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    • Oct 11, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 4m AVG DURATION
    • 77 EPISODES

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    77: The Audacity Of Soap

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2021 65:05


    A new product by a cleaning supply company has Andrew baffled and somewhat worried. But Hanna calms him down. Plus, Scrub Jockey Lauren solves the Case of the Mystery Body Odor. And a couple of listeners are dealing with the unenviable task of cleaning up after losing loved ones. 

    76: Sleeveless In Seattle

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2021 66:51


    Do you have a special Cleaning Outfit you wear when you're doing chores? Hanna and Andrew do, but they're not sure if that's normal. Plus, Hanna stumbles on the compelling world of Swedish Death Cleaning. And her mom has beef with Andrew's favorite cleaning product.

    75: In The Kitchen With Leonard Neem Oil

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 60:58


    Hanna is cleaning her plants, Andrew has an idea for a new TV genre, and a Scrub Jockey drunk-dials the Spot Line in the most wonderful way. Oh, and Andrew's house almost burned down after a simple home project, nbd. 

    74: Vetting The Bed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2021 68:50


    Hanna and Andrew try to help a friend who is currently living through a bedbug NIGHTMARE...leading Andrew to assume the worst about his own sleeping situation. Plus, Hanna reviews three game-changing cleaning products that arrived in the mail recently.

    73: Fans Club

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2021 76:44


    Turns out, the Scrub Jockeys have a lot of opinions on how to clean out peanut butter jars! Plus, Hanna stumbles on some helpful, timely advice on how to clean tower fans. And Andrew uses his cleaning powers to fix a device that was headed to the dumpster!

    72: Brick Grouse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 58:21


    Hanna and her partner may never brush their teeth again after The Great Toothbrush Incident of 2021. Plus, a Scrub Jockey is looking for brick cleaning advice that doesn't involve removing all the brick from her home and replacing it with something easier to maintain.

    71: The Ice Is Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2021 68:21


    Special Spotless Ice-Making Correspondent Anna Urband joins Hanna and Andrew to demonstrate the new whiz-bang ice ball maker that's been all over Instagram lately. Plus, Hanna plays a little game of “Bonk, Marry, Kill” with some of America's classic cleaning icons.

    70: If You See Something, Scrub Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 67:57


    Hanna and Andrew process some Cleaning Anxiety after the PNW heatwave. Plus, a Scrub Jockey made a disgusting mistake with her extraction cleaner that she wants you to avoid! And a professional housekeeper offers some advice if you're considering gifting someone a house cleaning. 

    69: Brushes With Destiny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2021 63:59


    The Great Toothbrush debate rages on, sending Andrew into his kitchen to conduct a very hot experiment! Meanwhile, Hanna's been running her own diabolical experiments with borax. And a Scrub Jockey's horrific cleaning experience leads to a penicillin prescription.

    68: Bad Chair Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2021 80:46


    The Scrub Jockeys weigh-in on their version of “The Chair” -- A place that collects laundry that's not quite clean, but not quite dirty. Hanna and Andrew also try to help a listener who's house suddenly smells like a Bath & Bodyworks on steroids.

    67: Reverse Psychodidea

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 68:53


    Hanna and Andrew are intrigued by a Scrub Jockey’s theory about “The Chair” that everyone has in their home. Plus, Andrew goes absolutely bonkers when he remembers a recent cleaning victory. 

    66: Stripped From The Headlines

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 72:23


    Just when you thought there were no more puttering worlds to conquer, a couple of helpful Scrub Jockeys suggest some new nooks and crannies that could use your attention. Plus, one listener wishes her wiener dog was a cleaner dog. 

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    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 84:57


    Hanna and Andrew are buggin’ over this week’s calls involving larvae, worms and fruit fly infestations. They also spend an inordinate amount of time appreciating the work (and face) of one Walton Goggins. 

    64: To Air Is Human, To Clean Is Divine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 57:13


    Hanna and Andrew help a listener with her VERY DIRTY air conditioning unit. Plus, when you ask Andrew about digital cleanliness, please be aware that you are in for a very long response involving, somehow, answering machine tapes from the 1990s.

    63: The Smell You Say

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 50:24


    Hanna and Andrew help a listener who’s concerned about her “resting house smell” and the “nose blindness” that goes along with it. Plus, Hanna digs up some new friends, and a skeptical Scrub Jockey tries cleaning her wool rugs in the snow the Scandinavian way.

