May 29, 2024
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#3 Orange Julep and The Fast Food Empire That Could’ve Been
CANADALAND host Jesse Brown introduces Dylan to a strange and decaying Quebecois fast food institution… housed inside a giant orange sphere.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Kevin Sexton
Producer
Karyn Pugliese
Editor-in-Chief

Today, the orange is a relic of a bygone era. But decades ago, this odd establishment was on track to become the McDonalds of Canada. We hear about the rise and fall of Montreal’s Orange Julep, and how its eccentric founder envisioned a Canada scattered with glowing orange spheres.

 

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