On Today’s Show:
We Know How McDonald’s Thinks : The Discussion Continues
Thanks To:
Charles Cadenhead of Mostly News, Andrea Ross of Just One More Book, Andy Bilodeau of The AndyCast Podcast, Ross of Dry Shave, Mark Blevis of Electric Sky, Anna Sumida, and Liana Honda.
Special Thanks To:
Bayla, Lucy, Richard, and Roger for contributing the children’s voices in this show. They did such an amazing job 
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Andy Bilodeau
blevis, consumerism, Happy Meal, McDonalds
Good show, great testimonials. Who were those talented children anyhow? I liked TJ’s snow persons. I’m glad you had enough of the white stuff to make them.
Vivian,
Another great show. It made me hungry (just kidding)
Thanks so much for including Lucy & Bayla! They loved doing it. They loved hearing it.
A funny related story. This evening, while I was buzzing around the kitchen in a world of my own, trying to navigate my other 3 house-mates, I noticed that Bayla had stopped emptying her lunch bag and was trying repeatedly to tell me something. I finally realized she was saying “Mom, there’s a bad word on this spoon” (the disposable spoon she had had in her lunch bag). I stopped buzzing and focused on the hard-to-read raised lettering on the black take-out spoon: “McDonalds”. Ha! That cracked me up!
I guess she knows how “we” think!
Thanks again,
Andrea
LOL. Made you hungry. I know that feeling! McDonald’s got in trouble a few years ago for offering toys that had to be purchased, via the happy meal, to build a bigger toy. I believe they stopped that practice with The Jungle Book II after received quite a bit of negative criticism and if I remember correctly a lawsuit or criminal charges.
Another great show Vivian!
I’d love to have this conversation with students at lunch while in the school dining hall to hear what they’d have to say. In fact, I’ll try it with upper and lower elem students and compare differences in their thinking/ways of articulating. Thanks for your inspiration Vivian!
How wonderful , Andrea, Charles and Anna.
Your comments in combination give me more food for thought regarding ways of thinking about the McDonald’s issues!
I love Bayla’s observation and your commentary on it Andrea!
Thanks for reminding me of the toys for purchase Charles, and Anna I’d love to hear about what happens with your students!
Thanks for the thought provoking comments!
vivian
Thank you for listening Granny! I’m glad you enjoyed the show! Stay tuned for more to come.
vivian
Hi Vivian. Was listening to this podcast and shaking my head at how smart kids are. Of course my daughter could care less about going to McDonald’s for the Happy Meal Toy at this point, but rather because our local McD’s just renovated with a play structure in it. Which at least promotes exercise for the kids, but still when I asked her about why they built it she said: “So that kids want to come here ALL the time!” In fact she wants to have her birthday at McDonald’s now. Oh joy, oh bliss. Now if Tim Horton’s could just have a play structure attached to their stores…
H
Your daughter ‘knows how McDonald’s thinks” also!
Kids are much smarter than we often think. Tim Horton’s ah yesss…Timmy’s. We head for Timmy’s whenever we’re in Canada!
Thanks Heather.
vivian