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The podcast about chain restaurants. Comedians Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review fast food/sit-down chains and generally argue about food/everything.


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Mary Holland (@maryhollandaise, Night Bitch) joins the 'boys to talk favorite times of year, pet food, and Medieval Times before a review of IHOP's Xbox Indiana Jones menu. Plus, a Snack or Wack with the new Salt & Straw Red One flavors.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://www.nasa.gov/history/65-years-ago-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-act-of-1958-creates-nasa/

https://science.howstuffworks.com/ten-nasa-achievements.htm#pt8

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/20-inventions-we-wouldnt-have-without-space-travel/

https://myburbank.com/flashback-friday-the-very-first-ihop/

https://www.ihop.com/en/about-ihop/history

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IHOP Xbox Indiana Jones Menu with Mary Holland

Evan Susser (@evansusser) joins the 'boys for a sneak peak into 2025 before for a review of Slice House.

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Recorded live at the Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles on December 14, 2024.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://sfist.com/2016/09/27/the_best_quotes_about_san_francisco/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/ava-gardner-biography-frank-sinatra?srsltid=AfmBOootzfC2Cb310DUT-WgsHHo3VQx5-AjeTJqpvRs0LUNXfgfcY1Q9

https://www.kerouac.com/why-north-beach/

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7243170-in-the-window-i-smelled-all-the-food-of-san

https://www.forbes.com/sites/larryolmsted/2014/07/18/the-best-pizzeria-in-america/

https://slicehouse.com/about

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Steak n' Shake 9: Slice House with Evan Susser (LIVE)

Unlocked and free for all! Jefferson Dutton (@jeffersondutton, Sloppy Boys) joins the 'boys to share college stories, favorite fast food items, and reminisce on old times before taste-testing all flavors of Beaver brand mustards.

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UNLOCKED! Beaver Patrol with Jefferson Dutton

Unlocked and free for all! Andrea Jin (@andreajin, Digman!) joins the 'boys to talk old sitcoms, farm animals, and Highlander before determining whether or not they'd eat certain creatures.

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UNLOCKED! Creature Eater with Andrea Jin

Johnno Wilson (@johnnowilson, Twisted Metal) joins the 'boys to talk Massachusetts eats, Twisted Metal Season 2, and big names before a return visit to Little Caesars Pizza. Plus, another edition of Slop Quiz.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://gameworldobserver.com/2024/10/28/balatro-four-friends-and-parents-expectations-localthunk

https://www.theverge.com/24082252/balatro-review-poker-roguelike-videogame

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/card-games/balatro-is-the-first-deckbuilder-i-ever-played-says-developer-who-singlehandedly-made-balatro/

https://www.rewindandcapture.com/why-is-little-caesars-called-little-caesars/

https://www.mashed.com/94230/untold-truth-little-caesars/

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Little Caesars 3 with Johnno Wilson

Zach Cherry (@zachcherrygmail, Severance) joins the 'boys to talk the LA wildfires, video games, and new bits of 2025 before a review of Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria. Plus, another edition of Jingle All The Whey.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Mamas-and-the-Papas

https://www.biography.com/musicians/the-mamas-and-the-papas-origins

https://rockhall.com/inductees/mamas-and-papas/

https://www.themamasandthepapasofficial.com/about/

https://slate.com/culture/2015/02/ellens-oscars-pizza-how-big-mamas-papas-pizzeria-has-parlayed-its-three-minutes-of-academy-awards-fame.html

https://bmpp.com/who-we-are/

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Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria with Zach Cherry

Jess McKenna (@jessjessmckenna, Off Book) joins the 'boys to talk Disneyland, Massachusetts geography, and musicals before a review of Krispy Kreme x Pop-tarts doughnuts. Plus, the debut of Thirst Responders.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/back-at-it-again-at-krispy-kreme

