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The Bagelization of America (encore)
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jun 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today, it’s a breakfast staple, but, as recently as 1960, The New York Times had to define it for readers—as “an unsweetened doughnut with rigor mortis.” That’s right, this episode is all about the bagel, that shiny, ring-shaped, surprisingly dense bread that makes the perfect platform for cream cheese and lox. Where did it come from? Can you get a decent bagel outside New York City? And what does it have in common with the folding ping-pong table? Come get your hot, fresh bagel science and history here! (encore edition)
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Released:
Jun 18, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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