EPISODE · Apr 12, 2023 · 3 MIN
Why Do Some People Love Licorice And Other People Loathe It?
from Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson · host Brady Carlson
It's National Licorice Day. People who love it, love it - and the people who don’t aren’t shy about saying so. Maybe it would help if we explained how we got to this impasse? Plus: today in 1912 was the birthday of Beverly Cleary, so here's the story of how she once gave a school a very Ramona Quimby-like answer. The Twisted History of Licorice, the Candy We Love to Hate (Bon Appetit) Why do so many of us hate black licorice? A few theories (NBC News) Ramona Would Be Proud, School To Be Named For Cleary (OPB via Archive.org)
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It's National Licorice Day. People who love it, love it - and the people who don’t aren’t shy about saying so. Maybe it would help if we explained how we got to this impasse? Plus: today in 1912 was the birthday of Beverly Cleary, so here's the story of how she once gave a school a very Ramona Quimby-like answer. The Twisted History of Licorice, the Candy We Love to Hate (Bon Appetit) Why do so many of us hate black licorice? A few theories (NBC News) Ramona Would Be Proud, School To Be Named For Cleary (OPB via Archive.org)
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