About this episode
<p>Welcome to Rot Topic, the show where we delve deep into the dumpsters of our mind and share our fascinating findings with the world! This week, Head Rotsearcher Emily Axford takes us on a tour of the french-fried fantasy realm known as "McDonaldland." WARNING: Spoilers for "The Founder" (2016) ABOUND.</p><p><em>Images and videos referenced in the episode are linked below!</em></p><ul><li><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/McDonald%27s_commercial_%281963%29.webm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First-Ever Appearance of Ronald McDonald</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLWuv39lflA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Original McDonaldland Commercial</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/STgRg27Y888?si=4CkjpvbmsO6uEM82" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evil Grimace Commercial</a></li><li><a href="https://alexinspired.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/mcdonaldland-alex-inspired-grimace.jpg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grimace Bounce & Bend</a></li><li><a href="https://ucf18a97a84b0a5c61bec3eb5a82.previews.dropboxusercontent.com/p/thumb/AC8SoslD-BLObEVRXZttkc5Gb3LXYYd43r-dV7xSoFxco-GfyndJxwO3w9c3rWhS-v0qD5lygMREfgqcNX7XhlnyEaL9cR_iAgzAni3pU077h9dfsJsfw7Q0xxT0d4t6bC9TzFQzzTe71DFNJ7X-GsjK4JhJVpkvU8GN6nG5tROyqDv8faS9QaA1dzDKmm4ZoeaUwCxddNBV2fw9idFGvpD6ARn4SXQOEU-222nKIXxbQdYXIpbh8jKmmD-b4_NtWZo9oYy6WuRWsGUthRNLf__AP4pBDwM2QdRG_cxqd1Yr359MgOfwHK3SqW-INkdSz8Pj-a5TEGJ7WiCzi9BZJp2HHMBSuaZKxbh_Sa7thuI1HCMNj--96X4wx4YVM_Dblpo/p.jpeg?is_prewarmed=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grimace's Beautiful Lips</a></li><li><a href="https://packaged-media.redd.it/5cscet3vaxn11/pb/m2-res_360p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&var=sgpssan&v=1&e=1773396000&s=deb5eda86bdb178fe03d5e1a40a23ef18b7684a5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Mac Tonight Commercial</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>CREDITS</strong></p><p>Sound Mixing and Editing by <a href="https://tmdlyon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trevor Lyon</a></p><p><em>Get tickets to our Radio City and Sydney Opera House shows </em><a href="http://naddpod.com/live" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>HERE!</em></a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>