About this episode

Josie discusses the spicy history of Flamin' Hot Cheetos and questions the authenticity of its origin story.

Josie tells Taylor about the spicy history of one of America's favourite snack foods, Flamin' Hot Cheetos—and how the brand's well-known rags-to-riches origin story may actually be a flamin' hot fraud.

People in this episode

Host: Josie Mitchell

Guest: Taylor Basso

Topics covered

• snack food history
• Flamin' Hot Cheetos
• brand origin stories
• fraud
• American culture

Keywords

• Flamin' Hot Cheetos
• snack food
• history
• fraud
• American snacks

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Flamin' Hot Cheetos

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