At Wendy’s, we do it fresh. But sadly, there are others in the world making bad burgers. From soggy lettuce to raw patties and rock-hard buns... it’s terrifying. We believe not making a burger fresh is a crime, a true crime. Join us as we seek truth and justice by investigating real-life bad burger stories from genuine people in this true crime podcast, unveiling the grim reality of burger horrors, akin to the darkest true crime tales of all.
The Lid That Lied
Ever imagined what it’s like to discover a lid masquerading as a... tomato in your burger? The first case of The Burger Files delves into an incident where a man senses something is awry after taking a bite of his cheeseburger. To his astonishment, he finds that what he thought was a tomato is, in fact, a lid cloaked in ketchup.
The Bad Buns
These buns are bad. Real bad. In this chilling episode, we descend into the harrowing abyss of burgers plagued by malevolent buns. Burgers with rock hard buns emit a resounding thud upon impact with the table. Burgers with wet buns so saturated they leak questionable water.
The Frozen Patty
A cold case. A solid case. The story unfolds when the victim takes a bite, only to find the meat frozen in the middle—solid as ice. We embark on an investigation, venturing to the seaside town that remains in denial of its own chilling history. Brace yourself, for this case will make your blood run... cold, icy, frozen patty cold.
The Drive By
A high-speed drive-through burger crime so brutal that what was served up was barely recognisable as a burger at all. In this gripping episode, Nina follows the digital trail to a crucial witness, only to confront the unsettling truth: unraveling the mysteries of burger crime is far from a straightforward task.
Green Hell
An unsettling discovery unfolds when a victim opens a burger box to find a dry burger in a shallow grave of lettuce, devoid of sauce. Nina and Jane delve into this puzzling case where the victim's battered burger box hints at a strange game, as if the staff (somewhere other than Wendy’s) indulged in a peculiar match of keepy-uppy with the box.
The One with All the Cheese
This is a tale of a burger tossed into a cardboard grave so fast that the cheese didn’t even have a chance to go soft. Nina interviews cheese experts to get to the bottom of this classic case of sheer cheese horror while tensions rise between her and Jane. Soon, Nina uncovers an unlikely victim in this dark tale of Burger crime.
Halloween Special
Just in time for the spookiest time of the year, the most baffling and mysterious case of the burger crimes resurfaces with newfound evidence. Nina and Jane confront a diabolical confession and now they must re-examine The Frozen Patty case, plumbing its depths for an unsettling truth that could shake the very core of this burger crime.
The Burger Files, a True Crime Podcast, is created in partnership with the UK’s top comedy writer, Joel Morris, and hosted by comedian and self-proclaimed burger homicide investigator (and Wendy look-alike!) Sara Barron. Together, they’re lifting the bun on burger crime and taking the listeners down the proverbial rabbit hole in glorious gory detail of gastronomic horror across seven horrifying yet hilarious episodes, revealing real bad burger stories from real people. It’s time; justice and fresh burgers must be served.
Justice can’t be served on an empty stomach.
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