Hot Dog Hail Mary (Classic)
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Hot dog.
Alex Brandon/APNote: This episode originally ran in 2018.
In many parts of America, late fall is synonymous with live sporting events. This year, unfortunately, that's not really the case. But in a pure nostalgia move, we wanted to remind ourselves about the good times.
Today on the show — two reporters go down to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to eat their way through a radical experiment.
At big-time sporting events, overpriced stadium food is something we've sort of come to expect. You get hungry, you pay the price — like $7 for a hot dog. It's annoying, but it's also simple economics: Inside a stadium, you're trapped in a captive market.
That's usually the end of the story. But a few years ago, the Atlanta Falcons tried something different: lowering prices. And it could change the way stadium economics works.
Music: "Put Your Horns In The Air."
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