No Substitutions, Please

By Noah McKinnon and Louisa Herron

A show about food and the things people do to it. Every week, Noah McKinnon and Louisa Herron pick a dish, define its most important elements, and then sit down to find out what the Internet thinks ab... more

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How many episodes does No Substitutions, Please have?

The podcast currently has 149 episodes available.

No Substitutions, Please episodes:

August 04, 2024 Episode 89: Sherbet
Stay with us here: what if ice cream tasted more like the thing you used to flavor it? That's sherbet. Noah and Louisa talk about one of the best uses for fresh fruit.
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Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
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58min
July 21, 2024 Episode 88: Short Ribs
Voted "Most Likely To Sell For At Least Thirty Dollars" every year since 2016 at the Braised Beef Awards, which may or may not exist. Noah and Louisa discuss every upscale restaurant's favorite force multiplier.
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@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
59min
July 14, 2024 Episode 87: Queso Fundido
If anyone thinks they have found a more perfect food, let them come forward and be proven wrong. Noah and Louisa pay tribute to the ultimate way to combine cheese and chorizo.
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@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
57min
July 07, 2024 Episode 86: Ratatouille
In which Louisa tries to talk about a simple summer dish with a rich history, and Noah takes every chance he can to insult tomatoes, Pixar, and the concept of soft vegetables.
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@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
47min
June 23, 2024 Episode 85: Onion Rings
The rings of real power, if you ask us. If the Elves had made theirs out of onions, Sauron would've been too busy eating to ever leave his lands. Noah and Louisa pay tribute to the fried food to rule them all.
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@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
1h 3min
June 16, 2024 Episode 84: Three-Bean Salad
This episode is fine—it's good. Actually, it's great. Noah and Louisa discuss a humble food for humble people, and why a lot of people seem to hate it.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
56min
June 09, 2024 Episode 83: Waffles
Now that's one way to square or circle. Faced with a breakfast food they haven't covered yet, Noah and Louisa are surprisingly decisive on the subject.
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@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
50min
June 02, 2024 Episode 82: Coleslaw
If you treat it right, it's a lot more than that green stuff next to your ribs. Join Noah and Louisa on this traipse through the cabbage patch.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
52min
May 26, 2024 Episode 81: Fried Rice
We really shouldn't have used that joke already, huh? Join Noah and Louisa on this tribute to the inadequacy of average kitchen equipment.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
1h 22min
May 12, 2024 Episode 80: Fettuccine Alfredo
Last week was great if you liked episodes where Noah doesn't like the food; this week is great if you like episodes where Noah and Louisa go on an absolutely massive tangent that, somehow, is still relevant to the food in question. Oh, yeah, and we talk about some pasta, too.
Follow us:
@NoSubsPlease on Twitter.
@[email protected] on Mastodon.
@NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.
Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @[email protected] on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky.
Louisa: @[email protected].
Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.
Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.
...more
52min

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How many episodes does No Substitutions, Please have?

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