32: Sponge, Counter Sponge

Andrew encountered a very disturbing sight in a workplace kitchen last week (when he wasn't staining hotel towels beyond recognition). Meanwhile, Hanna has some questions about Formula 409, a listener has some creative solutions for cleaning period underwear, and the Big Chill offers some insights into 1980's cleaning techniques.   

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28: Affectations and Agitation

Andrew wants you to know that this isn’t an affectation: He really does do this with his grocery lists. In other news, we have a fresh new tip about sour laundry/stinky clothes. Plus! Max called in with a hot hack that Andrew actually tried. Yes, we put in the work.

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27: Stinky in Seattle

Have you ever found yourself in a bad funk? But like….you ARE the funk? Or rather, your clothes are? Let’s talk to a listener who’s having a laundry stink situation and see what can be done.

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24: Sofa, So Good

Can you ever get the ghost of hundreds of butts out of a couch? What about just normal couch mess? And can a chore chart solve relationship troubs, or is this a deeper issue?

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22: Scrub On, You Crazy Diamonds

Your leftovers are all starting to taste the same. You’ve got Dry Erase stains on all of your sweaters. You’re a mess! This episode, we hear from you and try to help. Plus, some fantastic tips from listeners and a LOT of conversation about “shit seeds.”

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21: Get Your Sheets Together

It's laundry day on Spotless! Hanna and Andrew field some questions from listeners about best washing machine practices and when it's time to finally wash your bed pillows. Plus, Andrew wakes-up to a bedroom situation not unlike the notorious Godfather scene.

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17: Scrub Daddy & The Spongy Boys

Brace yourselves, babies, because there is some VISCERAL stuff in today’s episode! First, Andrew climbs into some trashcan talk after a listener's dirty bins started attracting vermin—but not before he tells a HARROWING tale of rat-related domestic terrorism.

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16: Screen Queens and Blinds Spots

Do you want streaks? Because if you try to clean your Venetian blinds with Mrs. Meyer’s you might get streaks! Today we tackle window issues (including a brilliant hack) and talk about the delicate relationship between cleanliness and travel.

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14: Hanna and Her Sister

In an extra-special edition of SOSOS, Hanna’s sister, Emma, joins us on the pod to talk about a domestic situation she’s found herself in. The TL;DR is this: If she pays for a cleaning lady to coem to her house, should her very-tidy husband cut her some slack?

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13: Cap and Trade Cleaning

Hanna and Andrew help a listener with an age-old cleaning question: How can we divide up the chores in the house without ending up in divorce court? Plus, a listener inherits the nastiest oven ever seen on god's green earth and tries to clean it herself. She tells us her harrowing tale.   

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