"Twisted Monthal 🤡: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams 2 with Stephanie Beatriz and Michael Jonathan Smith" is Episode 506 of Doughboys, hosted by Nick Wiger and Mike Mitchell. "Twisted Monthal 🤡: Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams 2 with Stephanie Beatriz and Michael Jonathan Smith" was released on July 31, 2025.
"Tomorrow, we begin TWISTED MONTHAL… with Stephanie Beatriz & Michael Jonathan Smith" - @doughboys.bsky.social
Synopsis[]
Stephanie Beatriz (@stephaniebeatriz) and Michael Jonathan Smith (@iammichaeljonathan) of Twisted Metal join the 'boys to talk Mitch's fishy laundry, Twisted Metal Season 2, and Toronto restaurants before a review of Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams.
Nick's intro[]
President Biden
“My name is Joe Biden, and I love ice cream.”: this is how the one-term president opened remarks during a 2016 press conference — held at the Columbus, Ohio headquarters of an ice-cream company founded by Jeni Britton Bauer. While Biden opted not to run for president that year, instead clearing the runway for Hillary Clinton to spectacularly crash and burn, in 2020, he did secure the nomination — and again, he associated himself with Bauer’s sweet-treat brand.
During that election, Eater reported the Biden campaign had spent over 10,000 dollars on artisan ice cream ordered from the Columbus creamery. In advance of the fall’s presidential debates, his campaign Instagram posted a photo of the brand’s Salted Peanut Butter with Chocolate Flakes flavor, cheekily captioning it as a “performance enhancer.” And those weren’t the only times that cycle the Ohio parlor would generate political headlines — that same year, appearing via Zoom on the late-night talk show hosted by the UK’s most talented and beloved citizen, James Corden, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi showcased her twin $24,000 Sub-Zero freezers stocked with the company’s containers.
Despite these incidents that reflected the Democratic shift away from the working class and toward educated urbanites who can afford twelve-dollar pints, Biden prevailed in the general election — though he lost Ohio by eight points, as the ice-cream purveyor’s home territory has slow-faded from swing state to solid red state. Bauer, an outspoken Biden supporter herself, celebrated his 2021 inauguration by creating a White House Chocolate Chip ice-cream flavor in honor of Diamond Joe.
It’s difficult to know what Biden’s legacy will be; if it will be more tied to him defeating Trump in 2020 or holding on too long in 2024 — more about professional accomplishments or personal failings and tragedies. Or perhaps he’ll be remembered for his fondness for the frozen-dairy dessert. To quote political science professor David Niven, “You have to appreciate the Joe Biden mastery of the ice-cream cone.”
This week on Doughboys… we return to Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams.
Headband rating[]
The first time the Doughboys reviewed Jeni's was in 2023, everyone gave it 5 forks, and it made the Platinum Plate Club.
They rate Jeni's on a scale of 0-5 Stu's Headbands.
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4.5 Headbands |
| Mike Mitchell |
|
5 Headbands |
| Stephanie Beatriz |
|
4.25 Headbands |
| Michael Jonathan Smith |
|
4 Headbands |
Nick took his own trip to a Jeni's, before joining everyone to order their own sundaes to the studio.
Spoonman's Bite of the Night went to the Strawberry Pretzel Pie. It seems that Stephanie and Michael both agree.
With these scores, Jeni's moves from the Platinum Plate Club to the Golden Plate Club (i.e., Twisted Treat Club, or whatever).
Slop Quiz: Twisted Trivia[]
In Slop Quiz, Nick presents a food-related exam (pop quiz) and Mitch and the guest compete for superiority.
The theme for this episode, in honor of Twisted Monthal 🤡, each question is about food that is twisted and comes with an opportunity to win a bonus point.
| trivia | Mitch's guess | Stephanie's guess | Michael's guess | correct | score (MM - SB - MJS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This malt-based beverage came out in 2001 and is produced in Massachusetts. What is it? (bonus: can you guess its slogan?) | Twisted Tea
("keep it twisted!") |
Twisted Tea
"keep it twisted!" |
2 - 0 - 0 | ||
| Which vodka brand has a Twisted line with flavors like green apple and orange? (bonus: can you name any other flavor of Smirnoff Twisted?) | Smirnoff
(cherry) |
Smirnoff | 2 - 2 - 0 | ||
| In 2000, this soda released a Twist (Lemon-Lime) version of the original? (bonus: when was it discontin-chew-ed?) | Pepsi (2006) | 2 - 2 - 0 | |||
| Wendy's periodically offers a pretzel bacon cheeseburger (true or false) (bonus: what year was it last offered) | True ( |
(2023) | True (2023) | 3 - 2 - 1 | |
| Name a twisted pasta shape that looks like a spiral? (bonus: name a second one) | ( |
fusilli | fusilli (rotini, cavatappi, etc.) | 3 - 3 - 1 | |
| From Russia With Buzz, Monkey Wrench, and Jerry's Jubilee are from this company's Too Twisted series? (bonus: this cookie dough/brownie flavor from Too Twisted became a staple flavor) | (Half Baked) | Ben & Jerry's | Ben & Jerry's (Half Baked) | 4 - 3 - 2 | |
| The first Twisted Metal video game came out in what year? | 1995 | 1995 | 4 - 4 - 2 |
Mitch sort of won, decided he did not want the true-or-false point, so it could go to the final question as a tiebreaker. And then Stephanie won!
(I guess, technically though, they tied.)
Roast Spoonman[]
Twisted Metal
| “ | Anthony Snackie Thomas Haden Church's Chicken |
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–some Twisted Metal-themed roasts | ||
The Twisted Feedbag[]
| “ | What is your process in adapting a video game that doesn't have a lot of lore behind it? | ” |
–Jay E. | ||
| guest / host | thoughts on adapting Twisted Metal |
|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | didn't |
| Mike Mitchell | watched some clips of the game, but the character was written for him too so it was easy to come to |
| Stephanie Beatriz | had an original character, so had nothing else to go with for her |
| Michael Jonathan Smith | amazing group of writers. with less lore, there was a lot more freedom. focus on capturing the game's mood/feeling. |
Quotes[]
| “ | What the hell am I supposed to suck off with a merman? He's got the tail. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | You guys talk about wieners a lot. | ” |
–Stephanie Beatriz re: hog talk | ||
| “ | Mitch: You've seen me in a lot of dogshit stuff. Nick: Yeah, the Doughboys podcast. |
” |
–Doughboys re: excitement for Twisted Metal | ||
#hashtags[]
- #FishClothes
Drops and Plugs[]
| reference | notes |
|---|---|
| various embarrassing quotes | in Mitch's drop (by Count Dropula) |
| Twisted Metal | Stephanie, Michael, and Mitch's show |
| Encanto | Mitch is watching Stephanie's movie |
Related Episodes[]
| Twisted Monthal 🤡 episodes | Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams episodes | Stephanie Beatriz episodes | Michael Jonathan Smith episodes |
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