The Man Who Made 5 Million Burritos (Reheat)
Is the perfect burrito a feat of engineering or art? We debate burrito construction and the Los Angeles/San Francisco rivalry with Jesse Thorn (founder of Maximum Fun and host of Bullseye) and Evan Kl...
17 Juli 52min
Can You Be On A GLP-1 And Still Love Food?
Recent studies say that somewhere between 12 and 16 percent of Americans have used GLP-1s like Ozempic, Wegovy, or Zepbound. Many people who take these drugs report that the meds have fundamentally ch...
13 Juli 30min
The Great Office Coffee Election (Reheat)
“The time has come for us to change the coffee brand that we offer and we want your input!” The email came from Myiesha Gordon in the HR Department at WNYC. Like many others, Myiesha hated the office ...
10 Juli 28min
Does McDonald’s Want Their Soft-Serve Machines To Stay Broken?
McDonald’s soft-serve machines break down so often that a corner of the internet is awash in memes and videos about their unreliability. Enter Jeremy O’Sullivan and Melissa Nelson, two entrepreneurs w...
6 Juli 32min
The Enslaved Chefs At Monticello Who Created American Cuisine (Reheat)
In honor of July 4th, we’re exploring an important part of American history – the contributions of enslaved Black chefs, whose work influences American cuisine to this day. In 1784, Thomas Jefferson b...
3 Juli 33min
Welcome To The Clam Capital Of America
Summer is here, and for years, Dan has spent part of his summer in New England visiting family and friends. This week he’s visiting two New England summer institutions. First is Woodman’s—known as the...
29 Juni 48min
Inside The Consumer Reports Test Labs (Reheat)
Dan goes inside Consumer Reports, the independent nonprofit that tests and rates everything from toaster ovens to frozen pizzas to luxury cars. CR takes testing very seriously, and Dan gets to see the...
26 Juni 36min
