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Episode 518: Crazy About A Mercury
Show Notes Episode 518: Crazy About A Mercury
This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempted to join a small group of elite performers dedicated to pushing the boundaries of human endurance in pursuit of knowledge. (He was in a drinking contest. He Lost) On the show this time we head back to the heady days of Steely Eyed Missile Men reaching out to the face of God. (And the boobs of every Cape Cookie on the coast) as we cover the Space Race and the Mercury Program!
Along the way we discovered that Dave was never going to make it into space. Then we dive right into the people that made NASA (Nazi Scientists.) Then join the Space Race already in progress as the Soviet Union launches Sputnik and America launches a public relations campaign. We meet the Mercury Seven, the heroes who launched the program in the United States, and their long suffering wives. (Astronauts: not good husbands) Finally we examine what the space program really gave us. (A massive flying homage to Jeff Bezos’ dong!)
Our Sponsor this week is Paperclip Consultants, focusing on the job, not the problematic people doing it! We open the show with NASA lying to us and close with Keith, who is crazy about Mercury!
Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense
The Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social
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The Show Line: 347 687 9601
Closing Music:https://youtu.be/05HZb6-i7zE?si=q_WhScXqzfypjRTK
Buy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shop
Citations Needed:
Wikipedia: Operation Paperclip
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip
Wikipedia: Mercury Seven
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Seven
Rendezvous with Destiny
https://web.archive.org/web/20070618053311/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,864563,00.html
Respected Astronauts Who Were Awful People
https://www.grunge.com/127628/respected-astronauts-who-were-awful-people/
Being a Celebrity Astronaut Is Tougher Than It Sounds
https://gizmodo.com/being-a-celebrity-astronaut-is-tougher-than-it-sounds-1548988589
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By Dave Bledsoe
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Show Notes Episode 518: Crazy About A Mercury
This week Host Dave Bledsoe attempted to join a small group of elite performers dedicated to pushing the boundaries of human endurance in pursuit of knowledge. (He was in a drinking contest. He Lost) On the show this time we head back to the heady days of Steely Eyed Missile Men reaching out to the face of God. (And the boobs of every Cape Cookie on the coast) as we cover the Space Race and the Mercury Program!
Along the way we discovered that Dave was never going to make it into space. Then we dive right into the people that made NASA (Nazi Scientists.) Then join the Space Race already in progress as the Soviet Union launches Sputnik and America launches a public relations campaign. We meet the Mercury Seven, the heroes who launched the program in the United States, and their long suffering wives. (Astronauts: not good husbands) Finally we examine what the space program really gave us. (A massive flying homage to Jeff Bezos’ dong!)
Our Sponsor this week is Paperclip Consultants, focusing on the job, not the problematic people doing it! We open the show with NASA lying to us and close with Keith, who is crazy about Mercury!
Show Theme: Hypnostate Prelude to Common Sense
The Show on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/whatthehellpodcast.bsky.social
The Show on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatthehellpodcast/
The Show on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjxP5ywpZ-O7qu_MFkLXQUQ
The Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehellwereyouthinkingpod/
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/kHmmrjptrq
Our Website: https://www.whatthehellpodcast.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Whatthehellpodcast
The Show Line: 347 687 9601
Closing Music:https://youtu.be/05HZb6-i7zE?si=q_WhScXqzfypjRTK
Buy Our Stuff: https://www.seltzerkings.com/shop
Citations Needed:
Wikipedia: Operation Paperclip
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Paperclip
Wikipedia: Mercury Seven
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_Seven
Rendezvous with Destiny
https://web.archive.org/web/20070618053311/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,864563,00.html
Respected Astronauts Who Were Awful People
https://www.grunge.com/127628/respected-astronauts-who-were-awful-people/
Being a Celebrity Astronaut Is Tougher Than It Sounds
https://gizmodo.com/being-a-celebrity-astronaut-is-tougher-than-it-sounds-1548988589
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