Getting to the Roots of A&W

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Food, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Arts

4.3 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 30 September 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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This international brand of root beer, other sodas, and fast-food joints goes back over a century to a single root beer stand along a veterans’ parade route. Anney and Lauren dip into the history and cultures of A&W.

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0:46.6	I'm Annie Reese.
0:47.3	And I'm Lauren Vogelbaum.
0:48.6	And today we have an episode for you about A&W root beer and restaurants.
0:54.0	Yes.
0:55.2	Not currently a sponsor?
0:57.1	Nope.
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0:58.0	Nope.
0:59.7	Okay.
1:00.6	So Annie, I'd like to start this out with a question for you.
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