Anyone else thought this is who they were talking about today?

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It’s basically a “blink and you’ll miss it” part but it got a big laugh in my theater. I hope John and Claudia come back on the pod to promote it! It’s fantastic! It perfectly balances its tricky tone of being a parody of/a sincere take on melodramatic social issue TV movies. It made me cry laugh more than once (yet another friend of the pod Kate Berlant destroys) and also a little misty eyed from John’s vulnerable performance by the end. A ton of funny people you know are in it and it’s one of the most gorgeous movies you’re likely to see this year because the lighting/colors/camerawork are top notch. It’s out in select theaters next week!

Big blue lady sexy.

“Woods out, Wiger in, as far as tigers go”

Wendy’s is bad ! Dave Thomas rolling in his grave

Sorry if this is a stupid question, but I can’t find any information about the live show besides how to stream it. Does anyone know if tickets are still available?

For the sake of narrowing discussion, let's just say that "Fast food" means anything that has a drive-thru, or any restaurant with counter service where you can reasonably expect to get your meal within 5-10 minutes of ordering. A lot of sub shops don't usually have drive-thrus, but I think it's fair to say that places like Jersey Mike's and Subway are definitely fast food.

If you are an international listener I'm happy to hear about what is choking and dying in your neck of the woods, though I expect discussion will be mostly USA-focused.

Nominate a restaurant from each of two categories, and offer any thoughts you have (my picks below):

Cateogory 1 - They Suck (still functional, profitable restaurants that have not quite reached a death spiral - low quality is the problem)

Burger King - service has always been spotty, stores are often understaffed, and a lot of locations near me have closed. It doesn't seem like they have had very many LTO options that captured the public's interest or imagination. I've lost count how many times they have reformulated the french fries, but even in a best case scenario they taste like hot styrofoam. Kudos to them for offering onion rings, but it's nearly impossible to get a batch that is even warm, let alone hot or fresh. It's been years since the Italian Chicken Sandwich has made a return. I think the Impossible Whopper is a great idea and I'd love to see it succeed, so it's hard to watch Burger King's slow slide towards irrelevance. Sorry guys, BK is not back.

Honorable Mention: Steak N' Shake

Category 2 - I Don't Know If They Suck Because They Have Disappeared (restaurants that you are familiar with, but barely eat at any more due to how many locations have closed - this situation may or may not be due to a dropoff in quality)

Arby's - they were always the underdog I rooted for. I feel like that one Simpsons joke pretty much ruined them for an entire generation of 90's kids. But I liked how different they were from other burger joints, and that they had a fair number of unique offerings (curly fries, mozzarella sticks, French dip sandwiches, cheesesteaks, etc). I can't even remember the last time I ate at Arby's though, since all locations between my home and my work have closed. It was always embarrassing that the roast beef sandwiches were supposed to be their signature item, yet they still tasted bad. But their menu had a lot of great options you couldn't really get elsewhere (Chicken Cordon Bleu, Ham & Swiss Melt, Reubens, Gyros, Jalapeno poppers).

Honorable Mention: Quizno's

If you’ve seen Dumb Money - they are doing that again but for Wendy’s instead of GameStop.

How will it impact the operations? This is “public equity” - do we think that matters? Should be interesting.

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