Fri. 09/17 - Night-Lunch and the Origin of Food Trucks

The history and future of food trucks, and a look at the old tradition of “night lunch.” The visually-striking lanternfly that eastern US states are begging people to kill. And why you may not be getting that book you ordered anytime soon. Sponsors: Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at Indeed.com/goodnews Upstart, upstart.com/kottke Links: Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate 'Night Lunch' From Beautiful Wagons (Atlas Obscura) The Rise of the Taco Truck (JSTOR Daily) Taco Bell's Subscription Service: We've Gone Too Far (The Atlantic) Die, Beautiful Spotted Lanternfly, Die (NY Times) The Book Biz Tries to Avoid Supply Chain Disruptions (Publisher’s Weekly)  Supply Chain Challenges: Put Your Book Orders In Now For The Holidays (Book Riot) Booksellers warn over Christmas supplies amid UK lorry driver shortage (The Guardian) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices