Candy Is Dandy: The Candy Review Podcast

The world's only candy review podcast. Like Doughboys, but for candy. Every first and third Wednesday of the month we pick a different candy, give you its history and then taste and review everything from Airheads to Zagnut. We encourage you to eat along with us. Hosted by Greg Gonzalez, Beto Sistos and Daniel Zafran. Are we the best food podcast? Tune in and find out.

Good & Plenty 11/19/2025

Good & Plenty You may not be looking forward to this candy but we hope you're still looking forward to us because this week we are trying the dreaded Good & Plenty. Will they be good? There are plenty of ways this could go. And stick around for a brand new game! Grab a box and eat along with us if you dare. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/39016750

Zagnut 11/05/2025

Zagnut Hey, you. Come here. This week we're heading to the end of the candy alphabet to try Zagnut. The candy made known to us by the ghost with the most and bought in the store that charges the least with a lease (5 Below). Grab one and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/38920620

Mike and Ike 10/29/2025

Mike and Ike Be you a fan of Mike or a worshipper of Ike, this episode's got something for you. This week for our Halloween episode we're trying the divisive Mike and Ike. And stay tuned for the definitive Halloween candy bracket. Grab a box and eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/38805080

Look a la Mode Chocolate 10/15/2025

Look a la Mode Chocolate We're back with a feature length episode and this week it's time to take a Look. No, this is not Greg's 5 cavity Look! but rather Japan's famous Look a la Mode chocolate samplers. Grab a pack and get ready to eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/38588870

Sugar Showdown: Popping Candy (Pop Rocks v Warheads v Kool-Aid) 10/01/2025

Sugar Showdown: Popping Candy (Pop Rocks v Warheads v Kool-Aid) What's this? A sugar showdown? This time of the month? All will be explained before we get down to crowning the champion of the popping candy world. Will it be the out-of-their-element Warheads brand? The also-out-of-their-element Kool-Aid brand? Or the in-their-element Pop Rocks brand? Tune in to find out. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/38420605

Wiley Wallaby Licorice 09/17/2025

Wiley Wallaby Licorice This week we're going down under by way of the North Star State: Minnesota. We'll be trying all possible flavors of Wiley Wallaby Australian style licorice as well as playing a brand new game involving the fan favorite auxiliary cable. Grab a bag and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/38240645

Candy Cigarettes 09/03/2025

Candy Cigarettes Crack a window because the sugar dust smoke is getting thick this week. That's because we are trying the most controversial of novelty candies: candy cigarettes. As you'll learn: one of the few candies that has had legal action taken against it. Grab a box and eat along with us! Don't smoke! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/38069345

Borrachines 08/20/2025

Borrachines Grab your passport because we're heading down to Mexico with a brief layover in Margaritaville. This week we're trying the alcohol centric Borrachines from Mexico. Grab a box and get ready to eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/37849565

After Eight 08/06/2025

After Eight Today Candy is Dandy is heading into tonight. After Eight to be precise. Join us in discussing the refined, vaguely erotic backstory of After Eight straight from the United Kingdom. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/37649110

Fun Size: Coffee Crisp Cold Brew Infusion 07/30/2025

Fun Size: Coffee Crisp Cold Brew Infusion B-b-b-bonus time! This week Daniel returns from the Great White North (that means Canada) with a variety of a Canadian classic we've already covered: The Coffee Crisp. This time with cold brew. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/37096315

Serra Specialita le Italiane Hard Candies 07/16/2025

Serra Specialita le Italiane Hard Candies Ciao bellas get ready to chow. This week we're taking an Italian vacation to the Piedmont region of Italy to try Serra Specialita le Italiane hard candies. We've got blood orange, lemon and mint. The flavors are as complex as the name! Grab a bag and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/37408160

Mounds & Almond Joy 07/02/2025

Mounds & Almond Joy Summer's here and things here at Candy is Dandy HQ are getting tropical. This week we're trying the divisive Mounds and Almond Joy. Grab some and get ready to eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/37254525

Fettuccine Gummi 06/18/2025

Fettuccine Gummi Strap in because this week we're heading back to Japan by way of...Italy? We're trying Bourbon brand Fettuccine Gummis. Plus a brand new game! Grab a bag and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/37051200

Cotton Candy 06/04/2025

Cotton Candy Much like the topic this week, this episode will dissolve instantly in your mouth which is why we don't recommend enjoying these orally. Open up your ears and get ready to hear us try 16 different flavors of cotton candy! Get some Chocolate Storybook brand cotton candy and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/36844815

