Fresno Beehive

Fresno Beehive

Unicorn Frappuccinos and the death of retail – Fresno Beehive Podcast, Ep. 13

By Joshua Tehee

jtehee@fresnobee.com
This photo provided by Starbucks shows the company's Unicorn Frappuccino. Starbucks says its newest beverage not only changes colors with a stir of the straw, but flavors as well. The Seattle chain says its Unicorn Frappuccino starts as a purple drink with blue swirls that tastes sweet and fruity, before changing to pink with a tangy and tart taste with a stir of the straw. The company says the drink is available for a limited time while supplies last, from April 19 to April 23, 2017, in the United States, Canada and Mexico. (Starbucks via AP)
This photo provided by Starbucks shows the company's Unicorn Frappuccino. Starbucks says its newest beverage not only changes colors with a stir of the straw, but flavors as well. The Seattle chain says its Unicorn Frappuccino starts as a purple drink with blue swirls that tastes sweet and fruity, before changing to pink with a tangy and tart taste with a stir of the straw. The company says the drink is available for a limited time while supplies last, from April 19 to April 23, 2017, in the United States, Canada and Mexico. (Starbucks via AP) AP

In this week’s Fresno Beehive podcast, Joshua Tehee, Donald Munro and Rory Appleton sit down with food and retail columnist Bethany Clough to figure through the colorful monstrosity that is Starbucks’ Unicorn Frappuccino.

Also discussed: Appleton’s grocery shopping habits, Tehee’s wardrobe and Clough’s obsession with the “Longmire” series. Be sure to listen through to the end for a discussion on the pop-culture merits of poetry.

The Fresno Beehive podcast is a half-hour weekly entertainment show produced by the Fresno Bee features department, with Tehee, Appleton and Munro, plus TV/movie critic Rick Bentley and editor Kathy Mahan.

Listen below or get it now on iTunes.

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