029: Let's Go the Beach! Weird Food Combos, Root Beer Floats, and Hobby Phases!

[@eleanorwilson7044]

Here for my weekly apartment cleaning Edit: it's clean now, thanks again boys

[@kaylaspencer700]

Really happy for the update!

[@jessw391]

Saw your comment last week (i think). Haha, hope you comment every week

[@MrPressHere]

Saw this comment and started cleaning mine 😂😂😂

[@MattyIsTalking]

this is MY lazy acres

[@carolclmcm1214]

Great idea!

[@JS-tx2mw]

Today is the anniversary of my sobriety. 7 years. My kids lovingly refer to it as "root beer float day", and ww always celebrate with a float. The release of this podwatcher is comically timely for me. You guys are seemingly always there. Thank you for being my parasocial homies.

[@avc793]

congrats dude!

[@alaenamarie8702]

Congratulations!!

[@lorib360]

Congratulations!

[@Kimoesq]

🎉

[@RandiJo69]

Congratulations!!!! 🎉

[@susanthrush9714]

Omg Ryan said “you don’t want a root beer float at 3am” and out loud I said “speak for yourself buddy” 😂😭💀

[@beckymccarthy7016]

Ryan's superpower is being able to quote a movie line with the exact same cadence as the actor. It's impressive. 18:30

[@mandismiles123]

I truly love For Your Amusment, I look forward to those video. Not a theme park person because I can't afford the ticket lol, but I really enjoy learning about them.

[@bustedkeaton]

I havent been to one in more than a decade but I agree I love the history and the nitty gritty from people that care about it

[@rachelryan7212]

Here for my weekly Lazy Acres trip.

[@heyimsasa]

bring one bottle per episode for everyone to taste in a shot glass and have a review on the podcast!

[@hlf3769]

just got to the part where Shane says it's hot in there... and I was literally like "Oh I could turn on the AC" as if I was in the same room as them... i was too invested lol

[@jessw391]

I think we have another ‘whats the trauma version of nostalgia’ type bit: ryan saying his crazy food combo being chicken tenders and ranch😭😭😭im deadd

[@NekolatheDruid]

If Ryan really hasn't had watermelon with salt then that's my food combo recommendation. And watermelon and Tajin 😍

[@bustedkeaton]

For real, I'm always surprised when people haven't heard of that. We all know about salt on a lime, but watermelon is crazy??

[@sikkdog7804]

Yes! I came here to say watermelon with Tajin. Also add chamoy, lime, and salt. In South Texas we mix it with a Smirnoff and it tastes awesome.

[@Steph_sight]

I would like to add sliced cucumber with lime, salt, and tajin ❤

[@starfl0werp0wer3]

Yesss that was going to be my choice too! Watermelon with Tajin mmmmmm 🤤

[@unabashedlybashful]

Baby Billy is a god-tier character. One for the ages, and such a great performance from Walter Goggins, who is experiencing a well-deserved career renaissance.

[@knxa]

I really love it when y'all talk about movies and television. There should be an episode where you guys talk about your favourite movies.

[@Bophedes87]

You guys should conjure a demonic entity at ryans house so you can do ghost files every day

[@briannam3140]

31:31 Thank you! for fact checking the boys’ fear of shark attacks. Sharks do not want to eat you

[@boredpd9934]

At church camp when I was a teenager we created the "Dewy River." It's a float made with strawberry ice cream and Mt. Dew and it slapped. Most memorable part of church camp tbh

[@bustedkeaton]

Can attest to the peanuts and coke. It started (evidently) with factory workers on break, eating peanuts from the tube (you know the gas station tubes, or maybe cans when they used to put more stuff in cans) dumped in after you drank off a bit of the top of the bottle. This way they could avoid touching the peanuts with work-dirty hands. Belinda Carlisle mentioned it in a song about being country.

[@Frindle_Babbin]

My favorite food combo that people always balk at is instant chicken ramen, peanut butter, and gochujang. I used to have it ALL the time in college. Also, as a geologist, love to hear that Ryan and Shane had rock phases!

