I haven’t seen a new episode in months eve though i see an appearance of a new post it’s always the same one. It’s also not user friendly because I haven’t been able to find actual new episodes in a past episode listing. I loved the content but never finding the new episodes is annoying

I look forward to every episode! One thing - episode 65 S13 (the Q&A with the CEO and president) looks like it got cut off (it’s only 4 minutes long)

I have been a fan of TJ’s except for the use of plastic. I’ve always been VERY confused as to why a company that began in Pasadena, California uses such a disgusting, toxic to our bodies, our oceans, our animals and planet: PLASTIC. There are so many other options that are much less expensive and not harmful. Please, please realize every day is earth day. Once we know better we must do better.

I heard from an employee at TJ when I was shopping one day that every TJ greeting card artist, who has their cards for sale in the stores, gets to keep EVERY penny from their greeting cards sales!! I loved that so much! The thought that TJs cares enough to work with artists like that, giving them that exposure AND that the artists actually benefit, is amazing! It is the ONLY place I buy greeting cards! I love them, they are unique and $1.00 per card is bananas!! I probably have 30 cards on hand at any given moment. I have framed some of the cards too. The art is beautiful. If I lived closer than 100 miles to a Trader Joe’s, I’d volunteer to work there. I’ve never had anything but a beautiful and uplifting shopping experience in the store.

Went by Trader Joe’s and picked up the Orange Chicken. My wife made some wonderful fried rice to go with it. The only thing missing was the egg roll. This may have been the best I have had. I’ll be back for more.

MAJOR Trader Joes fangirl over here (like it might be my ideal date spot? Idk call me crazy!) but what’s up with the amount of single use plastics?! It’s so harmful and unnecessary. Would be cool to see some sort of change!

These two have as much personality as a cardboard box

I just tried their orange chicken tonight for dinner and I Have to say they’re Absolutely Legit!!!. I love it!!. If I had to rate it from 1 to 10 I would rate it a 12!!. Chef’s kiss!. I also tried their Aussie chocolate creme sandwich cookies which are also awesome and I’m looking forward to trying the maple pancake flavored cookies which I’m sure will be Great if not Amazing!!

Wait, my favorite grocery store has an amazing podcast that’s cozy, funny and addictive?! My whole family now loves listening to the “TJ report”, as we call it. They are gitty when I bring home treats covered in the show and then give their own personal review. We really took for granted where all of our delicious food was sourced from that we get from TJs until this podcast. Also how much they give back to our food banks and save in landfill waste. Thank you TJs! I was truly clueless and I’ve been shopping with you for over 25years. I love every episode but the Spice one is one of my favorites. ❤️ Please, don’t stop!

Please get synthetic and fake fragrances out of your beauty products. We want to be able to shop in ALL section of the store but the fragrance loophole in beauty products stops me. Thanks

Always shutting guests down- Clock Watcher Where are you going???? Especially the “crew” Matt is great - cool calm collected - voice & manner is fantastic - he explains- sku - ubc - vertical purple people movers - thank you Tara move on - give it a break - count to ten - Matt keep it going your demeanor and caring voice says it all !!!!!!

Tremendously informative podcast that highlights Trader Joe’s culture, mission, and products. Tara and Matt are engaging and share the stage with TJ employees, suppliers l, and (less frequently) customers. It’s a good day when a new episode drops.

Updating my review with a suggestion =) How about opening “Trader Joey’s!” I live 40 minutes from Trader Joe’s and it would be great for Trader Joe’s to take over some small empty businesses with an even smaller store with local favorite Trader Joe’s products… Oh please do! =) I really enjoy the conversations between Matt and Tara. Thanks for keeping it real… like when you zipped open the container of Maple Walnut biscotti. And, OMGoodness! Are they truly the best! Thanks for the great infant entertainment.

Tara and Matt are perfect hosts! I absolutely love your podcast and always look forward to listening to them. They are enjoyable, educational and helpful in experimenting and trying new foods. I love your Trader Joe’s flyer with the grocery list, such a great idea! I’m constantly amazed at the products that you offer in your boutique size stores. I look forward to shopping at Trader Joe’s which is quite different than the drudgery of grocery shopping at a large store. Tallahassee, Florida is thrilled you are in our area!

You are both wonderful, as are the products, your teams, and essentially the entire Trader Joe’s vibe. Thank you for this gift of a podcast!

This podcast is free and worth every penny! As a Trader Joe's fan, I’m truly enjoying every minute of these podcasts. It's fun to hear the enthusiasm of everyone who works at TJ's both in the stores and corporate. If I had a TJ's nearby, I would want to work there as a retirement job. This is one of the best produced podcasts I listen to. Production quality right up there with NPR!

