00:00 The podcast episode is about the history and creation of Twinkies, including how they were invented in the 1930s by the vice president of continental bakeries.

04:18 During World War II, Twinkies replaced the banana cream filling with vanilla frosting due to a banana shortage, and although they occasionally release a limited run of banana flavored Twinkies, the vanilla frosting version remains permanent since 2007.

07:37 The process of making Twinkies involves baking the batter in Twinkie-shaped molds upside down, cooling them, and injecting cream filling through three holes in the bottom.

10:56 Twinkies are sealed airtight in a package, which is the main factor that allows them to last for a long time, and there is only one ingredient specifically added to preserve them, sorbic acid.

14:17 Twinkies have been featured in pop culture, such as Twinkie the Kid ads and the infamous "Twinkie defense" used in a murder trial.

18:02 Former president Bill Clinton selected a Twinkie to be placed in the Millennium Time Capsule in 1999 alongside other notable works, allowing future generations to determine the shelf life of Twinkies.

21:19 Twinkies were dropped from a six-story building and despite some oozing, they maintained a good deal of structural integrity, and a Turing test was conducted to determine that Twinkies are not sentient.

24:48 Twinkies are done, and it's time for listener mail, including a story about someone being locked out on a patio in Amsterdam for five hours and passing the time by listening to the podcast.