Fabulist

In this yummy episode Shannon tells the story of the origins of Kellogg's and Lizz tells the origins of The Hershey Company.

SOURCES

https://www.thehersheycompany.com/en_us/home/about-us/milton-hershey.html

https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/2019/07/07/maillards-chocolates/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_S._Hershey

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey,_Pennsylvania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_Caramel_Company

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/in-hard-times-hershey-kept-thousands-employed/

https://www.mhskids.org/about/history/catherine-hershey/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kellogg%27s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_the_Tiger

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kellogg-Company

https://www.history.com/news/cereal-breakfast-origins-kellogg

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/secret-ingredient-kelloggs-corn-flakes-seventh-day-adventism-180964247/

https://classicreload.com/dosx-tony-and-friends-in-kelloggs-land.html

https://strategywiki.org/wiki/Tony_and_Friends_in_Kellogg%27s_Land

May the road rise up to meet you and may this St. Patty's themed episode find you well.

SOURCES

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprechaun

https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/oi/authority.20110810104911304;jsessionid=D6AF5EB8D6A8488336E85DC6FEE00C79

https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/history-of-leprechauns-trickster-fairies/

https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Leprechaun

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatha_D%C3%A9_Danann

https://www.connollycove.com/banshee/#tales%20of%20unhinged%20banshee

Please enjoy this Jimmy Buffet episode about mythological imagery in modern advertising.

SOURCES

https://www.designhill.com/design-blog/popular-logo-symbols-and-their-shocking-mythological-stories/

https://pixteller.com/blog/how-ancient-symbols-inform-brand-design-240

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nike_(mythology)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_Victory_of_Samothrace

https://www.greekmyths-greekmythology.com/pandoras-box-myth/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMdJxVjZMRI

https://www.startupgrind.com/blog/origin-story-the-founding-of-pandora-radio/

https://corporate.goodyear.com/us/en/about/history/wingfoot-origin.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20of%20speed%20had,the%20people%20of%20the%20world.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talaria

https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Winged_Shoes

https://www.engadget.com/2013-07-27-the-history-of-the-command-key-pretzel.html

https://www.folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Swedish_Campground.txt&uuid=UHfQXABfNMLUVmZh5066

This week Shannon tells the story of the iconic San Francisco Cable Car System

SOURCES

https://www.sfmta.com/getting-around/muni/cable-cars/cable-car-history#:~:text=Cable%20cars%20were%20invented%20by,for%20more%20than%2030%20years.

Lizz tells the beautiful, innovative, and kinda scary story of the New York City subway system.

SOURCES

https://www.mcny.org/story/contemplating-and-commemorating-rapid-transit-new-york-city?gclid=Cj0KCQiA54KfBhCKARIsAJzSrdpSwsz7gaY3coZmrHvKX1iWtzRotkw_og1lJ-6mMA1r9mVuf1EwpoEaAtMhEALw_wcB

http://web.mta.info/nyct/110Anniversary/history.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1888

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m6w1Pq0Pyw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ayg_K_CR2tc

https://medium.com/@UpOutNYC/11-weird-nyc-subway-facts-that-will-change-your-life-forever-13f88d37ca56

https://www.6sqft.com/the-new-york-city-subway-in-fascinating-facts-and-figures/

https://shilohinthecity.com/2022/09/10/nyc-subway-facts-from-the-most-basic-to-the-obscure/

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2015/05/04/subway-construction-then-now

https://untappedcities.com/2021/01/21/pneumatic-tube-mail-nyc/

http://www.constructioncompany.com/historic-construction-projects/new-york-city-subway/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_station_(IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Hall_station_(IRT_Lexington_Avenue_Line)

A special Q and A episode with Shannon and Lizz to celebrate ONE WHOLE YEAR of Fabulist!

Satisfy your cat curiosity with these two kitty tales. Lizz tells the story of the king of cat burglars, Robert Delaney, and Shannon lets the cat out of the bag on 9 of the epic lives of Catwoman.

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/cat-burglar.html

https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/rise-cat-burglar-burglary-criminals-history/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Delaney_(cat_burglar)

https://collectingtwigs.wordpress.com/2015/05/19/robert-delaney-1891-1948/

https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/the-batman-2022-catwoman-selina-kyle https://nerdist.com/article/catwoman-lives-origins-batman-dc-comics/ https://www.looper.com/244500/catwomans-entire-backstory-explained/ https://www.looper.com/140266/the-best-batman-that-never-was/ https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20220225-the-batman-the-ancient-roots-of-catwoman https://www.dc.com/blog/2020/04/17/purrfect-history-twelve-moments-that-defined-catwoman https://www.dc.com/blog/2020/04/17/purrfect-history-twelve-moments-that-defined-catwoman https://ew.com/movies/britney-spears-michelle-pfeiffer-catwoman-batman-returns/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Knight_Rises https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/02/24/the-batman-zoe-kravitz-stars-catwoman-opposite-robert-pattinson/6897056001/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Batman_(film)

Lizz tells the story of the tubby little cubby all stuffed with fluff: Winnie-the-Pooh.

SOURCES

https://www.cbc.ca/kids/articles/the-real-life-canadian-story-of-winnie-the-pooh#:~:text=Winnie%2Dthe%2DPooh%20and%20friends&text=Inspired%20by%20his%20son's%20teddy,that%20belonged%20to%20Christopher%20Robin.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/winnie-pooh-became-household-bear-180967090/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie-the-Pooh

https://www.bbc.com/news/education-34844669

https://www.history.com/news/the-true-story-of-the-real-life-winnie-the-pooh

https://yourmentalhealthpal.com/winnie-the-pooh-mental-disorders/

Please enjoy Shannon's telling of the story of Indiana Jones IRL.

SOURCES

https://www.everything80spodcast.com/why-was-the-pg-13-rating-created/ https://sites.duke.edu/downhome/eric-and-carol-meyers/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hiram-Bingham-American-archaeologist-and-United-States-senator https://connecticuthistory.org/from-the-state-historian-discovering-the-explorer-hiram-bingham-iii/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/150514-indiana-jones-archaeology-exhibit-national-geographic-museum https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/enduring-myths-raiders-lost-ark-180977923/ https://www.history.co.uk/articles/five-real-life-adventurers-who-may-have-inspired-indiana-jones

Hear the magical stories of the friendships of Martha Stewart and Snoop Dog and Sirs Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.

SOURCES

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/surprise-celeb-bffs-2009268/#:~:text=The%20lifestyle%20guru%20and%20%E2%80%9CDrop,Martha%20%26%20Snoop's%20Potluck%20Dinner%20Party.

https://www.insider.com/timeline-martha-stewart-snoop-dogg-friendship-2021-2

https://www.mashed.com/130795/the-untold-truth-of-martha-and-snoop/

https://www.upi.com/blog/2013/10/13/Ian-McKellen-Patrick-Stewart-discuss-their-friendship-We-are-the-same-actor-really/5841381711590/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McKellen#Activism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart#Charity_work_and_activism 

https://www.thethings.com/times-patrick-stewart-and-ian-mckellen-were-bff-goals/ 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-8521543/Ian-McKellen-wishes-close-friend-Patrick-Stewart-happy-80th-birthday-video-message.html 

https://parade.com/281879/iraphael/see-sir-ian-mckellen-and-patrick-stewart-play-the-newlywed/ 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/patrick-stewart-explains-how-he-ian-mckellen-became-inseparable-1281056/ 

https://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/ian-mckellen-glad-he-came-out-before-knighthood-60720360