    62: Oh, De Toilet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 63:05


    Hanna and Andrew find out from a listener what, exactly happens, when you don’t clean a shower for FIFTEEN DAMN YEARS. They also try to help another listener work through some Truly Terrible Toilet Trauma ™ . 

    61: The Mold And The Beautiful

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 69:44


    Hanna discovers a gloriously quirky old fashioned way to clean wool carpets, Andrew creates a “Rainforest of Bleach” in his bathroom, and listeners navigate refrigerator clean-out tactics that might not destroy your relationship.

    60: Snakes In A Drain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 70:30


    Listeners call-in with their least favorite chores, from the gross to the infuriating. Also, Andrew found himself wearing part of a mop this weekend, and it’s not even the part you think it is.

    59: Swiffer? I Hardly Know Her!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2021 60:19


    Hanna reveals her least favorite household chore, which involves horrific, slimy blobs of grossness that Andrew surprisingly doesn’t find to be so bad. They also help a listener avoid the dreaded title of “Ms. Bacteria Butt 2021.”

    58: Drunk And Orderly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 69:55


    Andrew tries using tire cleaner -- at the advice of a listener -- to remove the waxy buildup on his t-shirts underarms. He reports back with results. Hanna has more information on the cleaning supplies teachers should (and should NOT!) use. And a Scrub Jockey calls with a delightful vacuuming hot tip. 

    57: Gross Domestic Products

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2021 53:07


    A listener calls the Spotline with something she called a “Cleaning Horror Story.” She was NOT exaggerating. Hanna and Andrew try to help her out, and they hear from someone with some pretty strong opinions about mattress covers.

    56: Heart And Pine-Sol

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 82:47


    Hanna and Andrew are gobsmacked to discover something about Andrew’s beloved Pine-Sol, and a listener gets anxious when she finds out her husband is taking on a very messy project. Plus, cleaning with citric acid? Who knew?!?

    55: A Case Of The Forget-Me-Pots

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 76:06


    Hanna and Andrew receive a very surprising solution to deodorant build-up on t-shirts by way of the auto-parts store. Hanna discovers the antiquated but fascinating “SHE System” for coordinating household tasks. And a listener needs some serious relationship advice after discovering a dirty stock pot.

    54: Disdain For Dis Stain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 55:52


    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. 

    53: Say Yes To The Stress

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 66:57


    This has been one hell of a week — and we’ve got the organized living spaces to show for it. Why do people clean when they’re anxious, anyways? Plus, Hanna moved into a new place, which means lots of new cleaning opportunities.

    52: Murphy’s Oil Law

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 58:54


    A professional cleaner weighs-in on the smelliest bugs to avoid vacuuming up, Hanna’s mom has a very aggressive remedy to finding a mystery smell in a stinky house, and a 4-year-old Scrub Jockey shares her cleaning-inspired songs. 

    51: Armor All'd And Dangerous

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 71:31


    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. 

    50: Ragtime Pals

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 66:03


    The Scrub Jockeys offer all kinds of helpful advice this week, including how to build your own reusable kitchen rag dispenser and how to call into a podcast while riding your bike through the busy streets of Boston. Plus, Hanna’s mom wants no part of a paper towel advertising campaign!   

    49: Procrasti-Cleaners and Mopping Martyrs

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020 69:56


    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.

    48: A Broom Of One's Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 65:13


    Listeners offer advice to those haunted by hard water stains, and a certified Tall Person solves her age-old problem with brooms that are too short for her. Plus, what happens when you use your favorite Mariah Carey perfume to cover up the smell of raw sewage? Unfortunately, we find out.

    47: We All Scream For Hygiene 

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 76:31


    Hanna and Andrew wrestle over the idea of "Hygiene Theater" during the pandemic: Are all our deep-cleaning measures really necessary, asks one Atlantic writer? Plus, Andrew has a container problem that's almost as big as he is, and Hanna has a very gross scene from The Office that she wants to help clean up. 

    46: The Stain Of My Existence

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 67:20


    Hanna and Andrew both faced uphill battles this week, one involving ants, the other involving some very bad dish-washing decisions. Plus, a listener asks for shower-cleaning help, but accidentally offers help instead. And "Rated C For Clean" returns in the form of a bloody cleanup scene from HBO's True Blood.

