Chuck E. Cheese: Nolan Bushnell's Rat, a Robot Arms Race and Pasquale's
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Chuck E. Cheese began as a way to sell video games. In the late 1970s Atari founder Nolan Bushne...
21 Okt 21min
Olive Garden: Unsalted Pasta Water, Lifetime Passes and a 294-Slide Revolt
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Olive Garden was created by General Mills, the cereal maker, which opened the first restaurant i...
21 Okt 19min
Baskin-Robbins: A Coin Toss, 31 Flavors and the Tiny Pink Tasting Spoon
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In the 1940s most American ice cream came in vanilla, chocolate or strawberry. Irv Robbins learn...
21 Okt 18min
JFK Airport: The Near KIA Code, Terminal City and the Lufthansa Heist
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!John F. Kennedy International Airport sits on more than 5,000 acres of former Queens marshland t...
21 Okt 22min
Priceline: Blind Bids, William Shatner's Negotiator and a Psychic Ad Row
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Priceline was founded in Connecticut in 1997 by Jay Walker with early funding help from Michael ...
21 Okt 22min
Pershing 1 and 1a: Thrust Reversal Ports, the Land Train and Zero Defects
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!The MGM-31 Pershing was a two-stage, solid-fueled theater ballistic missile, and solid fuel pose...
21 Okt 19min
SFO: A 1927 Cow Pasture, Runways 750 Feet Apart and a Therapy Pig
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!San Francisco International Airport is not in San Francisco: it sits in unincorporated San Mateo...
21 Okt 23min
Royal Caribbean Group: Losing $5.8B, a Shared Shipyard and a Record 2025
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Royal Caribbean was founded in Norway in 1969 by three shipping companies tied to the Skaugen, W...
21 Okt 23min