[@marcelthestars]

i think the peanut butter throws off primarily Americans cause it's mainly for sandwiches or pastries sometimes, the idea of it in a savory food is new ig

[@coppurrtings]

Peanut butter adds depth to the flavor of ramen broth

[@mialikeseverything]

as a half-malaysian, spicy peanuts with savoury flavours absolutely checks out. approved

[@Lalsaldilv]

Always love a CAKE shoutout, especially from fellow not-40+ year old fathers

[@CourtneysRocketZZ]

I love that ghost mug so much 😭

[@brierekitt1688]

I need it!!! 😢😢😢😢

[@mistergoodbear]

I like when Steven takes slight jabs at For Your Amusement. Sassy stuff

[@marlamcquatters594]

My Mother who is in her 80’s grew up eating a grilled cheese and grape jelly sandwich. It’s the only way she will eat one. To make the sandwich: use any bread you like, sharp cheddar cheese sliced, grape jelly spread on one piece of the bread (it must be a Concord grape jelly and be generous), put the sandwich together, butter the outside, grill until super crispy and cheese is melty. I’m not good at lie, the sweet and savory compliment each other. I can hardly wait for you to try it😉😘

[@Russell3775]

❤ I don’t know

[@bustedkeaton]

I do this with peanut butter and nutella grilled on bread

[@trishmaloney5674]

I like guava paste and cheese!

[@mialikeseverything]

I love it when the boys lovingly dunk on each other when someone says smth silly (which is constantly). Continues to be the comfort podcast of Tuesdays for me in Australia

[@justlikeametaphor7291]

Its funny, I read a while ago that sharks don't actually mistake surfboards for seals. They just bite things to investigate them if they're curious.

[@melbapeach162]

Both can be true. They are seeing a vaguely seal shaped object, and the only way they can investigate anything is biting it.

[@Foreversayhey]

52:16 - My Iowan dad always says "Apple pie without cheese is like a kiss without a squeeze" ❤️

[@kaylaspencer700]

I LOVE the new graphics, Ryan if you dont give an update on your puppy I will riot (probably not, but maybe)

[@noblenansa]

did you see all the photos he posted on instagram on Saturday? so cute!

[@kaylaspencer700]

Boys, something I enjoy eating are lays pickle chips dipped in ketchup!

[@Laura-zj4tj]

Melon and prosciutto is a staple of summers in spain. Coke and wine too, since forever. It's called kalimotxo

[@sarahsheldon668]

For Your Amusement is an absolute joy. They could make the episodes 3 hours and I’d still be listening to it every week

[@briantyndall3541]

Watcher needs to release a travel food guide book based on all your experiences! I'd buy one! Ryan, I actually love FYA 😊

[@ryanjay707]

Fun Facts: Papa Roach is from Vacaville CA. The drummer lived right up the street from me. I used to attend their concerts at the local community center when I was in middle school this was in 1998/1999? Yes I’m old

[@emare313]

ryan’s hobby phases and food phases is peak adhd behaviour (source: i have adhd)

[@gr33ngirlsea]

The whole podcast feels like Neurodivergency in the best way.

[@briannam3140]

28:20 Don’t know if the boys have been swimming in the north atlantic off the coast of the us but the reason the east coast has much warmer water is because we have the gulf stream bringing up warm water from the south, not bc it just heats up more 😅

[@IsThisThePrizeIveWaitedFor]

I grew up in the LA area, and the only times I will get in the water at the beach is when it’s over 100° out and the coldness of the water actually feels good

[@hr.yomomma]

Salt and watermelon is actually good with a bit of lime. It’s super common for fruit vendors in Los Angeles to add lime, salt, chamoy and tajin.

[@partlyironic]

As a brit I have to say I'm relieved Ryan approved of Alton Towers. I didn't know I cared but apparently I do.

[@yaxofossiad]

Here for a lazy acres update, let's see what's happened now lol. I just love making and eating my breakfast with this podcast!

[@babzcovington492]

okay , i am not much on commercials , but aura frames i would have never heard of otherwise. right. onward to family with one!

[@lizasaguin]

Yes, watermelon & salt is good.

