I could say I’m a little late with sharing the newest Empty Bowl episode here, but I was just really waiting until I could sense the whole cereal community would need it most.

And that’s why I’m writing this on a Sunday evening: the work week’s River Styx. Steady these last few uneasy hours and make the most of this molting weekend with thirty-six minutes (our longest yet!) of hot cereal news, cool reviews, and warm memories.

In this episode, Justin and I recount the tale of Freedom Crunch, wrestle with Mighty Spoon, and bring Sonic into the cerealverse’s canon. If your Sunday’s feeling more like a Dying-Starday, you can find more 20–30 minute condensed Saturday vibes at our Anchor hub, follow along on Twitter, or send in a listener question. We can’t discuss or respond to every email, but they definitely unconsciously influence our cereal cartography.

That’s the thing about bowls: they always come a-round again.

Yes, Justin McElroy and I have steeped ourselves once more in the cosmically flowing milk of human kindness to bring you another 23-minute escape from the doldrums of today and into the cereal world of tomorrow. It’s an intentionally subdued show into which you can submerge both your worries and your Mini-Wheats, as the crashing sounds of a pasteurized ocean turn them mushy and easier to handle.

In our eleventh episode, we talk melt-in-your-mouth Cap’n Crunch and the droll joy of pharmacological Phroot Loops, before turning a sculptor’s eye to a few cereal mascots who could use a modern makeover.

If this episode alone can’t soggify your sorrows, you can find more 20–30 minute O-shaped odyssies at our Anchor hub, follow along on Twitter, or send in a listener question. We can’t discuss or respond to every email, but they make great conversation starters at the office water 2% cooler.