In this episode, we discuss the ingenious way in which a pair of brothers created a restaurant rating system to drive (pun intended) sales for their tire company.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: bibendum, blog, blogging, dining, facts, fine dining, food, food critic, france, french, gourmand, history, japan, marketing, michelin, michelin star, michelin tire, podcast, podcasting, Stuff Explained, united states
Where did our modern idea of Santa Claus originate from? In this episode, Aristidis Marousas explores the long history of how a man named Nicholas went from being a bishop, to a saint, to a globally recognized icon and legend of the Christmas season.
Category: Spotlight, Stuff ExplainedTags: advertising, america, civil way, clement clark moore, coca-cola, coke, culture, dutch, elf, facts, history, holidays, kris kringle, marketing, moore, new york city, noel, podcast, podcasting, propaganda, roman, saint nicholas, santa claus, sinter klaas, st nick, Stuff Explained, turkey, twas the night before christmas, usa
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