[@michelledulin7214]

Steven literally grew up in Ohio and forgot about the portion along Lake Erie. We got beaches all over the Great Lakes region!

[@wesmoran5215]

peanuts and coke is a true kentucky pastime!!! LOVELY

[@intheyellowcorner]

Shane always reminds me of Snufkin from the Moomins when his hair is messy like that. 🤣

[@bustedkeaton]

Ohhh maybe thats why the nerdy ladies like him

[@JeanneEllenSW]

Here’s a food combo one of my students brought me. Wouldn’t have tried it normally, but she stood there until I did: Mayonnaise and banana sandwich. Big in the South apparently. It was surprisingly good! Would eat again 😅

[@bustedkeaton]

I think you got trolled

[@JeanneEllenSW]

@@bustedkeaton 😂😝

[@AllisonKirstukas]

also on a less deranged note. I love getting to know Steven better through this podcast. Y'all are lovely dudes.

[@poppysores]

56:22 You guys HAVE to try Capirotada, imo it’s a dish made with weird food combos lol it’s a Mexican dish so I wonder if Ryan has tried it?!

[@molliefranklin4882]

Best part of my Monday routine

[@deadlyvenom36]

25:06 I used to have a spot in Santa Monica where me and my friends would go at night and just hang out on the beach talking, smoking and listening to music. It was so nice... Haven't done that in years!

[@JazlynnGEP]

Try Oreos and peanut butter! A classic thanks to The Parent Trap

[@sparkpark29]

Weird food combo: regular Goldfish and chocolate Teddy Grahams. Try it for the next podcast!!

[@zangites]

I feel like it’s common now, but hot fries dipped in a Wendy’s Frosty always slaps

[@ProphettWith2Ts]

Fav weird food combo is Peanut butter and fluff sandwich with potato chips on the sandwich. trust me, it is good, it's best imo with the classic lays

[@amandawarren8856]

I think that sounds delicious.

[@ProphettWith2Ts]

@@amandawarren8856 the balance of sweet and salty and the crunch and texture the chips add is unbelievably good

[@catelikesmilkandeggs]

I used to eat these as a kid at the beach after a long day of swimming, so good! Shout out to growing up in New England

[@ProphettWith2Ts]

​@@catelikesmilkandeggs I'm thankful for being from Maine for this reason lmao

[@hlf3769]

@Ryan Root Beer is actually "Aged Vanilla" that's why it's called Root beer, vanilla is a root and the beer part comes from the "aged" it's fermented vanilla... when I saw on the bottle one day "aged vanilla" I put 2 and 2 together and said out loud "I understand root beer" now... needless to say I got funny looks because that was all i said lol

[@saffree]

i can see where you get that but vanilla is the fruit of the orchid Vanilla, not a root. sure is yummy either way! :)

[@Ratowskii]

Ramen noodles on buttered bread slaps

[@heatherschuyler7117]

the cockroach is what Shane gets for playing Lethal Company, they're coming for him irl

[@KooBeans_91]

For the food combo: bacon and strawberry jam on a croissant

[@molliefranklin4882]

OUHHHHHH THE INTRO 😯

[@Careless_unit9149]

Happy birthday, Shane 🎉

[@Kberridge]

Weird food combo: PB on a cheeseburger. It is unreal delicious.

[@stephaniechaffin8586]

A block of extra sharp cheddar is great by itself or with apple slices

[@biabiabruh]

"roach update cont'd" right after "roach update" us killing me 🤣

[@alixherrera6725]

I literally was eating string cheese when Ryan said people don't eat cheese on its own 🤣

[@curiousradish28]

Actually love my Aura frame 😅 I got it for my dad and put all of our travel photos for his birthday. Pros: -preloaded availability -unlimited storage -timer for activity -multiple people can upload photos at anytime Con: No cons but I would love it if they could - make an option to make different albums to display certain sets of photos. Otherwise, my parents and I love this frame.

[@dhphoto]

@53:25 It's peanuts in Dr Pepper. Sweet/salty classic combo. Not for me, but I'm also not native to the south.

