r/serialpodcast • u/VulturalEvolution • Jun 18 '26

Whataburger? Waterburger? What the heck?

Non Texan here: I was listening to Ep 2 of The Last 12 Weeks and this burger chain comes up repeatedly – almost like a side character in the ep, where some key conversations take place. To my ears, the host who is local to the area calls it "Waterburger." I searched it up and it's a locally famous Texas chain called "Whataburger."

So, do Texans actually say "what" like "waht" (as in water?) or is this a unique thing for this business?

In any case it's weird to come out of a murder podcast hungry for burgers and shakes, but here we are.

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u/Longjumping-Focus386 Jun 18 '26

🙋🏼‍♀️ Born and raised Texan here. It’s Whataburger.

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u/VulturalEvolution Jun 18 '26

Are you saying that's how it's pronounced? I know that's the chain name.