Halloween has sunk its teeth in our necks and guess what? There's gum inside. This week we'll be going into the history and giving our review of Blow Pops: the Halloween staple you could take or leave. Grab one and eat along with us!

We're kicking off Halloween month with everyone's favorite Halloween candy: Smarties. Right? RIGHT?! Grab yourself a tube and eat along as we get into the history and review of Smarties.

What's the secret word? That's ok, we don't remember either so just come in. This month, to throw you into spooky season, we'll be covering the history of some of Los Angeles' secret societies. We'll be covering the Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America (17:06), the Philosophical Research Society (26:25) and the Magic Castle (52:37).…

It's time to put the fizz in fizzZotz. This week we're giving the history of and reviewing Zotz. Is this arcade classic any fun at all outside of an arcade? Grab one and eat along!

This week we're dipping into Dots. We'll be going over the history and giving our review of Dots as we challenge our own preconceived notions about this much maligned Halloween staple.

This month we're juicing Hollywood and getting into the two matrons of juicy Hollywood gossip. We'll be covering Louella Parsons (17:26) and Hedda Hopper (45:07) and their legendary feud.

This is it. The big one. This week we'll be going over the history of and reviewing M&M's plain and peanut. Listen to it quick because it may not melt in your hands but it may melt in your ears.

We're going old fashioned this week with the bottom shelf of the candy section favorite: Heath. We'll crunch into its buttery interior and the stick interior of the family who created them. Grab a bar and eat along with us.

Make sure you're hungry for this one, or not so that you don't faint from hunger. That's because we're talking about a few sitdown food chains that started in Los Angeles. We'll be covering The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (16:19), Bob's Big Boy (35:02) and IHOP (58:54).

Grab your best AC and your most beloved gator because we're taking a mid summer trip to Louisiana in this Confection Connection. We'll be trying Ms. Merita's Hard Candy Slides so head over to hardcandyslides.com and order some for yourself today!

This week we're fulfilling our destiny and trying some Nerds. Crunch along with us as we try all the standard flavors and relive some of our middle school traumas.

How do you get caramel into a chocolate bar? That is what we are determined to find out this week as we bite into the beloved Canadian treat Caramilk. Grab a bar and eat along with us!

This month we're fighting the law and the outcome of who won? Yet to be determined. We're going over the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department including their early history (18:00) and the recent scandals surrounding former sheriff Alex Villanueva (53:23).

We're taking another hop across the pond and sinking our collective teeth into Britain's beloved Crunchie. Grab yourself a bar and eat along with us!

If you're going to San Francisco, make sure to bring back some Ghirardelli Squares. Which is exactly what Beto did so we are diving head first back into the world of Ghirardelli to try a plethora of their delicious varieties.

This month we're celebrating those of us not from here. Those of us...not of this world. We're covering two famous transplants whose main stories don't happen in Los Angeles but come to a conclusion here. We'll be covering notorious cereal killer Belle Gunness (15:55) and daughter of someone else notorious Maria Rasputin (45:17).…

Before May is allowed to leave, first it's gotta give us a break. That's why we've got a quick Fun Size episode trying the new limited edition Kit Kat Churro. Will we like it? Find out in less than 10 minutes!

It seems as if someone got Candy is Dandy in your L.A. Meekly. That's because we are bringing to you an episode of our other podcast Candy is Dandy on a topic close to the heart of Meeklings: Sunkist Fruit Gems. We get into the LA based history of these beloved gummy candies and then get to tasting. Listen in and, if you haven't already, jump aboar…

Get ready to take a bite into California this week as we try the beloved Sunkist Fruit Gems. We'll be getting a blast of high octane pectin in all five flavors so grab a bag and eat along with us.

In this brand new Confection Connection we are going way up north and way sideways east to the far reaches of Canada with Newfoundland's Purity. While a local candy shop of a different sort, we will get into the area's historical love of molasses while we try Purity's Bull's Eyes as well as their signature Kisses.…

Hop in. We just stole this podcast and we're going for a spin. This month we're getting into the car culture and history of Los Angeles. We'll be covering the very first cars and car factories that came to the city (14:27), the emergence of low rider culture (41:45) and how it all unraveled (1:03:06).…

Grab your passport, or not if you already live there, because we're heading to the great white north and trying the Canadian classic Coffee Crisp. Plus we address the great cream/creme controversy of 2024. Grab a bar and eat along with us!

It's time. We have to go back to Everest. In this Fun Size episode we are revising Romney's Kendal Mint Cake and trying the mythical Romney's Chocolate Covered Kendal Mint Cake. Is it better than a York Peppermint Pattie? Find out!

Park the car: we're going to Boston. Or...are we? Tune in this week as we get to the bottom of where exactly Boston Baked Beans come from and hear what has been the most heated cavity rating segments in Candy is Dandy history. Grab a box and eat along with us!

And here it is. The episode we dreaded planning, recording, editing and releasing. Our tasting of Jelly Belly BeanBoozled. Join us as we try all the digusting flavors the fine people at Jelly Belly have to offer from old bandage to dirty dishwater. Don't grab a box and don't eat along with us.

Can a candy review podcast consider itself a candy review podcast if its never done an episode on gummy bears? Luckily we don't have to worry about that question anymore because we're finally doing one. And not just any one but the supposed "world's best" Albanese gummy bears. We'll be trying the original 12 flavors as well as the sour line and the…

Spring is here and junk is going in the trash. By junk we mean topics that never found a home and by trash we mean your ears. It's time for our annual junk drawer episode where we go over a hodgepodge of topics that didn't quite fit into other episodes. This time we'll be covering Captain "Mad" Jack Morgan (16:53), the Rubel Castle in Glendora (36:…

Easter is here so it's time to settle the debate religious scholars have argued over for centuries: American or British Cadbury Creme Egg? In this Sugar Showdown follow-up to our Cadbury Creme Egg episode we are pitting the American version up against the allegedly superior British version. Which one is actually better? Will the colonies finally lo…

The boys are back with another fun size because they cannot stop eating no matter what the doctors say! This week we're revisiting halvah to try the Joyva brand chocolate covered halvah.

