Spotless

Hanna Brooks Olsen and Andrew Walsh

Spotless is a podcast about cleaning, hosted by Hanna Brooks Olsen and Andrew Walsh. They help listeners with cleaning-related questions, test drive new scrubbing techniques, and complain about the way people vacuum in the movies.

  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    193: Mighty Chorin Power Rangers

    Andrew's cleaning life just changed forever now that he's got a puppy in his life. He and Hanna also talk about all the things you can clean while taking a shower, including the shower. And a Scrub Jockey shares a cleanup story that she can't quite leave behind…

    13 April 2026, 9:54 pm
  • 1 hour 2 minutes
    192: Leader Of The Pack

    Hanna and Andrew discuss the way they pack and unpack for travel. Turns out, Hanna learned everything she needed to know about this from an American Girl magazine she read as a kid.

    30 March 2026, 9:37 pm
  • 56 minutes 22 seconds
    Spotless Pod 191

    Hanna is having some towel trouble, and asks for Andrew's help with a solution. Meanwhile, Andrew's own towel routine has been thrown into chaos. They also discuss the best cure for a hangover: Puttering!

    17 March 2026, 1:53 am
  • 49 minutes 54 seconds
    190: The Outside Scoop

    Hanna discovers a dog poop cleanup service that has her and Andrew asking a lot of questions. They also talk about their favorite ways to "put the kitchen to bed" at night, and how they've been having completely opposite experiences with a specific appliance.

    2 March 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    189: Legion Of Fumes

    The Scrub Jockeys come out in force to help (and help sympathize with) a listener who's suddenly responsible for cleaning fuel-soaked clothes on a tight deadline. Plus, Hanna and her mom have a lovely time extracting candle wax from embroidery, and Andrew finds out what's inside his basement walls.

    16 February 2026, 8:59 pm
  • 1 hour 12 minutes
    188: The Radical Leftovers

    Hanna solved the Mystery Of The Missing Pyrex containers in her kitchen. She and Andrew are also in the midst of some pretty significant home construction projects that they had to emotionally prepare for. And the Scrub Jockeys show up strong this week to discuss the history of dress cleaning, how to deal with clothes soaked in diesel fuel, and something else Andrew can't figure out.

    2 February 2026, 5:00 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    187: Pride And Prejudishes

    Hanna and Andrew hear a food-stink horror story and try to help a Scrub Jockey clean her complicated kitchen sink. They also get to hear a bespoke reading of Pride & Prejudice involving muddy dress hems and questionable decorum.

    19 January 2026, 5:23 pm
  • 1 hour 17 minutes
    186: The Compostal Service

    Andrew discovers a very satisfying life hack regarding his Dyson vacuum cleaner. Hanna TCBed her Christmas tree and feels great about it. An experience repotting a plant has Andrew totally rethinking his Lomi device. And the Scrub Jockeys weigh-in on scented pine cones.

    5 January 2026, 6:35 pm
  • 1 hour 7 minutes
    185: Soups…I Did It Again

    Hanna and Andrew hear from a Scrub Jockey whose life changed after spending all day cooking. They also talk about one benefit of cleaning up under a real Christmas tree. Plus, Andrew has a late-in-life realization about class, and Hanna is obsessed with a Bush-era economic recovery program for some reason.

    22 December 2025, 11:08 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    184: Stink For Yourself

    It's Soup Season! Which means it's also Your-House-Probably-Smells-Like-Soup Season! Hanna and Andrew discuss how to deal with cooking smells trapped in your house during the winter. We also hear from some Scrub Jockeys with two very different stories about dealing with loved ones' belongings after they pass. And Andrew's attempt to gain favor with the literary elite gets stuck in the mud.

    9 December 2025, 12:08 am
  • 1 hour 24 minutes
    183: Occupational Biohazard
    25 November 2025, 1:44 am
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