“Getting people to trust fast-food is a process,” says Marcia Chatelain, author of the new book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America. For many black communities, that process started at a precise moment in history: The resulting chaos following Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination created the perfect opening for McDonald’s to step in and promise progress in the form of black-owned businesses. But the resulting relationship has been complex; fast-food has been a source of both power and despair in Black America. “Businesses’ job is to maximize profits,” Marcia tells Bite fellow Camille Squires, “but they can’t set the possibilities for people’s lives.” Plus: Marcia reveals her true feelings about Popeye’s chicken sandwiches.
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39 – Songs That Make Food Taste Better
38 – W. Kamau Bell and the Case of the Racist Skittles
37 – The Agony and Ecstasy of Eating 330 Hamburgers
36 – Farmers Are Living Dangerously
35 – We Watch “Game of Thrones” for the Food Porn
34 – You Are What You Eat, Donald Trump
33 – Inside Silicon Valley's Race to the Best Fake Meat
32 – As a Fat Person, "I Felt Like I Always Had to Apologize for Myself"
31 – Everything You Love About Food Means Nothing to This Guy
30 – Sex, Drugs, and Oysters: What It's Really Like to Work at a Fancy Restaurant
29 – This Simple Advice Completely Changed the Way I Eat
28 – What a Cool New Podcast About Shipping Can Teach You About Coffee
27 – The Bizarre, True-Crime Story of New England’s Seafood King
26 - The Science of Why People Don’t Believe in Food Science
25 – Is Your Favorite Restaurant Standing Up for Immigrants?
24 - Somali Refugees Make Better Pancakes
23 - Save the Chocolate
22 - You Don’t Get Fat For the Reasons You Think
21 – The Secret Lives of Chefs
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