[@Dr.JeremyDunks]

Just finished binge-watching Righteous Gemstones. Walton is great in that

[@laney6264]

I don't think it's really all that weird, but I love to add corn to everything, lol. It started when I was little when I had mashed potatoes and corn for dinner one night (amongst whatever else) and my potatoes and corn combined on the plate, so I had a bite that had both, and I loved the flavor so much, I started to just mix them from jump. Then I just kinda started to mix corn with whatever else I was eating, it's especially good in creamy-based pasta dishes (like those hamburger helper stroganoff boxes). I really like corn, so I'm liable to mix it with whatever I'm eating, just to see if it works. It doesn't always, but it does a surprising amount of times. Kind of like how cheese goes well with so much. I also like to dip various beef items in sour cream. It just goes so well with so many sauces and seasonings. Idk. My stepdad was Japanese and he'd cringe every time I'd mix corn into my meals or try to take a beef tip that was so beautifully marianted in Japanese bbq sauce and dip it in sour cream, lol.

[@bog0316]

Purely commenting for Matt’s chime off on RootBeer being gross!!! It’s my boyfriend’s favorite drink and I’m always GROSSED out when I have a sip. Like I always try and see if I’ll like it after a few months and it’s always the same gross flavor that I never want! Dr Pepper is number one but a Coke SLAPS every time

[@thesnowqueen89]

sometimes i love to mix kraft mac and cheese with pesto. not all the time, i’ll also have the mac and cheese by itself, but the pesto adds a tanginess that’s so good. i’ve never tried it with other mac and cheese

[@True_Zelda]

The back and forth about the beach and asking Ryan "you've always lived near the beach, is it special to you?" Feels the same as being a native Floridian (growing up just a few miles from coastline) and people asking if you go all the time when you've only been like 6 times.

[@watchersleuth]

1:00:00 never been prouder of Matt than when he recommended having John from Galco's on the soda pop ep of Top 5 Beatdown

[@BrigitV618]

If you're ever in Portland again! There's a spot in south Portland, in Milwaukie, called the "Main Street Collectors Mall & Soda Fountain." It is, as the name suggests, a combination old timey soda fountain and antique store. It's my favorite place in the whole city. My husband loves their floats. Highly recommend!!

[@AllabackA]

Hear me out boys - this is a favorite meal in my household: oven baked/ roasted plantains loaded with canned chili, mozz. & jalapenos (bonus points if you use the TJ's sweet & hot ones)

[@ahranon]

Ryan: this isn’t about you. Ryan’s root beers needs to be a thing. Make it happen!

[@TacticalWaffle]

I grew up with grilled cheese and applesauce. I didn’t know everyone else had tomato soup until maybe adulthood. My verdict: I like the butter+cheese+sweet combo better. Also buffalo wings and honey mustard.

[@lizasaguin]

The perfect mix of beer (not the flavored ones) and coke, legit tastes like chocolate. I love it!

[@SaltyLane]

A food combo from my childhood: peanut butter + marshmallows, microwaved & mixed. Also: Ryan's phases with hobbies/interests definitely reminds me of my own phases that were very much linked to ADHD... so many expensive hobbies that went nowhere! 😅

[@TimOGhoul]

Let’s get Shane’s list of model railroad channels.

[@redbowprops]

My favorite odd food combo is tomato soup with scrambled eggs in it. I've been eating it since I was a child, my mom has been eating it since she was a child too. It was "poor food" - a cheap meal when money was tight. Now one of my favorite nostalgic foods. Must try!

[@watchersleuth]

well now we know that Adam Bianchi has to be the guest for weird food combos, with his "root beer and chocolate cereal" comment from TSR 😂

[@pennyanderson9207]

Jalapeño poppers with grape jelly !!

[@maryp7208]

Not just watermelon with (very light) salt, also try cantaloupe with a hint of salt. That is divinity of fruity goodness.

[@robinsmith5442]

I like a touch of pepper on cantaloupe too.

[@JamesDavis-hg6xr]

Chees and jam great combo And a great middle ground for the soda float debate Dr. Pepper float is a-mazing

[@nikkibeckett9302]

My food suggestion: my mom would make me tuna fish and fruit loop sandwiches for my school lunches. I got a lot of crap for it, but when I would convince people to make one for themselves they always like it.

