The Matt Walsh Show - GROSS: Matt Walsh TRIES The Skittles Drink!? (And More)
Aired: 2025-03-23
Duration: 08:43


=== Red 40 Risks (05:22) ===

[00:00:00]  Recently on the show, I mentioned how I saw somebody when I was at Walmart, in fact, buying a bottle of Skittles juice.
[00:00:07]  And I didn't know that Skittles juice existed, but it does.
[00:00:10]  It's a thing.
[00:00:10]  And there was someone actually buying it on purpose.
[00:00:13]  And so then, of course, we got the suggestion from a kind of, oh, you should drink Skittles juice on camera.
[00:00:18]  And what that quickly turned into was, well, let's, in fact, have me try all of the worst junk food that's currently on the market.
[00:00:27]  This is actually...
[00:00:28]  This is all the stuff that RFK Jr. is going to be banning.
[00:00:32]  These are all going to be the banned items that I'm going to taste them now and get cancer from them now right before they're banned.
[00:00:42]  So RFK Jr. is going to bust through those doors any minute now.
[00:00:50]  Because most of them have...
[00:00:51]  What is it that they have in them, McKenna, that is going to get banned?
[00:00:54]  A lot of these items have Red 40. Red 40. And red 40 is essentially what a poison that gives you cancer.
[00:00:59]  Is that right?
[00:01:00]  That's correct.
[00:01:01]  All right.
[00:01:01]  One to five.
[00:01:02]  Five is like a delicious $95 steak at your favorite steakhouse.
[00:01:08]  And one is pure rancid filth.
[00:01:11]  And I'll give my review.
[00:01:13]  We'll start with these.
[00:01:13]  What are these, McKenna?
[00:01:14]  What are these things you...
[00:01:15]  Those are red velvet cookies.
[00:01:17]  Red velvet cookies.
[00:01:18]  Okay. Red velvet cookies with...
[00:01:20]  What's it?
[00:01:20]  Is it marshmallow in the middle?
[00:01:22]  I believe it's just white chocolate chips.
[00:01:24]  No, there's...
[00:01:24]  What is that white stuff in the middle?
[00:01:26]  You better know what that is.
[00:01:27]  I'm not eating it if you don't know what that is.
[00:01:28]  Is that not on the packaging?
[00:01:30]  You can always find out by just trying it.
[00:01:32]  All right, and this has red 40 in it, okay?
[00:01:35]  You can tell because it's kind of red.
[00:01:36]  Is that right, I guess?
[00:01:36]  Is that right?
[00:01:42]  No, I'm trying it and I still don't know what that is.
[00:01:44]  I mean, it looks like what it tastes like, which is not food.
[00:01:46]  This is not food.
[00:01:48]  You shouldn't...
[00:01:49]  Be eating this.
[00:01:50]  This is not meant for human consumption.
[00:01:52]  Do we not give me an actual glass of water for this bit?
[00:01:55]  Do I not have actual water to drink in between these?
[00:01:58]  That's a 1. That's a 1 out of 5. So, I have a feeling that's going to be what all these are rated.
[00:02:04]  Okay, next we have...
[00:02:05]  What are these?
[00:02:06]  So those are Lucky Charms breakfast bars.
[00:02:09]  That is my least favorite cereal.
[00:02:11]  So, these got Red 40 in them too?
[00:02:13]  Yes, they do.
[00:02:17]  Not as bad as the other one.
[00:02:18]  Still really bad, don't get me wrong.
[00:02:20]  Who's eating this?
[00:02:21]  This is what I want to know.
[00:02:22]  I can't imagine a grown adult eating a Lucky Charms breakfast bar.
[00:02:28]  I can't imagine that.
[00:02:30]  So, this is for kids.
[00:02:33]  What parent is buying this for their kids?
[00:02:36]  You should go to prison if you buy this for your kids.
[00:02:38]  You should actually go to prison.
[00:02:41]  That's a one also.
[00:02:42]  Okay, what is this?
[00:02:43]  Rice Krispies.
[00:02:44]  Oh, Sonic Rice Krispies.
[00:02:46]  Yeah, because I don't like Sonic, so...
[00:02:50]  I mean, I've had Rice Krispies, so this is not...
[00:02:54]  Yeah, I mean, you know...
[00:02:58]  Again, I'm going to assume that adults are not eating Sonic Rice Krispie treats.
[00:03:04]  I actually feel...
[00:03:05]  I'm not just saying this for camera.
[00:03:07]  I feel sick.
[00:03:08]  Okay, that's a one also.
[00:03:11]  I was going to say that we should just...
[00:03:12]  All this stuff needs to be chucked into a fire, but I don't think you can burn it.
[00:03:15]  I don't think it's safe to burn it.
[00:03:16]  If you burn it, you'll have to evacuate the whole town.
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[00:04:33]  Those are Pillsbury Funfetti popcorn.
[00:04:37]  Pillsbury Funfetti popcorn.
[00:04:39]  Why are people fat?
[00:04:41]  Where's the obesity epidemic coming from?
[00:04:43]  It's such a mystery.
[00:04:44]  There's a market.
[00:04:45]  There's a market for Pillsbury Funfetti popcorn.
[00:04:49]  And then we're wondering, what is everyone fat for?
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[00:04:54]  There's hormonal imbalances.
[00:04:55]  There's a thyroid.
[00:04:56]  Everyone has thyroid problems.
[00:04:58]  No, it couldn't be the Pillsbury Funfetti popcorn that everyone's eating.

