In this ep we discuss the birth of Florida's most iconic beverage-- the one, the only, the reigning king of sports drinks: Gatorade. We also ruthlessly vivisect the myth of hydration, which is actually a corporate invention to sell you bottles of shit you could get out of the sink. The more you know, babes, let's get into it.

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SOURCES:

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gatorade-sports-drinks-inventions

https://thehustle.co/why-the-university-of-florida-gets-a-20m-cut-of-gatorade-profits-every-year/

https://www.tomahawknation.com/2010/5/26/1488690/why-did-the-fsu-seminoles-let-uf

https://research.ufl.edu/publications/explore/v08n1/gatorade.html

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/07/health/young-athletes-football-overhydration-partner/index.html

https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/who-invented-sports-drinks1.htm

https://econlife.com/2021/05/inventing-hydration/