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Fri. 05/20 - 1930s Shopping Cart Haters

Fri. 05/20 - 1930s Shopping Cart Haters

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Fri. 05/20 - 1930s Shopping Cart Haters

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
May 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The history of the humble shopping cart, and why people absolutely did not like them when they first came out. Plus, a parasite that might make you more attractive—but like, don’t try it. And a tiny pub in an English village that stood up to Condé Nast, and won.Sponsors:I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcastShopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottkeLinks:Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out (CNN)How a Basket on Wheels Revolutionized Grocery Shopping (Priceonomics)Mind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggests (ScienceAlert)Toxoplasmosis - General Information (CDC)Vogue magazine threatens to sue Cornish village pub of the same name (Cornwall Live)Village pub asked to change name by Vogue magazine (BBC)Jackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Released:
May 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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