The Jungle Jim's Podcast

Jungle Jim's and Third Eye Brewing have come together to make a delicious double New England IPA beer and it's pretty amazing. Using unique hops from New Zealand to create a tropical and juicy mouthfeel, curbing the bitterness oft associated with IPAs, this one is a real treat for the beer fanatics out there. We're joined by Third Eye's brew team - one of which recently joined from New Zealand so he drops some international knowled...

This week kicks off with me hopping on my soap box to talk about high prices at the competition that I experienced during my leave this summer. Don't worry, I'm still mad about having to pay almost $10 for a bottle of body wash that is 3.99 here. Jump past the ranting about 15 minutes into the show to get to the main focus. Speaking of, the main focus this week is a new product to Jungle Jim's, from one of the coolest groups of peo...

This week, we're ready to launch into fall vibes and flavors and we're trying a ton of fall-themed treats in the store: 

Little Debbie Brownie Pumpkins
Coastalo THC Soda - Pumpkin Spice
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Coffee Drink
Pop Daddy Dutch Apple Pie Pretzels
Jungle Jim's Pumpkin Gummies
Wafer Master Rolls - Pumpkin Spice (from Turkey)
Jelly Belly Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Juice
Better Butter - Pumpkin Spice Butter
Tootsie Caramel App...

We're bringing Italian food in in a BIG WAY! I'm easing back into the studio, talking about the Weekend of Fire hot sauce festival that just passed, and helping launch some new products in the store. Eddie from OGI joins me to talk about the excellent internationally produced foods that they're bringing to our Italian section. I'm pretty excited about the spumoni, as you can tell here, but the Italian ices are going to get the midw...

This week is the Weekend of Fire at Jungle Jim's International Market! That's right, an entire festival dedicated to everything hot and spicy - you'll find some of your new favorite hot sauces there. Speaking of finding your new favorite hot sauces there, I found one of my favorites in Stanky Sauce - they've got flavors from mild to wild and they're bringing TWO NEW EXCLUSIVE hot sauces to the festival this weekend. Find out more w...

This week we're talking all about two fun new products coming to Jungle Jim's soon! First, is Coca Cola's collaboration with Oreo! Per our friends at CandyHunting on Instagram: Coca-Cola and Oreo have collaborated to launch two new, limited edition products internationally! New Oreo Fizzy Cookie flavored Coca-Cola and Coca-Cola flavored Oreos will be out in countries including the US, Canada, China, Mexico, Brazil, and "more," acco...

Finally got linked up with the fine folks of ShineWater, a new tasty drink - 100% of your daily vitamin D, zero sugar, and more! I've found myself enjoying quite a bit of the samples I got to try during my "wheelchair era" while recovering at home. So far, the Strawberry lemonade is my favorite. We talk about the inception of the brand, some of the struggles of standing out in the marketplace, how they create new flavors, and a few...

We're launching a ONE PIECE CARD GAME Official Pop-Up Shop & Gashapon Bandai Official Shop at the Jungle Jim's Eastgate location and our director of development, Phill Adams is here to tell us all about it along with the mastermind behind this (and one of our store's buyers), Martha. We get to learn about the exclusive stuff they're bringing to the store as well as seeing the 300 Gashapon machines they're bringing into Jungle Jim's...

Great-ish news everyone, only about 4 more weeks of recovery for me. I assure you, i'm losing my mind. This week on the show, we're talking about some new samples that just arrived from Levity Cannabis spirits. Levity has a whole line of pre-made cannabis (Delta 9) cocktails, as well as actual cannabis spirits like a play on whiskey, tequila, and more. I also received the new high dose, 25mg can of Orange Soda from Coastalo, which ...

Day 298 of being trapped in my house! I went full YouTuber on this episode. In my time out of the office, I've been setting up for remote interviews - but I was bummed that I missed out on so many fans coming through the store this summer. One listener reached out and we'd planned to do this episode together in the studio, but unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. I gave Kevin some Cincinnati favorites, and he brought me a bunch of ...

This week, we're testing out Cheddies, a killer new cheese cracker sent in for me to try and available for all of you on the shelves at Jungle Jim's right now. They come in three flavors and so far, I'm loving them! We're chatting up our upcoming wine events, and of course the Weekend of Fire hot sauce festival coming up in August! There's even going to be a car show. Make sure you follow Jungle Jim's on Eventbrite for upcoming eve...

We're back after a week of acclimation. I'm entering my wheelchair era. This was one of my favorite recent interviews, and since I can't make it to the farm anytime soon, I thought i'd share this engaging interview. Regina was really smart and knowledgeable and I learned a ton about goats and their milk, raw milk, and other interesting things about farming. Their process to create their goat milk soaps, lotions, and more was really...

This week, we bring in some great grab-and-go pizzas from La Pizza Italiana! Then, Mark heads off to Trophy Pizza to learn to make pizzas and have a conversation with their owners, Jim and James. Convenient names, gents. We talk about the controversy behind pineapple on pizza, what it takes to truly make a great pizza pie, and the difficulty in bringing true New York style pizza to the midwest. Mark probably discusses his distaste ...

This week, we sit down with Lisa from Henrietta Said, a cool female-owned company bringing peanuts back into the snack game. They've got cool, scandalous branding, with all kinds of fun flavors inspired by chicken wings like buffalo, ancho kim chi, and so much more! We talk about the obstacles you overcome in the industry, as well as how they're ensuring peanuts make a huge comeback. I also talk about the upcoming Jungle Jim's Inte...

Jackson's sent me some samples of their tasty Sweet Potato Chips, conveniently fried in avocado oil and while I was originally just supposed to do a review, they inspired me to do something else with their spicy jalapeno option. In the world's largest grocery store and international market, we've got so many options of similarly spicy chips, Lucky and I had to find the best ones - so here we are today, selling ourselves out to find...

This week i'm joined by Blesson Wilkerson, best known as ViralTokens. The man has been blanketing the nation with his incredible feats of strength through his now-viral handstands. Maybe you were working at the Hi-Mark one night when he came in to walk down a flight of stairs, maybe you were at Jungle Jim's while we were feeding him sandwiches while he walked on his hands, or maybe you're just one of the cool people who knew about ...

This week, we're joined by Mark Perkins of the Necessary Entrepreneur Podcast. You can check his show out at TheNecessaryEntrepreneur.com - I obviously would recommend episode 59 since I was the guest there. Mark is one of the best interviewers I've ever met, so we sat down to talk about some of what goes on behind the scenes of podcasts, and what goes through our heads when we're trying to create something interesting. We get to t...