Condensed Soup

By Lulu Picart

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Condensed Soup is your daily 10-minute dose of sharp pop culture, delightful weirdness, and deep-dive comedy — hosted by Broadway veteran, comedian, and educator Lulu Picart. It's part late-night monologue, part backstage hang — all wrapped up in a quick package you can take on your commute, your walk, or your pre-show warmup. Come for the small talk, stay for the big talk.

Episode Date
Google now allows username changes
Mar 31, 2026
Stephen Colbert takes on the LOTR mantle
Mar 30, 2026
The chocolate eggs of Easter
Mar 29, 2026
Rolex's free Dallas training center
Mar 28, 2026
Is 2026 the year of the black currant?
Mar 27, 2026
Malls are making a comeback
Mar 26, 2026
Would you watch Jaws in the water?
Mar 25, 2026
Tennessee Williams: inspiring shouting contests nationwide
Mar 24, 2026
Cabbage: 2026 is your year.
Mar 23, 2026
Use your "inside clothes", it's allergy season
Mar 22, 2026
Basket + Ball = BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2026
Camels, Botox, and beauty pageants
Mar 20, 2026
Meteorite hunters descend on Ohio
Mar 19, 2026
Man hacks 7,000 robot vacuums (could one be yours?)
Mar 18, 2026
Pokémon Go uses players to create a hyperspecific world map
Mar 17, 2026
Corned beef: the Irish-Jewish fusion food
Mar 16, 2026
If you pluck a grey hair, what happens?
Mar 15, 2026
State Department makes renouncing citizenship cheaper
Mar 14, 2026
Become a taste-tester for Hidden Valley Ranch and Pizza Hut
Mar 13, 2026
King penguins love global warming -- who knew?
Mar 12, 2026
It's new emoji time!
Mar 11, 2026
Get your free burger at Five Guys
Mar 10, 2026
Sober at a work party: the new normal
Mar 09, 2026
United Airlines enforces headphones rule
Mar 08, 2026
No finishers at the 2026 Barkley Marathons
Mar 07, 2026
The Brady Bunch house is officially a landmark
Mar 06, 2026
American women's quality of life: not equal
Mar 05, 2026
Lindsey Vonn's injuries and how elite athletes recover
Mar 04, 2026
Punch the monkey: the influencer
Mar 03, 2026
Marcus, the labrador therapy dog
Mar 02, 2026
Americans abroad warned to be cautious
Mar 01, 2026
A Florida man uses taco seasoning packets to steal from self-checkouts
Feb 28, 2026
Group chat etiquette, because it's 2026
Feb 27, 2026
Orlando swans and their fight against bird flu
Feb 26, 2026
On Cloud shoes and the squeaky lawsuit
Feb 25, 2026
Trader Joe recalls fried rice due to glass
Feb 24, 2026
Avoiding being a flu superspreader
Feb 23, 2026
TSA PreCheck & Global Entry won't be suspended by DHS
Feb 22, 2026
Ring feels privacy pressures and rethinks partnerships
Feb 21, 2026
Barcelona's Sagrada Familia achieves its height destiny
Feb 20, 2026
The Olympic medals: all symbol, no strength
Feb 19, 2026
Pim: the reigning Girl Scout cookie seller
Feb 18, 2026
The goat gardeners of Dallas
Feb 17, 2026
The sweet and the bitter of grapefruit
Feb 16, 2026
LSU's biodegradable Mardi Gras beads are on parade
Feb 15, 2026
Neti pots and nasal rinses, the singer's armor
Feb 14, 2026
Peanut butter *could* be good for you...
Feb 13, 2026
The plastic-eating 3D-printed robot fish
Feb 12, 2026
A year to read classics
Feb 12, 2026
February holidays (not for lovers)
Feb 10, 2026
Dumplings are universal
Feb 10, 2026
This Valentine's Day, name a cockroach after your ex
Feb 08, 2026
Jan Van Eyck vs. AI -- a story of attribution
Feb 07, 2026
The Olympics torch lighting ceremony
Feb 06, 2026
Beethoven, father of bone conduction
Feb 05, 2026
Ring doorbells is looking for lost dogs (for now)
Feb 04, 2026
Artemis II readies for launch and to make history
Feb 03, 2026
Goodbye, frozen juice concentrate
Feb 02, 2026
Preparing for Punxsutawney Phil
Feb 01, 2026
Martha Stewart listens to her granddaughter
Jan 31, 2026
Blind fans can experience the Super Bowl in a new way
Jan 30, 2026
The University of Colorado's "food racism" settlement
Jan 29, 2026
Keeping warm at home, even if the power goes out
Jan 28, 2026
An autistic Barbie has entered the Mattel family
Jan 27, 2026
The Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors: should the show go on?
