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The Wirecutter Show

Send Us Your Worst Smell Scenarios

The Wirecutter Show

The New York Times

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4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 2 minutes

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0:00.0

Rosie, do you know what I really, really hate? Oh, I actually know this one, when you're a mocha master's broken.

0:08.9

Well, that's never happened and it's never going to happen. It is a perfect machine. No, it's when there is a, like a mystery smell in my apartment or my car, and I can't figure out where it's coming from and what is causing a stink.

0:21.4

It's bad.

0:22.0

Yeah.

0:22.2

I do have some good news for you. We are going to be working on an episode that's all about terrible smells and how to remove them. Perfect. This is perfect. It's disgusting, but I think it will be helpful. Listeners, we need your help. We want to hear all about the worst smells you have encountered and maybe tried to get rid of, but you can't.

0:41.9

We're talking stinky trash cans, laundry that just doesn't smell clean, bathrooms with a mildewy undertone, maybe even smell in your car.

0:49.9

Yeah, we want all of the worst smells. You know, we want the terrible stinky tennis shoes, the ghosts of past cigarettes that are lingering in your car upholstery, the dreaded cat pee on upholstery, like all of the gross stuff.

1:02.5

Send us your most challenging smell questions, and we will have our odor squad, which that's just my tagline.

1:08.8

For wirecutters experts, tell you how to get rid of them.

1:12.0

Use your smartphone, record a voice memo.

1:14.4

Just tell us your name, where you live, and all about your smelly stuff.

1:18.9

Email it to us at The Wirecutter Show at Wirecutter.com.

1:23.3

We may answer your smell conundrum on the show.

1:26.4

Again, send your smell questions to The Wirecutter show at Wirecutter.com.

1:31.9

And thanks.

1:35.5

Smell you later.

1:37.0

Smell you later.

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