This mini-sode is basically pickles, Bloody Marys, and bestie chaos.

Darby and Sam dive into a pickle-packed taste test featuring goodies from Blue Ridge Pickling and ExEl Pickles. Naturally, everything gets ranked on the official Brined Spear Scale—from Jamie Lynn to Britney Spears.

Between bites and a little “cross-brining,” they talk PicklePalooza, debate spice levels, discover the magic of pickled green beans in a Bloody Mary.

They wrap things up with rapid fire questions covering their most unhinged adventures, who has the worst ideas, and how their friendship survived becoming long-distance.

In short: a baby episode with a whole lotta brine.

This week on Brined, we're taking a trip back to our freshman college days. From dorm horror stories and questionable drink choices to raccoons, microwave disasters, and the chaos that somehow built our personalities. We also dive into golf hot takes, running updates, Ex El Pickles, Tim McGraw weekend plans, and, of course, roast each other just enough to prove we're still best friends.

Grab a pickle and join the shenanigans.

This week on Brined, we're officially feeling tickled because we're trying new pickle products🥒💚

We catch up on life, celebrate a new job, talk about what's been grinding our gears, and get hyped for PicklePalooza before diving into our biggest reviews yet.

Plus, we share our latest hot takes on golf, running, and reality TV.

We also spotlight Pickle Girl Runs, who's training for the Sydney Marathon in a pickle costume while raising money for Comfort Zone Camp—an incredible cause supporting kids experiencing grief.

Whether you're here for the pickle reviews, the random tangents, or just two best friends figuring out podcasting one episode at a time, we're glad you're here.