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

<p><strong><em>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.</em></strong></p><p>Sponsors:</p><ul><li>Indeed, Get a free $75 credit at <a href="http://indeed.com/goodnews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Indeed.com/goodnews</a></li><li>Upstart, <a href="http://upstart.com/kottke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">upstart.com/kottke</a></li></ul><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/original-food-trucks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Before Food Trucks, Americans Ate 'Night Lunch' From Beautiful Wagons</a> (Atlas Obscura)</li><li><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/rise-of-the-taco-truck/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Rise of the Taco Truck</a> (JSTOR Daily)</li><li><a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/09/taco-bell-subscription-netflix-for-tacos/620109/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Taco Bell's Subscription Service: We've Gone Too Far</a> (The Atlantic)</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/nyregion/spotted-lanternfly-nyc.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Die, Beautiful Spotted Lanternfly, Die</a> (NY Times)</li><li><a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/87306-the-book-biz-tries-to-avoid-supply-chain-disruptions.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Book Biz Tries to Avoid Supply Chain Disruptions</a> (Publisher’s Weekly)&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://bookriot.com/supply-chain-book-shortages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supply Chain Challenges: Put Your Book Orders In Now For The Holidays</a> (Book Riot)</li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/07/booksellers-warn-over-christmas-supplies-amid-uk-lorry-driver-shortage" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Booksellers warn