If Jack-in-the-Box tacos are so gross, why do we keep eating them?

Jan. 04, 2017

They’ve been described as a wet envelope of cat food, so why do Americans gobble up more than 500 million of these tacos a year?

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Americans Eat 554 Million Jack in the Box Tacos a Year, and No One Knows Why

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Guest:

Russell Adams - Wall Street Journal

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Anna Scott, Jolie Myers, Christian Bordal, Amy Ta, Michell Eloy

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