Jan 26, 2026
Alex Honnold ascends the Taipei 101 skyscraper
Jan 25, 2026
Minnesota: the cold never bothered them anyway
Jan 24, 2026
Vicks VapoRub and the cold and flu season
Jan 23, 2026
Scandal at the opera: Met Opera director and designers drop names from 'Carmen'
Jan 22, 2026
The emus who defeated the Australian artillery
Jan 21, 2026
Reserving a room at the new lunar hotel
Jan 20, 2026
The power of avalanches
Jan 19, 2026
Korean theaters using AI subtitle glasses
Jan 18, 2026
Chinese app formerly known as Are You Dead is popular worldwide
Jan 17, 2026
New U.S. mail postmark rules could affect you
Jan 16, 2026
Dr. Martin Luther King on nonviolence
Jan 15, 2026
The cheese recall is brie-lly important
Jan 14, 2026
Orchestra conductors make the music happen
Jan 13, 2026
Barber's Adagio for Strings: a soundtrack for the times
Jan 12, 2026
Is eco-friendly toilet paper actually good for the environment?
Jan 11, 2026
Consumer Electronics Show 2026: we're in the future
Jan 10, 2026
Fifty sheep and their grocery store adventure
Jan 09, 2026
The Palm Beach Frozen Iguanas take the field
Jan 08, 2026
New year, new us: Betty Boop, Blondie, and Nancy Drew join public domain
Jan 07, 2026
It's a holiday hiatus! See you in January!
Dec 26, 2025
Sleeping animals: the great multitaskers
Dec 25, 2025
An Australian woman bests the competition at the Antarctic Ice Marathon; "Cantique de Noel" bonus track
Dec 24, 2025
Understudies: the heroes of the season
Dec 23, 2025
A silver steward makes off with the goods
Dec 22, 2025
`Twas the night before Christmas...
Dec 21, 2025
Sustainable gift wrapping -- get into it
Dec 20, 2025
Archaelogy dogs: smelling back in time
Dec 19, 2025
Professional dart players and their nicknames
Dec 18, 2025
A (Western) history of Christmas meals
Dec 17, 2025
White elephant exchanges are a holiday party staple
Dec 16, 2025
Dick Van Dyke: a hundred years is not enough
Dec 15, 2025
A volleyball coach tackles the ponytail problem
Dec 14, 2025
The Cathedral of Notre Dame & Steinmetz Hall: acoustic marvels
Dec 13, 2025
A Utah hiker gets rescued from quicksand
Dec 12, 2025
The Geminids meteor shower is putting on a show this weekend
Dec 11, 2025
Australia officially restricts children's social media access
Dec 10, 2025
Formulaic Christmas romance movies -- sign me up!
Dec 09, 2025
Pantone's color of the year is white. Are we getting snowed?
Dec 08, 2025
Rainbow Wool: saving gay sheep and making it fashion
Dec 07, 2025
A thief swallows a $19,000 Fabergé pendant. 6 days later, it showed up.
Dec 06, 2025
Violinists and their air travel woes
Dec 05, 2025
Not having a Real ID could cost you, but a flight delay may even it out
Dec 04, 2025
In honor of World AIDS Day.
Dec 03, 2025
Fake disability parking permits; a senior wedding in a pool; Coke Freestyle machines are focus groups
Dec 02, 2025
A man has been walking around the world. He's almost home.
Dec 01, 2025
€90,000 of escargot goes missing
Nov 30, 2025
Urban raccoons may be on the road to domestication
Nov 29, 2025
Your favorite musical artist may. be A.I. (yikes)
Nov 28, 2025
A Galapagos tortoise's incredible life
Nov 27, 2025
The Macy's Thanksgiving Parade preps for step-off
Nov 26, 2025
Moving walkways are disappearing from airports
Nov 25, 2025
Americans are waiting longer to upgrade their phones
Nov 24, 2025
Will Japan's first female leader step into the sumo ring?
Nov 23, 2025
New crash test dummies will keep women safer
Nov 22, 2025
Luxury cinemas make the movies an event
Nov 21, 2025
Be nice to crows. Very, very nice.
