Tuesday
Mar062012
Fast Food | Ep #15
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This week we pull up to the drive-thru an order an overview and history of fast food, from Ray Croc to roast beef (ugh). Would you like fries with that shake?
Show Notes:
01:25 A defining moment
04:30 McWorld
05:40 The McMenu Song / Big Mac Jingle
06:18 Communist fowl
11:01 Drew's fry/shake combination/abomination
04:30 McWorld
05:40 The McMenu Song / Big Mac Jingle
06:18 Communist fowl
11:01 Drew's fry/shake combination/abomination
13:03 Interlude: Wesley Willis: "Rock n' Roll McDonald's"
14:12 Ray Croc: the original dude
16:34 The Cool McD McDLT
22:18 Ronald McDonald: No Child Left Behind
25:30 McToys: McDonaldland Playset | Playskool McDonald's
27:33 Happy Meal Hall of Fame: Changeables | Astrosniks
28:34 Interlude: Teenage Bottlerocket: "Blood Bath at Burger King"
29:35 Burger King: The Pepsi to McDonald's Coke
32:03 Jack in the Box: The Mountain Dew to Burger King's Pepsi
37:05 Monterey Jack's
39:20 Taco Bell
45:15 Interlude: Das Racist: "The Combination Pizza Hut/Taco Bell"
47:31 Roast beef: ugh
50:58 Whatsamatter, McFly; chicken?
52:42 Outliers
1:00:44 Fast Food Nation
tagged 
Burger King, D-F, Happy Meal, Jack in the Box, McDonald's, Pizza Huts, Taco Bell, burgers, fast food, pizza | in episodes
Burger King, D-F, Happy Meal, Jack in the Box, McDonald's, Pizza Huts, Taco Bell, burgers, fast food, pizza | in episodes
Reader Comments (4)
Your baffling hatred of roast beef aside (c'mon, Lion's Choice!), this episode was good. Although, I feel compelled to point out that Wendy is Dave Thomas' daughter, and he was the founder of the fast food chain he named after her. And I totally didn't have to wikipedia that.
Yeah, EAT IT, John! And by "eat it" I mean eat some Wendy's.
In retort, I refer you to your own reaction to the mention of roast beef.
Good episode. I started listening to it on a plane and fell asleep in the middle NOT because of the podcast itself; I was just tired. The point at which I drifted off was during the "I'm at the pizza hut WHUT I'm at the taco bell WHUT I'm at the combination pizza hut and taco bell" song. So an hour or so later I awoke with the true belief that John and Drew were the ones singing that song. I thought maybe you recorded it in addition to recording the podcast. I have since listened to the rest (WHUT?) and enjoyed it!