It’s a battle of grapefruit seltzers! Podcast producer Mike Katzif joins us for today’s matchup: Waterloo vs. Alta Palla.*

*Mike’s original plug was edited out of the show because this episode was recorded in 2019 and he was plugging the concept of attending live concerts. But he suggests, “In the meantime, maybe watching musicians performing awkwardly and wholesomely in their own homes on IG Live and such.”

2.17: Nonlinear with Mike Katzif

Which Pokémon is the official Pokémon of seltzer? Josh Fjelstad, co-host of the podcast "EXP. Share," joins us to try a hemp club soda... just in time for 4/20. Today’s matchup: Q Spectacular Club Soda vs. Endo Water Sparkling Hemp Club Soda.

2.18: Pokéseltzer with Josh Fjelstad

Surprise! Your seltzer feed has been taken over by an authorized spinoff of the franchise. “Little French Jelly Death Match” will be an audio advent calendar following the actual Bonne Maman advent calendar of little jams. We want you to play along! Snag a jam calendar here:
https://www.bonnemaman.us/2022-advent-calendar.html?gclid=CjwKCAiA68ebBhB-EiwALVC-Nrjedl4HbijShYrV3MR7h81qj-UgMQO2wY617NetB8SRDOqoxy_DGhoCc64QAvD_BwE

(NOTE: THIS IS NOT SPON CON. BUT THERE IS TIME, BONNE MAMAN, IF YOU WANT TO GET IN TOUCH)

JAM.00: Little French Jelly Death Match

Joy. Sadness. Anger. Fear. Disgust. These are the five human emotions, as depicted by Pixar's "Inside Out." Which do you experience upon drinking seltzer? We explore this question with Tim Manley, storyteller and writer/star of the web series "The Feels." Today's matchup: Four Point Zero Green Apple vs. Four Point Zero Mango Cilantro.

2.08: Seltzer Feelings with Tim Manley

Does Michael Barbaro like seltzer? Our guest judge Theo Balcomb has the answer. Theo produces The New York Times news podcast, "The Daily," and she has some HOT GOSS about seltzer culture at The Gray Lady. Today's matchup: Mountain Valley vs. Field Day.

2.09: The Devon Sawa of Seltzer with Theo Balcomb

Peter Bresnan is the producer of Gimlet's "The Habitat," about six fake astronauts trapped in a fake Mars habitat for a year. What happens when he's trapped in a seltzer podcast for an hour, edited down to 13 minutes? Today's matchup: Polar Club Soda Lemon Twist vs. Polar Seltzer "Yeti Mischief."

2.10: They Rip, They Dunk, They Chew, They Swallow with Peter Bresnan

Seltzer Death Match is back with new episodes recorded in the past. Wendy Zukerman of Gimlet's "Science Vs." brought us two Polish seltzers she found in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Today's matchup: Naleczowianka vs. Cisowianka. Stay safe, everybody.

2.11: I'm Every Seltzer with Wendy Zukerman

Club soda vs. mineral water? The world's gone to hell, so who cares! In late 2019, New York Times reporter Caitlin Dickerson joined us in a shipping container in the backyard of a Bushwick pizza restaurant to compare two things that make no sense to compare. Today's matchup: Sea to Sea club Soda vs. Lurisia mineral water.

2.12: Water with Glitter in It with Caitlin Dickerson

We begin with an actual news update from our carbonation correspondent about the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the seltzer industry. Then, another new episode from 2019: Writer/editor/strategist Abbey Kos joins us to make a confession. Today’s matchup: An artisanal local Brooklyn seltzer vs. FOUND unflavored.

Today’s episode uses the song “She Thinks Herself Immortal” by Jim Rooster, CC Attribution license.

2.13: Crime Seltzer with Abbey Kos

For $125,000: Does Meredith Vieira like seltzer? 

A: Yes 
B: No
C: She's more of a Spindrift fan 
D: Richard Nixon

It's booze vs. hemp black cherry seltzers. Today's matchup: White Claw vs. Weller.

2.14: Bubs with Drugs with Elizabeth Donnelly and Stu Sherman

Get out of the way, Aesthetics, Bub and Flava… there’s a new rubric in town. Food and beverage writer Meredith Heil joins us, and the brunch ambience outside the shipping container is VERY LOUD. Today’s matchup: Ever and Ever vs. Market Basket.

2.15: A-A-T-M with Meredith Heil

We're back, just in time for that Independence Day cookout you definitely shouldn't be going to because social distancing is still a thing. Hot dog aficionado Sam Lee joins us to taste two more trendy hemp seltzers. Today's matchup: Sweet Reason strawberry lavender vs. Dram gingergrass.

Black lives matter; this seltzer podcast does not... so enjoy this little break and then get back to being actively anti-racist.

2.16: Encased Meats with Sam Lee

Holiday surprise! Seltzer Death Match has been taken over by an authorized spinoff, Little French Jelly Death Match. Previous guest judge Abbey Kos joins Travis Larchuk as we go day-by-day through the Bonne Maman jam advent calendar.

Seltzer Death Match is the quest to find the best seltzer in America. Hosts Rachel Ward and Travis Larchuk meet up with a guest judge for a head-to-head taste test of two seltzers and/or carbonated-water-based beverages. 
Our intro & exit music is Dubstep Drift 007 by Cleric. (CC non-commercial attribution license)

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