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Thingamabob

Joshua Steckelberg and Briana Fogleman

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Your new favorite podcast about the history of things, whether that's the fork in your hand or the 1996 Happy Holidays Special Edition Barbie doll in your closet. Every Wednesday
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss the scores of Harry Potter and American Beauty. Time Stamps: Harry Potter- 13:56 American Beauty- 42:36 Sources: John Williams/Harry Potter: Film Independent Classic FM M Files Musicnotes BBC Interview, youtube Wikipedia Thomas Newman/American Beauty: Music-USC Thomas Newman Interview IMDB Wiki Theme song by Oliv…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Dona Paz and the Queen Ann's Revenge. Time Stamps: Dona Paz- 7:59 Queen Ann's Revenge- 33:08 Sources: Dona Paz: Maritime Cyprus Wiki Esquire Mag History Daily National Geographic Documentary Queen Ann's Revenge: Blackbeard Wiki Queen Anne’s Revenge Wiki Blackbeard: The True Story Thought Co. QAR Online Theme …
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This week Briana and Joshua drunkenly discuss Nikola Tesla and the Game Boy. THIS EPISODE CONTAINS BAD WORDS Patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Nikola Tesla- 0:00 Game Boy- 32:15 Sources: Nikola tesla: The Tragic Story of Nikola Tesla, Newsthink History APS Energy.gov Discovery UK (video) Game boy: Wiki Computing History Retro Dodo Smithsonian…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Facial Transplantation and Palm Line Surgery. Time Stamps: Facial Transplantation- 7:18 Palm Line Surgery- 28:16 Facial Transplantation: NCBI Paper Wiki Cleveland Clinic OUP Hopkins Medicine Palm Line Surgery: Allure Daily Mail The Daily Beast Business Insider Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Jos…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Heelys and Louboutins. Join our Patreon! https://patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Heelys: 8:08 Louboutins: 28:16 Sources Heelys: Wall Street Journal Wikipedia NBC News Heelys Louboutins: Biography Business Insider Business of fashion Britannica Fashion BBC Did you know fashion Stop Fake Theme song by Olivi…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the condom and birth control. Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Condom- 7:34 Birth Control- 30:42 Sources: Condom: Welcome Collection . org Pub Med Wiki Birth Control: Our Bodies, Ourselves Healthline Planned Parenthood Vox History Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman …
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss coffee and tea. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Coffee- 12:36 Tea- 32:48 Sources: Coffee: The Spruce Eats PBS Britannica National Coffee Association, USA History Extra, BBC Tea: Youtube- TED Time- tea bag Tea.co.uk Wiki- Tea East India Company wiki- East India Company Theme Song by Ol…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Parkour and Wing Suit Jumping. https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Parkour- 10:50 Wing Suit Jumping- 31:19 Sources: Parkour: Gameranx Britannica WFPF The Movement Park New Yorker Wiki Wing Suit Jumping: How Stuff Works BBC Skydiving Adventures Wikipedia Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Foglema…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Tampons and Men's beauty products like Dude wipes, Dove Men and Hero https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Tampons- 9:26 Men's bath 33:27 Sources: Tampons: thought co. The Atlantic Bustle Clue Global Citizen Men's Bath: The Hustle DUDE Hero Clean Unilever USA Blade Creative Branding Essential Homme …
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Gingerbread Man and Chocolate Chip cookies. https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Gingerbread Man- 13:58 Chocolate Chip- 25:02 Sources: Gingerbread Man: Spruce Eats PBS Always the Holidays TIME Wiki Chocolate Chip: NY Times CNN The New Yorker Epicurious Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogle…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss LSD and Cocaine. THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT DRUGS. LISTEN AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION. patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: LSD- 12:12 Cocaine- 31:52 Sources: LSD: Psychedelics and the History of LSD, World Science Festival The Atlantic History.com Drug Policy Alliance Wikipedia Cocaine: History Drug free world Add…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Ranch and Marmite. Patreon: patreon.com/thingamabobpod Time Stamps: Ranch- 12:55 Marmite- 29:30 Sources: Ranch: Thrillist NY Times Mashed Jillian Fae Marmite: Marmite Museum BBC BBC Pubmed- Vitamins Marmarati Twitter Campaign live- Marmarati info Wales Online Marmarati wiki Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fo…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Knightly Sword and Crakows. Time Stamps: Knightly Sword- 7:14 Crakow- 24:02 Sources: Knightly Sword: Wiki Britannica Medieval Britain World History Britannica- knight Strongblade Crakow: Historical Shoe Trends Atlas Obscura CNN The Met Museum History Hustle Encyclopedia Britannica Theme Song by Olivia Griffin…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Polygraph Test and SA Kits. PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod TRIGGER WARNING! This episode discusses SA and if that is a trigger for you, listen to the first half where Bri talks about the Polygraph and then stop when you hear the warning before my topic. You can see time stamps below. Time Sta…
