In the first episode of 2026, Josh and Eli join in the celebration of National Soup Month! Where did this holiday come from, and why do we celebrate it to this day? What does any of this have to do with unhinged racist rants about bioengineered meats and poor people? All this plus more sordid tales from the soup crime files in this episode's edition of Soup News. Then on the history front, find out what an acclaimed Japanese chef has in common with gas stations in the American south, and how a complicated colonial history led to a Haitian new year soup.

The episode so nice we named it twice! After a brief hiatus to let some of our tougher topics simmer a little bit, we're back in the broth with more soup than you can shake a spoon at. Featuring soup crimes on the personal and industrial scale, and the ambiguous historical legacy of a beloved soup ingredient. All this plus more fictional soup restaurants and and the list of dangerous soup ingredients grows ever longer!

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In this episode our fearless soup explorers bring you more news from the soup crimes division and discuss whether or not The Campbell's Company can separate itself from its soupy origins. They also put on their tin foil time travel helmets to bring you the spicy history of chili and get into some sticky situations with portable soup. All this plus more fictional soup restaurants and a couple musical numbers!

In this episode we take a deep dive into the use of soup as a tool of protest, as well as the emergence of "forever soups" as a viral trend. We also complete Josh's soup history trilogy with the rise of colonialism, and find out what soup has been served in the U.S. Senate for over 100 years. Slurps up!

In this episode Josh and Eli take a deep dive into the worlds of soup news and history. Why is snake soup dying out? Why is a popular hot pot chain settling a class action lawsuit? How did soup get mixed up with religion and contribute to the Great Famine in Ireland? All this plus a list of potential names for soup based restaurants and so much more.

The inaugural episode of Souper Friends. Josh and Eli jump straight into the broth and ask the hard hitting questions such as: Why don't we eat turtle soup anymore? Why aren't there any hippos in Louisiana? Does anything good ever happen in Ohio? Plus soup tips, tricks, and a list of the most dangerous soup ingredients in the world.