Krispy Kreme: Camel Cigarettes, Channel Stuffing and a McDonald's Split
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Krispy Kreme's yeast-raised recipe came from Joseph LeBeau, an Ohio River barge cook, by way of ...
21 Okt 23min
Waffle House: Chick-fil-A's Ouster, Waffle Records and the FEMA Index
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Waffle House opened on Labor Day weekend 1955 in Avondale Estates, Georgia, with a 16-item menu,...
21 Okt 22min
Dairy Queen: The 5% Butterfat Rule, Blizzard Flips and Texas Belt Busters
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Dairy Queen's soft serve contains 5 percent butterfat, half the 10 percent minimum to be legally...
21 Okt 25min
Chicago O'Hare: Why Orchard Field Is ORD, Split-Finger Gates and Bees
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Chicago O'Hare's ORD code comes from Orchard Place, a German-American farming community that bec...
21 Okt 27min
F-22 Raptor: The YF-23 Flyoff, Rain-Damaged Stealth and Only 187 Jets
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor was conceived in 1981 to survive Soviet missiles and fighters su...
21 Okt 19min
Thomas Cook: A 178-Year Firm's Overnight Collapse and Operation Matterhorn
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!On September 23, 2019, Thomas Cook, founded in 1841, went into compulsory liquidation, stranding...
21 Okt 20min
RCA's Many Meanings: Radio Corporation, Heart Arteries and Riot Control
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!This episode walks through a single Wikipedia disambiguation page for the letters RCA and finds ...
21 Okt 21min
Club Med: Straw Huts, a Rothschild Rescue and a Fosun Bidding War
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Club Med began in 1950 as a low-cost summer tent colony run by Belgian entrepreneur Gerard Blitz...
21 Okt 20min
