Podcast
Candy Is Dandy: The Candy Review Podcast
The world's only candy review podcast. Like Doughboys, but for candy. Every first and third Wednesday of the month we pick a different candy, give you its history and then taste and review everything from Airheads to Zagnut. We encourage you to eat along with us. Hosted by Greg Gonzalez, Beto Sistos and Daniel Zafran.
Are we the best food podcast? Tune in and find out.
- Food chart
- #78
- Episodes
- 130
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 21 min
- On air since
- 2022
- Latest episode
- 1 week ago
Episodes
130 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 46 min
Circus Peanuts w/ Kevin Smith
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Not that one. For Halloween we welcome the resident artist of Candy is Dandy Kevin Smith (notthatone) on to get to the bottom of whether or not the unfortunate Halloween classic is as bad as they say. Grab a bag if you dare and eat along with us.
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1 hr 21 min
Sno-Caps
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Oscar movie season is in full swing and what better way to gorge yourself in the theater watching Oscar bait than with the classic movie-goer bait: Sno-Caps.
Grab a box and eat along with us.
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14 min
Fun Size: Big League Chew Swingin' Sour Apple
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Surprise! And also strike! As baseball season comes to a close we've got a quick fun size episode where we're trying the flavor of Big League Chew we missed the first time around: Swingin' Sour Apple.
Grab a pack and chew along with us.
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1 hr 41 min
See's Candies Lollypalooza
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Step right up because this week we're heading out to the desert (or dessert?) for Lollypalooza. We'll be trying every lollipop that See's Candies has to offer. Grab a handful of the 14 or so flavors we try and get ready to lick along with us.
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1 hr 40 min
Gushers
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Is it candy? Is it a fruit snack? Is it body horror incarnate? We'll find the answers to all this as we try Gushers this week.
Grab a bag and eat along with us.
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1 hr 8 min
Zero Bar
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Happy 100th to us. Happy 100th to us. Happy 100th, Candy is Dandy. We already did 100 Grand (and many more).
And that's why we are doing one of the only other numbered candies to celebrate this big milestone: the Zero Bar.
Grab one and celebrate with us!
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1 hr 23 min
Jawbreakers
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Instead of breaking your ears this week we're going straight for the jaw. Join us as we attempt to get to the center both physically and historically of jawbreakers.
Grab one and eat along with us.
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13 min
Fun Size: Reese's Oreos
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You got peanut butter in my chocolate and then you got...cookie in my peanut butter AND chocolate?! This week we're doing a quick fun size episode to try to much talked about Reese's x Oreo collab that's been going on. Will it live up to the very high expectations? Or will it...not?
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1 hr 21 min
Haribo Berries
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Summertime and the living's...juicy? We'll find out as we try two variations on the same candy in Haribo Berries and Jelly Belly Raspberries and Blackberries. Grab a couple bags and get ready to eat along with us.
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1 hr 36 min
Bottlecaps
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This week we're popping bottles but we're only keeping the caps. We'll be trying the soda flavored classic Bottlecaps and seeing if they live up to the nostalgia.
Grab a box and eat along with us.
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57 min
5th Avenue
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This week we're going downtown to the glitz and glamour that is 5th Avenue. We'll finally put an end to the question: does a better Butterfinger exist?
Grab one and get ready to eat along with us.
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1 hr 26 min
Silly Stix aka Pixy Stix
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A Pixy Stix by any other name would still be a Pixy Stix, would it not? That's what we're out to find out as we cover the rebrand/spiritual successor to Pixy Stix: Silly Stix.
Grab a bag and get ready to eat along with us.
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1 hr 3 min
Lemonhead
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We've got a heady episode for you this week as we crunch down on the legendary sour Lemonhead. Find out if they're as good as they used to be and stay tuned for a brand new game. Grab a box and eat along with us!
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1 hr 21 min
Clark Bar
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This week we're bringing a candy back from the dead! We managed to get our hands on the previously long discontinued Clark Bar and we'll see if it was worth reviving or if it belongs dead. Grab one and get ready to eat along with us!
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1 hr 29 min
4D Gummies
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There is a 5th dimension. But there's also a 4th dimension and we're here to taste it. That's becauase this week we're trying the hot new Amos 4D Gummy Candies and seeing if they're worth the hype.
Grab a bag and eat along with us!
And, yes, we know the candy news this week is already outdated.
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1 hr 27 min
Prison Taffy
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There's not much to look forward to in prison but we'll get to the bottom of whether or not prison taffy is one of those things. We'll also tell you what prison taffy is as we give it a try this week!
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1 hr 21 min
Milka
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This week we're heading to the Alps. But which Alps?! You'll have to tune in to hear the history of Milka chocolate to find out. Grab some bars and eat along with us.
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1 hr 35 min
Boston Fruit Slices
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Nothing says Spring is approaching like the smell of fresh fruit. But we're not into that so we're having fake candy fruit instead. This week we're trying Boston Fruit Slices and their divisive packaging. Grab a tub and eat along with us.
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1 hr 22 min
Runts
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This week it's time to get small. Runt sized to be precise. Join us as we try the little fruit favorites including the mythical banana and see if they're as good as they used to be.
Grab a box and eat along with us.
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24 min
Sugar Showdown: Mexican vs American Crunch Bars
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In the Olympic spirit we are staging yet another international Sugar Showdown. Crunch Bars are once again in the ring as we now compare the reigning champion (American) to the new challenger (Mexican). No matter who wins, we all Crunch.
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