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Fire & Flavor

A podcast that explores the flavor behind the heat. Meet small-batch hot sauce makers, discover their backstories, and hear their top pairings. 🔥🌶

Podcast · By Matt Dahl · English · Official site

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Sep 30, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 30, 2026

    222 - Oliveum (opens the original)

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    Are luxury artisan hot sauces worth the investment? In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Lee Morris, the creator behind Oliveum Hot Sauce, to discuss why he started the company, the real hurdles of crafting a high-end condiment ranging from a $40 bottle to a $250 Collector's Box, and an honest taste test of how it actually performs on the palate. If you are curious about what goes into a flavor-forward, premium small-batch release with limited annual production and luxury presentation,

  2. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    221 - Spicy Dadda (opens the original)

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    I sat down with Brad from Spicy Dadda to talk about one of the more unusual stories in the hot sauce world. What started with growing peppers in a Houston backyard turned into Spicy Dadda, a brand built around homegrown peppers, fermentation, bold flavors, and some seriously impressive pepper plants. We get into how Spicy Dadda got started, growing superhot peppers, the fermentation process, creating sauces that balance flavor and heat, and what goes into building a hot sauce company from the gr

  3. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    220 - Danger Berry Spice Co. (opens the original)

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    Street corn hot sauce?! Yeah, we had to talk about this one. In this episode of Fire & Flavor, I sit down with Adrian Hughes, founder of Danger Berry Spice Co., a small-batch hot sauce maker taking some seriously unconventional flavors and turning them into sauces that somehow make sense. We get into how Danger Berry started, Adrian’s approach to building sauces around actual flavor instead of making everything taste like peppers and vinegar, the ideas behind his wild branding, and what goes int

  4. Episode · Aug 14, 2026

    219 - Stacked Sauces (opens the original)

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    On this episode of Fire and Flavor, I’m sitting down with Drew Davis, the founder and mastermind behind Stacked Sauces. Born with cerebral palsy, Drew launched his company after a high school teacher dismissed his hot sauce business plan as "unrealistic." Fast forward to today, Drew has sold over 100,000 bottles, navigated a full company rebrand (formerly Crippling Hot Sauce), and channeled his success into founding the Limitless Foundation. The Limitless Foundation goes beyond inspiration, prov

  5. Episode · Aug 6, 2026

    218 - Swindle Sauce (opens the original)

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    Building the Brand and Feeling the Burn with Swindle Sauce 🔥 Welcome to another episode of the Fire & Flavor podcast! Today we are sitting down with the mastermind behind Swindle Sauce for an exclusive behind the scenes look at the brand. We dive deep into the company history and discuss exactly what it takes to build a standout online personality in the hot sauce community. Plus, we could not let the creator get away without doing a live tasting. Join us as we run through a full flavor flight,

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