Short Stuff: The Best Episode Since Sliced Bread

Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into the surprisingly recent history of sliced bread and the unsung hero who invented it all. They explore how Otto Röwetter, a jeweler-turned-inventor with an ophthalmology degree, spent over a decade perfecting a machine to slice bread uniformly, and how his creation revolutionized the way American homemakers packed lunches and made sandwiches. The episode also covers the wild story of how the U.S. government actually tried to ban sliced bread during World War II and faced an uprising of angry homemakers that forced them to quickly back down.