New Coke: How a Billion Dollar Mistake Saved Coca-Cola

In 1985, Coca-Cola did something it hadn't done in ninety-nine years: it changed the formula. Two hundred thousand taste tests said the new version was better. The public disagreed — loudly, immediately, and in at least one case, with an actual lawsuit. This week I'm walking through the New Coke disaster: the blunder, the backlash, and the twist ending nobody at Coca-Cola saw coming.Along the way, you'll pick up six new vocabulary words and two grammar structures — the past perfect and the third conditional — pulled straight out of the story instead of some textbook. Want the written version? There's a companion lesson at englishontopic.com, and Patreon supporters get a downloadable PDF to go with it.Ninety-nine years of tradition, gone in one press conference. Come find out how a company got it so wrong, and so right, in the same summer.Check out the podcast lesson on our website, and sign up for our Patreon for extra content.