McDonalds Takes Asia

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Dec. 02, 2006 Food & Drink

James Watson is a professor at Harvard. He's written a book on the explosion of fast food culture in Asia, It's Golden Arches East : McDonalds in East Asia.

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Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Marina McLeod, Bob Carlson, Jennifer Ferro, Thea Chaloner, Candace Moyer

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