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The Sporkful

Reheat: A Soda Jerk And A Mormon Walk Into A Podcast

The Sporkful

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4.63.8K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Ben Abbott wants to pair his meals with drinks, but as a Mormon, he doesn't drink alcohol. So Dan journeys to Galco’s Soda Pop Stop, an offbeat soda shop in Los Angeles, to find Ben some beverages. Plus, linguist John McWhorter explains why some people say soda, coke, or pop.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everyone. Today's Reheat is an episode from way back in 2015 and it is a carbonated

0:07.1

beverage extra. If you're doing dry January or if you're sober or sober curious, this

0:12.3

episode is especially for you.

0:14.0

That being said, if you just want a nerd out with the biggest soda nerd I've ever met,

0:18.0

this one's also for you.

0:20.0

This reheat was requested by listener Allen in Kansas.

0:22.0

Remember, if you have an episode you'd like us to pull out of the deep This reheat was requested by listener Alan in Kansas.

0:22.8

Remember, if you have an episode you'd like us to pull out of the deep freezer for a reheat,

0:26.4

send me a message at hello at sporkful.com.

0:29.6

Thanks and enjoy.

0:31.4

Hi Dan, this is Ben calling from Kaysville, Utah, and I would really like your help with something.

0:39.0

I'm a lover of food and I love going out to restaurants and I love cooking food but I'm

0:44.1

Mormon and I don't drink alcohol which means that I feel like I'm not really

0:49.4

taken seriously as a lover of food because when you go to the restaurants there's the nice drinks to have with dinner which are the adult drinks which are the alcoholic drinks and then there are the little kid drinks to have with dinner and so I feel like I am being sort of shunted away off to the kids table and so I'm wondering if you have any advice as far as good

1:10.8

tasty adults drinks that aren't alcoholic, but that can pair well with different foods.

1:17.0

I'd really appreciate your help and I hope to hear back from you soon.

1:20.5

Thanks very much.

1:21.2

Bye. This is the Fork Full. It's not for foodies, it's for eaters. I'm Dan Pashman.

1:32.0

Each week on our show we obsess about food to learn more about people.

1:35.4

And then in Utah, that is a great question. Today on the show, we're going on a mission

1:40.8

to find you an answer.

1:43.0

And to do that, we're taking a road trip to a very special store,

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