Pine-Sol changed its formula some time ago — but maybe it’s for the best. Plus, let’s talk about gifting and cleaning supplies.
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A listener has a great off-label use for a tire-cleaner. Another listener has a dish-issue (a dissue?). And let’s catch up with the INDEX CARD SYSTEM.
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Hanna and Andrew stumble on the official cleaning grades that landlords give their tenants...and the grade that Hanna’s landlord gave her! Plus, the Scrub Jockeys share their incredibly colorful ways of creating to-do lists for themselves.
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Why do you clean when you’re stressed? There’s a cognitive answer.
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Let’s revel in the magnificent orangey odor of Murphy’s Oil Soap and talk about which bugs smell the worst when vacuumed.
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Hanna and Andrew try to solve the mystery surrounding a listener’s new stinky house smell. Plus, a Scrub Jockey stumbles on her own leather-shoe cleaning lifehack, and Spotless’ #2 fan has a very disturbing experience with her cat’s water dish.
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Hello my baby, hello my honey, we are literally talking about rags in today’s podcast! Also: How do you get bike grease out of clothes? And are store brand cleaning products better than name brands?
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What kind of cleaner are you? A Scrub Jockey’s advertising project has Hanna and Andrew exploring the idea of “cleaning archetypes” -- from “The Perfectionist” to “The Putterer.” They also learn that the New York Times is straight-up stealing their whole deal.
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What do you do if you’re too tall for a broom? Also, how do you get hard water stains off the shower door? And finally, does Mariah Carey’s Butterfly work as a bathroom air freshener?
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Are we all falling for “hygiene theater”? How much cleaning is too much cleaning? Also, did you know that this common household ingredient is VERY good for cleaning up blood?
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We admit it: We’re gross.
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Andrew has had many household adventures since we last spoke, including a disgusting laundry room discovery, an even more disgusting vacuum situation, and an in-depth analysis of modern ice-trays. Plus, Hanna's been melting toothbrushes and raking carpets.
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Why is there always water on my counter? And how do I get my socks whiter? Oh and…is it ok to freeze compost? Let’s get into it.
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Hanna helps a listener figure out what in the heck we can safely put into our garbage disposals, while Andrew tries to figure out what we're supposed to do with the stupid ice packs that come with meal delivery kits.
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Andrew is impressed with a new kitchen-cleaning gadget, but he and Hanna try to make it a little less sexist. Meanwhile, the Scrub Jockeys offer some critical insights into the Great Pink Slime Mystery, Andrew's ice dream turns into an ice nightmare, and Hanna tries to help a listener make a bidet more okay with the help of a....poop brush? Oh dear.
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What is that pink slime in my sink? And how can I get rid of it?
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Hanna and Andrew try to help the Scrub Jockeys reach Cleaning Nirvana with a little help from their local libraries. Plus, we hear a washing machine horror story with a happy ending, and Hanna's sister weighs-in on the Mystery Of The Weird Mr. Clean Spray Bottle.
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Have you ever been burned by your favorite stain-remover? OxiClean ruined a listener’s clothes and now she wants to know why. Plus: How do you get pollen out of your shirt? Did you even know that was a problem?
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Hanna and her family are ALL IN on a new type of towel (well, new to them anyway.) And Andrew looks for answers to the big questions of 2020, like "What is a 'deep clean', anyway?" and "Do we need to disinfect our groceries?"
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What do you do when there are no more cleaning products left in the grocery store, except one weird-ass bottle of something you've never seen before? Well, you buy it, and then you call the SpotLine for help!
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