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The Sporkful

Sebastian Maniscalco’s First Stage Was At The Dinner Table

The Sporkful

SiriusXM Podcasts

Arts

4.63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Sebastian Maniscalco is one of the top-grossing comedians in America, beloved for his stories about the food-obsessed family he grew up in, and his constant irritation at just about everyone around him. And in 2021, he parlayed his love of food into a new Food Network show, Well Done. Sebastian talks with Dan about what it’s like going from a working-class upbringing — during which he torched hams to earn a little extra cash — to selling out Madison Square Garden many times over.

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0:00.0

I just want to start off right here, Sebastian, like with the hard-hidden questions.

0:06.6

You say your wife makes this popcorn.

0:09.5

Tell me about this boulders, popcorn, small kernels.

0:13.6

Yeah, we got wind of this popcorn from her brother, who lives in Colorado now.

0:19.6

Got it.

0:20.1

And to be honest, prior to having this popcorn, I didn't really pay attention to the size of

0:28.2

the actual popcorn.

0:29.7

But this is, it pops small and simple.

0:34.7

In a little canola oil, in this thing called the whirlipop.

0:40.3

And then my wife pretty much makes the best popcorn I've ever tasted.

0:46.3

And why are small kernels better?

0:48.3

Something about it, the way it hits your mouth, it's not so chewy.

0:53.3

So most popcorn that people are eating, there's two types of kernels.

0:57.0

There's butterfly kernels.

0:58.2

That's like movie theater popcorn.

0:59.5

They're kind of like misshaping.

1:01.2

There's little jagged edges sticking out.

1:03.6

Those will hold seasoning well.

1:05.0

And then there's the mushroom kernels.

1:06.3

Those are like the balls.

1:07.3

They look almost like a little mini death star.

1:09.4

Jeez, you're really into the popcorn.

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