I travel an hour to get to a Trader Joe’s, this podcast helps me know what to get and they don’t disappoint. If I could make a suggestion, please, please stop chewing into the microphone.

It is time for Trader Joe’s to take the plastic crisis seriously and reduce the single-use plastic in their stores.

Trader Joe’s can take meaningful steps right now to decrease single-use plastic packaging, including: -Selling fruits and vegetables without plastic clamshells, bags, wrappers, and trays. -Offering dry goods like beans, rice, flour, pasta, cereal, coffee, tea, spices, salt, sugar, and more in bulk and allowing customers to bring their own reusable containers to fill. -Offering personal care and cleaning items like shampoo, moisturizer, laundry powder, and dish soap in bulk and allowing customers to bring their own reusable containers to fill. -Switching all storebrand product packaging to cardboard, paper, glass, and aluminum where offering items in bulk is not an option; and selecting namebrand products that are packaged in non-plastic alternatives. Progress is possible. Please reduce your use of single-use plastics packaging.

I love listening to Matt and Tara! As an avid TJ’s fan and shopper, it’s fun hearing the inside scoop on products and stores. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE BRING UPTOWN NEW ORLEANS A STORE!!!!!!

I really enjoyed hearing about what it takes to open one of your stores. I’ve been in love with Trader Joe’s since 1999 when my future wife introduced me to them in Southern California. Biggest problem was I was in Eastern Washington state at the time. Over the last 23 years, we’ve gone from none close by until they opened in St Louis, MO, but still a 30 minute drive, to a 3-4 hour drive up to Albuquerque. We’ve just moved into the Parker area and we so ecstatic to hear about that one opening soon! Fortunately we were both off for your GRAND OPENING, we could’ve been first in line, we were there so early. Ps. I’m hoping you can get the Trader Joe’s Sweet Chili Sauce! We just used up the last bottle we bought at one of your stores in Albuquerque on some chicken potstickers we bought at this store. It’s GREAT for these and egg rolls! I’ll bring the empty bottle by so you can get the Code

I am a loyal Trader Joe's customer but I'm fed up with the huge amount of single-use plastic packaging waste I end up with every time I shop at one of your stores. I really hope TJ’s shifts away from single-use plastic packaging to a system of bulk products, plastic-free produce, reusables, and, where necessary, products packaged in single-use containers made from glass, metal or paper, all of which can be recycled successfully for multiple reuses. I am one of many concerned customers, and although I appreciate that you have started taking some steps to reduce plastic pollution, outlined on your sustainability page, these are just incremental steps and fall far short of the measures required to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. For all of multiple reasons, I believe that doing business as usual is no longer acceptable. As a leading retailer, Trader Joe’s has a responsibility to STOP carrying products packaged in single-use plastic. Alternatives exist. Please embrace them.

Have always been a fan and appreciate the reasonable prices, unique products and that their produce has gotten better over the years but really hoped they’d shift away from all the plastic by now. SO much of their stuff is packaged that way - all the yummy dips, sweets, etc., and all wrapped fruits and veggies. Makes me not want to shop there when I looks at their shelves and makes even the stuff that’s not “processed”, look like it is. Please do better TJ’s. I’m Asian and tried to overlook the offensive cultural appropriation that was used on product labeling in the past but can’t overlook the harmful effects on our health and the environment. And people - don’t be fooled. Less than 10% of the plastic we use gets recycled and that number will likely decrease. One of those dip containers takes nearly 500 years to degrade. Just for a few days (if that) of yum.

Love your store and your vibe but seriously—what are you doing to evolve beyond wrapping everything in plastic? It’s corporate infrastructure that is at odds with your hip, healthy ethos. Thanks for taking this important problem seriously. Claire

I can't believe this actually exists!

I love it, but could do without the food chewing and talking while chewing on a hot mic.

I just started listening to this podcast and love the whole idea of it! The closest Trader Joe’s is an hour away so I’m doing all my research before making the trip…. Btw I plan on making a trip very soon. I work at a grocery store and only have a few option where I live to buy groceries and I’m excited to branch off and find a new place to buy quality foods at affordable prices!

I am a loyal customer to Trader Joe’s, and glad they had opened a new location at my neighborhood. I love the company’s philosophy, value of the products, mostly the friendly staffs. I also think the Podcast is the great fun way to keep customers well informed with the company culture, and keep the crew members proud of themselves, without them it is ALDI

Just as I was listening to this pod, I was eating my nightly ratio of cones…they were meant o be my favorite!!!!

