Episode 385: The Golden Arches Means There Are Infinite Hamburgers

On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle artisanality and authenticity in our food, our social relations, and our popular entertainment.

by Matthew Wrather
November 16th, 2015

Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matt Wrather overthink artisanality and authenticity in our food, our social relations, and our popular entertainment.

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Frans Nov 17th 2015 2:44 am #

Sorry to be a conversation stopper, but I can assure you: if you are proudly talking about having slabs of meat delivered to you home, you are hurting the world.

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- conversationcontinuation Nov 17th 2015 2:02 pm #
  
  Oh sure one could nitpick the the greenhouse gasses related to delivery, but I’d wager that it comes down in favor of the method described.
  
  Compared to each carnivore driving to the butcher individually… it’s like public transportation for deliciousness.
  
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  - Frans Nov 24th 2015 8:39 am #
    
    But there’s also the production of the meat, which is a huge drain on the planet.
    
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Tim Nov 20th 2015 9:42 pm #

After running out of coffee recently, I ended up grabbing some Seattle’s Best and pouring the beans into the container my single source, locally roasted beans had come in. It’s been 3 weeks and no one has said anything.

Considering Matt’s expertise in both Italian lit and coffee, I’m sure he can inform me on precisely which circle of hell I’ll spend all eternity.

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- Matthew Wrather OTI Staff Nov 23rd 2015 9:51 pm #
  
  It’s heated to precisely 203 degrees Fahrenheit.
  
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