History Podcast / KevinAndUrsulaEatCheap

* IncrediblyLamePun: One of their advertising openers for Griffinwinds LLC, an instrument repair business, is "when your woodwind is no goodwind".

** Sponsor segues, generally terribly off topic, almost always starting with "You know what won't [insert random comment here]...?" Apparently this has become so prevalent in their household at this point that they respond to any question with that opening with "Sofa Wolf Press!" There is an extensive list [[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1peP8f18ZJWjduYMpmKFh_n2bGCfeulmZDvGyg0UA574/ here]].

** Special guest John (boyfriend of Lizardbeth) hates misuse of the word "superfood" and unnecessary removal of things like fat to make something seem healthier.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Tortie, Tiny/Little Orange, and Hound all have actual names (Rose, Cammie, and Lacey respectively), but Kevin and Ursula hardly ever use them.

* CanineCompanion: Gir, the live kitchen beagle. There was also, until recently, Brandon the border collie. Who has been replaced with New Hound (Lacey) the coon hound.

->"Do you know what does not require latex gloves?"
->"And will not treat you like a cow."
->"And will not treat you like a cow?"
->"Sofa Wolf Press!"

* BerserkButton: Ursula hates it when the package promises things that aren't in the actual food.
-->Ursula: [muttering angrily] I was promised a sixth cheese.

-->Kevin: EMULSIFYYY!

--> Ursula: So what I am getting at, is that Red Velvet Oreos are like f**king a fake corpse. ...Moving on.

* BlatantLies: In episode 192, "Spam and Lutefisk", Ursula is about to explain what ayahuasca does...and then realizes that a wild teenager has appeared. At which point she says that ayahuasca is about staying in school, doing your homework, and moving out of your dad's house.

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* CanineCompanion: Gir, the live kitchen beagle. There was also, until recently, Brandon the border collie.

Creator/{{Ursula Vernon}}, and her husband Kevin Sonney, get drunk once a week and review (generally terrible) prepackaged foods. The show commonly devolves into Ursula ranting about whatever is on her mind, with Kevin gamely attempting to drag the conversation back on topic. Despite Ursula being a children's book author, the show often strays into adult topics ranging from tax law to the hosts' sex lives.

* DriveLikeCrazy: Ursula tells several stories about the semi-terrifying things her friend Tina will do when she's birding, like backing up on the freeway and doing a three-point turn ''in the middle of a highway''. (Although, to be fair, no one else was on the highway at the time.)

-->Ursula [muttering angrily]: I was promised a sixth cheese.

* {{Something Completely Different}}: The letters shows, often recorded in advance of con appearances as filler episodes, generally do not include any food at all.

* CanineCompanion: Ger, the live kitchen beagle. There was also, until recently, Brandon the border collie.

-->Kevin: "EMULSIFYYY!"

* Metaphorgotten: Ursula is prone to this, especially when she's drunk.

** The opening, typically consisting of a disclaimer that the show is not for children, a recounting of the animals in the kitchen ("This podcast is brought to you by a live kitchen beagle..."), and Ursula greeting the audience with "Hello out there in Internet land!"

* {{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}}: It's Kevin and Ursula, eating foods they have purchased cheaply. In later episodes, they have often obtained them for free, since fans have started gifting them with items to review on the show.

** Sponsor segues, generally terribly off topic, almost always starting with "You know what won't [insert random comment here]...?" Apparently this has become so prevalent in their household at this point that they respond to any question with that opening with "Sofa Wolf Press!"

* {{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}}: It's Kevin and Ursula, eating foods they have purchased cheaply. In later episodes, they have often obtained them for free, since fans have started gifting them with items to review on the show.

** The opening, typically consisting of a disclaimer that the show is not for children, a recounting of the animals in the kitchen ("This show is brought to you by a live kitchen beagle..."), and Ursula greeting the audience with "Hello out there in Internet land!"

* {{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}}: It's Kevin and Ursula, eating foods they have purchased cheaply.

The show's archive can be accessed [[http://kuec.libsyn.com/ here]]. The same couple are also responsible for the (very different) podcast {{The Hidden Almanac}}.