Nov 20, 2025
Eswatini: small country, big deals
Nov 19, 2025
The War of the Worlds and other hoaxes
Nov 18, 2025
What makes soda addictive?
Nov 17, 2025
Banana peels are worth something, too
Nov 16, 2025
Celebrity riders: you get what you ask for
Nov 15, 2025
Don't burn this in your fireplace. Snack instead!
Nov 14, 2025
Produce and your fridge: a high-maintenance relationship
Nov 13, 2025
The Space Out Competition: do nothing and win it all
Nov 12, 2025
Same-sex marriage is here to stay!
Nov 11, 2025
The Trackchair helps make nature more accessible
Nov 10, 2025
Tips on cleaning your water bottle (DO IT NOW.)
Nov 09, 2025
The Brooklyn Public Library is lending out art
Nov 08, 2025
Paris residents can enter a lottery for a chic final resting place
Nov 07, 2025
Japan's military fight against bears
Nov 06, 2025
This artificial reef is made of subway cars
Nov 05, 2025
Norman Rockwell: champion of the oppressed
Nov 04, 2025
China's space race and Shenzhen's rise
Nov 03, 2025
A U.K. family gets fined for truancy after Disney World trip
Nov 02, 2025
McDonald's is the latest to feel the loss of pennies
Nov 01, 2025
SNAP 2: How we can help
Oct 31, 2025
SNAP benefits: by the numbers
Oct 30, 2025
Chessboxing: no pain, no brain.
Oct 29, 2025
Passion projects: a Brazilian arthouse cinema and a Brooklyn art gallery
Oct 28, 2025
Rome's Colosseum gives new meaning to "arena tour"
Oct 27, 2025
Coffee prices keep climbing
Oct 26, 2025
Volcanos: be vigilant, especially during the shutdown
Oct 25, 2025
The Jim Henson Company is auctioning things for the first time
Oct 24, 2025
Mosquitos are found in Iceland for the first time
Oct 23, 2025
AI-generated videos are getting harder to spot
Oct 22, 2025
Ashraf Mahrous just pulled a 700-ton ship using his teeth
Oct 21, 2025
A heist! And a big opera controversy...
Oct 20, 2025
The Met Opera Live -- attend the opera in a recliner
Oct 19, 2025
The Western Alaska floods; the truth about knuckle cracking
Oct 18, 2025
A Manchester United fan wanted to change his name in support
Oct 17, 2025
Body diversity -- an ongoing acceptance
Oct 16, 2025
The Royal Ballet School is nurturing artists these days
Oct 15, 2025
The Haenyeo women, the freediving superstars
Oct 14, 2025
Air traffic controllers are working for free to keep you safe
Oct 13, 2025
Anguilla's web addresses are a moneymaker
Oct 12, 2025
The Nobel Prizes were born out of redemption
Oct 11, 2025
Wordle: from indie darling to the New York Times -- and now TV?
Oct 10, 2025
Pudding with a fork and Einstein's violin
Oct 09, 2025
It's Banned Books Week! Read on!
Oct 08, 2025
Thomas Kinkade: painter of light (or else)
Oct 07, 2025
The game of Columbia House and music-by-mail
Oct 06, 2025
Women in STEM: The X-Files and The Scully Effect
Oct 05, 2025
Emilia D'Albero is America's first champion at the Olympics of cheese
Oct 04, 2025
St. Francis and the Blessing of the Animals
Oct 03, 2025
A teen shepherd and her bestie sheep (and more sheep tales)
Oct 02, 2025
Reading Rainbow returns with new host Mychal Threets
Oct 01, 2025
Love the roundabout. (Don't be square.)
Sep 30, 2025
A mystery man surprises hikers with mountaintop ice cream
Sep 29, 2025
South Korea creates a market for hangover cures
Sep 28, 2025
Shark bite-resistant wetsuits on, jewelry off: a brave swimmer's guide
Sep 27, 2025
A day at the "Big E," the Eastern States Exposition
Sep 26, 2025
Bill Nye gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Sep 25, 2025
A woman tries to sell Graceland and defraud the Presleys
Sep 24, 2025
Some Chinese restrooms are requiring payment for toilet paper
Sep 23, 2025
Halloween costumes 2025: win your contest.
Sep 22, 2025
Anna Hall wins a heptathlon title, 2nd American after Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Sep 21, 2025
Rupert Everett has been pulling pints. Cheers!
Sep 20, 2025
Skipping and skimming stones is an art and a science
Sep 19, 2025
A robbery at Walt Disney World in scuba gear (and a swim away escape)
Sep 18, 2025
Tourists get caught diving into the Venice canals...
