{"podcast":{"title":"Quick Question with Soren and Daniel","slug":"quick-question-with-soren-and-daniel-861032","podcast_index_feed_id":861032,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5981694/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/quick-question-with-soren-and-daniel","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0bbd9754c2a25d3e02a668986ceba19f.jpg","author":"Quick Question Podcast","episode_count":343,"summary":"Quick Question with Soren and Daniel is a comedy podcast from the former editors of Cracked.com Soren Bowie and Daniel O’Brien. With new episodes every week, join Soren and Daniel in answering life’s deep and also probably shallow questions.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T04:18:16.484087+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-question-with-soren-and-daniel-861032"},"episode":{"title":"The Free Soup Conspiracy | Quick Question Ep. 314","slug":"the-free-soup-conspiracy-quick-question-ep-314","published_at":"2026-01-06T21:57:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-question-with-soren-and-daniel-861032/the-free-soup-conspiracy-quick-question-ep-314","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-question-with-soren-and-daniel-861032","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-free-soup-conspiracy-quick-question-ep-314--69328544","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/mgln.ai/e/275/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/69328544/qq_314_ad_supported.mp3","summary":"On this episode, Daniel concludes his year-long feud with a New Jersey restaurant regarding false promises of post-race soup. Meanwhile, Soren gets physically trapped inside the trunk of a Chevy Volt while attempting a battery change in the rain. Plus: The dark science of motivating children with stories about drowning mice, proper running hand placement (T-1000 vs. Potato Chip), and the economic impossibility of fairness in arcade prize redemption. Chapters: 0:00 - The history of Cracked books (and the one that failed) 04:25 - The Resolution of the Free Soup Saga 5:15 - Motivating children with the \"Drowning Mice\" experiment 24:00 - Why we look terrible when running 27:50 - Running form: T-1000 vs. Holding a Potato Chip 35:00 - The Arcade Fairness Doctrine (Zootopia 2) 38:30 - The tragedy of the heart bells 47:00 - Soren gets trapped in a Chevy Volt trunk 56:00 - Remembering how to fix cars pre-Internet Support the Show: Patreon: www.patreon.com/quickquestion Instagram: www.instagram.com/qqsorenanddaniel Credits: Hosts: Soren Bowie & Daniel O'Brien Theme Song: Me Rex Produced By: Gabe Harder Asst. Editor: Liam Harder Thanks to Factor for sponsoring this episode. FACTORMEALS.com/qq50off and use code qq50off for 50% off your 1st Factor box + free breakfast for 1 year. Offer only valid for new Factor customers with code and qualifying auto-renewing subscription purchase. Thanks to ASPCA for sponsoring this episode. To explore coverage, visit ASPCApetinsurance.com/QUESTION. The ASPCA is not an insurer and is not engaged in the business of insurance. Follow the guys on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/danielobrien.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/sorenbowie.bsky.social Bonus episodes 2x/month at patreon.com/quickquestion OR Apple Podcasts","meta_description":"On this episode, Daniel concludes his year-long feud with a New Jersey restaurant regarding false promises of post-race soup. Meanwhile, Soren gets physic…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3655,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quick-question-with-soren-and-daniel-861032/episodes/the-free-soup-conspiracy-quick-question-ep-314/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-question-with-soren-and-daniel-861032/the-free-soup-conspiracy-quick-question-ep-314.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}