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No Substitutions, Please

Noah McKinnon and Louisa Herron

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Frequency: 1 episode/9d. Total Eps: 145

A show about food and the things people do to it. Every week, Noah McKinnon and Louisa Herron pick a dish, define its most important elements, and then sit down to find out what the Internet thinks about it.

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🇨🇦 Canada - food
26/03/2026
#97
🇨🇦 Canada - food
25/03/2026
#78
🇨🇦 Canada - food
24/03/2026
#51

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Episode 144: Apple Pie

Episode 144

Sunday, March 22, 2026 • Duration 01:04:13

This one's for those of you who thought Noah hasn't been anti-gringo enough lately, which is definitely a group of people who exist.

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

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Episode 143: Drop Biscuits

Episode 143

Sunday, March 8, 2026 • Duration 01:05:04

We've all had, if God has been good to us, a beautifully flaky, buttery, rich biscuit that's almost too good to put gravy on.

Well, this episode's about the other kind.

Songs used in this episode (both under Pixabay Content License): • "30 Seconds of Bluegrass," Caffeine Creek Band (banjoes) • "Saturday Disco Fever," Abydos Music

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Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

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Episode 135: Red Velvet Cake

Episode 135

Sunday, November 2, 2025 • Duration 50:59

If you want to roll out the red carpet for dessert . . . you should probably make something with less frosting. Noah and Louisa talk about a classic cake, and Noah discovers that he is, in fact, an easy mark.

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Follow us: @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on BlueSky.

Noah: @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon, @nsmckinnon.bsky.social on BlueSky. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz.

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

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Episode 45: Brownies

Episode 45

Sunday, July 30, 2023 • Duration 45:54

The perfect lunchbox dessert, without which no bake sale is complete. Noah and Louisa reminisce about these fudgy squares, whose present as a no-fuss baked good would surely astonish the people who (supposedly) invented it as a fine dining treat.

Follow us: @NoSubsPlease on Twitter. @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on Cohost.

Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

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Episode 44: Pulled Pork

Episode 44

Sunday, July 23, 2023 • Duration 55:13

A beloved mainstay of many a summer barbecue, whether you like it with spicy vinegar, grown mustard, or that thick brown ketchup Kansas City calls barbecue sauce. Louisa discusses the importance of making an effort, while Noah tries to hang on to his faith in humanity.

Follow us: @NoSubsPlease on Twitter. @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on Cohost.

Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

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Episode 43: French Toast

Episode 43

Sunday, July 16, 2023 • Duration 01:01:48

Have you ever wondered why this breakfast food is associated with the French? Well, Noah and Louisa have no answers for you there—but they'll spend plenty of time talking about how to make a delicious little bread dish, and all the ways people have failed to improve upon it.

Follow us: @NoSubsPlease on Twitter. @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on Cohost.

Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

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Episode 42: Fish and Chips

Episode 42

Monday, July 3, 2023 • Duration 59:00

Were you expecting hot dogs? Hamburgers? Some other American food that might be appropriate for the 4th of July? What podcast did you think this was? Noah and Louisa take you back to the Eastern Hemisphere on a journey through Britain, Portugal and Japan to wax poetic about the wonders of battered cod and haddock.

Follow us: @NoSubsPlease on Twitter. @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on Cohost.

Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

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Episode 41: Potato Salad

Episode 41

Sunday, June 25, 2023 • Duration 53:33

No summer barbecue or 4th of July cookout is complete without someone bringing a big container of this stuff. Which is interesting, because if you've ever talked to anyone about it, you quickly learn two things: 1) everyone has their own recipe, and 2) no one seems to actually like it all that much. Noah and Louisa try to figure out why.

Follow us: @NoSubsPlease on Twitter. @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on Cohost.

Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

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Episode 40: Shrimp Scampi

Episode 40

Sunday, June 18, 2023 • Duration 55:59

There are few pleasures in life as simple as butter, garlic, and good shrimp—or so you'd think. Noah and Louisa discover that a lot of people have rather interesting ideas on how such a classic combination can be . . . well, is "improved" the right term?

Follow us: @NoSubsPlease on Twitter. @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on Cohost.

Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

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Episode 39: Eggs Benedict

Episode 39

Sunday, June 11, 2023 • Duration 59:03

The preferred breakfast of traitors, Popes with weird egg deficiencies, and white people getting their weekend drunk on. Noah and Louisa break down every facet of this brunch staple.

Follow us: @NoSubsPlease on Twitter. @NoSubsPlease@mastodon.online on Mastodon. @NoSubsPlease on Cohost.

Noah: @elderrumbao on Twitter, @nsmckinnon@laserdisc.party on Mastodon. Louisa: @louisa@mastodon.xyz

Our theme is Street Food, by FASSounds, and is governed by the Simplified Pixabay License.

Our cover art includes work by artist Kirsty Pargeter.

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