[@sebedwell]

Cheez-Its and M&Ms are a divine combo

[@boringchunkz]

Regular oreos and salsa from a jar

[@JamiePeterson-tl6qd]

Recently tried a kimchi peanut butter and jelly sandwich and it was FIRE

[@ilovemyhomefries]

Ginger ale float with ice cream is good! My grandfather called it a Horses Neck

[@HappilyHandmadebyHaley]

Hiya from Alabama! Both sprinkling salt on watermelon and peanuts in Coca Cola are things my great grandparents loved and passed to us. Farmers would pour a handful of shelled peanuts into a glass coke bottle as a drink and snack while on a tractor. I grew up in Dothan which is also known as the “peanut capital.”

[@kae2910]

watermelon and tajin/salt is SO GOOD! goated food combo… i can’t have watermelon plain now!

[@heidisupple3259]

I worked at Red Lobster 🦞 and my favorite thing to top a Cheddar Bay Biscuit🧄🧀🥐 with was.... (their) Piña Colada sauce! 🍍 (Kind of in the same vein as my other fave: Grape Jelly on Texas Toast/Garlic Bread) 😂 Warm Garlicky Buttery bread with cold refreshing fruity sauce... THERE'S JUST SOMETHIN ABOUT IT.

[@nataliezimmermann3484]

my submission for "weird" food/drink combos-- pickleback shots. The vinegar and salt from pickle juice completely cover the taste of ANY liquor for real, plus its like straight electrolytes lol

[@swimminginhoney]

Nottingham (Shottingham) mentioned! Oh wow AND Alton Towers - the Midlands representation we deserve

[@aalovesmusic]

My favorite "weird" food combo is a peanut butter and sriracha sandwich. It's good with a little squeeze of lime juice too

[@TheBigChuckles]

You guys can try a Smoke and a Pancake

[@jamesbest5292]

Bong and a Blintz?

[@louisegille]

FOOD COMBOS; One food combo that we have in Sweden is shripmsallad on hot dog, one of my teachers that i had when i lived in Amarica thought it was weird and for us its common, hot dog on bun with shrimp-sallad, which is shrimp, mayo, sourcream mixed (with seasoning), kinda like potato sallad

[@angelicazbp]

I’m willing to admit to that I remember dipping raw tofu in salsa and eating that

[@ColdCheeseLovin]

Growing up my dad would make us grilled peanut butter and pickle sandwiches all the time!!

[@hlf3769]

my mom just asked my cousin and I the same thing about how we remember so much about tv and movies and like idk how normal this is but I can pull up certain scenes (not all of them) of things and like rewatch them as they really were in my head... like most scenes of literally anything, is that not what other people do?

[@NickcorpelNicksMovieBox]

Try the Dutch, but well-known, 'kapsalon'! It's fries, with Shoarma or Gyros, but into the oven with cheese and then topped with lettuce/onions/cucumber/tomato slices and garlic sauce. It tastes so nice and is a real delicacy here!

[@mcwine18]

55:52 - Pickles and Pepsi drink please. Easy for you guys to obtain and do: just literally Pepsi, ice, and some sliced pickles. Try that, real curious if you guys will like it or not. And yeah Matt, root beer is nasty.

[@hlash2566]

I always loved peanut butter cookies/brownies with dill pickles. My dad eats peanut butter and green pepper sandwiches.

[@kingskellyhands2318]

I feel like there has been a glitch in the matrix, because I too, always order a French dip at every restaurant I go to when it's available and have for a decade or more. Lmao! My friends always give me shit that French dips is my sole field of expertise but God damn it I have a brother out there it seems! Shout to you Carl! Hahaha!!

[@michellecorbett3051]

Weird food combos meant to be eaten together: Battered/fried cod tongues and scrunchions (fried pork backfat) lol! It's commonly eaten (in moderation hahaha) where I'm from, the island portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Also...come to Newfoundland! Lots of haunted places, fantastic food, and an awesome arts community.