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Remember the Beanie Babies craze during the '90s? The iconic plush stuffed animals swept the country and the world, but it all started about 30 miles west of Chicago in a Naperville cul-de-sac. Reset talks to one of the women who made it happen and with the journalist whose article kicked off the craze. Plus, we check in with the director of a documentary about Beanie Mania.
Host: Sasha-Ann Simons
Producers: Stephanie Kim
By WBEZ ChicagoRemember the Beanie Babies craze during the '90s? The iconic plush stuffed animals swept the country and the world, but it all started about 30 miles west of Chicago in a Naperville cul-de-sac. Reset talks to one of the women who made it happen and with the journalist whose article kicked off the craze. Plus, we check in with the director of a documentary about Beanie Mania.
Host: Sasha-Ann Simons
Producers: Stephanie Kim