

Doughboys
Headgum / Doughboys Media
The podcast about chain restaurants. Comedians Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger review fast food/sit-down chains and generally argue about food/everything.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.
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Aug 20, 2020 • 2h 10min
Buffalo Wild Wings 2 with Leslie Lee III
Leslie Lee III (Struggle Session) joins the 'boys to talk about Keto in quarantine, food in Japan, and to revisit Buffalo Wild Wings. Plus, a Star Wars edition of Slop Quiz.Sources for this week's intro:https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/buffalo-bills/team-facts/https://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/09/13/mf.nfl.teams.names/index.html#:~:text=Buffalo%20Bills,%2C%20Nickels%2C%20and%20Blue%20Devils.https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1511539-buffalo-bills-ranking-the-10-greatest-players-in-franchise-historyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20150701182341/http://www.buffalowildwings.com/Global/Company%20History%208%2029%2012%20Final.pdf#https://www.qsrmagazine.com/content/buffalo-wild-wings#:~:text=With%20a%20unit%20expansion%20rate,closing%20units%2C%E2%80%9D%20Chalupnik%20says.https://www.buffalowildwings.com/en/company/our-story/Advertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Aug 13, 2020 • 1h 32min
Bonchon Chicken with Ed Zitron
Ed Zitron (EZPR) joins the ‘boys to talk about Las Vegas eats and South Korean-founded chain Bonchon Chicken. Plus, another edition of Pie In This Guy. Sources for this week's intro:https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/01/world/asia/korean-war-history.html https://sites.tufts.edu/atrocityendings/2015/08/07/korea-the-korean-war/ https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/07/dining/07fried.html http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160527000733 https://www.todayonline.com/world/other-kfc-how-korean-fried-chicken-became-huge-hit-south-korea-and-then-worldhttps://foodworthwritingfor.com/2020/03/06/the-history-of-korean-fried-chicken-the-other-kfc/ https://bonchon.com/our-story/Advertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Aug 6, 2020 • 2h 17min
Wendy's Breakfast with The Sloppy Boys
The Sloppy Boys (Mike Hanford, Jefferson Dutton, Tim Kalpakis) join the 'boys to talk sloppy foods, the recording of their new album Paradiso, and to sample Wendy's new breakfast menu. Plus, the debut of an all new segment, Jingle All The Weigh.Sources for this week's intro:https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-humble-history-of-the_b_9721710 https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Wendy%27s#:~:text=Wendy%27s%20began%20on%20November%2015,food%2C%20in%20a%20family%20setting. https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/about-us/our-history.html https://www.wendys.com/wendys-story https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/02/business/mcdonalds-breakfast-history-timeline/index.html https://time.com/65504/fast-food-breakfast/Advertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Jul 30, 2020 • 2h 9min
Grocery Store Month: Kroger with Dave King and Esther Povitsky
Writer Dave King (The Good Place, Parks and Rec) and Actor and Comedian Esther Povitsky (Hot For My Name, Esther Club) return to close out Grocery Store Month and help the 'boys review America's largest supermarket chain, Kroger. Plus, another edition of Spoonman's Sip or Ship.Sources for this week's intro:http://www.ufcw.org/about/ufcw-history/http://www.ufcw.org/tag/kroger/https://pando.com/2015/03/13/as-right-to-work-becomes-law-in-wisconsin-a-reminder-of-its-inventors-racist-past/https://www.nsfwcorp.com/dispatch/right-to-work/https://www.thekrogerco.com/about-kroger/history/Advertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Jul 23, 2020 • 1h 55min
Grocery Store Month: Albertson's with Raj Desai
Writer and Comedian Raj Desai (The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Triumph's Election Special) returns to talk about weddings, vegetarian eats, and review grocery titan Albertsons. Plus, Mitch decides our guest's fate in another edition of Last Meal.Sources for this week's intro:https://genius.com/Red-hot-chili-peppers-californication-lyricshttps://www.curbed.com/2019/1/22/18193112/boise-real-estate-housing-downtownhttps://www.businessinsider.com/boise-idaho-fastest-growing-city-in-us-photos-growth-cost-2019-12https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/growing-idaho/downtown-boise-is-boomin-how-downtown-boise-is-handling-years-of-uninterrupted-growth/277-173e9c9c-9df3-46f2-8839-3c173a1fc496https://www.thebalancesmb.com/largest-us-based-grocery-chains-3862932https://www.albertsons.com/about-us.htmlAdvertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Jul 16, 2020 • 2h 43min
