The Daily Zeitgeist

Fossil Fuels Ad Ban? Big Mac’s Big L 06.07.24

In episode 1689, Jack and Miles are joined by host and creator of <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-heidiworld-the-heidi-flei-93537284/">HeidiWorld: The Heidi Fleiss Story</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/molly_lambert/?hl=en">Molly Lambert</a>, to discuss… Ohhhh Yeahhhh We Should Start Banning Ads From The Fossil Fuel Industry, McDonald’s Loses Big Mac Trademark In EU After Bullying Irish Fast Food Chain and more! <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8YDwuDGW3o">'The Night Belongs to Michelob' Commercial w/ Genesis (1986)</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/16/oil-firms-climate-claims-are-greenwashing-study-concludes">Ohhhh Yeahhhh We Should Start Banning Ads From The Fossil Fuel Industry</a> <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/big-mac-battle-mcdonalds-loses-burger-trademark-eu-battle-irish-rival-rcna155586">McDonald’s Loses Big Mac Trademark In EU After Bullying Irish Fast Food Chain</a> <a href="https://boingboing.net/2024/06/05/mcdonalds-loses-big-mac-trademark-after-bullying-tactics-against-upstart-rival-backfire.html">McDonald's loses Big Mac trademark after bullying tactics against upstart rival backfire</a> <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp00jj7ze3qo">McDonald's loses EU trademark for chicken Big Macs</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/jan/31/like-a-big-mac-but-juicier-burger-king-renames-sandwiches-to-troll-mcdonalds">'Like a Big Mac But Juicier': Burger King renames sandwiches to troll McDonald's</a> <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-16/nsw-mcdonalds-hungry-jacks-burger-dispute/103113274">Hungry Jack's Big Jack 'not deceptively similar' to McDonald's Big Mac in burger case, court finds</a> <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/647817/mcdonalds-big-mac-facts">9 Juicy Facts About the McDonald's Big Mac</a> LISTEN: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/0ewpVF33opGsxPJlLRflWX">Love Heart Cheat Code by Hiatus Kaiyote</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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