427: Original Recipe

<p>We discover what we believe might be the original recipe for Coca-Cola…and share it with you! When this episode first aired in 2011, it made international headlines. This, and another story about telling copies from originals.

</p><p>Visit <a href="thisamericanlife.supercast.com?utm_id=lifepart…; to sign up for our premium subscription.</p><p>(00:00:00) Act One: The formula for Coca-Cola is one of the most jealously guarded trade secrets in the world. So we were surprised to find a 1979 newspaper article that might contain Coke's original recipe. We were even more surprised to find reasons to believe the recipe is real. (26 minutes)</p><p>(00:26:23) Act Two: Jake Halpern tells this story about document expert John Reznikoff, who came into possession of some materials which — if authentic — would change history. Then, things got complicated (32 minutes)</p><p>Transcripts are available at <a href="thisamericanlife.org/427/transcript">t…; / This American Life <a href='thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy'>p… policy</a>. / Learn more about <a href='podcastchoices.com/adchoices'>sponsor message choices</a>.</p>