Illinois Official Sandwich Debate, Viral Food Fails & Wicked Tickets in Omaha

About this episode

Big Party and Molly discuss the Illinois official sandwich debate, share personal stories, and explore various food topics.

Big Party and Molly are back, and somehow this episode goes from **Wicked tickets at the Orpheum** to **butterflies possibly being dead relatives** to a full-blown debate over whether Illinois picked the right official sandwich. Normal stuff. Big Party kicks things off with a chance to win tickets to **Wicked opening night at the Orpheum Theater in Omaha on June 17th**, plus some very important intermission drink strategy. Because if you’re going to watch theater, you might as well pre-order the beverage and beat the bathroom chaos. Then Molly and Big Party get into signs from loved ones, spirit animals, cardinals, butterflies, and whether a monarch doing drunk laps around the yard is actually a “hello” from the other side. Molly shares a wild grocery store moment tied to her daughter’s eighth grade graduation that may or may not have been her mom giving a little wink. After that, it’s sandwich time. Illinois officially named the **Italian beef** its state sandwich, which feels right if you’re anywhere near Chicago. But downstate Illinois had feelings, because Springfield’s “horseshoe sandwich” was also in the running. Spoiler: it involves toast, meat, fries, cheese sauce, and…

People in this episode

Hosts: Big Party, Molly

Topics covered

• food debate
• theater
• signs from loved ones
• sandwiches
• viral food trends
• family stories

Keywords

• Illinois sandwich
• Wicked tickets
• butterflies
• horseshoe sandwich
• viral food fails
• grocery store stories
• theater drinks strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Italian beef, horseshoe sandwich

Books & works: Wicked

Places: Illinois, Chicago, Springfield

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