Today we explore the comforting existence of American diners. We discuss the origins of a "diner car" morphing into the long, compact establishments we love to stumble into after a night out and why diner waitresses are cut from a different cloth. Diners remain a meeting place for people of all stripes and are refreshingly unlike modern restaurants and dammit they intend to keep it that way. Then, Brooke's dad, a retired police officer calls in to fondly remember midnight shifts spent at The Nugget drinking free coffee and being treated to off-menu items while keeping the local riffraff in line.
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