On this episode of Our American Stories, most restaurant founders fade into the background. Colonel Harland Sanders did the opposite.  Long before fast food chains had PR teams and brand strategies, Sanders was out there shaking hands in his signature white suit, pitching his secret recipe, and turning himself into a walking trademark. Adam Chandler, author of Drive Thru Dreams, joins us to talk about how a broke gas station owner transformed fried chicken into a global empire and became one of the most recognizable faces in the world while doing it.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, most restaurant founders fade into the background. Colonel Harland Sanders did the opposite.&nbsp; Long before fast food chains had PR teams and brand strategies, Sanders was out there shaking hands in his signature white suit, pitching his secret recipe, and turning himself into a walking trademark. Adam Chandler, author of <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDrive-Thru-Dreams-Journey-Americas-Fast-Food%2Fdp%2F1250090725&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C08221114e477400bbbd208de3e3dcbd3%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639016632399622735%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=pXWAfNVVemfq0DMwPuXZVj3MAaYHfWQIBsrMDdxtxIE%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Drive Thru Dreams</a>, joins us to talk about how a broke gas station owner transformed fried chicken into a global empire and became one of the most recognizable faces in the world while doing it.
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