96. Why Is Chick-fil-A Such a Big Deal?
No Stupid Questions
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🗓️ 24 April 2022
⏱️ 29 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Rumpel still skinned, you've got to deal. |
| 0:04.6 | I'm Antela Duckworth. |
| 0:07.0 | I'm Stephen Dubner. |
| 0:08.0 | And you're listening to no stupid questions. |
| 0:10.4 | Today on the show, why is Chick-fil-A so successful? |
| 0:15.6 | We haven't even talked about the chicken yet. |
| 0:17.6 | Should we talk about the chicken? |
| 0:18.9 | Oh my God, yes please. |
| 0:20.9 | I want to know who you are. |
| 0:26.5 | Stephen, I have a pretty urgent question for you. |
| 0:28.9 | Are you ready? |
| 0:29.4 | I am ready. |
| 0:30.4 | The question is this, why is Chick-fil-A such a big deal? |
| 0:34.2 | I mean, I also love chicken sandwiches. |
| 0:37.7 | But Chick-fil-A is not just a restaurant. |
| 0:40.5 | I feel like it's an institution. |
| 0:43.6 | So I just wondered if you had any strong opinions on Chick-fil-A, what accounts for their success, |
| 0:48.6 | your relationship with Chick-fil-A. |
| 0:50.6 | So I'm very curious to know why you're asking this question today, although I am tickled |
| 0:56.5 | by it, if I recall correctly, I first encountered Chick-fil-A when I went to college in the |
| 1:02.5 | south where Chick-fil-A's were much more prominent, they started there. |
| 1:06.8 | It seems like it would be a southern thing. |
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