Nick Toren and Krysta Pallone Helm
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Millennial chaos, lightly sauced.
Discontinued Gravy turns everyday adult-life friction into warm, lightly chaotic conversation. Nick and Krista move from Coke Zero, cold stadiums, taxes, and concert etiquette into bigger questions about stress, change, politics, and how people talk now.
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Discontinued Gravy is a millennial conversation show that finds comedy in the unglamorous middle of adult life. It is chatty, fast-moving, and comfortable being a little scattered. Nick and Krista rarely treat a topic like a formal segment. They arrive through the side door, usually by way of a life update, a small complaint, a weather report, a work story, or a half-joke that becomes the actual point. That looseness is the appeal. The show is built around the kind of friendship where a deeper conversation can start from baseball scores, a stuffy voice, a cold stadium, or someone overthinking how to compliment another person's nails. Relationship etiquette shows up often, especially the blurry territory between trust, jealousy, friendships, and what would or would not bother a partner. Generational language is another recurring pleasure. The show notices how references travel, how one person's Office quote is another person's Vine memory, and how the same song can belong to the Beatles, a wedding aisle, or an animated movie depending on who heard it first. Work stress gets treated with both sympathy and perspective. A bad event day matters, then it gets resized by the reminder that most modern jobs would be impossible to explain cleanly to someone from another century. The Canadian setting gives the show a distinct texture, from Vancouver weather to BC Place to concern about politics across the border. When it turns serious, it does not suddenly become polished or distant. The same casual dynamic carries the heavier moments. That makes the show feel less like commentary and more like two people trying to process the week in real time. The humor is blunt but not cruel. The conversations can be silly, repetitive, practical, and unexpectedly reflective within the same minute. Discontinued Gravy suits listeners who like personality-first comedy, loose structure, and the specific comfort of hearing ordinary hassles turned into shared material.
Made for: For listeners who like relaxed banter, everyday comedy, Canadian perspective, and millennial social minutiae. It especially suits people who enjoy conversations that drift from relationships into sharper reflections without losing warmth.
What sets it apart: Its strength is the porous boundary between topic and life update. Discontinued Gravy makes the digressions feel like the show, not the delay before it starts.
Putting Hot Sauce in the Gravy since 2020
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Discontinued Gravy makes everyday mistakes, habits and disagreements into candid comedy about how adult identities are built and revised.
Discontinued Gravy turns ordinary adult life into a running conversation between two hosts who are comfortable finding comedy in their own mistakes.
Soggy taco chips are a real event when you want company for life's gloriously minor stakes.
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A concert-plan dilemma becomes a loose, real-time conversation about comfort, boundaries, and what actually helps.
Discontinued Gravy turns a concert invite and an involved friend into a grounded look at relationship boundaries. The back-and-forth stays in the awkward middle, where one person sees an easy night out with a built-in buffer and the other keeps testing what would make it feel…
A loose conversation about borrowed phrases, shared references, and the way people talk past each other.
This episode keeps its focus on how people borrow language, repeat it, and act as if the joke is obvious to everyone in the room. A simple compliment about nails opens into a wider riff on tone, slang, and the small social signals tucked inside everyday phrasing.
A loose New Year check in that makes small habits feel like the point.
Discontinued Gravy turns a New Year check in into a running joke about why 2026 feels stuck in 2016, with hot sauce, internet nostalgia, and millennial certainty all getting dragged into the bit.
A loose, funny conversation about outgrowing the labels people still use for you.
Personal Rebrand treats identity as something negotiated in real time, not fixed once and for all. Nick and Krista keep the pace lively as they move through sports fandom, the habit of rebranding around changing interests, and the contrast between a life built around…
A loose, funny hangout where a bunny mishap and a border chase keep the story moving.
Discontinued Gravy keeps a chaotic travel story loose and easy to listen to. A bunny chewing through the recording cord, then a lake crossing that ends with border security agents on jet skis, gives the episode a string of absurd beats without turning it into a polished stunt.
Generational talk with real-life bite.
Creative work, personal stories and affectionate interruptions.
Peter Sagal leads NPR's live news quiz, pairing celebrity guests with listener call-in games.
Krista says her sourdough hobby became pressure when friends asked for loaves, while Nick connects that pressure to creative work.
Krista recounts her twin sister’s wedding at Wannock Lake, where a decor company missed its 9:30 a.m.
Chris describes how her partner Spencer's Chilliwack boxing fight was scored for his opponent despite him winning all three rounds, leading to a written apology and a mailed medal.
Discontinued Gravy circles a relationship worry that starts with a Rise Against show.
The episode starts with a word that feels a little tangled.
Two hosts casually discuss a significant baseball game involving Canada while sharing personal anecdotes and humorous banter.
Two hosts discuss dealing with sickness, cold weather, and millennial life experiences in a casual, conversational tone.
This episode promotes Mood.com, a service offering federally legal cannabis delivery with high quality and variety, while briefly transitioning to casual conversation about weather in Vancouver.
Two hosts engage in lighthearted banter about millennial life and work stress, with a comedic tone.
Two hosts engage in casual, humorous banter about millennial life, including a relationship milestone and potential show slogans.
Two Canadian millennials rant about the rise of fascism in the United States, blaming Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
Discontinued Gravy kicks off the year joking that 2026 feels like 2016 all over again.
The hosts banter about their location at a Christmas market and plan to interview vendors.
The hosts chat about visiting the artisan Christmas market in North Vancouver, highlighting vendors and encouraging donations.
The hosts discuss a Facebook group's reaction to the firing of the CFL commissioner, exploring generational and social media dynamics around the controversy.
Nick and Krista are back on a Thursday, and they know it.
The episode comes back swinging after a messy setup, and the hosts turn that scramble into part of the fun.
Two hosts engage in playful banter about their show's anniversary and upcoming weekend plans, mixing absurd humor with sponsor reads.
Two hosts engage in playful banter and jokes about millennial life, with a sponsor segment for a wellness patch.
Hosts Nick and Krista engage in casual, humorous banter about their excitement for the CFL season and new Phineas and Ferb episodes.
A comedic podcast with absurdist humor and sponsor segments, featuring a millennial-themed sketch about discontinued gravy.
Two hosts banter about Easter traditions, brunch, and cheese fondue with a comedic, millennial-focused tone.
Two hosts banter about millennial life, including yoga, cottage cheese, and viral TikTok recipes.
Two friends engage in casual, humorous conversation about a dead PC and millennial life.
Two hosts engage in humorous banter about their podcast's obsession with gravy and millennial life.
Two hosts banter about starting a hot sauce and gravy line while reading a sponsor ad for a seed oil-free meal delivery service.
A comedic podcast that humorously riffs on millennial life with absurd jingles and sponsor segments.
Two hosts banter about their podcast's audio presence and a dating profile voice note, mixing absurd humor with millennial life observations.
Two friends engage in humorous, rambling conversation about millennial life, starting with a gravy metaphor for the new year.
The hosts banter about their experience at an artisan Christmas market, including a sponsored ad for a cannabis company.
The hosts are live at the Artisan Christmas Market at the shipyards, promoting the event, collecting donations for the Women's Centre, and discussing local happenings before transitioning to a weather report.
Two hosts engage in comedic banter about millennial life and a PC crash, with a running joke about putting hot sauce in gravy.
Hosts engage in playful banter about their podcast intro and recording setup, with a comedic tone.
The hosts catch up after a break, discussing personal updates, family matters, birthdays, and social media interactions in a casual, conversational style.
This episode features a sponsor ad for Mood.com's cannabis delivery service followed by casual banter about Thanksgiving weekend activities.