Often blamed for the rising rates of obesity and diabetes among black Americans, fast food restaurants like McDonald’s have long symbolised capitalism’s villainous effects on our nation’s most vulnera...Show More
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mm recommended:Feb 25th, 2020
“Capitalism does not erase the issues of race.” “People’s choice of food is influenced by context.” Fantastic episode about McDonald’s in Black communities in America and the complexities of the fast food outlet being both good and bad for communities. McDonald’s empowered Black men to own their ow...Show More
epekilisMar 5th, 2020
@mm cant wait to listen to this. Reminds me of the one about the McD’s in France. McDs is a very polarizing topic, with a lot of really bad stuff but also some really powerful stuff happening bc I’m under serviced communities that other major retailers won’t touch.
epekilisMar 5th, 2020
@mm grr Apple errors. “... happening in under serviced ...”
mmMar 5th, 2020
@epekilis Yes! It's very similar, but it dissects all the layers of complexities around the dynamics of McD's being a third place for marginalized and underserved communities. FYI the sound quality in the beginning is not great, but the content is incredible. (PS - The edit feature will be coming s...Show More
epekilisMar 5th, 2020
@mm I think I’m going to have to start a McDs list..,
mmMar 5th, 2020
@epekilis This was so great right?!? I started one here... https://podyssey.fm/list/podcast-episodes/id1201-McDonald's But would love to see yours. Maybe we need a co-curation feature... cc @danny
epekilisMar 13th, 2020
@mm I finally listened to this today. Very interesting and nuanced history of McDonald’s relationship with the black community. I learned a whole lot that I didn’t know. McD’s definitely presents a very complicated value proposition. I remember on Career Day in Grade 8 someone’s older brother came...Show More