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The Empty Bowl

The Empty Bowl

Justin McElroy

A meditative podcast about cereal from cereal eater Justin McElroy and Cerealously creator Dan Goubert.

  • 40 minutes 12 seconds
    One Hundred and Thirty Five

    This is the one-hundred and thirty-fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Dan gets a little kooky, Justin gets a new favorite spoon, and our show gets a new URL.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/emptybowlshow⁠⁠⁠!

    20 September 2026, 7:41 pm
  • 43 minutes 25 seconds
    One Hundred and Thirty Four

    This is the one-hundred and thirty-fourth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which there's much abuzz about Pop-Tarts, Dan gushes about granola, and we pit The Most Divisive Cereal of Today against some of The Most Divisive Cereals in History.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠instagram.com/emptybowlshow⁠⁠!

    2 September 2026, 4:55 pm
  • 46 minutes 58 seconds
    One Hundred and Thirty Three

    This is the one hundred and thirty-third episode of The Empty Bowl, in which HUNTR/X breaks a curse, Dan determines whether Backflip Cereal stuck the landing, and Justin discovers the funniest cereal mail-in premium of all time.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Follow us on Instagram at ⁠instagram.com/emptybowlshow⁠!

    10 August 2026, 10:06 pm
  • 50 minutes 15 seconds
    One Hundred and Thirty Two

    This is the one hundred and thirty-second episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Count Chocula soft-launches his return, Magic Spoon parasitizes Pop-Tarts, and we (extra) boldly go where no Empty Bowl episode has gone before.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Follow us on Instagram at instagram.com/emptybowlshow!

    27 July 2026, 10:23 pm
  • 41 minutes 3 seconds
    One Hundred and Thirty One

    This is the one-hundred and thirty-first episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Justin questions HUNTR/X's business sense, Dan recounts a cereal miracle, and we both try our best to assign an objective value to Cap'n Crunch's shovelware era.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    22 June 2026, 11:27 pm
  • 47 minutes 11 seconds
    One Hundred and Thirty

    This is the one-hundred and thirtieth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Tony skips the butter, Cinnamon Toast Crunch puts strong roots in newly broken ground, and Dan shares the best cereal he picked up on vacation.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    19 May 2026, 11:09 pm
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    One Hundred and Twenty Nine

    This is the one-hundred and twenty-ninth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Cap'n Crunch has got to be kidding us, Dan tries the world's first cereal made from...yeugh...and Pop-Tarts finally does what people have been asking them to do for, like, 50 years.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    20 April 2026, 10:33 pm
  • 43 minutes 32 seconds
    One Hundred and Twenty Eight

    This is the one-hundred and twenty-eighth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Gabe Fonseca returns to sub in for Justin, inform Dan about a Dollar Tree-exclusive cereal, and count down Cap'n Crunch's greatest/weirdest hits!

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    23 March 2026, 2:04 am
  • 46 minutes 1 second
    One Hundred and Twenty Seven

    This is the one-hundred and twenty-seventh episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Dan boldly names the most beautiful cereal box ever, Justin finds his new favorite uncanny mascot, and we both reevaluate our veneration of Neutron Berries.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    16 February 2026, 12:09 am
  • 39 minutes 11 seconds
    One Hundred and Twenty Six

    This is the one-hundred and twenty-sixth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which Trolls Trix refuse to be forgotten, Justin does a (very) last-minute taste test, and we both put our heads together to solve Cap'n Crunch's big mystery.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠⁠!

    24 January 2026, 12:45 am
  • 39 minutes 27 seconds
    One Hundred and Twenty Five

    This is the one-hundred and twenty fifth episode of The Empty Bowl, in which we count down the most delicious and despicable new cereals of 2025. This time, our lists diverge more than ever, a cereal company outside of the Big 4 dominates, and a reliably terrible flavor profile continues its reign of terror.

    Catch up on our cereal rankings at ⁠⁠⁠tinyurl.com/tebrank⁠⁠⁠!

    Support us on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/theemptybowl⁠⁠⁠!

    31 December 2025, 5:00 pm
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