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Steak 'n Shake 4 with Evan Susser Dec 19, 2019

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The commissioner returns for the final episode of 2019! Susser (Deli Boys, Brooklyn 99) and the 'boys head back to Steak 'n Shake, a midwest chain with a tumultuous history. Plus, the final Snack or Wack of 2019.

Sources for this week’s intro include:

2014: A Blowout Compensation Year for Sardar Biglari by John Hamburger

https://www.restfinance.com/Restaurant-Finance-Across-America/March-2015/2014-A-Blowout-Compensation-Year-for-Sardar-Biglari/

Fresno couldn't wait for a Steak 'n Shake. A year later it's closed. What happened? by Bethany Clough

https://www.fresnobee.com/living/food-drink/bethany-clough/article212526494.html

Steak 'n Shake auction canceled, store continues operation by Alex Mann

https://www.capitalgazette.com/business/ph-ac-cn-steak-auction-cancelled-0701-20170630-story.html

Anne Arundel restaurateur indicted in plot to frame wife as terrorist, burn business by Phil Davis

https://www.capitalgazette.com/news/crime/ac-cn-arson-murder-plot-0829-story.html

US-born Steak n Shake closes its only UK site by Georgia Bronte

https://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Article/2018/08/08/Steak-n-Shake-closes-its-only-UK-site

Where Steak ‘n Shake Lost its Way by Danny Klein

https://www.qsrmagazine.com/fast-food/where-steak-n-shake-lost-its-way

Steak ‘n Shake website

https://www.steaknshake.com/about-us/

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Ample Hills Creamery with Jason Sheridan Dec 12, 2019

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The 'boys are joined by Jason Sheridan (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Podcast The Ride) to review Brooklyn based artisan ice cream chain Ample Hills Creamery. Plus, a holiday edition of Cereal.

Sources for this week’s intro include:

Cream of the Crop, Annotated from Genius

https://genius.com/Macho-man-randy-savage-cream-of-the-crop-05-11-1987-annotated

Randy Savage: One last time, the cream will rise to the top by Matthew Martin

https://www.cultofwhatever.com/2015/01/randy-savage-one-last-time-the-cream-will-rise-to-the-top/

Brooklyn’s Ample Hills Positions Itself to Be the Next Ben & Jerry’s by Larissa Zimberoff

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-15/brooklyn-s-ample-hills-positions-itself-to-be-the-next-ben-jerry-s

How This Business Owner Expanded Her Neighborhood Ice Cream Shop To Disney World, Brooklyn And Beyond by Leah Wald

https://www.forbes.com/sites/leahwald/2018/06/25/meet-the-woman-who-creates-communities-around-colorful-ice-cream/#62f4089855b1

How Pop Culture Became A Part of Ample Hills Creamery's DNA by Abbey White

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/ample-hills-pop-culture

Ample Hills website

https://www.amplehills.com/our-story

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Noah's New York Bagels with Jennie Pierson Dec 05, 2019

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The 'boys are joined by actor and comedian Jennie Pierson (Blackish & Powerless) to taste a breakfast favorite at Noah's New York Bagels. Plus, the crew taste test Budweiser varietals in a new segment Seasons of Bud.

Sources for this episode include:

Liberalism and Protest at UC-Berkeley from Book-It

https://book-it.org/2017/05/history-of-liberalism-and-protest/

Progressives in Berkeley Challenged by Tradition by Mark A. Stein

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-03-mn-14900-story.html

Berkeley: a history of disobedience - in pictures by Greg Whitmore

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2014/nov/15/berkeley-a-history-of-disobedience-in-pictures

Chain store bans in San Francisco leave more shops empty, critics say by Roland Li

https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Chain-store-bans-in-San-Francisco-leave-more-14074807.php

The History of Bagels in America by Shannon Sarna

https://www.myjewishlearning.com/the-nosher/the-history-of-bagels-in-america/

The Secret History of Bagels by Ari Weinzweig

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2009/03/the-secret-history-of-bagels/6928/

Bagel firm founder tells what Noah would do by Ilana DeBare

https://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Bagel-firm-founder-tells-what-Noah-would-do-3278705.php#ixzz0ZYfJTuKH

Noah’s Bagels website

https://www.noahs.com/about-us/

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UNLOCKED! Garfield's Thanksgiving with Paul Rust Nov 28, 2019

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Free preview of Doughboys Double! Paul Rust (Love, Don't Stop Or We'll Die) discusses celebrity drive-by sightings and taste the Merry Mash-Up Slurpee and Holiday Mint M&M's.

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99 Restaurant with Nicole Byer & Dano (LIVE) Nov 21, 2019

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For the last show of our Feast Coast 2019 tour, we’re joined once again by Nicole Byer (Nailed It!, Why Won't You Date Me?) and Mitch’s childhood friend Dano to review a Massachusetts-based restaurant and pub, 99 Restaurant. Plus, a special Snack or Wack or Drank or Stank featuring Adam “WuTang” Woo with food from Majestic Dragon in Ipswich.

Recorded live at The Wilbur on Sept 8th, 2019.

Sources for this episode include:

Why are horseshoes considered to be lucky? by Debra Ronca

https://people.howstuffworks.com/horseshoes-lucky.htm#targetText=Since%20horseshoes%20were%20made%20of,the%20badly%20behaving%20fairies%20away.&targetText=Hanging%20a%20horseshoe%20heels%20up,everyone%20who%20walks%20underneath%20it.

