In our first episode, Brian explores the gruesome origin story of barber poles, along with the intertangling history of barber surgeons. And Sam dives into the history of a similarly striped sweet: candy canes.

Produced and Hosted by Brian Moore and Sam Malott Brown.

Audio Mixing and Editing by Jeffery Brown.

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Forming Function Season 1 is supported in part by grant funding from Michigan Architectural Foundation.