Today’s Daf Yomi page, Yoma 79, makes one important distinction: There are fixed, fancy meals, the rabbis tell us, and then there's casual meals. Adam Chandler, author of the definitive book on fast food in American culture, joins us to sing the praises of eating on the go, and how it contributes to a more open, democratic society. Were the Israelites the world's first fast food aficionados? Listen and find out.

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