Candy Is Dandy: The Candy Review Podcast

Candy Is Dandy: The Candy Review Podcast

The one and only candy review podcast. 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.

Episodes

November 5, 2025 56 mins

Hey, you. Come here. This week we're heading to the end of the candy alphabet to try Zagnut. The candy made known to us by the ghost with the most and bought in the store that charges the least with a lease (5 Below). 

Grab one and eat along with us!

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Be you a fan of Mike or a worshipper of Ike, this episode's got something for you. This week for our Halloween episode we're trying the divisive Mike and Ike. And stay tuned for the definitive Halloween candy bracket.

Grab a box and eat along with us.

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October 15, 2025 94 mins

We're back with a feature length episode and this week it's time to take a Look. No, this is not Greg's 5 cavity Look! but rather Japan's famous Look a la Mode chocolate samplers.

Grab a pack and get ready to eat along with us.

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What's this? A sugar showdown? This time of the month? All will be explained before we get down to crowning the champion of the popping candy world. Will it be the out-of-their-element Warheads brand? The also-out-of-their-element Kool-Aid brand? Or the in-their-element Pop Rocks brand? Tune in to find out.

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September 17, 2025 78 mins

This week we're going down under by way of the North Star State: Minnesota.

We'll be trying all possible flavors of Wiley Wallaby Australian style licorice as well as playing a brand new game involving the fan favorite auxiliary cable.

Grab a bag and eat along with us!

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September 3, 2025 77 mins

Crack a window because the sugar dust smoke is getting thick this week. That's because we are trying the most controversial of novelty candies: candy cigarettes. As you'll learn: one of the few candies that has had legal action taken against it.

Grab a box and eat along with us! Don't smoke!

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August 20, 2025 66 mins

Grab your passport because we're heading down to Mexico with a brief layover in Margaritaville. This week we're trying the alcohol centric Borrachines from Mexico.

Grab a box and get ready to eat along with us!

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August 6, 2025 71 mins

Today Candy is Dandy is heading into tonight. After Eight to be precise. Join us in discussing the refined, vaguely erotic backstory of After Eight straight from the United Kingdom. 

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B-b-b-bonus time! This week Daniel returns from the Great White North (that means Canada) with a variety of a Canadian classic we've already covered: The Coffee Crisp. This time with cold brew. 

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Ciao bellas get ready to chow. This week we're taking an Italian vacation to the Piedmont region of Italy to try Serra Specialita le Italiane hard candies. We've got blood orange, lemon and mint. The flavors are as complex as the name!

Grab a bag and eat along with us!

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July 2, 2025 81 mins

Summer's here and things here at Candy is Dandy HQ are getting tropical. This week we're trying the divisive Mounds and Almond Joy.

Grab some and get ready to eat along with us.

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June 18, 2025 65 mins

Strap in because this week we're heading back to Japan by way of...Italy? 

We're trying Bourbon brand Fettuccine Gummis. Plus a brand new game!

Grab a bag and eat along with us!

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June 4, 2025 113 mins

Much like the topic this week, this episode will dissolve instantly in your mouth which is why we don't recommend enjoying these orally. Open up your ears and get ready to hear us try 16 different flavors of cotton candy! 

Get some Chocolate Storybook brand cotton candy and eat along with us!

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You shall not pass...on this episode! Wait, wrong wizard. This week we're trying candy from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal theme parks. We'll get into the history of the franchise and the park before trying Exploding Bonbons, Fizzing Whizbees and Butterbeer Gummies.

This episode is not an endorsement of JK Rowling. She is an awful person and we object to her awful views.

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May 7, 2025 65 mins

This week Candy is Dandy is going viral. And this time it ISN'T contagious. Join us as we try the hit sensation Dubai Chocolate. And stick around for a very important debate.

Grab a bar (if you can afford it) and eat along with us!

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The triumphant return of the Confection Connection! And what better way to herald the return than with the official chocolatier of an emperor of France!

This week we're trying St. Louis' own Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier. Learn its history with the royal court of France and what we think of their modern day products.

Grab a box and eat along with us!

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April 16, 2025 92 mins

We've gone fishin' this week. SWEDISH fishin'. And what did we catch? Fish. SWEDISH fish.

Tune in for a history and review of Swedish Fish. Stay for a brand new movie themed game!

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April 2, 2025 73 mins

What's this show called again? Doesn't matter. That's because this week we're trying the cult classic Whatchamacallit.

Tune in for our history and review of Whatchamacallit and the return of a very seasonal game.

Grab one and eat along with us!

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March 19, 2025 92 mins

Love 'em or hate 'em, we know you hate 'em. This week we're getting both retro and divisive with the classic Necco Wafers. 

Get ready for the history of Necco Wafers. Get ready for a review of Necco Wafers. Get ready to hate what you hear.

Grab a tube and eat along with us if you dare!

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March 5, 2025 87 mins

We're heading east once more (or west depending on where you're coming from) and trying Japan's famous Marukawa Fusen Bubble Gum. We'll go its history, the rules of chewing gum in Japan and a dip into the Bazookaverse.

Grab a box and eat along with us!

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