Show overview
Flavor Balance HEAT! Hot Sauce Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 94 episodes. That works out to roughly 95 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 49 min and 1h 6m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 8 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2024, with 43 episodes published. Published by Spike and Zac and Claire.
From the publisher
The Podcast for hot sauce fans and makers.
Latest Episodes
View all 94 episodesEP:91 (Part 2) Brian Ruhlmann from Craic Sauce
Ep 90: Brian Ruhlmann from Craic Sauce
EP 89: Part 2 David Delcourt From Seed Ranch Flavor Co
Ep 91EP 88: David Delcourt From Seed Ranch Flavor Co
EGive a listen to Part 1 of David from Seed Ranch Flavor Co and his unexpected journey into the Hot Sauce Business.
Ep 90EP: 87 Maxime from Good Heat Hot Sauce
EGoing on a long drive? Need to get some chores done? Or just want to sit and listen? Either way buckle up and lend an ear to Maxime from Good Heat Hot Sauce and learn about his hot sauce journey in Canada!
Ep 89EP 86: Karma Sauce With Gene Olczak (Part 2)
EListen to Part 2 of the Flavor Balance Heat Podcast featuring ex-NASA scientist Gene Olczak and the ups and downs of his hot sauce business, Karma Sauce.
Ep 88EP 85: Karma Sauce With Gene Olczak (Part 1)
EFrom NASA to Hot Sauce, give a listen to Gene Olczak turned Hot Sauce extraordinaire talk about how Karma Sauce came to fruition with Spike and Claire. It's out of this world.
Ep 87EP 84: Matt & Catharine Kuerbis from HYCH: Heat You Can Handle
EGrab some snacks and your favorite hot sauce and listen to an adventure of hot sauce start up struggles and flavorful wins from Matt and Catharine, owners of HYCH: Heat You Can Handle.
Ep 85EP 83: John From Elixir Sauce Co PT 2
EGrab some snack or chillax as we talk more about sampling and the life of owning a hot sauce bizz with John from Elixir Sauce Co.
Ep 86EP 82: John from Elixir Sauce Co
EGrab some hot sauce and a snack and give a listen to John from Elixir Sauce Co based in Spokane WA. Learn the ins and outs of building a hot sauce business and how we go about it.
Ep 84EP 81: Rocket from Eat Vermont PT 2
EJoin us in Part 2 of Flavor Balance Heat picking up from last week on talks about the ins and outs of content creation with Rocket from Eat Vermont.
Ep 83EP 80: Rocket from Eat Vermont PT 1
EHave some chores you need to get done but nothing to listen to? Look no further than Part 1 of this Flavor Balance Heat Podcast featuring Rocket from Eat Vermont.
Ep 82EP:79 Maddy from Homestead Hot Sauce
ENeed something to listen to while you eat? Look no further as Flavor Balance Heat has got your back, and your taste buds. Today's guest speaker is Maddy, owner of Homestead Hot Sauce.
Ep 81EP 78: Sarah from Marshalls Haute Sauce
EGrab some snacks and sit back to enjoy our guest speaker Sarah Marshall, creator of Marshall's Haute Sauce based in Portland Oregon.
Ep 80EP 77: Mike Jack Eats Heat
EFlavor Balance Heat Welcomes Mike Jack as he delves into the heat eating side of the pepper/hot sauce bizz. Sit down and grab some snacks, and maybe even some hot sauce to enjoy this weeks episode.
Ep 79EP 76: Homero Gonzalez From Harmacy Hot Sauce
EListen in as Homero from Harmacy Hot Sauce tells his hot sauce journey with Spike from Irish Spike's Unique Hot Sauce, Claire from Butterfly Bakery of Vermont, and Zac from High Desert Sauce Co out of Tuscon Arizona.
Ep 78EP75: LAURA DADAP - Djablo Sauce (part 2)
EClaire and Spike chat with Laura Dadap from DJABLO SAUCE https://djablosauce.com Check out Zac's High Desert Sauce Co here: https://hdsauceco.com Check out Claire's Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Hot Sauces here: https://butterflybakeryvt.com Check out Irish Spike's Unique Hot Sauces and Vandal Pepper Sauces here: http://www.saucecult.com
Ep 77EP74: LAURA DADAP - Djablo Sauce (Part 1)
EClaire and Spike chat with Laura Dadap from DJABLO SAUCE https://djablosauce.com Check out Zac's High Desert Sauce Co here: https://hdsauceco.com Check out Claire's Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Hot Sauces here: https://butterflybakeryvt.com Check out Irish Spike's Unique Hot Sauces and Vandal Pepper Sauces here: http://www.saucecult.com
Ep 76EP73: Patrick Freivald from Frog's Point Honey
EClaire, Zac and Spike chat with Patrick Freivald from Frog's Point Honey https://www.frogspointhoney.com Check out Down to Ferment Hot Sauces: https://www.down2ferment.com Check out Zac's High Desert Sauce Co here: https://hdsauceco.com Check out Claire's Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Hot Sauces here: https://butterflybakeryvt.com Check out Irish Spike's Unique Hot Sauces and Vandal Pepper Sauces here: http://www.saucecult.com
Ep 75EP72: MISHKA SHUBALY (Part 2) Writer, Musician, Podcaster, Hot Sauce Enthusiast & his mom ELAINE LALONDE - All-Around Wonderful Human
EClaire, Zac and Spike chat with MISHKA SHUBALY - Writer, Musician, Hot Sauce Enthusiast & his mom ELAINE LALONDE - All-Around Wonderful Human Being https://www.instagram.com/mishkashubaly https://www.facebook.com/shubaly.mishka/ Check out Down to Ferment Hot Sauces: https://www.down2ferment.com Check out Zac's High Desert Sauce Co here: https://hdsauceco.com Check out Claire's Butterfly Bakery of Vermont Hot Sauces here: https://butterflybakeryvt.com Check out Irish Spike's Unique Hot Sauces and Vandal Pepper Sauces here: http://www.saucecult.comMISHKA