October 6, 2025 • 5 mins
"If it doesn’t have a hole… is it even a donut?"In this laugh-out-loud segment of The Ben and Skin Show, the crew dives deep into one of the most pressing debates of our time: what actually qualifies as a donut? Ben Rogers, Jeff “Skin” Wade, Kevin “KT” Turner, and Krystina Ray take listeners on a sugary journey through McKinney’s Parlor Donuts, where the pastries are layered, hole-less, and possibly identity-fluid.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, it's the Bend and Skin Show ninety some
point one the Eagle. We got nine inch nails tickets
to give away, so be listening for all of that.
Also coming up at the top of the hour, we
got to get back into Dallas Cowboys Talk Day one.
They're two two and one. We'll give you the deats.
But right now it's time for this.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Book track, another edition of things Skin is tracking.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
All right, thank you, thank you, thank you. I gotta
show you guys something and I want to get your
opinion on what you think it is. I'll post this
in our social media like whether it's on Twitter, Instagram,
or whatever. But this was brought to the house yesterday
and it started an age old conversation that we've had
many times on the show. I specifically want to get
(00:47):
Ben's opinion. Ben, look at your text thread and tell
me what you think you are looking at there. All right,
you're posting this on social media. Post it on social
media for everyone to look at social media, but describe
it to the people. Okay, Hey, this appears to be
a box of donuts or cookies or muffins, some sort
(01:08):
of baked item. He's exactly right, and I mean, it
doesn't look like traditional donuts.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
So I honestly, as I zoom in closer, yep, are
these crownuts there.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
It's a place in McKenny over by the house called
Parlor Donuts. They got really great packaging. I just sent
you the box. It's real cool looking. My daughter Sunday
morning was like, Hey, I'm gonna go get donuts. You
want some donuts? Here's the menu. I was like, oh right,
I'm looking at I was like, all right, I'll take
this and this, but you know, just get a bunch
of stuff. This is the over deserting of America, where
(01:49):
now everything is an elaborate treat and so it's a
multi layered discussion. One, none of these things that were
brought home have a hole in it, which I feel like,
just by identification purposes, is the point of a donut.
And number two, there's so much layers of just sugar
stuff on it. I don't even know that it's breakfast
(02:10):
food anymore. It's just a box of dessert pastries. Are
the crow nuts? Do you know what those are? I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
It's a croissant donut combo, croissant donut combo.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Yeah, this might be a cronut. Crownuts are arguably the
greatest things on earth. Now this place is called Parlor
Donuts and not crow nuts, and so I don't know
if they're trying to I think they're trying to be
identity fluid. They're trying to identify as a donut, but
they may have tendencies of a cronut, as you have
so described, they're transitioning into being a cronut, I think,
(02:42):
but they're not letting us know. Okay, don't ask, don't tell.
Donut policy, cronut policy, I guess, but it arrived, and
you know, for me, I think I've told you guys,
is this is why I chop my TwixT bars up
into little bites and they last for weeks, because when
I when something is overly sweet, I'm fine with a
(03:03):
little bit of it. Yeah, these were six donuts and
I could basically eat a third of one, and I
was good. God, my teeth hurt just looking at the picture. Honestly,
I had to go to the dentist afterwards.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I would.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I'm looking at their menu, famous layered donuts. They're not
calling them crow nuts, and they don't have holes in them,
so it must just be their own unique style. They
do have donuts that have holes though on the menu,
do they I couldn't find any.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Wait how they said it donuts with holes the kids? Yeah,
I'm seeing this. Yeah, if you're traditional, let's click on this.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
But I'm seeing they have vegan gluten friendly donuts. But
then also I'm seeing keto donuts. Let's go what you
can tell they're made of egg. They have a they
have one it's called the Keto Keatling and they have Keto,
vanilla Keto, maple keto, and chocolate Keto.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
If you look closely at the one on the top
let it looks like a skeleton's having a bit of
an orgasm.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Wait, which one is that in the orgasm top left? Okay,
I ate that one and that happened to me.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Do you remember the et cinnamon bunemon?
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Why did that happen in the world as a gross?
So anyways, I'm not I'm not criticizing. I'm just confused.
Why is this This is no different than crumble like.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Got crumbled big ass cookies.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Oh and my family's keen on buying twenty five dollars
worth of four cookies.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Yeah, you know, very good, and my wife audits my
donut purchases so hard, like I'm like and I can't
even eat donuts. But if I take my daughter to
get donuts, I buy way too many donuts. So then
there's pressure on the whole family to finish them. So
we don't deal with her wrap right, I want you to.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
I want you to make the journey to get some
Heatlan donuts and tell us.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Those looks spectacular. All right, There you have it. There's
things Skin is tracking coming up next. Let's get back
into the cow Boys Jets game. The one thing Jerry
Jones just can't let go. We'll talk about that next
All right, it's the Bend and Skin Show ninety some
point one the Eagle. We got nine inch nails tickets
to give away, so be listening for all of that.
