About this episode

The episode explores the rise and fall of New Coke and the conspiracy theories surrounding it.

Back in the 1980s, Coca-Cola -- for reasons the public still can't agree on -- rolled out a controversial new formulation of their legendary, still-secret cola recipe. Public backlash in the south (and, weirdly enough, Monaco of all places) prompted a quick retraction, and a load of conspiracy theories. Tune in for the second sip of this special two-liter episode on the saga of New Coke, as Ben, Noel and Max unravel the rise and fall of 'New Coke', along with the various conspiracies that haunt this bizarre tale in the modern day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ben, Noel, Max

Topics covered

• New Coke
• Coca-Cola
• 1980s
• conspiracy theories
• public backlash
• soda history

Keywords

• New Coke
• Coca-Cola
• 1980s
• conspiracy
• public reaction
• soda
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Coca-Cola

Places: Monaco

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