Hanna and Andrew wrestle over the idea of "Hygiene Theater" during the pandemic: Are all our deep-cleaning measures really necessary, asks one Atlantic writer? Plus, Andrew has a container problem that's almost as big as he is, and Hanna has a very gross scene from The Office that she wants to help clean up. 

47: We All Scream For Hygiene

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.

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Andrew has an important philosophical question about pet food dishes. Hanna’s got a clutch of some fancy lookin’ floor cleaners. And Scrub Jockeys have questions about washing machines and stories about dog grooming gone wrong.   

145: Vlad The Impeller

An honest-to-gosh physicist calls in with some laundry advice, and a Scrub Jockey shares how she survived the worst cleaning nightmare she could imagine.   

144: Electron Avenue

Hanna and Andrew brace themselves for their first macrame-related question, while a Scrub Jockey deals with a Yeti situation from hell. 

143: Cooler Story, Bro

142: That Time Of The Moth

Hanna and Andrew help a listener prepare for an out-of-town guest, and they delight in another book by their new favorite author, Don Aslett.

47: We All Scream For Hygiene

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