Easter is nigh and we're here to take the creme out of the hen. That's because we are trying the beloved Cadbury Creme Eggs. Too sweet? Too small? Find out all that and the true meaning of Easter. Grab an egg and eat along with us.

Another fun size is here whether you wanted it or not! And, trust us, you maybe do. This time we're revisiting the divisive Goldenberg's Peanut Chews to try the original dark. Will we like it better than the milk chocolatey? Maybetey.

Get ready to snap one back with the boys because this week we're trying PEZ. We taste all the classic and sour flavors available to us and you get to guess what characters each of us chose to PEZ with. Grab your favorite dispenser and eat along with us!

As March arrives and madness descends upon us all, so too does a new episode of L.A. Meekly. This month we're talking docs and going over a handful of documentaries about Los Angeles that we feel captures something about the city be it donuts, music, gangs or, perhaps...madness.

We're back (again), baby! We've got another fun size episode for you today this time featuring Tootsie Roll Fruit Chews Sour. Are they sour? Are they chewy? Do they roll? How does Beto feel about the Alien franchise? Find all this out now!

Winter is still here so it's time to get frosty with some crisp, refreshing York Peppermint Patties. Hear all about the York company's unlikely origins and listen to us snap test these suckers to make sure they're fit for consumption. Grab one and eat along with us!

Love is in the air and chocolate is in our mouths. In particular: Queen Anne Cordial Cherries. Tune in to this very special ValenTINE's Day episode where we try the delicious decadent treat and learn all about the history of cherries as an aphrodisiac. And maybe even their present as an aphrodisiac. Grab yourself a box and eat along with us!…

The love month is here and what better way to celebrate (we guess?) than covering a few of Los Angeles' worst kidnappings. And that's worst in the sense of: these kidnappers had no idea what they were doing. Tune in to hear the stories of Mary Skeele (18:10) and Frank Sinatra Jr (45:39).

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the non-holiday season. We're dropping in a fun size episode where we try the Jelly Belly Holiday Favorite array. Listen in if you REALLY miss December!

Who would have thought that the hardest button to button was that of candy all along. This week we're trying the infamous yet iconic candy buttons. We'll get into their very old history and get to the bottom of if they live up to their reputation. Grab a pad of them and eat along with us!

This is for all the chocolonely people. We're starting 2024 strong with a variety pack of Tony's Chocolonely. Learn all about why they cost as much as they do and why they're so chocolonely! Grab a bar and eat along with us!

Welcome to 2024! The year that L.A. Meekly turns deeply religious! This month we're covering a few hidden and not so hidden religious locations and movements from around Los Angeles. We're covering the Jewish eruv (19:06), the Mormon Los Angeles California Temple (31:35), the Pentecostal Azusa Street Revival (45:54) and the Koyasan Buddhist Temple …

This week we're taking a trip to the east coast (of flavortown) and trying Philadelphia's famous Goldenberg's Peanut Chews! How chewy are they? How peanuty are they? How edible are they? All this will be revealed! Grab a pack and eat along with us! As mentioned in the episode: check out our friends over at the Banned Camp podcast: a comedy podcast …

Tomorrow begins Hannukah so today we're tasting Hannukah gelt. Also put on your yarmulke. Listen in as we try to parse the legends of why these are eaten and play a special holiday themed game! Grab yourself a mesh baggy and eat along with us!

Seasons screamings, everyone. Tis the season to be...unholly? That's because it's time once again for our annual haunted episode. This year we'll be covering the tales of the Alexandria Hotel (18:50) and a haunted tour through UCLA (1:00:56).

Thanksgiving has come early, turkeys, so strap in for a discussion about food in LA with Katherine Spiers! We'll be covering her Los Angeles food website How to Eat LA, what sorts of food define the city and Daniel's least favorite Mexican restaurant. Check out Katherine's website How to Eat LA and her food podcast Smart Mouth as well!…

This week we're getting high as a chew as we try 30 flavors of Hi-Chew that are readily available in the United States. Track down as many as you can and eat along with us!

Halloween is through so now it's back to the pious candy for us! This week we are delving once again into the world of British candy with the childhood classic Dip Dab. If you can manage to get your hands on them grab one and eat along with us! This candy provided once again by the great @the_britishcandyconnoisseur on Instagram!…

Sound the alarms! It's L.A. Meekly's 10th anniversary episode! And sound the alarms again because they just shoplifted from the places they're covering in this episode: malls. Just in time for your holiday shopping spree, we'll be covering the Glendale Galleria (25:49), the Sherman Oaks Galleria (39:09), Crossroads of the World (51:49) and Rodeo Dr…

Boo is in the air and you are in the chair listening to this special Halloween bonus episode! We are going to be trying exclusive to Halloween-time varieties of candies we have reviewed in previous episodes ranging from candy corn of the Nerds variety to the Reese's Pumpkin. Gather round, spirits, and listen!…

Halloween is nigh and that means you've got to get yourself prepared for the old traditional standby: Twix. This week we are joined by comedian and friend Nadav Fleisher aka the Tyrant of Twix himself as he guides us through his obsession with Twix from the left bar all the way to the right bar. Grab yourself a Twix and eat along and check out Nada…