The History of Pringles: Once You Pop...

Ridiculous History

iHeartPodcasts

History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Pretty much everyone recognizes Pringles -- these tasty, not-quite potato chips come in tons of at-times bizarre flavors, all neatly packed in a nifty tube. But where did Pringles come from? In today's episode, Ben, Noel and Matt dive deep into the hidden history of this snack, the astonishing science behind it and the incredibly weird funeral demands of the Pringles creator.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.
0:05.7	That's why we launched The Big Take.
0:08.3	It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit
0:14.0	to give you some space to think.
0:16.4	I'm Wes Kosova.
0:17.7	Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.
0:23.6	Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.
0:31.2	Where were you in 92?
0:32.6	Bouncing your butt to Sir Mixlot?
0:34.0	Wondering if you, like Billy Ray Cyrus, could pull off a moment?
0:36.8	Now I had as a podcast all about it.
0:39.2	I'm Jason Longfie and on my new show, Where Were You in 92, we take a ride through the major hits.
0:43.4	One hit wonders and shocking scandals that shaped the wildest 12 months in music history.
0:47.0	You know, the president came after me.
0:49.0	Everybody's time, Warner was madness.
0:51.7	Music was magic and I had completely burned that to the ground.
0:56.0	I realized I'm the forbidden fruit.
0:58.9	So listen and follow Where Were You in 92 on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or
1:02.9	wherever you listen to your favorite shows.
1:06.3	My name is Joshua Topolsky and I have a new podcast called What Future.
1:10.0	But I want to tell you that I'm being forced by my producer to record a promo telling you
1:14.6	about my show and I'm not trying to force you to listen to it and maybe you're not interested
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from iHeartPodcasts, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of iHeartPodcasts and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.