=== It's Not Popcorn (03:36) ===

[00:05:07]  Okay, number one, it's stale, I think.
[00:05:09]  And it's awful.
[00:05:10]  I mean, it's just, it's not popcorn.
[00:05:13]  This is not popcorn.
[00:05:14]  That's a lie.
[00:05:15]  This is not what, like, what is that?
[00:05:17]  That's... That's styrofoam in there.
[00:05:19]  That's not popcorn.
[00:05:20]  Is this actually food?
[00:05:21]  Is this part of the joke?
[00:05:22]  Is this part of the bit you gave me one thing that's not even food?
[00:05:24]  No, well, it's in the food section.
[00:05:27]  Okay, that's styrofoam.
[00:05:28]  You see that?
[00:05:29]  You hear that?
[00:05:31]  Can you hear that?
[00:05:32]  Was that next to the microphone?
[00:05:33]  You can hear that?
[00:05:33]  That's not, this is not, that's not the sound of popcorn.
[00:05:37]  What is that when you order something fragile in the mail and they have all the little styrofoam peanut things that get all over the place?
[00:05:47]  This is that.
[00:05:48]  I just ate that.
[00:05:50]  Let's get this out of the way.
[00:05:51]  So this I actually know you absolutely hate.
[00:05:54]  Peep's cereal.
[00:05:56]  Peep's cereal.
[00:05:57]  Is this raw milk that you put in here too?
[00:05:58]  Is that going to be the next thing?
[00:06:00]  Just tell me now.
[00:06:00]  Is it raw milk?
[00:06:01]  No, that would have been a really good idea though.
[00:06:03]  No, it would not be a good idea.
[00:06:04]  I get E. coli and cancer.
[00:06:06]  Maybe they cancel each other out.
[00:06:07]  I don't know if it works that way.
[00:06:10]  Oh, it's all soggy.
[00:06:14]  Oh, God, help me.
[00:06:15]  That's not even a one.
[00:06:16]  I don't know.
[00:06:17]  That's not even...
[00:06:18]  That doesn't make it on the scale.
[00:06:21]  Is that Windex?
[00:06:22]  Did you spray Windex in this?
[00:06:23]  Oh, my God, no.
[00:06:24]  Full-on Windex.
[00:06:25]  I've never had Windex before, but it tastes like what I imagine Windex tastes like.
[00:06:30]  What is this fizzy bull here?
[00:06:32]  What is this?
[00:06:33]  So that's the energy drink C4, and that is Jolly Rancher's flavored.
[00:06:39]  Specifically, green apple.
[00:06:44]  Oh my god.
[00:06:45]  Oh, that's bad.
[00:06:47]  That is vile.
[00:06:50]  We went to war with Iraq over this kind of thing.
[00:06:52]  We did.
[00:06:53]  This is chemical warfare.
[00:06:54]  So actually, what's slightly more horrifying about that is there are zero added sugars.
[00:07:00]  Then what is all the sweetness?
[00:07:04]  Just pure chemical.
[00:07:05]  Chemical sweetness.
[00:07:07]  Don't laugh at me.
[00:07:08]  I don't want to hear you laughing.
[00:07:09]  Turn the thing off if you're going to laugh and enjoy it so much.
[00:07:14]  Okay, so finally, after that tour through the bowels of hell, we've made it to the Skittles juice, the thing that started all this, started us on this madcap journey.
[00:07:27]  I feel nauseated.
[00:07:29]  I feel sickened.
[00:07:31]  I guess I'm supposed to take a sip of all these.
[00:07:34]  Now we've finally made it to the Skittles juice.
[00:07:40]  Hang on.
[00:07:41]  Let me just get through this.
[00:07:47]  What the f*** is that?
[00:07:48]  What is that?
[00:07:49]  That's the tropical flavored one.
[00:07:51]  No, that's Drano.
[00:07:53]  I had Drano once.
[00:07:54]  I told myself I'd never drink it again.
[00:07:55]  I'm going to go to the next video.
[00:08:00]  Ugh. I need to go to the hospital.
[00:08:03]  I actually am going to leave and go to the hospital.
[00:08:05]  I don't know if I can make it there.
[00:08:07]  I think I'm going to need an ambulance.
[00:08:09]  It's like Kool-Aid, but it tastes less healthy.
[00:08:13]  It's making me pine for the nutritional value of Kool-Aid.
[00:08:17]  It's terrible.
[00:08:20]  It is as bad as I thought, but worse at the same time.
[00:08:24]  And my stomach right now is screaming out.
[00:08:29]  In pain, my soul is crying with anguish.
[00:08:34]  Uh, RFK Jr.
[00:08:38]  Save us from this.
[00:08:41]  I lost my train of thought.
[00:08:42]  Okay, that's it.