"Cinnabon with Nicole Byer" is Episode 134 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Cinnabon with Nicole Byer" was released on December 21, 2017.

"Tomorrow... We close out 2017 with sweet treats & a dear friend" - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
The hilarious Nicole Byer (Loosely Exactly Nicole, Why Don't You Date Me?) returns to antagonize Mitch, analyze holiday eats, and review mall kiosk sweet treat staple Cinnabon. Nicole, Mitch, and Wiger taste test Doritos Nuts in another Snack or Wack.
Nick's intro[]
What's the largest Muslim-majority nation in the world?
Many Westerners' minds will wander to the Middle East, but the answer is located in Southeast Asia: the archipelagic array of 17,000 islands collectively known as Indonesia. With a population of over 260 million, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world, period, lagging just India, China, and the United States. In the 13th century, the spread of Islam to the island chain forever altered the course of its history, as did a later arrival in the 16th century, colonialism.

flag of the Dutch East India Company
As Indonesia's tropical climate enabled it to produce a wide array of valuable spices local to the region such as nutmeg, mace, and cloves, European traders were eager to exploit its natural resources. In 1601, the Dutch government authorized a charter from the Dutch East India Company specifically to harvest spices from Indonesia's Maluku Islands. A grim harbinger of today's multinational corporations, the Dutch East India Company operated as a lawless, stateless entity that ruthlessly exploited labor and the environment to maximize profits during its nearly two centuries of operation. After the company's nationalization and dissolution, Indonesia remained a colony of the Dutch empire until shortly after World War II when independence leader Sukarno led a movement that finally won its sovereignty, though a brutal genocide would follow in subsequent decades.
In the modern era, the legacy of colonialism, so much of which fundamentally was anchored in European demand for more flavorful food, has made Western cuisine rely on Indonesia's unique array of native spices. In 1985, in Seattle, Washington, a father-and-son business team, Rich and Greg Komen, recruited a renowned area baker named Jerilyn Brusseau who had been affectionately nicknamed "CinnaMom" to craft the signature product behind their business plan - a coiled, spiced roll popular as a particularly indulgent American breakfast pastry.
Under the exacting standards of the Komen men, Brusseau toiled endlessly to perfect her recipe, and for its final iteration, she reached to the Indonesian isle of Sumatra for a prized ingredient known as Korintje cinnamon. This particular varietal of the spice is so essential to the recipe, the company trademarked it as their Makara brand.
The Komen / CinnaMom collaboration caught fire, and like a less nefarious Dutch East India Company, proceeded to colonize mall food courts, airports, and amusement parks - today to the order of 1200 locations across the globe.
This week, on the final Doughboys of 2017, Cinnabon.
Fork rating[]
guest / host | ordered | rating |
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Nick Wiger |
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4 forks |
Mike Mitchell | 3.33 forks | |
Nicole Byer | 4 forks |
Snack or Wack[]
In Snack or Wack, the Doughboys have a snack and decide if it is 'good' or 'bad.'
For this episode, they have the two flavors (Nacho Cheese and Cool Ranch) of both Doritos Crunch Nuts and Doritos Crunch Mix.
guest / host | Nacho Cheese Crunch Nuts | Cool Ranch Crunch Nuts | Nacho Cheese Crunch Mix | Cool Ranch Crunch Mix |
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Nick Wiger | Wack | Wack | Wack | Wack |
Mike Mitchell | Soft Wack | Soft Wack | Soft Wack | Soft Wack |
Nicole Byer | Wack | Wack | Wack | Wack |
Mitch rated these a Snack, until Nicole bullied him into changing his opinion to Wack. Then he flipped again to Soft Snack, and then once again to Soft Wack.
Roast Spoonman[]

Boss Nass
“ | Bost Mass Boss Nass | ” |
–Sam G |
Quotes[]
“ | Why would we seize a good idea and run with it? Why would we say, 'hey that would be a compelling piece of content' and make that? That's out of character for us. | ” |
–Nick Wiger |
“ | You lay under that cow and suck up on dem udders? | ” |
–Nicole, learning about Nick |
“ | Nicole: You're living your best life, no regrets! Mitch: That's not even true. |
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–The Podcast Life |
“ | I've been on dates with two people who loved your podcast. One man smelled like a dishrag. | ” |
–Nicole, on Doughboy fans |
#hashtags[]
- #McFlurryMcMystery vs. #DustinDustUp
The Feedbag[]
“ | When I was in college, I once went to a nice French restaurant for dinner. Having never been to a nice French restaurant before, I didn't know the menu, and in looking over the list of appetizers, I thought a crab bisque sounded good. Apparently my date had never been to a nice restaurant either because she also agreed it sounded good and we decided to split the bisque. Both of us assumed this was some sort of crab dip so when the waiter asked 'what do you mean you want to split a bisque?' we replied that we wanted to split it and thought he'd put it in the middle of the table and we'd go from there. A few minutes later, we would soon discover we would have to awkwardly reach to the middle of the table with two separate spoons to slurp down a soup.
What's the most awkward food order moment you've had on a date? |
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–Mark |
Related Episodes[]
Cinnabon episodes | Nicole Byer episodes |
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