now that they finally have mic stands, the podcast has become a well-oiled machine and the boys' hands are free to drink wine and gesticulate wildly. truly, a new era for the show. joel is getting swole again, karl discusses his experience with a bone-marrow burger, and they rate some listener food takes from the Hot Take Hotline. then, hilarious comedian, cook and food writer Danny Palumbo @palumbros joins the fellas to elucidate why the perfect pittsburgh salad is basically fries and meat in a bowl with dressing, re-live his days as a "pasta bitch," and explain just what the hell a hilljack is.