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.

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

Smarties 10/02/2024

Smarties 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/33274132

Zotz 09/18/2024

Zotz 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! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/33067812

Dots 09/04/2024

Dots 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/32891277

M&M's (Plain and Peanut) 08/21/2024

M&M's (Plain and Peanut) 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/32665872

Heath Bar 08/07/2024

Heath Bar 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/32435397

Confection Connection: Ms. Merita's Hard Candy Slides 07/31/2024

Confection Connection: Ms. Merita's Hard Candy Slides 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! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/32271197

Nerds 07/17/2024

Nerds 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/32172852

Caramilk 07/03/2024

Caramilk 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! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/31846077

Crunchie 06/19/2024

Crunchie 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! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/31785522

Fun Size: Ghirardelli Squares Varieties 06/05/2024

Fun Size: Ghirardelli Squares Varieties 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/31544597

Fun Size: Kit Kat Churro 05/29/2024

Fun Size: Kit Kat Churro 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! /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/31475757

Sunkist Fruit Gems 05/15/2024

Sunkist Fruit Gems 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/31296492

Confection Connection: Purity 05/08/2024

Confection Connection: Purity 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. /episode/index/show/4d4abd66-5b1e-4b83-8b84-5eaef72ac121/id/30609708

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