Christmastime is here. Happiness and...spheres? This week we're trying the beloved Christmas classic Terry's Chocolate Orange. We'll be getting into the history of why they're viewed as a Christmas candy and, yes, we will be smashing them.

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Eaten frozen or room temp? Said with or without an impression of Richard Nixon? These are the questions we seek to answer in this, our episode on Charleston Chew. Tune in for their history and review and grab one to eat along with us.

Today Candy is Dandy is heading into tonight. After Eight to be precise. Join us in discussing the refined, vaguely erotic backstory of After Eight straight from the United Kingdom. 

Peach rings. Peach-os. Peach flavored candy in circular form. Whatever you call them, we're trying them today with our special guest Carl Tart (Grand Crew, Comedy Bang Bang).

Behold the candy that is a bean. This week we are tasting all 50 classic Jelly Belly jelly beans. Hear their history, where the name came from, how they're made and us eating an absurd amount of jelly beans at once. Grab a bag and taste along with us!

Strap yourself in to listen to your old friends crisp, crunch and peanut talk about what Daniel (once) claimed to be his favorite candy bar: the good old Butterfinger.

We'll go over its history of outlandish advertising gimmicks and all the controversial recipe changes over the years.

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Hear no nougat. Speak no nougat. But today, we see a lot of nougat as we review the good old fashioned Look! Bar. Greg regales us with his childhood memories of the bar and gives a special bonus taste of the Look! Bar's naked sibling: the Big Hunk.

In this special surprise bonus episode 2 we get a little sweet, we get a little tart, but never at the same time. That's because we are covering SweeTARTS. We also have a bonus tasting of Giant Chewy SweeTARTS and SweeTARTS Chewy Fusions.

Welcome to Candy Is Dandy! In this, our very first episode, we will be tasting, reviewing and giving the history of the steak of candy bars: Snickers. We also have a special bonus tasting of Snickers Almond and Snickers White.

B-b-b-bonus time! This week Daniel returns from the Great White North (that means Canada) with a variety of a Canadian classic we've already covered: The Coffee Crisp. This time with cold brew. 

Ciao bellas get ready to chow. This week we're taking an Italian vacation to the Piedmont region of Italy to try Serra Specialita le Italiane hard candies. We've got blood orange, lemon and mint. The flavors are as complex as the name!

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Summer's here and things here at Candy is Dandy HQ are getting tropical. This week we're trying the divisive Mounds and Almond Joy.

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Strap in because this week we're heading back to Japan by way of...Italy? 

We're trying Bourbon brand Fettuccine Gummis. Plus a brand new game!

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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!

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.

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.

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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.

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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!

You may not be looking forward to this candy but we hope you're still looking forward to us because this week we are trying the dreaded Good & Plenty. Will they be good? There are plenty of ways this could go. And stick around for a brand new game!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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!

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.

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Hey, you. Come here. This week we're heading to the end of the candy alphabet to try Zagnut. The candy made known to us by the ghost with the most and bought in the store that charges the least with a lease (5 Below). 

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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.

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.

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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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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!

Be you a fan of Mike or a worshipper of Ike, this episode's got something for you. This week for our Halloween episode we're trying the divisive Mike and Ike. And stay tuned for the definitive Halloween candy bracket.

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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!

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.

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!

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.

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.

Grab your passport, or not if you already live there, because we're heading to the great white north and trying the Canadian classic Coffee Crisp. Plus we address the great cream/creme controversy of 2024. Grab a bar and eat along with us!

It's time. We have to go back to Everest. In this Fun Size episode we are revising Romney's Kendal Mint Cake and trying the mythical Romney's Chocolate Covered Kendal Mint Cake. Is it better than a York Peppermint Pattie? Find out!

Park the car: we're going to Boston. Or...are we? Tune in this week as we get to the bottom of where exactly Boston Baked Beans come from and hear what has been the most heated cavity rating segments in Candy is Dandy history. Grab a box and eat along with us!

And here it is. The episode we dreaded planning, recording, editing and releasing. Our tasting of Jelly Belly BeanBoozled. Join us as we try all the digusting flavors the fine people at Jelly Belly have to offer from old bandage to dirty dishwater. Don't grab a box and don't eat along with us.