The Empty Bowl

This is the one-hundred and eighteenth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which the Monsters go Muppet (maybe), Dan sweats over Pop-Tarts Ice Cream Sandwiches, and Justin drools over Frosted Mini Chex. Follow along with our cereal ranking here.Check out our Patreon here.

Transcribed - Published: 29 June 2025

This is the one-hundred and seventeenth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which a savory cereal packs surprising depth, Walmart delivers an even bigger shock, and we're forced to rank a cereal we can't even believe is on the list.Follow along with our cereal rankings here!Check out our Patreon here!

Transcribed - Published: 11 May 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!

Transcribed - Published: 14 April 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.

Transcribed - Published: 2 March 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?

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 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.

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2025

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.

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 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).

Transcribed - Published: 16 November 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.

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 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.

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 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.

Transcribed - Published: 13 September 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.

Transcribed - Published: 16 August 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.

Transcribed - Published: 28 July 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 could just stump the web's biggest cereal expert.

Transcribed - Published: 29 June 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.

Transcribed - Published: 28 May 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.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2024

This is the one hundred and first 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.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 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.

Transcribed - Published: 26 February 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.

Transcribed - Published: 25 January 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.

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2024

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.

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 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.

Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2023

This is the ninety-sixth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we do a quick catch-up with the present before taking a fantastic voyage into the past.

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2023

This is the ninety-fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which our most-awaited cereal of all time finally materializes, Walmart presents a toothsome trio, and Justin runs through Dan's Monster Cereal Trivia Gauntlet.

Transcribed - Published: 29 September 2023

This is the ninety-fourth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we dive into autumn Crocs-first, Dan pays tribute to Honey Bunches (again), and Justin ponders the past.

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2023

This is the ninety-third episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Snoop expands his empire, live reviews abound, and we get experimental...very, dairy experimental.

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2023

This is the ninety-second episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Justin explains the plot of Miraculous, Dan explains what cereal his cat smells like, and we both explain the secret to peak late-night cereal snacking.

Transcribed - Published: 13 July 2023

This is the ninety-first episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we gush about Chex, Justin does a live taste test, and we give you the low-down on the best cereals still available in stores.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2023

This is the ninetieth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which a new Monster Cereal rises, Great Value shines, and we do something we've somehow never done in the first eighty-nine episodes of this show.

Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2023

This is the eighty-ninth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Malt-O-Meal braves new frontiers, ICEE Cereal tries to be cool, and Tres Leches Toast Crunch gets Dan dancin'.

Transcribed - Published: 25 May 2023

This is the eighty-eighth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which ICEE evades antitrust laws, Cap'n Crunch becomes a crude changeling, and Dan posits a theory of maximally medial munchability.

Transcribed - Published: 5 May 2023

This is the eighty-seventh episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Kellogg's attempts a miracle, Cheerios triumph (as usual), and we explore brave new refrigerated frontiers for hypothetical cereals.

Transcribed - Published: 6 April 2023

This is the eighty-sixth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we fill up on puddin' pies, sweet white sauce, and all the grins & smiles & giggles & laughs we can handle.

Transcribed - Published: 23 March 2023

This is the eighty-fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which milks multiply, Honey Bunches stay GOATed, and we celebrate cereal's subtlest satisfactions.

Transcribed - Published: 9 March 2023

This is the eighty-fourth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Cheerios scratches an itch, Malt-O-Meal is redeemed by dough, and we consider cereal from a cat's-eye view.

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2023

This is the eighty-third episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Malt-O-Meal reeks, Post goes to court, and TikTok tries hacking cereal (again).

Transcribed - Published: 26 January 2023

This is the eighty-second episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we assess a menagerie of Minis, mint, and misreported discontinuations. 

Transcribed - Published: 12 January 2023

This is the eighty-first episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we look back at 2022's best, brightest, and plain ol' not-rightest cereals.

Transcribed - Published: 30 December 2022

This is the eightieth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we celebrate a birthday, the holidays, and varieties within varieties.

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2022

This is the seventy-ninth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we contemplate red Berries and red noses, plus oat-less options and oatmeal in disguise.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2022

This is the seventy-eighth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we declare our cereal of the year before even tasting it, Dan tries some buttery U.K. grub, and we rack the brains of our nation's proudest Kraveiacs.

Transcribed - Published: 11 November 2022

This is the seventy-seventh episode of The Empty Bowl, in which bunnies become reindeer, ghosts become yogurt, and cereal box trends become too hip for us old souls to follow.

Transcribed - Published: 20 October 2022

This is the seventy-sixth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Reese's get recursive, the Count & Frank get baked, and we tackle a handful of your miscellaneous musings on munchability.

Transcribed - Published: 6 October 2022

This is the seventy-fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Boo Berry mimics Trix, a Target employee outperforms Kellogg's, and we ideate the ideal musical cereal lineup.

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2022

This is the seventy-fourth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Snoop preempts Nintendo, and Cinnamon Toast Crunch gets hot, which gets Dan bothered.

Transcribed - Published: 18 August 2022

This is the seventy-third episode of The Empty Bowl, in which our milk turns green, pink, and...bean flavored?

Transcribed - Published: 4 August 2022

This is the seventy-second episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Superman misses an opportunity, Cheerios misses the point, and we ponder a world where there's only one cereal company. 

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2022

This is the seventy-first episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Malt-O-Meal gets creative, H-E-B gets chocolatey, and Pop-Tarts get...less dry? Or at least, we think they do?

Transcribed - Published: 26 May 2022

This is the seventieth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Tony goes to the dark side, formative snack memories resurface, and Justin gulps big. Real big.

Transcribed - Published: 12 May 2022

This is the sixty-ninth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which OJ overthrows milk, Sonic gets corny, and Froot Loops straws finally resurface.

Transcribed - Published: 29 April 2022