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2016/01/story-of.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/history-krispy-kreme-doughnuts-iconic-glazed-ipo-stock-filing-2021-6#krispy-kreme-first-opened-in-1937-1

https://www.qsrmagazine.com/story/krispy-kreme-moves-forward-with-insomnia-cookies-sales-process/

https://www.foodandwine.com/krispy-kreme-pop-tarts-crazy-good-doughnuts-collection-8767222

https://investors.krispykreme.com/news/news-releases/news-details/2025/KRISPY-KREME-Partners-with-Pop-Tarts-for-Crazy-Good-Kickoff-to-New-Year/default.aspx

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Krispy Kreme x Pop-tarts with Jess McKenna

Aniz Adam Ansari (@thecarolinagentleman, Loot) joins the 'boys to talk finding a stray kitten at Headgum, North Carolina chains, and arena food before a review of Handel's Homemade Ice Cream. Plus, a Shaq-sized snack or wack.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/us/politics/james-a-traficant-jr-who-was-expelled-from-congress-after-bribery-conviction-dies-at-73.html

https://newrepublic.com/article/68976/jim-traficants-hair-and-character

https://newrepublic.com/article/68973/crimetown-usa

https://www.wosu.org/politics-government/2023-12-01/ohios-james-traficant-was-last-u-s-house-member-expelled-from-congress-prior-to-george-santos

https://www.wkbn.com/marketplace/the-unstoppable-handels-homemade-ice-cream/

https://handelsicecream.com/history/

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Handel's with Aniz Adam Ansari

Carmen Christopher (@carmenyescarmen, Live from the Windy City) joins the 'boys to talk Chicago sports, food on the set of The Bear, and game day eats before a review of KFC Bowls. Plus, another edition of Family Food.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://www.nfl.com/100/originals/100-greatest/games-51

https://www.profootballhof.com/nfl-champions/

https://www.dailydot.com/news/kfc-famous-bowl/

https://www.chowhound.com/1549159/unknown-history-of-colonel-sanders/

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/kfc-colonel-sanders-shoot-out

https://global.kfc.com/our-history

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KFC Bowls with Carmen Christopher

Griffin Newman (@grifflightning, Turn Me On) joins the 'boys to talk SteelBooks and to debate the famousness of people and objects before a review of Chuck E. Cheese and Pasqually's Pizza & Wings. Plus, we wrap up Love Week with a surprise guest in another edition of The Chewlywed Game.

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Sources for this week's intro:

https://computerhistory.org/profile/nolan-bushnell/

https://atari.com/pages/history?srsltid=AfmBOoqxmNMClOnig5JFx7V-S6coae0AjKXfVCaGHaDbHCObKnE8QA9B

https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/economics-magazines/bushnell-nolan

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/arts/five-nights-at-freddys-scott-cawthon.html

https://www.showbizpizza.com/history/index.html

https://www.chuckecheese.com/about/

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Chuck E. Cheese 2 with Griffin Newman

For the first show of the 2019 Feast Coast Tour, we're joined onstage in DC by Christine Nangle (Inside Amy Schumer, The Simpsons) and Carl Tart (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) to review a long-standing cornerstone of DC chains, Ben's Chili Bowl. Plus, a live edition of The Wiger Challenge.

Recorded live at the DC Improv in Washington DC on September 4th, 2019.

Sources from this week's intro include:

Ben Ali, 82, Whose Chili Bowl Became a D.C. Landmark, Dies (By Matt Schudel)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/08/AR2009100804353.html?sid=ST2009100804374

Ben's chili and hot dogs have time-tested appeal (By Mara Vorhees)

http://archive.boston.com/ae/food/articles/2004/01/28/bens_chili_and_hot_dogs_have_time_tested_appeal/

Restaurant Essentials: DC Half-Smoke Hot Dogs (From Zagat)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYyQOFzhQGk

The Ben’s Chili Bowl Website

https://www.benschilibowl.com/about

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Ben's Chili Bowl with Christine Nangle & Carl Tart (LIVE)

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