Masking Up Past Covid / American's Cultural Ties with Fast Food

Segment 1: Guests: Doctor William Jankowiak, professor, anthropology, University of Nevada – Las Vegas; Dr. Linsey Marr, professor, civil and environmental engineering, Virginia Tech, Wondering what to do with all those face masks you’ve accumulated over the past two years? Well, these face coverings are good for more than just protecting against COVID-19. Long before the pandemic, millions of people in countries across East Asia were accustomed to wearing a mask when they had a cold, it was peak flu season or just in a crowded space. We speak with two experts about the future of face masks in the U.S. https://www.verywellhealth.com/face-masks-forever-5214041. Segment 2: Guest: Adam Chandler, journalist, author, Drive-Thru Dreams: A Journey Through the Heart of America’s Fast-Food Kingdom. Most of us point to McDonald’s as the founding of fast food as we know it. But the American staple began nearly a hundred years ago with two chains, White Castle and A&W. We speak with Adam Chandler about the events that fed into the rapid rise of the fast-food industry. https://tinyurl.com/2p9axf47