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This week Joshua and Briana talk about the Bloody Mary and the Long Island Iced Tea. Time Stamps: Bloody Mary- 7:18 Long Island Iced Tea- 21:14 Sources: Bloody Mary: Marriott Today I Fount Out Esquire Epicurious Best Bloody Mary Long Island Iced Tea: ABC News The Culture Trip The Back Label Thrillist Wikipedia Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana F…
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https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod This week Briana and Joshua discuss Dia De Los Muertos and the Scythe. Time Stamps: Dia De Los Muertos- 11:01 Scythe- 33:54 Sources: Dia De Los Muertos: national geographic PBS national geographic 2 History.com Scythe: Science- how stuff works NAU Britannica-Scythe Medium Britannica NCBI Wiki- Oscar Theme Song…
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https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod This week Joshua and Briana discuss Robert the Doll and Annabelle. Time Stamps: Robert the Doll- 7:26 Annabelle- 21:11 Sources: Annabelle: The Demonologist, by Gerald Brittle Annabelle the Doll: The Origins, by The Paranormal Scholar NH Register Haunted Rooms All Thats Interesting Robert the Doll: https://www.…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Witch's Hats and Crystal Balls. Time Stamps: Witch's Hats- 06:27 Crystal Ball- 21:15 Sources: Witch Hats: Abby Cox, A Dress Historian Explains the History of the Witch Hat Slate InStyle The Mary Sue Witches of Subeshi Crystal Ball: Vice History Daily Learn Religions Mental Floss Wiki- Crystal Ball Wiki- Druid The…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Candy Corn. Time Stamps: Pumpkin Spice Latte- 6:51 Candy Corn- 18:31 Sources: Pumpkin Spice Latte: Food and Wine Yahoo Finance- starbucks traffic Business of Business Bustle Starbucks Wiki Candy Corn: Allrecipes Time History of Candy Corn Mashed National Geographic Brach’s Turkey Dinner T…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss LuLaRoe and Ponzi. Time Stamps: LuLaRoe- 6:19 Ponzi- 32:56 Sources: LuLaRoe: LuLaRich, Amazon Studios Multi-Level Marketing Wiki Pyramid Scheme Wiki LuLaRoe website LuLaRoe rankings Distractify LuLaRoe Wiki Time Good Housekeeping demiworld The List Ponzi: Time Smithsonian Mag History.com Wiki SJSU Theme Song by O…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Monocle and Sunglasses. Time Stamps: Monocle- 12:15 Sunglasses- 26:41 Sources: Monocle: Encyclopedia Wiki New Yorker Smithsonian Mag The Atlantic Dandy New Yorker- dandy Monocle madness Sunglasses: Google Arts and Culture Frames Direct Glasses History American Sunglasses Wikipedia Theme Song by Olivia Griffin…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Mona Lisa and Faberge Eggs. Time Stamps: Mona Lisa- 9:35 Faberge Eggs- 23:39 Sources: Mona Lisa: Britannica PBS History NPR Thought Co. leonardodavinci.net Faberge Eggs: Karelian Birch History.com PBS Wiki Forbes CNN Faberge Wiki- Vekselberg Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelber…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss S'mores and the Compass. Time Stamps: S'mores- 7:34 Compass- 18:42 Sources: S'mores: Food timeline Food and wine- some more Food and wine- graham crackers Candy USA National geographic Campfire marshmallows cookbook The Norwalk hour Wiki Smithsonian mag Compass: dalvey.com national geographic thought co. history …
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Sitting Out Bag, open air classrooms and the Trapper Keeper. Time Stamps: Sitting Out Bag/ Open Air Classrooms- 8:45 Trapper Keeper: 26:26 Sources: Sitting Out Bag: atlas obscura the bowery boys untapped cities smithsonian ny times history.com CDC Trapper Keeper: Mental floss Ranker Five Star Theme Song by Ol…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Theatre Masks and the Ghost Light. Time Stamps: Theatre Masks- 9:23 Ghost Light- 27:15 Sources: Theatre Masks: History of masks Entertainism Theatre Love Britannica- Noh Critical Stages Met Museum Onstage Britannica- Thespis Britannica- Theatre Masks Ghost Light: wikipedia playbill, ghost light onstage blog atlas…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Faygo and Coca Cola. Time Stamps: Faygo- 10:17 Coca Cola- 27:36 Sources: Faygo: Detroit historical Faygo.com Mlive- faygo flavor rankings Company histories Mpr- soda vs pop Mlive- firework Coca Cola: lovefood.com the daily meal Coke & Bezoars study britannica coca-cola co thought co. wikipedia all thats interesti…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Falling Bullet and the Winged Tank. Time Stamps: Falling Bullet- 8:31 Winged Tank- 27:05 Sources: Falling Bullet: Dale Brumfield blog post medium.com original Scientific American article gizmodo Boston Globe article Winged Tank: Interesting engineering National interest History of yesterday War hi…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Pride flag and Stonewall. Time Stamps: Pride Flag- 7:49 Stonewall- 22:22 Sources: Pride Flag: Britannica Pink triangle history History Them BBC Rainbow washing Stonewall: pbs history.com NYC LGBT historic sites project NY State Parks Stonewall Forever Documentary reason.com Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Brian…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Petra and Stonehenge Time Stamps: Petra- 14:29 Stonehenge- 38:20 Sources: Petra: History National geographic Smithsonian mag Business insider Stonehenge: history nat geo kids the travel English heritage nat geo stonehenge theories 1 stonehenge theories 2 Theme song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua S…
