivia gauntlet that might just stump the web's biggest cereal expert.

Duration:00:46:25

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One Hundred and Four

5/28/2024
This is the one-hundred and fourth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we witness the dawn of Meowberry, Cinnamon Toast Crunch boldly goes where it's already gone before, and Dan exposes Jerry Seinfeld's big cinematic blunder.

Duration:00:31:31

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One Hundred and Three

5/5/2024
This is the one-hundred and third episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we climb a mountain of new cereal news, Dan becomes Walmart's clown prince, and Justin revisits an under-acknowledged classic.

Duration:00:32:54

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One Hundred and Two

4/7/2024
This is the one hundred and second episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we contemplate "loaded cakes," celebrate a post-recall return, and say the names of a lot of old cereals.

Duration:00:34:49

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One Hundred and One

2/26/2024
This is the one hundred and first episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Tony the Tiger makes cookies, Dan lives más, and we both ideate our Monstersonas.

Duration:00:32:25

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One Hundred

1/25/2024
This is the one-hundredth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we present our longest cereal conversation yet, thanks to all the questions and support from listeners like you.

Duration:01:03:31

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Ninety-Nine

1/5/2024
This is the ninety-ninth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which an '80s classic returns, 2024's first contenders enter the fray, and we look back at 2023's cereals from top to bottom.

Duration:00:37:07

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Ninety-Eight

12/15/2023
This is the ninety-eighth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which the Cap'n raises eyebrows about his eyebrows and we hash out MishMash Cereal, before answering a bunch of questions you didn't ask us.

Duration:00:43:03

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Ninety-Seven

11/16/2023
This is the ninety-seventh episode of The Empty Bowl, in which General Mills reloads its cereals, Dan locks lips with Boo Berry, and we put out a casting call for mascot cohosts.

Duration:00:34:15