July 5, 2007

EatCast Episode 1: Hot Dogs and Reversal Controversy

Welcome to EatCast, a weekly podcast focusing on the biggest stories in the competitive eating world. Your host Kevin Carr is joined by competitive eating newbie Neil Miller each week to talk about the stories lighting the eating world on fire.



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The premiere episode of EatCast happens during one of the most exciting and controversial weeks in competitive eating. Joey "Jaws" Chestnut has snatched back the Mustard Yellow Belt from previous Nathan's champ Takeru Kobayashi. But the contest did not end cleanly.

Kevin and Neil discuss the impact of the latest Nathan's contest and Kobayashi's reversal of fortune that went without a disqualification. In the second segment, Beautiful Brian Seiken calls in with a report on what was happening at ground zero on Coney Island and a history of reversal controversy.

Bon appetit!

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Helpful Links and Videos:

YouTube video of the end of the 2007 Nathan's contest


Screen grabs of Kobayashi's reversal


For comparison, Beautiful Brian's DQ based on a reversal in pickles

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