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Wed. 08/10 - Mary Shelley & the Cryogenic Tabloid Star

Wed. 08/10 - Mary Shelley & the Cryogenic Tabloid Star

FromCool Stuff Ride Home


Wed. 08/10 - Mary Shelley & the Cryogenic Tabloid Star

FromCool Stuff Ride Home

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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Aug 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The story of the 197-year-old frozen gentleman–––a tale that will take us from unprecedented weather events and the 19th century version of misinformation to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, a 1980s medical miracle, and brief shout-out to the OG velocipede. Plus, Austrian Burger King say you’re abnormal if you like meat. And the upcoming live-action Pac-Man movie.Sponsors:Bambee, Schedule a conversation at bambee.com/coolIndeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed’s Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnewsLinks:The Hoax That Inspired Mary Shelley (JSTOR Daily)Mary Shelley and the Roger Dodsworth Hoax (Keats-Shelley Journal, JSTOR)Roger Dodsworth: The Reanimated Englishman. (University of Pennsylvania)Decades Ago, A Woman Survived Being 'Frozen Solid'. Here's The Science (ScienceAlert)Mon. 07/27 - The Year Without a Summer (Cool Stuff Ride Home)Burger King Austria now Asks Customers, 'Regular or With Meat?' (Ad Week)"Normal or With Meat?": All Burger King Items Are Plant-Based in Austrian Experiment, Meat Must be Requested (Vegconomist)Cracker Barrel faces blowback after adding Impossible sausage to menu (Washington Post)The Italians Finally Chased Domino's Out of Italy (Gizmodo)Live-Action Pac-Man Movie in the Works from Wayfarer, Bandai Namco (Exclusive) (Hollywood Reporter)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:
Aug 10, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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