{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/695ead68a32e86d775858194/695eadb3e06ab03ba3594ace?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Slate Money: Food: Costco","description":"<p>In this Slate Money mini-series, Felix Salmon talks to guests about the economics of food.</p><p><br></p><p>In the first episode of the mini-series, Felix talks to Zachary Crockett about the cult of <a href=\"https://thehustle.co/costco-membership-economics/\">Costco</a> and what makes the no-frills warehouse such an alluring shopping experience. (Especially now that everyone is stockpiling toilet paper.)</p><p><br></p><p>And you can read Zachary’s piece on Chik-fil-A <a href=\"https://thehustle.co/why-it-only-costs-10k-to-own-a-chick-fil-a-franchise/\">here</a>. </p><p> </p>","author_name":"Slate Podcasts"}