Grocery Store Month: Costco with Griffin Newman
Actor and King of Kranch Griffin Newman (The Tick, Blank Check Podcast) joins the 'boys to talk Disney, New York supermarkets and review Seattle-founded club store Costco. Plus, the debut of Slop Quiz.Sources for this week's intro:https://thelastofus.fandom.com/wiki/The_Last_of_Ushttps://mashable.com/shopping/june-22-the-last-of-us-part-2-merch/https://www.starbucks.com/about-us/company-information/starbucks-company-timelinehttps://www.businessinsider.com/costco-first-store-opened-vintage-photos-2019-2https://www.costco.com/about.htmlAdvertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Jul 9, 2020 • 2h 1min
Grocery Store Month: Whole Foods with Fran Gillespie
Grocery Store Month continues as Fran Gillespie (Big Mouth, SNL) returns, and helps the 'boys review Austin-founded Whole Foods. Plus, another edition of The Leftovers.Sources for this week's into:https://www.cnbc.com/2017/10/27/how-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-went-from-the-son-of-a-teen-mom-to-the-worlds-richest-person.htmlhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-31/a-hidden-amazon-fortune-bezos-parents-could-be-worth-billionshttps://www.geekwire.com/2016/interview-jeff-bezos/https://www.investopedia.com/how-amazon-makes-money-4587523https://www.businessinsider.com/whole-foods-timeline-from-start-to-amazon-2017-9https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/business/dealbook/whole-foods-amazon-timeline.htmlhttps://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/company-info/whole-foods-market-historyAdvertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fm.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Jul 2, 2020 • 2h 13min
Grocery Store Month: Trader Joe's with John Hodgman and David Rees
The creators and stars of Dicktown on FXX, John Hodgman and David Rees, join the 'boys to kick off Friendly Green Grocer Mitch's Grocery Store Month and review California-founded Trader Joe's. Plus, another edition of Family Food.Sources for this week's intro:https://touringplans.com/disneyland/attractions/opening-dates https://www.undercovertourist.com/blog/secret-history-disney-rides-jungle-cruise/ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/04/its-a-jungle-out-there-the-history-of-jungle-cruise-horticulture/ https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/09/psychology-behind-how-trader-joes-became-a-favorite-grocery-store.html https://www.southernliving.com/trader-joes-history-of-name https://www.rd.com/article/trader-joe-history/https://www.traderjoes.com/our-storyAdvertise on Doughboys via Gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Jun 25, 2020 • 1h 56min
Dog Haus with Dani Fernandez
Writer and actor Dani Fernandez (Girls on the Bus, Nerdificent) guests to review Pasadena founded and rapidly expanding gourmet hot dog and sausage chain Dog Haus. Plus, another edition of pastry guessing game Pie In This Guy.Sources for this week's intro:NASA JPL History & Archiveshttps://www.jpl.nasa.gov/about/history.phpSputnik 1http://www.astronautix.com/s/sputnik1.htmlPasadena Californiahttps://www.britannica.com/place/Pasadena-CaliforniaPasadena’s Dog Haus is set to become a national chain with nearly 500 locationshttps://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-dog-haus-expansion-20161011-snap-story.htmlAmerican Development Partners - Client Listhttps://www.americandevelopmentpartners.com/clientsTHE ABSOLUTE WÜRSThttps://doghaus.com/franchise.htmlSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.

Jun 18, 2020 • 1h 44min
Marco's Pizza with Jon Daly
Actor and comedian Jon Daly (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Kroll Show) returns to the pod for the 'boys first visit to one of the fastest-growing pizza chains in the U.S., Marco's Pizza. Plus, the crew taste tests Nomad Ice Pops in another edition of Snack or Wack.Sources for this week's intro: The Glass Cityhttps://ohiowins.com/glass-city/#:~:text=Even%20though%20the%20roots%20of,in%20the%20late%2019th%20century.The Origins of Glassmakinghttps://www.cmog.org/article/origins-glassmakingOhio History Central: Michael J. Owenshttps://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Michael_J._OwensMarco's Pizza sees Northeast Ohio as ripe for expansion, with 14 more pizza shops by 2016https://www.cleveland.com/business/2014/08/marcos_pizza_sees_northeast_ohio_as_ripe_for_expansion_with_14_more_pizza_shops_by_2016.html2017 Top 100 Pizza Companieshttps://www.pizzatoday.com/pizzeria-rankings/2017-top-100-pizza-companies/Who We Are: Marco's Official Websitehttps://marcosfranchising.com/research-funnel/what-is-marcos/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/doughboys--6221683/support.


