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Debbie Millman:
Hrishikesh, I understand when you were little, your favorite soft drink was orange soda. Why orange soda?
Hrishikesh Hirway:
Debbie Millman:
Now, did you have a favorite brand? Was it Fanta? Or what was your favorite orange soda brand?
Hrishikesh Hirway:
No, I don t think so, because I think I mostly, I only really ever got to have orange soda as a fountain drink. And so, I don t know that I actually paid attention at that point to what brand it was.
Debbie Millman:
Your father was a food scientist. Your mom worked for Sears. And you grew up in Peabody, Mass., where your parents moved after leaving India. What made your folks decide to settle in Peabody?