    45: Bad Beth And Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 68:50


    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. 

    44: Counter Intelligence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 52:02


    Hanna and Andrew try to help a Scrub Jockey with her bathroom issues (um, her bathroom SINK issues.) We also hear a horror story about the dangers of keeping garbage in the freezer, and a listener remembers growing up with an old-fashioned wringer washer. 

    43: Talking Trash

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 74:57


    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. 

    42: Ice, Ice Maybe

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2020 67:01


    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. 

    41: True Slime

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 48:25


    Hanna and Andrew get all sciency as they try to figure out why Seattle is the Pink Slime Capitol Of The World...and what local Scrub Jockeys can do about it. They also learn about a cleaning product that promises not to explode when you use it. 

    40: You Just Need To Appliance Yourself

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 67:13


    Hanna and Andrew try to help a Scrub Jockey reach Cleaning Nirvana with a little help from 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. 

    39: Pollen The Family

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2020 48:58


    A listener has a flower-related cleaning problem that is much more common than Hanna and Andrew thought. Plus, Hanna tries to repair the relationship between a woman and her favorite laundry product, which may have betrayed her. And we turn to Webster's dictionary to uncover some sanitation secrets. 

    38: Irritable Towel Syndrome

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 60:46


    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?"

    37: Self QuaranClean

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2020 42:10


    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 Spot Line for help! Hanna and Andrew help listeners navigate this and other cleaning situations unique to the age of self-quarantine.

    36: To Bleach Their Own

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 54:20


    Hanna offers some helpful advice to a jittery nation that is suddenly obsessed with cleaning and sanitizing. We also hear an absolute horror story about a listener's inherited workspace. And Bob Villa (dot com) tries to help those cursed with bathroom carpeting. 

    35: Getting Our Ducts In A Row

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 60:32


    We hear stories of unclogging ducts, de-molding air conditioners, and fixing towels that have lost some of their absorption powers. Also, Andrew gives the AnyList app a spin around the grocery store and reports back with a full review. 

    34: Clean Sinks, Full Hearths, Can't Lose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 66:02


    Hanna and Andrew get a lot of advice from the Scrub Jockeys today, including how to "vibe" into a grocery store and the best way to find tiny objects that have fallen to the floor. They also try to help  a listener get decades-old soot off of his fireplace mantel. And Hanna wants to form an indoor soccer team called The Seattle Suds. 

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    33: Baking Soda Jerks

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 65:17


    The Scrubjockeys SHOWED UP this week with advice on teaching kids to clean up, why its easy to live without a microwave, and some critical front-loading washer tips. And Hanna and Andrew are accused of ignoring a critical component in their cleaning routines.

    32: Sponge, Counter Sponge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 64:21


    Andrew encountered a very disturbing site 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. 

    31: A Zyme Of The Times

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2020 53:01


    Hanna is back from Scotland, where she met Mr. Clean’s cousin. Plus, listeners (including Hanna’s dad) try to convince Andrew to buy an InstaPot. And we learn how to use a potato to remove rust.

    30: You're Clean One, Mr. Grinch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 67:42


    Hanna and Andrew review some holiday cleaning (and ornament storage) tips. Plus, the Scrub Jockeys share their own impressive grocery list strategies. And a special guest drops by....from the living room. 

    29: We Wish You A Merry Dishmas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 51:48


    Hanna, Andrew and the Scrub Jockeys all have strong opinions about who should wash the dishes after holiday parties. Plus, a challenge to Hanna's "Winter Light" theory leads to a question about duct cleaning. 

    28: Affectations and Agitations

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 60:54


    Hanna and Andrew discuss Hanna's new favorite cult, her new battle against dog pee, and how low winter light is exposing all our dirt. Plus, Andrew's got a new grocery store routine that's bound to destroy his relationship, and listener Max has some advice for your shower heads. And several listeners weigh-in with help for our new friend, Stinky in Seattle.

    27: Stinky in Seattle

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 61:15


    Hanna and Andrew help a listener with some very personal laundry problems that are leading to some embarrassment. They also learn a little more about Lufas (aka "Land Cucumbers"). And they're joined by a special guest for a rather risque version of Rated C For Clean.

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