Wizarding World of Harry Potter Candy 05/21/2025

Wizarding World of Harry Potter Candy You shall not pass...on this episode! Wait, wrong wizard. This week we're trying candy from the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal theme parks. We'll get into the history of the franchise and the park before trying Exploding Bonbons, Fizzing Whizbees and Butterbeer Gummies. This episode is not an endorsement of JK Rowling. She is an awful person and we object to her awful views. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/36633320

Dubai Chocolate 05/07/2025

Dubai Chocolate This week Candy is Dandy is going viral. And this time it ISN'T contagious. Join us as we try the hit sensation Dubai Chocolate. And stick around for a very important debate. Grab a bar (if you can afford it) and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/36432880

Confection Connection: Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier 04/30/2025

Confection Connection: Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier The triumphant return of the Confection Connection! And what better way to herald the return than with the official chocolatier of an emperor of France! This week we're trying St. Louis' own Bissinger's Handcrafted Chocolatier. Learn its history with the royal court of France and what we think of their modern day products. Grab a box and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/36228790

Swedish Fish 04/16/2025

Swedish Fish We've gone fishin' this week. SWEDISH fishin'. And what did we catch? Fish. SWEDISH fish. Tune in for a history and review of Swedish Fish. Stay for a brand new movie themed game! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/36181600

Whatchamacallit 04/02/2025

Whatchamacallit What's this show called again? Doesn't matter. That's because this week we're trying the cult classic Whatchamacallit. Tune in for our history and review of Whatchamacallit and the return of a very seasonal game. Grab one and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/35898300

Necco Wafers 03/19/2025

Necco Wafers Love 'em or hate 'em, we know you hate 'em. This week we're getting both retro and divisive with the classic Necco Wafers. Get ready for the history of Necco Wafers. Get ready for a review of Necco Wafers. Get ready to hate what you hear. Grab a tube and eat along with us if you dare! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/35773080

Marukawa Bubble Gum 03/05/2025

Marukawa Bubble Gum We're heading east once more (or west depending on where you're coming from) and trying Japan's famous Marukawa Fusen Bubble Gum. We'll go its history, the rules of chewing gum in Japan and a dip into the Bazookaverse. Grab a box and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/35539040

Roshen Candies 02/19/2025

Roshen Candies Grab your passports because we are once again fleeing the country. This week we are heading to Ukraine to try a smattering of their famous Roshen products. Saddle up for cow, crazy bee and Kyiv Evening. If you can find some, get it and eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/35344520

Hershey's Kisses 02/11/2025

Hershey's Kisses ValenTINE's day came early this year so get ready to pucker up. In honor of the loveliest holiday we are going over the history and reviewing the iconic Hershey's Kisses. We'll be covering the original milk chocolate, almond, special dark and chocolate dipped strawberry. Grab a bag and eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/35233330

Big League Chew 01/15/2025

Big League Chew Just in time to miss baseball season by 4 months, we're tackling the show's very first gum: Big League Chew. We'll be giving its history and our reviews while trying 4 different flavors and seeing how accurate it is to chewing tobacco. Grab a pouch and eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/34862905

Milky Way 01/01/2025

Milky Way The stars are out this week as we kick the year off with the mighty Milky Way. We'll cover the history and our review of Milky Way plus our new year resolutions. Grab one and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/34677070

100 Grand 12/18/2024

100 Grand We're striking it rich this week as we sink our teeth into the 100 Grand bar. Join us as we get into its toothsome history and our reviews. Grab one and eat along with us! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/34442790

Caramelo de Coca 12/04/2024

Caramelo de Coca In this gray zone of an episode we are maybe or may not be trying the highly controversial Keshua Caramelo de Coca. We go into its sordid history and explain all the vagueness you're reading right now! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/34278870

Bajadera 11/20/2024

Bajadera You've never heard of a Bajadera? And you call yourself a Croatia-phile. This week we're covering the most popular candy in Croatia: the Bajadera. We'll get into their tragic and controversial roots and start the show off with the much anticipated tie breaker from our last episode. Grab a Bajadera and eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/34023417

Andes Mints 11/06/2024

Andes Mints Andes Mints. Andes Creme de Menthe Things. Those chocolates from the Olive Garden. Whatever you know them as, we're trying them this week. We'll be giving our history and our review of Andes Mints with a surprise sugar showdown built in. Grab one and eat along with us. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/33814110

Blow Pop 10/16/2024

Blow Pop 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! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/33461987

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