State of the Podcast with Evan Susser

*"*State of the Podcast with Evan Susser" is Episode 33 of the premium-content podcast, *Doughboys Double*, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "State of the Podast with Evan Susser" was released on October 16, 2017.

## Synopsis

Screenwriter and Tournament of Chompions Commissioner Evan Susser (*Fist Fight*, *Sonic the Hedgehog*) gives his State of the Podcast address and discusses the 'boys failed TV pilot. Plus, a Hostess ice cream taste test.

## State of the Podcast 🎙️

Evan Susser reads a prepared statement, the First Annual State of the Podcast Address.

They then discuss the state of the podcast.

Mitch brings up the television show version of *Doughboys* that they had sold to Netflix. A reality television show producer had approached Nick and Mitch, and they had a meeting with him and Susser, who helped organize the situation.

In the summer of 2016, a pilot presentation was then created and shot. It would have been a mix of the podcast with maybe a bit more travel, and putting Nick and Mitch in different environments. The plan for the show was for Nick and Mitch to visit a chain restaurant related to a city, as well as a local favorite restaurant, and they could compare and contrast and joke around. Mary Holland was also in this pilot presentation. They ate a churro, *Lady and The Tramp*-style.

They were all happy with the pilot, and they took it into Netflix. At the meeting, Nick spilled coffee over everyone. They think the meeting goes well, and a couple days later, Netflix calls and tells them they'll make the show.

It later all fell apart at around the end of 2016, as the person who bought the show had left Netflix, and the new person there decided to no longer carry on with it; so the next great American television show has been lost. This pilot will never see the light of day.

They then discuss ending the podcast, though they have come to terms with the TV show not going anywhere and just being a popular, charming niche podcast. They still consider ending the show at the end of 2018\*.

*\*This didn't happen. -ed.*

## Flavor of the Week: Hostess Ice Cream Snacks 🍦

Flavor of the Week is when The Doughboys try different varieties of one brand.

Hostess makes ice-cream products designed around its more famous snacks:

* Sno Balls Ice Cream (marshmallow ice cream with chocolate-cake pieces and whipped coconut swirl)
* Cup Cakes Ice Cream (chocolate ice cream with chocolate-cake pieces)
* Twinkies Ice Cream (butter cream ice cream with sponge-cake pieces and frosting)
* Twinkies Cones
* Ding Dongs Frozen Dessert Sandwiches
* Sno Balls Ice-Cream Bars

For this episode, The Doughboys try them all.

They enjoyed the Twinkies Cone ("The Doughboys say it's fucking good"). They also probably loved the Ding Dongs Sandwich as much as they have ever loved anything on this show, and they thereby put it in the #HallofSnack.

They were more skeptical of the Sno Balls Bar, but did like the Sno Balls Ice Cream. They felt the Cup Cakes Ice Cream was bland and generic, and found the Twinkies Ice Cream interesting.

Hostess Twinkies, Sno Balls, and Cup Cakes ice creamHostess Twinkies ConesHostess Ding Dongs Frozen Dessert SandwichesHostess Sno Balls Bars
## Quotes

**Nick**: Really? There's gonna be a Dapper Mitch.
**Mitch**: Maybe I'll wear a bunch of Adidas jumpsuits. You think that's cool?
**Nick**: You want to look like an Armenian mobster?
**Mitch**: I have a Donkey Kong tie.

**Nick**: Chick Wiger sounds problematic.
**Mitch**: What if I meant Chicken Wiger?

## #hashtags

* #Mitchover
* #HallofSnack