Cleanup on Aisle Fun!

1 hour 55 minutes
The 2021 Deli Draft with Nick Guastella
Hey, I'm PODCASTIN' here! This episode is like NYC itself. Frantic. Poetic. And honestly? It gets a little bit nasty ;) In a Cleanup not for the faint of heart, comedian, lifelong New Yorker, and pal Nick Guastella (@notnotcrying on IG) joins Rod for a freewheeling conversation about the Knicks, leaning into pandemic-induced insanity, and arts and crafts. Nick describes a thrilling trip to Rite Aid. Rod interrupts too much and screams about trying to figure out just where the hell cranberries come from. The deterioration of the human body with age is discussed. All this leads into a Constitutional Convention-esque discussion of NYC delis, bodegas, and corner stores culminating in assembling a basketball team of deli items in the 2021 Deli Draft. The Draft gets extremely heated with controversial takes, but out of that combustion comes some profound, philosophical observations about life. Enjoy!
14 May 2021, 1:01 pm
48 minutes 20 seconds
A Treatise on Charcuterie (with Erin Lann)
Comedian, writer, and Rod's former theater camp counselor Erin Lann calls in for our first discussion of West Coast grocery stores. Topics, sidebars, and tangents in this episode include the Most and Least Valuable Players on a charcuterie board, snacks, Orlando Bloom's famous full frontal nudity paddle board photo, and that shitty Giant Eagle by Great Lakes Mall.
16 April 2021, 7:00 am
58 minutes 15 seconds
Supermarket Relaxation (with David Bluvband)
Actor, comedian, and co-host of the podcast Sexy Spooky Teenz David Bluvband joins Rod to discuss the Russian and Jewish grocery stores of his youth, the culinary options of a particular stretch of Washington Heights toward which they both have a connection, getting high and wandering around the grocery store aimlessly, and the relaxing, meditative nature of grocery shopping.

Follow David on Twitter: @Bluvband

Listen to Sexy Spooky Teenz: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/sexy-spooky-teenz/id1455658334?mt=2=
6 April 2021, 6:00 am
56 minutes 26 seconds
The SURPRISE Return (with Patrick Cotnoir
THE DEAD SPEAK! Your favorite grocery store based podcast awakens from a long slumber to dust of the mic and discuss everyone's favorite errand. Rod is joined by Patrick Cotnoir, producer of The George Lucas Talk Show, to discuss the live streamed talk show hosted by retired filmmaker George Lucas, his pastrami loving Toyderian sidekick Watto, and Patrick himself! Topics include butter vs. margarine, the merits of chili and chicken salad, and Patrick's time working at a vegetable stand.

FOLLOW on Twitter:

Patrick - @patrickcotnoir

The George Lucas Talk Show - @GLucasTalkShow

Watto - @WattoTho

WATCH THE GEORGE LUCAS TALK SHOW:

Sundays at 8 on https://www.planetscum.live/

Full episode archive at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1XwfxXB--rl_Nqxvun8zQ

Follow Rod on Instagram @roderickotoole
27 March 2021, 6:00 am
48 minutes 30 seconds
Foodtown of Bushwick
Rod heads solo to the Foodtown in Bushwick for some unexpected surprises! Topics include moralizing about how you should buy and peel your own garlic, soup (again), and a hot take on Cap'n Crunch's Oops All Berries that will stop you in your tracks.
14 February 2019, 4:46 pm
49 minutes 11 seconds
Food Emporium Midtown
Rod goes directly from therapy to the Food Emporium in Midtown Manhattan to discover one of the worst floor layouts Cleanup on Aisle Fun! has ever seen. This week we learn something about barbecue sauce, gaping holes in Rod's understanding of certain facets of pop culture, and dissect an overtly sexual brand of ice cream.
31 January 2019, 6:10 am
2 hours 4 minutes
Billy's Market Place with Cait Bladt
Cleanup on Aisle Fun! returns with a vengeance for Season Two! Rod and guest Cait Bladt (Politics Editor at The Tylt/Rod's roommate) head to Billy's in Ridgewood for a review. This episode tackles beer elitism, edible cookie dough, and a story about Rod eating a famous person's leftover cheeseburger. Rod and Cait get aggressively midwestern, scream over each other, and (due to lack of food and overcaffienation) truly descend into madness, culminating in a horrible discussion about pissing in public, so enjoy that ya freaks. Please consume Kerrygold Butter and RX bars and tell them to pay attention to this podcast.
17 January 2019, 6:00 am
1 hour 6 minutes
Harlem Fairway with Jake Cornell
Rod is joined by comedian and improvisor Jake Cornell (@jakewcornell) to discuss the Fairway in Harlem. Rod and Jake discuss shopping strategy, Vermont, grocery stores in the U.K, what exactly is going on at the bottom of the ocean, and classism. There are also people singing opera in the background, which classes up the joint a little bit. Follow along on Instagram: @cleanuponaislefun
13 December 2018, 7:46 am
28 minutes 51 seconds
Morton Williams Park Avenue
Rod take a late evening trip to neon paradise Morton Williams, a Manhattan staple. The #RodforKerrygold campaign continues, and the Cleanup on Aisle Fun! Courtship Challenge is introduced!
6 December 2018, 4:01 am
48 minutes 52 seconds
Gristede's 8th and 22nd
New York "landmark" Gristede's gets the Cleanup on Aisle Fun! treatment this week as Rod records an episode in the wee hours of the morning. Visual aesthetics are criticized, among many other things. This episode contains the official declaration that Cleanup on Aisle Fun! wants to be the first podcast to be sponsored by a butter company.
29 November 2018, 7:38 am
46 minutes 35 seconds
Dean and Deluca Soho
This is a review of Dean and Deluca in Soho and also somehow a David Bowie tribute episode? Rod examines some unique citrus, agonizes over how much a pre-made quiche should cost, talks about marzipan animals for way too long, and once again gets horny for some cured meat. This podcast still is not brought to you by RX Bar, Talenti, Ample Hills, or Kerrygold Irish Butter but it would LOVE to be ;)
15 November 2018, 7:00 am
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