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As Topical Freeze, our month of frozen food reviews, concludes, the 'boys are joined by director Cat Solen (The Shivering Truth on Adult Swim) to discuss frozen dinner and pie brand Marie Callender's. And, the debut of a new game show format, Meal or No Meal.

Sources for this week's intro:

Fortune 500 Conagra Brands

https://fortune.com/company/conagra-brands/fortune500/

Perkins & Marie Callender’s closes 29 restaurants amid bankruptcy filing

https://www.nrn.com/finance/perkins-marie-callender-s-closes-29-restaurants-amid-bankruptcy-filing

Conagra Brands

https://www.conagrabrands.com/brands

Conagra Brands: Our Company

https://www.conagrabrands.com/our-company/overview

Marie Callenders

https://www.mariecallenders.com/about

Jason Mantzoukas (How Did This Get Made?, The Good Place) returns for a Massachusetts deep dive, to discuss the challenges of food allergies, and to review frozen fry brand and Tater Tots inventor Ore-Ida. Plus, the return of beloved quiz segment Pie in this Guy.




Sources for this week's intro:

Freedom Fries, Liberty Cabbage & the Myth

https://www.hppr.org/post/freedom-fries-liberty-cabbage-myth

When Sauerkraut Became ‘Liberty Cabbage’

https://medium.com/iowa-history/when-sauerkraut-became-liberty-cabbage-bb84f4369d52

The History of French Fries

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/09/the-history-of-french-fries/

Are French Fries Truly French?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/food/the-plate/2015/01/08/are-french-fries-truly-french/#close

Ore-Ida Celebrates 60 Years of the Original Tater Tots® Potatoes

https://news.kraftheinzcompany.com/press-release/general/ore-ida-celebrates-60-years-original-tater-tots-potatoes

Apple Pie Is Not All That American

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-apple-pie-linked-america-180963157/

As Topical Freeze continues, writer Jamelle Bouie (The New York Times, CBS News) returns to the pod for a locked down evaluation of the #1 frozen burrito brand, Tina's Burritos. The crew get salty about Pop-Tarts in a new edition of Cereal.

Sources for this week's intro:

The Strange History of Frozen Food

https://www.eater.com/2014/8/21/6214423/the-strange-history-of-frozen-food-from-clarence-birdseye-to-the

Who invented frozen food?

https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/who-invented-frozen-food/

Brrrr. The Secret History of Frozen Food

https://www.wired.com/2017/05/brrrr-secret-history-frozen-food/

Oliver Evans

https://www.fridgefilters.com/fridgepedia-oliver-evans.html

Clarence Birdseye

https://www.famousscientists.org/clarence-birdseye/

Tina's Burritos Website Tastes Best. Cost Less.

https://www.tinasburritos.com/our-vision

Birdseye Website

https://www.birdseye.com/our-story/our-mission/

Tombstone Week continues (and Topical Freeze begins) as Blank Check Podcast hosts Griffin Newman and David Sims return to review frozen pizza brand Tombstone and to play another edition of Family Food.

Sources for this week's intro:

Railroad Maps, 1828-1900

https://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/railroad-maps/history3.html  

American Railroads in the 20th Century

https://americanhistory.si.edu/america-on-the-move/essays/american-railroads  

Origin of Medford, Wisconsin

https://www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS10436 

History: Medford, Wisconsin (1881)

https://www.wiclarkcountyhistory.org/4data/97/1035.htm 

Joseph Simek was a founder of Tombstone Pizza

http://archive.jsonline.com/news/obituaries/simek-a-founder-of-tombstone-pizza-has-died-g08rrao-192103331.html/  

Tombstone's success means a piece of the [pizza] pie for everyone

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/article/1993/tombstones-success-means-a-piece-of-the-pizza-pie-for-everyone 

 A Tasty Tale from 1962 ONCE UPON A BAR

https://www.tombstonepizza.com/about

The stars of Netflix's Brews Brothers (Alan Aisenberg and Mike Castle) join the 'boys to review quarantine Chipotle and discuss restrictive diets. Plus, another edition of Spoonman's Treat or Skeet.

This Week's Sources:

Multistate Outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O26 Infections Linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill Restaurants (Final Update)

https://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/2015/o26-11-15/index.html

CDC declares Chipotle-linked E. coli outbreak over

https://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/01/cdc-declares-chipotle-linked-e-coli-outbreak-over.html

Chipotle Reportedly Believes Its E. Coli Outbreak Came From Australian Beef

https://www.eater.com/2016/2/5/10922434/chipotle-e-coli-beef-australia

More than 350 people report getting sick from Ohio Chipotle: Officials

https://abcnews.go.com/US/350-people-report-sick-ohio-chipotle-officials/story?id=56942423

People are still terrified to eat at Chipotle — and it's the chain's biggest problem

https://www.businessinsider.com/chipotle-hasnt-overcome-e-coli-fears-2018-3

These Numbers Show Chipotle Still Hasn't Recovered From Its E. Coli Scandal

https://www.fool.com/investing/2019/11/02/these-numbers-show-chipotle-still-hasnt-recovered.aspx

Leading Mexican restaurant chains in the United States in 2018, by number of units

https://www.statista.com/statistics/307383/largest-mexican-restaurant-chains-us/

The 'boys welcome Jen D'Angelo (Workaholics, Solar Opposites) for their second full review of Pizza Hut, including the chain's new Big Dipper pizza. And the debut of a new segment, Family Food.




This Week's Sources:

Yum! Brands, Inc. history, profile and corporate video

https://www.companieshistory.com/yum-brands/ 

Yum! Brands, Inc.

https://www.yum.com/wps/portal/yumbrands/Yumbrands/company 

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Yum! Brands

https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/04/19/5-things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-yum-brands.aspx  

Yum! to buy Habit Burger Grill

https://www.nrn.com/mergers-acquisitions/yum-buy-habit-burger-grill  

Time to Buy Beat-Down Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) Stock? Here is the INSIGHT

https://investchronicle.com/2020/04/02/time-to-buy-beat-down-yum-brands-inc-yum-stock-here-is-the-insight-3/  

How Pizza Hut keeps its people and pizzas safe

https://gulfnews.com/food/how-pizza-hut-keeps-its-people-and-pizzas-safe-1.1587472790712  

Yum Brands CEO David Gibbs says company working 'urgently' to fix Pizza Hut

https://www.nrn.com/franchising/yum-brands-ceo-david-gibbs-says-company-working-urgently-fix-pizza-hut 

Pizza Hut planning to close as many as 500 locations

https://www.thetimesnews.com/news/20190808/pizza-hut-planning-to-close-as-many-as-500-locations

Largest U.S. Pizza Hut Franchisee Could Choose Bankruptcy

https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2020/largest-u-s-pizza-hut-franchisee-could-choose-bankruptcy/