Also coming up at the top of the hour, we
got to get back into Dallas Cowboys Talk Day one.
They're two two and one. We'll give you the deats.
But right now it's time for this.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Book track, another edition of things Skin is tracking.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
All right, thank you, thank you, thank you. I gotta
show you guys something and I want to get your
opinion on what you think it is. I'll post this
in our social media like whether it's on Twitter, Instagram,
or whatever. But this was brought to the house yesterday
and it started an age old conversation that we've had
many times on the show. I specifically want to get
(00:47):
Ben's opinion. Ben, look at your text thread and tell
me what you think you are looking at there. All right,
you're posting this on social media. Post it on social
media for everyone to look at social media, but describe
it to the people. Okay, Hey, this appears to be
a box of donuts or cookies or muffins, some sort
(01:08):
of baked item. He's exactly right, and I mean, it
doesn't look like traditional donuts.
Speaker 3 (01:18):
So I honestly, as I zoom in closer, yep, are
these crownuts there.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
It's a place in McKenny over by the house called
Parlor Donuts. They got really great packaging. I just sent
you the box. It's real cool looking. My daughter Sunday
morning was like, Hey, I'm gonna go get donuts. You
want some donuts? Here's the menu. I was like, oh right,
I'm looking at I was like, all right, I'll take
this and this, but you know, just get a bunch
of stuff. This is the over deserting of America, where
(01:49):
now everything is an elaborate treat and so it's a
multi layered discussion. One, none of these things that were
brought home have a hole in it, which I feel like,
just by identification purposes, is the point of a donut.
And number two, there's so much layers of just sugar
stuff on it. I don't even know that it's breakfast
(02:10):
food anymore. It's just a box of dessert pastries. Are
the crow nuts? Do you know what those are? I
don't know.
Speaker 2 (02:15):
It's a croissant donut combo, croissant donut combo.
Speaker 1 (02:19):
Yeah, this might be a cronut. Crownuts are arguably the
greatest things on earth. Now this place is called Parlor
Donuts and not crow nuts, and so I don't know
if they're trying to I think they're trying to be
identity fluid. They're trying to identify as a donut, but
they may have tendencies of a cronut, as you have
so described, they're transitioning into being a cronut, I think,
(02:42):
but they're not letting us know. Okay, don't ask, don't tell.
Donut policy, cronut policy, I guess, but it arrived, and
you know, for me, I think I've told you guys,
is this is why I chop my TwixT bars up
into little bites and they last for weeks, because when
I when something is overly sweet, I'm fine with a
(03:03):
little bit of it. Yeah, these were six donuts and
I could basically eat a third of one, and I
was good. God, my teeth hurt just looking at the picture. Honestly,
I had to go to the dentist afterwards.
Speaker 2 (03:16):
I would.
Speaker 3 (03:17):
I'm looking at their menu, famous layered donuts. They're not
calling them crow nuts, and they don't have holes in them,
so it must just be their own unique style. They
do have donuts that have holes though on the menu,
do they I couldn't find any.
Speaker 1 (03:30):
Wait how they said it donuts with holes the kids? Yeah,
I'm seeing this. Yeah, if you're traditional, let's click on this.
Speaker 3 (03:38):
But I'm seeing they have vegan gluten friendly donuts. But
then also I'm seeing keto donuts. Let's go what you
can tell they're made of egg. They have a they
have one it's called the Keto Keatling and they have Keto,
vanilla Keto, maple keto, and chocolate Keto.
Speaker 2 (03:55):
If you look closely at the one on the top
let it looks like a skeleton's having a bit of
an orgasm.
Speaker 3 (04:03):
Wait, which one is that in the orgasm top left? Okay,
I ate that one and that happened to me.
Speaker 2 (04:09):
Do you remember the et cinnamon bunemon?
Speaker 1 (04:13):
Yes?
Speaker 3 (04:14):
Why did that happen in the world as a gross?
So anyways, I'm not I'm not criticizing. I'm just confused.
Why is this This is no different than crumble like.
Speaker 2 (04:25):
Got crumbled big ass cookies.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
Oh and my family's keen on buying twenty five dollars
worth of four cookies.
Speaker 3 (04:32):
Yeah, you know, very good, and my wife audits my
donut purchases so hard, like I'm like and I can't
even eat donuts. But if I take my daughter to
get donuts, I buy way too many donuts. So then
there's pressure on the whole family to finish them. So
we don't deal with her wrap right, I want you to.
Speaker 1 (04:49):
I want you to make the journey to get some
Heatlan donuts and tell us.
Speaker 3 (04:53):
Those looks spectacular. All right, There you have it. There's
things Skin is tracking coming up next. Let's get back
into the cow Boys Jets game. The one thing Jerry
Jones just can't let go. We'll talk about that next
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