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Talking Crap with Historian Wendy Woloson
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Length:
71 minutes
Released:
Dec 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Author of the book Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America, historian Wendy Woloson joins me to discuss the long-time American obsession with pointless, poorly-made products and novelty items like Sea Monkeys, X-ray specs, fake vomit, and exploding cigars. Today we will go into much more detail analyzing this definitively American crap and what it all means about our history and society.
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American Hysteria is produced and hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith
Produced and Edited by Miranda Zickler
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Released:
Dec 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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