Carl's Jr./Hardee's with Ben Axelrad

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Fast Food, Healthfitness, Mike Mitchell, Snacks, Chains, Restaurants, Comedy, Ucb, Arts, Spoonman, Doughboys, Fastfood, Nick Wiger, Food

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2015

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Doughboys break down dual identity burger chain Carl's Jr./Hardee's with the help of writer and comedian Ben Axelrad.

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0:00.0	In the US, the Mason Dixon line divides the country into the once-warring regions of
0:08.1	North and South.
0:09.6	But those certainly the most culturally significant, it's not the only demarcating
0:12.8	border in the loose federation of independent states that is America.
0:16.2	In 1941, Carl and Margaret Karcher opened a hotdog carton Anaheim, California.
0:21.4	Their success led to a restaurant, Carl's Drive-In Barbecue, that was followed by a smaller
0:25.1	version, named Carl's Jr.
0:27.8	Meanwhile in 1960 in Greenville, North Carolina, Wilbur Hardy opened a burger joint of his
0:32.2	own, though he gave it his last name instead of his first.
0:35.3	These two restaurants grew independently in their respective regions, West and East of
0:38.7	the Mississippi, before finally merging in 1997 to become the sixth largest chain in
0:43.8	America.
0:45.1	Though they now share a menu marketing and corporate leadership, both brands continue to exist,
0:50.0	with Carl Karcher's legacy occupying one side of the country, and Wilbur Hardy's the other.
0:54.9	This week on Doe Boys, Carl's Jr. and Hardies.
1:14.1	Welcome to Doe Boys, the podcast about chain restaurants.
1:16.2	I'm Nick Weiger, alongside my co-host, Mike Mitchell.
1:19.1	I met you.
1:20.1	What's going on?
1:21.1	You're really pushing the spoon man thing, and I do not think it is taking.
1:24.4	Am I pushing?
1:25.4	I feel like I've just casually mentioned.
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