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Jun 2024
19m 15s

53. Food Trucks

Freakonomics Network & Zachary Crockett
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How did mobile kitchens become popular with hipster gourmands? And just how much money can a popular truck make from a lunch shift? Zachary Crocket drops some napkins. 
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