Feb 27 2020 95 mins 172
The 'boys are joined by Jessica McKenna and Zach Reino (Off Book) to review the Canadian burger and root beer institution, A&W. Plus, a Canadian Snack or Wack. Recorded live at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver. Sources for this week's intro: Making Medicare: The History of Health Care in Canada, 1914-2007 https://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/hist/medicare/medic01e.html The Birth of Medicare https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/the-birth-of-medicare A Not-So-Straight Story https://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/28/a-not-so-straight-story/ Canada & The United States (Bizzarre Borders Part 2) https://www.cgpgrey.com/blog/canada-the-united-states-bizarre-borders-part-2 A&W Restaurant History! http://www.aw-drivein.com/aw-restaurant-history/ A&W wants cage-free eggs in 2 years and that means rapid change for farmers https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/aw-cage-free-1.3487744 Restaurant chain celebrates 50 years of rings, root beer https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/restaurant-chain-celebrates-50-years-of-rings-root-beer-1.597888 The National Zero Waste Council http://www.nzwc.ca/about/council/Pages/default.aspx Our Story, Is A Good One. https://web.aw.ca/en/our-values
