The mid-20th century was a bad time to be an apple lover. The produce section of supermarkets only had a few apples, and one stood tall above the rest: Mealy, and tough-skinned, it was the Red Delicious.
Back in those days, apples were a commodity, and the race to provide apples at the lowest price suppressed prices for all apple growers and discouraged apple innovation. A few things helped change that world for the better - and chief among them was the discovery of the Honeycrisp.
This is the story of that miracle apple and the innovation that made the business of better apples sustainable - all while hastening the downfall of the Red Delicious.
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Host
Dan Charles
Producers
Bronson Arcuri
Ben Nadaff-Hafrey
Editor
Bronson Arcuri
Audio Engineer
Josh Rogosin
Director of Photography
Mito Habe-Evans
Additional Videography
Nikolai Hammar
Cast
Bronson Arcuri
Ben Naddaff-Hafrey
Marcie LaCerte
Alex Goldmark
Neal Carruth
Aviva DeKornfeld
Camilla Franklin
Sally Helm
Sarah Gonzalez
Series Creative Director
Mito Habe-Evans
Consulting Producers
Alex Goldmark
Bryant Urstadt
Executive Producer
Keith Jenkins
Special Thanks
Gourmet Fresh
Archival Media
AP Images
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Prelinger Archive
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