Great hosts, but they need to talk to their plant expert about this gaffe. It happened almost a dozen times! It was cringy.

I’ve loved TJs for a while. This podcast makes me a more informed customer and a cheerleader for the store. Thanks team (those behind and not near the mic) for your excellent work on the podcast.

Today, after a weekend Nor’easter on Cape Cod I drove to the Hyannis store. I dropped off my wife and proceeded to the snowy slushy slippery strip center parking lot. Trying to be proactive in light of my senior years, I waited for someone backing out their vehicle so that the walk to the store would not be precarious. There was a young man, TJ’s employee, in a Tee shirt (25 degrees), collecting bas-carts, I believe his name tag read Brennan (?), who stopped what he was doing, walked over to my car and suggested that I looked perplexed and asked if he could help me; either show me a parking spot or provide whatever assistance I might have needed. I thanked him and explained why I was waiting. I actually think he would have parked my car for me! This young man personified compassion and the type of personnel employed by Trader Joe’s. It also speaks volumes about Company philosophy and knowledge of wants and needs. TJ’s “gets it.” Thanks from this old man!

Caught it when it started, and was surprised by the depth of coverage and the behind the scenes of TJs. Well worth the listen.

Excellent marketing opportunity for TJ’s products and Company, but I find it hard to listen to as the hosts try too hard to be cute and funny.

I love this podcast. If TJs sold t-shirts that said “Trader Joe is my boyfriend” I would buy one.

I went to the store today and they were out of 3 of the 4 items I wanted that I heard about in the podcast. Would be very helpful to have a list of the items you discussed in your notes section.

Trader Joe’s is an major part of my contentment in life so I was thrilled to find this podcast. Sadly, the interactions between the hosts are painful. (It’s partly the writing and partly the stilted, trying-too-hard delivery.) The interviews with guests are better though and I appreciate the fascinating information and helpful suggestions.

Then you have to listen! I hate the shopping list episodes…because my shopping trip the following week is more expensive. Love the insights into how they run their business. Matt and Tara are funny and have a good rapport.

Matt and Tara balance each other well, are well versed in everything food related (especially TJs, of course), are a great comedic duo and I really enjoy hearing about the latest foods at TJs; however, they sample food consistently throughout each episode so they lip smack, chew, masticate and speak while eating. Unfortunately, I can’t tolerate this well so I turn off each episode once the first round of feasting starts

Love this podcast, but PLEASE STOP including the crunching/chewing sounds on the show - makes it incredibly hard to listen to.

Love the hosts and their interview style really makes way for the guests. They say shopping at TJs is like a treasure hunt. This podcast is a chest of gold along the way!

Trader Joe’s is one of my favorite stores to shop at (my happy place) and couldn’t believe there was a podcast about them.I found out about the podcast through the NPR Saturday morning radio show Wait wait,don’t tell me.I like learning about the history and facts of Trader Joe’s.

Never thought I’d love a marketing podcast but realized I want to know a LOT about TJs. Good topics and guests. The hosts are pros — they know their stuff but don’t ramble as many podcast hosts do.

Love to listen, Run to store in Tallahassee to buy, either sold out or not in store yet. Ah well, Great entertainment! Thank you!

I love TJ’s even more now. They are just good people and a good company. Really makes me contemplate working for them. Love hearing the inner workings of the place. Matt and Tara are fun to listen to. A great podcast for any TJ fan!

Absolutely hooked on this podcast and hope new episodes come out soon! I want to meet Matt Sloan I live his voice 🥰

I am so happy that I found this podcast!! I love Trader Joe’s and have been shopping there for many years. I binge listened to the Podcasts so I can’t wait till the next one comes out. The hosts, Matt and Tara, are funny, informative, and well spoken. The guests have all been very interesting. I love hearing the “behind-the-scenes“ stories. There hasn’t been a single episode that I didn’t enjoy! Can’t wait to hear the next episode!!! Listening to the podcast always makes me happy and lightens my mood. Thank you Trader Joe’s!

Are used to think that this podcast was very informative and gave me an insight edge as a shopper. However after a year of listening, I have found less than half of the items I’ve heard about and anticipated trying. Maybe my local Trader Joe’s is lame. But I just don’t see any value in listening to a podcast about items I can’t purchase.

This is an amazing podcast. So much fun to listen to

Please please don’t chew/eat/talk with food in your mouth while podcasting, it ruins the episode! We don’t need to hear you taste test the products, your reviews are great without.