Pepper mintz. Known for being minty. Famous for being candy, Christmas. Nobody thinks much about it, so let's have some fun. Let's find out why peppermint is secretly incredibly fascinating. I'ma Hey there, folks, hey there, Cipelopods.

Welcome to a whole new podcast episode, a podcast all about why being alive is more interesting than people think it is. My name is Alex Schmidt. I'm not alone because I'm joined by my co-host Katie Golden. Katie! Yes. What is your relationship to or opinion of peppermint. I like peppermint.

I like mint.

I like chocolate and peppermint.

Have you ever had peppermint Jo's from Trader Joe's?

Yeah, they're amazing, yeah.

It's a transcendent experience, I would say.

And I'm in the tank for all peppermint desserts and treats.

And, yeah, it's great. My favorite Girl Scout cookie is the thin mints. I love mintz. Same. By a mile. Yeah, they're so good. Yeah. I don't like junior mints. They go too hard for me. Wow, we're so aligned. They're all right. There was one point at which my love for peppermint was tested.

Very, in high school, there was this kid.

I'm not going to say his name, but if you're out there, you know who you are.

Sandigito Academy, class of 2007, you know who you are.

In our chemistry class, it was like we were seniors, I think, and it was like AP testing,

and we weren't having a lot to do, so we were just kind of hanging out.

And he had somehow gotten his hands on a giant bag of mints.

He was like, what do I do with all these mints?

And someone was like, I don't know, you could like share them.

And another person was like, what if you put them all in your mouth at the same time?

So he went with the second option.

He put them all in his mouth at the same time.

He was like barely holding on.

And I was like, I don't know.

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