S1·E18 The Real Willy Wonka | The Food Scientist Behind Your Favorite Junk Food

Weird History Food introduces you to one of the most influential people for childhood snack nostalgia. William A. Mitchell helped create some of your favorite childhood food, snacks, and drinks. Mitchell is a food-inventing legend creating everything from Pop Rocks to Tang to Instant Jello to Cool Whip. William A. Mitchell received some 70 patents over a career that spanned almost four decades.