The Legend Behind Horseshoes For Good Luck Involves The Devil Himself by Lindi Smith

https://www.wideopencountry.com/heres-people-hang-horseshoes-doors/

The History of Horseshoes by Rachel Cohen

https://dressagetoday.com/horse-health-/history-of-horseshoes-17802

99 Restaurant founder dies from the Boston Business Journal

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/04/10/daily22.html

99 Restaurant Website

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/04/10/daily22.html

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Regina Pizzeria with John Hodgman & Nicole Byer (LIVE) Nov 14, 2019

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We're joined live in Boston by John Hodgman (Judge John Hodgman, Medallion Status) and Nicole Byer (Nailed It!, Why Won't You Date Me?) for our long-awaited review of a Boston pizza cornerstone, Regina Pizzeria. Plus, a live edition of Snack or Wack or Drank or Stank.

Recorded live at The Wilbur Theater on Sept 7th, 2019.

Sources for this episode include:

A 'Curse' born of hate by Glenn Stout

https://www.espn.com/mlb/playoffs2004/news/story?page=Curse041005

Red Sox-Yankees is baseball's ultimate rivalry

https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2004-10-20-yanks-sox-rivalry_x.htm

The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox - Fenway Facts

https://www.mlb.com/redsox/ballpark/facts-figures

Frommer's Guide: Regina Pizzeria

https://www.frommers.com/destinations/boston/restaurants/pizzeria-regina

Is Regina Pizzeria really the best in the country? by Devra First

https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/food-dining/2018/10/18/regina-pizzeria-really-best-country/KDNZQLh7lyPhhySRzf7E1O/story.html

Regina Pizzeria website

http://www.reginapizzeria.com

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White Castle with Mike Hanford, Paul Rust, and Fran Gillespie (LIVE) Nov 07, 2019

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For our second NYC show in the Feast Coast tour, we're joined onstage by Mike Hanford (The Birthday Boys, The Sloppy Boys), Paul Rust (Netflix's Love, Don’t Stop or We’ll Die), and Fran Gillespie (SNL, Big Mouth) to review an east coast institution serving sliders, White Castle. Plus, a live edition of the Snack Stack.

Recorded live at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC on September 6, 2019.

Sources for this week's intro include:

White Castle rolls dice with movie role from The Chicago Tribune

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-07-29-0407300004-story.html

Review: Harold and Kumar by Roger Ebert

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/harold-and-kumar-go-to-white-castle-2004

Kal Penn: Hungry For Success from Teen Tribute

https://www.tribute.ca/magazines/teen/summer2004/kal.htm

The White Castle Story: The Birth Of Fast Food & The Burger Revolution By Ashlee Kieler

https://consumerist.com/2015/07/14/the-white-castle-story-the-birth-of-fast-food-the-burger-revolution/

The Untold Truth of White Castle by Joel Stice

https://www.mashed.com/133519/the-untold-truth-of-white-castle/

White Castle website

https://www.whitecastle.com/about-us/our-history

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The Ate-TL: Cook Out with Jesse Farrar & Mike Hale Oct 31, 2019

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For the finale of Octdoughberfest 2019, The Doughboys Present, The Ate-TL, we’re joined by the hosts of Your Kickstarter Sucks, Jesse Farrar and Mike Hale for our review of Cook Out. Plus, a Halloween edition of Snack to the Future.

Sources for this week’s intro include:

History of the Salver & Tray from AC Silver & Company

https://www.acsilver.co.uk/shop/pc/tray-history-d134.htm

Could This North Carolina Fast Food Favorite Be The Next Five Guys? by David Landsel

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/cookout-restaurant-expansion

Business Booming at New Cook Out in Lynchburg by Melinda Zosh

https://wset.com/archive/business-booming-at-new-cook-out-in-lynchburg

Cook Out website

https://cookout.com/company/

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The Ate-TL: Krystal with Sam Richardson Oct 24, 2019

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We continue Octdoughberfest 2019, The Ate-TL continues as we're joined by actor and comedian Sam Richardson (Veep, Detroiters) to review an Atlanta-based chain serving sliders and hot dogs, Krystal. Plus, a peachy edition of The Wiger Challenge.

Sources for this week’s intro include:

Lacon, Or, Many Things in a Few Words: Addressed to Those who Think by Charles Caleb Colton

https://books.google.com/books?id=6AclAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA114#v=snippet&q=imitation&f=false

Oscar Wilde Quotes from Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/558084-imitation-is-the-sincerest-form-of-flattery-that-mediocrity-can

Tennessee Encyclopedia: Krystal Company by Ned L. Irwin

https://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/entries/krystal-company/

Krystal dishes up nostalgia by Jason M. Reynolds

https://web.archive.org/web/20070829150515/http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/business-toplocal.aspx?articleid=15249&zoneid=169

Krystal moving headquarters to Atlanta by Ellis Smith

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2012/oct/03/krystal-moving-atlanta-chattanooga/89532/

The Krystal Website

https://krystal.com/about-us/

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The Ate-TL: The Varsity with Joe Saunders Oct 17, 2019

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For the third week of Octdoughberfest 2019: The Ate-TL, the 'boys are joined by Joe Saunders (Comedy Bang! Bang!, The Breadcast) to review The Varsity, an Atlanta-founded chain serving chili dogs and burgers. Plus, a local edition of Drank or Stank.

Sources for this Week's Intro:

Nipsey Russell, a Comic With a Gift for Verse, Dies at 80 by Mel Watkins

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/arts/nipsey-russell-a-comic-with-a-gift-for-verse-dies-at-80.html

Nipsey Russell: The Smile Lives On from NPR

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4944395

The Varsity Celebrates 90 Years in Atlanta by Caroline Sanders

https://gardenandgun.com/articles/varsity-atlanta-history/

What'll ya have, Alpharetta? by Walter Woods

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2002/06/10/story4.html

The Varsity - Living History from Georgia Tech

http://www.livinghistory.gatech.edu/s/1481/45-lh/index.aspx?pgid=10021&gid=45&cid=20691

The Varsity Website