In The Weeds with Ben Randall

Today we talk restaurant closings, tax law 'difficulties' and how to boot a racist customer. Also, what are the considerations when hiring a yeti, and what's the difference between a funnel cake and an elephant ear/beaver tail?

Kids! Tonight we talk National Park concessions naming rights, the new generation spacefood and the best desserts from YOUR neck of the woods!

We're back from vacation, folks! Today we talk A&W, more new-home kitchen concerns, KFC's new Cheeto Chicken Sandwich, what is up with PBR & Ben self-identifies as a flour sorcerer.

Today we talk Vitamix, homebuying and flour recalls. We have more fun than you'd expect.

Today we head down to the Hatchery and talk to Johanna Thompson of Pixie Dust Salts about small business entrepreneurship, food social justice and cleaning tiny bottles. Find all of Johanna's lovely salts at https://www.etsy.com/shop/PixieDustSalts, or follow her on Instagram for updates about her farmer's market appearances around Chicago!

Look, sometimes you've just gotta step up & say something.

Tonight Steve & Ben are trash talking 'influencers' (who can go thrown themselves into the sun), pitching a movie or two and having a devil of a time coming up with Kevin Kline's name. Spoilers, it's Kevin Kline.

We're back! Tonight we're talking old-timey drive-in restaurants, being close to your food and having your food be really close to you. Find us on facebook, or @intheweedswbr on twitter!

What food are you afraid of? It either has a name, or we'll name it for you! Also, we discover Confectionary News.com, peanuts will kill you even if you don't have an allergy, and do you want Skynestle? Because that's how you get Skynestle.

Ever wonder what it sounds like to forget to turn on your fancy microphone and accidentally record with the crappy onboard computer mic? Unrelated: we talk tonight about the Great British Baking Show (again), trade wars and brands who have withstood seemingly catastrophic scandals.

Steve's back from London! Tonight we talk British food, both through the lens of Steve's trip over there and Ben's lens of having super watched the Great British Baking Show.

Kids, it's St Patrick's Day & everybody's googling weird-ass pies. It's craziness out there.

Tonight, kids, we talk restaurant tech upgrades, drone delivery services and horror movies. Also, listener mail and naked sushi robots!

Tonight we talk airport food, Pittsburgh food and travel in general. What's your favorite airport restaurant? Are you eating cashews at the gate like we are? (Also, I'm in a hotel, so the sound quality's not great. Just FYI.)

Sorry, folks, this one is part of our ongoing "Bad Chefs Doing Bad Things" series, so buckle up for this to be kind of a bummer. Also, Ben's travel plans, weaponized social media, and the continued exploration of Oreo's descent into darkness.

Just in time for the Super--I mean the Big Game! We talk Superbowl party food, go hard against vegans and wonder about what CBS Sports is thinking, employing children.