Sep 17, 2025
The $110,000 speeding ticket
Sep 16, 2025
A new Girl Scout cookie flavor is coming
Sep 15, 2025
Holy rebels: A group of Austrian nuns break out of their care home
Sep 14, 2025
Albania appoints an AI-generated minister
Sep 13, 2025
MINNEAPOLIS! Exploring the Mall of America
Sep 12, 2025
Condensed Community; a slug that keeps you up at night
Sep 11, 2025
Make sure your midnight snack isn't keeping you up!
Sep 10, 2025
Ten-hut! A retiree joins the LSU marching band
Sep 09, 2025
Scandal at the beach: sunscreen labels may be lying
Sep 08, 2025
Left-coiling snail shells: dating woes and evolutionary advantages
Sep 07, 2025
It's National Cheeseburger Day; Dairy Queen and Orange Julius
Sep 06, 2025
Using the new hand signal for help in distress
Sep 05, 2025
James Patterson sponsors 12 authors in "Go Finish Your Book" campaign
Sep 04, 2025
Scaring off wolves with drones and heavy metal
Sep 03, 2025
Secrets: China's proposed mega-embassy, a diplomatic gift that spied for years; finding hidden cameras in Airbnbs
Sep 02, 2025
You can get arrested for throwing your beer bottle off that balcony
Sep 01, 2025
Redheads, assemble: Redhead Days in the Netherlands
Aug 31, 2025
Grab bag! The Yankee Stadium squirrel; the Free Republic of Verdis; AI-generated podcasts
Aug 30, 2025
The great zipper merge debate: rage or right?
Aug 29, 2025
It's peanut butter jelly time!
Aug 28, 2025
Return to sender: Countries cut off U.S. package deliveries
Aug 27, 2025
Should you use Buy Now, Pay Later services for your vacations?
Aug 26, 2025
Moo-ve over, cows, there's a "better" butter
Aug 25, 2025
147: Your Instagram is stalking you.
Aug 24, 2025
Putting the rainbow back: Orlando's Pulse memorial crosswalks
Aug 23, 2025
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a ... burrito
Aug 22, 2025
A Swedish town is moving a church... very slowly
Aug 21, 2025
Don't eat the radioactive shrimp!
Aug 20, 2025
142 | Waking up is hard to do...
Aug 19, 2025
141 | In France, you can sell tickets to your wedding. C'est... chic?
Aug 18, 2025
140 | Grocery store etiquette
Aug 17, 2025
139 | The sky is falling! No, it's a shooting star.
Aug 16, 2025
138 | A ten-year-old from London keeps a chess grandmaster in check
Aug 15, 2025
137 | Go with your gut: hosting awards shows and travel superstitions
Aug 14, 2025
136 | It's the International Year of the Glaciers' Preservation! Someone tell Mendenhall.
Aug 13, 2025
135 | Fashion crime: The ski jump suit scandal
Aug 12, 2025
134 | Communal living: it goes both ways
Aug 11, 2025
133 | The Labubu economy
Aug 10, 2025
132 | Romeo & Juliet in Estonia: car-crossed lovers
Aug 09, 2025
131 | Running: Jacory Patterson; the world's deepest marathon
Aug 08, 2025
130 | Grab Bag: Theo Huxtable got me grounded.
Aug 07, 2025
129 | Jesus Christ Superstar and the art of theatre
Aug 06, 2025
128 | 'Gigil' is in the dictionary -- and other evolutions of language
Aug 05, 2025
127 | Doritos is betting on sriracha (just like the rest of us)
Aug 04, 2025
126 | Filipino food -- outside of my mom's house!
Aug 03, 2025
125 | Burmese pythons vs the world (and robo-bunnies)
Aug 02, 2025
124 | Tales from the police blotter
Aug 01, 2025
123 | Rideshare tips and safety initiatives
Jul 31, 2025
122 | Impersonations and the legacy of William Douglas Street
Jul 30, 2025
121 | A man says boneless wings should be boneless. I say: chew your food.
Jul 29, 2025
120 | The Kennedy Center: you want to name it what?
Jul 28, 2025
119 | This summer is so hot (says science)
Jul 27, 2025
118 | Americans stick out abroad. Here's how.
Jul 26, 2025
117 | How bad are menstrual cramps, really?
Jul 25, 2025
116 | The rising costs of chocolate
Jul 24, 2025
115 | Earth is spinning faster, and days are short...
