Ep 186: Dead as a Doornail

Description
Kombucha kits and bougie kids toys make for a fantastic new episode. Who knew?! Fuckin' hell.

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Intro
Jonathan prepares waffle-iron tofu, not for eating, but for skincare, ostensibly from a Tik Tok trend

"I'm Jess..."

 * "I'm Jess"
 * "Oh I can't see, are you still in front of me? Where am I?"
 * "Yes, you're still in the living room"
 * "Ok, no, my glasses are clearing up. Hey, how's it going? Are you still here?"
 * "Yup!"
 * "Ok, great, I'm glad you're still here."
 * "Me too. On this show, we search the internet... god damn it"

Part A:
====Jonathan: Amazon - Fermentaholics ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha ====
 * Grace W.: ★★★★★ SCOBY Hotel!
 * Bob: ★★★★★ "I use this to brew kombucha"
 * KC: "I'm swimming in SCOBYs now"

Jess: Amazon - Fisher-Price Rock-a-Stack, Classic Ring Stacking Toy Made from Plant-Based Materials for Babies Ages 6 Months and Older

 * Wendy: ★ "It smells like DRUG!!"
 * Miss Angie: ★ "Plastic cut my baby's face"
 * Nicholina: ★ "Missing Ring"
 * k: ★★★ "My baby is not even strong"
 * Sophie15: ★★★ "I'm wondering what happened"

Part B:
==== Jonathan: Amazon - Fermentaholics ORGANIC Kombucha SCOBY With Twelve Ounces of Starter Tea - Live Starter Culture - Makes A One Gallon Batch - 1.5 Cups of Strong Mature Starter Tea - Brew Your Own Kombucha ====


 * Peter O: ★ "Tiny weak little baby that was taken away from its mother too early"
 * Sherry: ★★★ "It floated at first then feel[sic] to the bottom. I am clueless as to what will happen now."
 * Science Nerd: ★★★ "These are not baby scoobies!"
 * Just My Opinion ★ "This company however, the scoby never really did get going very well, and was stinky!"

Humm Whole30 Approved Probiotic Kombucha Variety Pack - 2 Billion Probiotics - No Added Sugar - Organic, Vegan & GMO-Free (12 Pack)

 * Samantha McCoy: ★★★★★ "Covid positive approved!"

Jess: Amazon - mushie Stacking Rings Toy | Made in Denmark (Original)

 * Kellee: ★★ "I thought it cut my finger (it did not)"
 * A. Schneckenberger (Werner): ★★★ "Aesthetically this was on point with other products I have purchased, but the design of this product is incredibly frustrating."
 * MomberryTeach: ★★★ "I wish my baby could just stack them in whatever order he wants"
 * B. Lee: ★★★ "Not uniform so frustrating for baby"
 * Cait: ★★★★ "the colors are more pastel and it looks quite girly"

Jonathan:

 * Thanks to Listener Spacebras for reaching out and trying to promote us! You did your best, I'm sorry that we're unpromotable
 * Listener WritteninFrost thanks us for reminding them that midwestern food is weird
 * Thanks to Listener Nadav for Peppa Pig fanart