Wed. 06/30 - Why 1980s Nostalgia Films Won't Die
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Why exactly were McDonald’s french fries so good back in the day? Why did they change and can the secret original recipe be recreated? Plus, a new sort of post-post-punk subgenre is emerging in the post-Brexit United Kingdom. And, a completely pointless but wonderful website I discovered last week.
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My Hunt for the Original McDonald's French-Fry Recipe (Atlas Obscura)McMenu Grinding It Out by Ray Kroc (Internet Archive)The New Wave Of Post-Brexit Post-Punk, From Dry Cleaning To Squid (NPR)Sublime TextKottke.OrgJackson Bird on TwitterNo segments available for this episode yet.