The Empty Bowl
A meditative podcast about cereal from cereal eater Justin McElroy and Cerealously creator Dan Goubert.
Episodes
This is the one-hundred and thirty-fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Dan gets a little kooky, Justin gets a new favorite spoon, and our show gets a new URL.
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This is the one-hundred and thirty-fourth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which there's much abuzz about Pop-Tarts, Dan gushes about granola, and we pit The Most Divisive Cereal of Today against some of The Most Divisive Cereals in History.
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This is the one hundred and thirty-third episode of The Empty Bowl, in which HUNTR/X breaks a curse, Dan determines whether Backflip Cereal stuck the landing, and Justin discovers the funniest cereal mail-in premium of all time.
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This is the one hundred and thirty-second episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Count Chocula soft-launches his return, Magic Spoon parasitizes Pop-Tarts, and we (extra) boldly go where no Empty Bowl episode has gone before.
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This is the one-hundred and thirty-first episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Justin questions HUNTR/X's business sense, Dan recounts a cereal miracle, and we both try our best to assign an objective value to Cap'n Crunch's shovelware era.
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This is the one-hundred and thirtieth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Tony skips the butter, Cinnamon Toast Crunch puts strong roots in newly broken ground, and Dan shares the best cereal he picked up on vacation.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-ninth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Cap'n Crunch has got to be kidding us, Dan tries the world's first cereal made from...yeugh...and Pop-Tarts finally does what people have been asking them to do for, like, 50 years.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-eighth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Gabe Fonseca returns to sub in for Justin, inform Dan about a Dollar Tree-exclusive cereal, and count down Cap'n Crunch's greatest/weirdest hits!
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-seventh episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Dan boldly names the most beautiful cereal box ever, Justin finds his new favorite uncanny mascot, and we both reevaluate our veneration of Neutron Berries.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-sixth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Trolls Trix refuse to be forgotten, Justin does a (very) last-minute taste test, and we both put our heads together to solve Cap'n Crunch's big mystery.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we count down the most delicious and despicable new cereals of 2025. This time, our lists diverge more than ever, a cereal company outside of the Big 4 dominates, and a reliably terrible flavor profile continues its reign of terror.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-fourth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which the Cap'n presents a Conundr'm, Dan and Justin bond over a nauseating cereal experience, and we hear from an unnamed cereal legend.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-third episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we preview General Mills' 2026 new cereal lineup, contemplate moving to Mexico, and reflect on our brushes with cereal's A-list.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-second episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Pop-Tarts hit the gym, Honey Bunches of Oats come for the holiday cereal throne, and a '70s legend enters our cereal ranking battle royale.
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This is the one-hundred and twenty-first episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Kellogg's of Mexico brings our prophecy to life, two (cold) hot cocoa cereals duke it out, and our cereal ranking series returns with gusto!
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Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/theemptybowl!
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.
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