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This week, Joshua and Briana discuss the Pencil and Liquid Paper. Time Stamps: Pencils- 6:30 Liquid Paper- 23:11 Sources: Pencil: Pencils.com Joseph dixon Wiki Pens.co.uk Historic england Pencil facts Ted pencil stuff Liquid paper: cnbc ny times thought co. the atlantic wikipedia Theme song by Briana Fogleman, Joshua Steckelberg, and Olivia Griffin…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Lava Lamp and Troll dolls. Time Stamps: Lava Lamp- 12:20 Troll dolls- 25:20 Sources Lava Lamp: Smithsonian Mag Mathmos Death by exploding lamp. Lava lamp prices Lava lamp history Wiki Lava lamp patent Troll Dolls: Smithsonian Magazine Ripley’s Wikipedia The Troll Hole Dam Creations Mental Floss Theme song by …
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Amazon and Tencent. Time Stamps: Amazon- 8:28 Tencent- 35:29 Sources: Amazon: Business Insider Interesting Engineering Biography Forbes Pattern Wiki Wiki- treatment of workers Tencent: Books: The Big Nine by Amy Webb 21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark Websites: Wiki Towar…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Captain Underpants and The Catcher in the Rye. Time Stamps: Captain Underpants- 9:56 Catcher in the Rye- 32:15 Sources: Captain Underpants: Summary of the books BBC- racism Business insider LA Times Wiki-captain wiki- Dav American library association banned list Catcher in the Rye: history.com mental floss britan…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Oreos and Cheez-its. Time Stamps: Oreo- 11:40 Cheez-it- 31:48 Sources: Oreo: thrillist thought co. The bakery Network Biscuit People So Yummy Insider oreo varieties Cheez-it: Cheez-it website Mashed Dayton website Tampa bay times Wiki cheez-it commercial Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua St…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Pong and the Pet Rock. Time Stamps: Pong: 9:34 Pet Rock: 32:47 Sources: Pong: FrameRater Ahoy Atari timeline Alan Alcorn interview Tennis for Two Wiki Ralph Baer’s magnavox More atari timeline stuff Pet Rock: npr the vintage news real clear today i found out abc news mental floss ny times I’m In Love With My Pet …
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Bat Bomb and Masamune. Time Stamps: Bat Bomb- 10:02 Masamune- 25:21 Sources: Bat Bomb: bat bomb development bomb inner workings weird weapons of WWII bat bomb book Masamune: Masamune sword History collection Ancient origins Hi consumption History documentary Mystery of hanjo Wiki Theme Song by Olivia Griffin,…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Rubik's Cube and MTV. Time Stamps: Rubik's Cube- 13:02 MTV- 33:42 Sources: Rubik's Cube: New York Times Smithsonian mag Rubiks Rubik's cube timeline Crazy ways people have solved it. wiki MTV: I Want my MTV, A&E Michael Nesmith MTV history lite fun facts more fun facts Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Foglema…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Tattoos and Body Piercings. Time Stamps: Tattoos- 7:57 Body Piercing- 45:06 Sources: Tattoo: tattoo origins otzi the iceman Tatau Explained, “Tattoo”, on Netflix medicinal tattoos How tattoos are performed maori tattoos improvements on the tattoo gun tattoo facts tattoo stats most popular designs Body Piercing: G…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Hindenburg Crash. Time Stamps: Atomic bombing- 11:17 Hindenburg- 41:00 Sources: Atomic Bombing: New York Times 3d video NBC signing on the Missouri Obama speech Information about the radiation Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor Manhattan project Atomic bomb over…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Alexander McQueen and Gucci. Time Stamps: Alexander McQueen- 10:17 Gucci- 40:17 Sources: Alexander McQueen: Highland Rape, 1995 Search for the Golden Fleece, Givenchy, 1997 No.13 graffiti dress, 1999 VOSS, 2001 Widows of Culloden, Kate Moss Hologram, 2006 Plato’s Atlantis ft. Lady Gaga, 2009 McQueen (2018), direc…
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This week Joshua and Briana discuss Cedar Point and Action Park. Time Stamps: Cedar Point- 11:54 Action Park- 34:23 Sources: Cedar Point: Ohio history-cedar point Tallest coasters in the world History 1870-1969 History 1970-1999 History 2000-2021 Theme parks- love to know Fun facts Vertigo fall Cleveland- history 150th wiki Action Park: Class Actio…
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This week Briana and Joshua discuss Furbies and the Super Soaker. Time Stamps: Furby- 8:46 Super Soaker- 34:28 Sources: Furby: David Hampton public lives piece Furby history/models Furby language explained Furby dictionary Furby autopsy internal optics Furby myths furby organ furby horror stories Furby Internal Tech Super Soaker: biography Tech ins…
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