HeyJaredSnack Cults
Dissect snack-related fandoms and obsessions: discontinued candies, regional chips, or global soda wars
- Indexed episodes, last 90 days
- 5
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- Sep 20, 2026
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- Jul 16, 2026
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The Trader Joe's Cookie Butter Shortage Riots (opens the original)
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In 2011, Trader Joe's introduced a spreadable cookie paste that turned suburban shoppers into hoarders, scalpers, and occasionally, criminals. We trace Cookie Butter from a Belgian airline snack to the product that had grown adults screaming at cashiers, filling entire shopping carts, and paying $40 per jar online during the great shortage of 2012.
Takis vs. Hot Cheetos: The Spicy Snack Turf War (opens the original)
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Two red-dusted titans enter the ring, but only one can rule the lunchbox. We're diving into the regional divides, generational splits, and surprisingly passionate loyalty that's turned choosing between Takis and Hot Cheetos into a full-blown identity marker. Spoiler: your choice says more about you than your zodiac sign.
7 Discontinued Snacks With Active Black Markets (opens the original)
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Think your snack obsession is normal? Wait until you meet the people paying $50 for a box of PB Crisps from 1995. We're counting down the discontinued treats that spawned secret Facebook groups, international smuggling operations, and eBay auctions that rival actual collectibles—because apparently, some snacks are worth more than stocks.
The Great Twinkie Apocalypse of 2012 (opens the original)
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In November 2012, Hostess declared bankruptcy and the unthinkable happened: Twinkies would cease to exist. What followed was pure chaos—grocery store stampedes, eBay auctions reaching $60 per box, and a nationwide reckoning with why we suddenly cared so much about a snack we'd all been ignoring. This is the story of how a bankruptcy filing revealed America's strangest food cult.
Oreo vs. Hydrox: The Cookie That Got Identity Theft (opens the original)
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Hydrox came first in 1908, but Oreo stole its look, taste, and entire legacy. We're diving into the most brutal brand rivalry in snack history—where the knockoff won so hard that people think the original is the fake. It's a masterclass in marketing, timing, and how a terrible name can doom you forever.
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