Valley 101

Chances are I watch more movies in theaters than you do.

And like people who live in the Valley, or anywhere else they have theaters, I love Harkins Theatres popcorn the most.

I found a couple of people who know a lot about the subject to answer this week's question — or questions, really: What makes Harkins popcorn so good? And why are people obsessed with it?

This week on Valley 101, a podcast by The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, I spoke with Dan Harkins, who owns Harkins Theatres and whose mother created the recipe, and Stephen Jackson, a huge movie fan and a popcorn expert. It was a fun talk.

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