Jul 23, 2025
114 | Plumpy Nut, a lifesaving food, is stuck in warehouses -- not feeding kids
Jul 22, 2025
113 | When did dinosaurs get so expensive?
Jul 21, 2025
112 | How do you get your news?
Jul 20, 2025
111 | A Japanese gaming tournament crowns its 73-year-old winner
Jul 19, 2025
110 | The deadly Brightline train
Jul 18, 2025
109 | Chimps and their fashion trends
Jul 17, 2025
108 | Taking recycling into your own hands
Jul 16, 2025
107 | Steve Jobs's simple creativity hack -- walking!
Jul 15, 2025
106 | A grandma spearheads an online group returning items to Texas flood victims; mutual aid projects
Jul 14, 2025
105 | Is pearl jewelry a red flag? (Let's talk pearls.)
Jul 13, 2025
104 | The 'world's largest' time capsule has been opened!
Jul 12, 2025
103 | FaceID is just the tip of the iceberg of facial recognition
Jul 11, 2025
102 | "The show must go on" and performing through pain
Jul 10, 2025
101 | Cursive and handwriting -- it's good for your brain!
Jul 09, 2025
100 | A bridge with a 90-degree turn and other wonders of design
Jul 08, 2025
99 | Blue light glasses: are they a myth?
Jul 07, 2025
98 | The tragedy of the Texas floods; France gives asylum to "science refugees."
Jul 06, 2025
97 | Maurizio Cattelan: subversive and comic artist
Jul 05, 2025
96 | The end of the Chongqing red panda wake-up call; supporting The Lynx Watch
Jul 04, 2025
95 | This is a test: Licensed Battlefield Guides at Gettysburg National Park
Jul 03, 2025
94 | A man finds a model train set underneath his house; Miniatur Wunderland
Jul 02, 2025
93 | Friends running late? Understanding time blindness
Jul 01, 2025
92 | Audiobooks: sit back, relax, and listen.
Jun 30, 2025
91 | Housewarming traditions and thoughtful gift ideas
Jun 29, 2025
90 | Measles are here. Are you covered?
Jun 28, 2025
89 | Ways to volunteer, even if you're an introvert
Jun 27, 2025
88 | Public transportation abroad: you can do it!
Jun 26, 2025
87 | Dolly Parton, I will always love you.
Jun 25, 2025
86 | The ice cream challenge "rewarding" Applachian Trail thru-hikers
Jun 24, 2025
85 | Edible art: vegetable sculptures and butter cows
Jun 23, 2025
84 | How singing in a choir can improve your health (and your heart)
Jun 22, 2025
83 | Your clothes are in the Ghana wetlands; the true cost of cheap fast fashion
Jun 21, 2025
82 | NASA says to nap more (so stop pressing that snooze button)
Jun 20, 2025
81 | Central Iowa is under water restrictions; the 4-minute shower
Jun 19, 2025
80 | The Louvre shuts down; Picasso aided and abetted art thieves
Jun 18, 2025
79 | You can use mangos as currency in Miami; the most expensive fruits in the world
Jun 17, 2025
78 | Clumsiness and vandalism in museums and archeological sites
Jun 16, 2025
77 | Feeling sleepy? The quiet-cation and other wellness travel options
Jun 15, 2025
76 | Remembering the Pulse 49
Jun 14, 2025
75 | this episode has been pulled due to sensitive world events
Jun 13, 2025
74 | Taco Bell is coming to Ireland, and Orlando Filipino food is on the Michelin guide!
Jun 12, 2025
73 | For Tom Cruise, no mission (or stunt) is impossible.
Jun 11, 2025
72 | The Tony Awards bring the largest audience in years; Filipinos shine at the Tonys
Jun 10, 2025
71 | Gibson searches for the Marty McFly guitar; musicians and their instruments
Jun 09, 2025
70 | Improv at Pleasure Island's Comedy Warehouse; Forgotten Broadway; Tina Fey's rules
Jun 08, 2025
69 | June 14: Pope Leo's Chicago Mass; tips for protesters (and non-protesters)
Jun 07, 2025
68 | Fear Factor Live -- what are you really scared of?
Jun 06, 2025
67 | 98% of Americans have a smartphone; I'm going to Podcast Movement!
Jun 05, 2025
66 | The Costco episode
Jun 04, 2025
65 | The Overseas Highway to the Florida Keys; Stephanie Case wins a 100K ultramarathon while breastfeeding
Jun 03, 2025