(Yes he named it after himself - wouldn’t you? HE IS THE REASON FOR KICK-ARSE 80s SAX SOLOS.)

The saxophone is kind of the least interesting thing about this guy. He literally cheated death about 57 times, starting with swallowing a 6-inch needle when he was a toddler, followed by accidentally drinking a cup of poison and surviving assassination attempts from people who were jelly that the saxophone was just so awesome and their instruments were lame. 

Rosie is convinced Kenny G went back in time to make sure he survived

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The Belgian city where Adolphe was born (Dinante) loves to celebrate their local hero - check out their Sax dedicated page here: http://www.dinant.be/en/inheritance/adolphe-sax 

Stephen Cottrell wrote a very comprehensive biography of Adolphe Sax in his book The Saxophone (which you might have to dig to find if you are keen to read it - it’s out of print and it's rare)

Here are the first articles Jacob came across that piqued his interest:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/adolphe-sax 

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2019/07/the-surprisingly-badass-life-of-the-inventor-of-the-saxophone-adolphe-sax/ 

Mary Trump’s book that Rosie read: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Much_and_Never_Enough

The William Shatner show on Binge that Rosie couldn’t remember the name of (it’s ‘The UnXplained’ btw 😂): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_UnXplained

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The ‘Queen of Tehano music’, people often said it wasn’t that she was ‘the Latin Madonna’ but that Madonna was ‘the English Selena’. She sung her Spanish-language music to stadiums of thousands, was one of the wealthiest Latin-music stars in America and was about to become a mainstream superstar by releasing her first album in English. Then she was murdered, at 23, by the president of her fan club. 

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We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:

Podcasts Rosie listened to:

Selena: A Star Dies in Texas https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/selena-a-star-dies-in-texas/id1505572990?i=1000473720346

Murder Made Me Famous-Yolanda Saldivar https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/murder-made-me-famous/id1492150996?i=1000459993657

Selena (1997 biopic with J-Lo) https://youtu.be/0ottkTXAe_s

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It’s a plague! With dancing! A dancing plague! Like, literally. There once was a town where a plague wiped out a bunch of the residents... by making them dance until they died. (Count how many dancing references Jacob manages to squeeze into this one - it’s truly something to behold.)

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Some good, solid articles to get you started if you want to know more: 

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161028-the-town-the-nearly-danced-itself-to-death 

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/jul/05/bizarre-dance-epidemic-of-summer-1518-strasbourg 

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518 

Puppet History episode that made Jacob briefly obsessed with the story: https://youtu.be/2MZZrDA-I4M

The book Jacob did not read is by a chap called John Waller - if you want to read it buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848310536/ref=nosim?tag=thepubdomrev-20 

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Did you know that in the US from 1989-2001, there were no real major prize winners of the McDonald's Monopoly game, because THE WHOLE THING WAS RIGGED? Every single person who won a big prize was part of a major scam, and when the FBI found out, they teamed up with Maccas to go UNDER COVER BABY! This one is nuts.

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We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

The doco called McMillion$ that just came out that Rosie is OBSESSED with and demands you all watch (available on Binge or HBO):https://binge.com.au/shows/show-mcmillion!6090

The McMillion$ podcast hosted by the doco creators:https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-mcmillion%24-podcast/id1495403653

Some great articles:https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-an-ex-cop-rigged-mcdonalds-monopoly-game-and-stole-millionshttps://www.vulture.com/2020/02/mcdonalds-monopoly-game-fraud-true-story.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/arts/television/mcmillions-hbo-explained.html

The Mary Kay Letourneau article Rosie mentioned in Breakin' Nooz:https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/mary-kay-letourneau-vili-fualauu-relationship-media-child-rape-tryst-1025466/

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So, did you know that in 1932, the Australian Army went to war... against emus? Like, actual emus. The birds. That run. And before you say it doesn't make any sense for the army to go to war against emus, the crazier part of this story is: THE EMUS BLOODY WON. Join us for this bizarre (and embarrassing tbh - for the army, not the emus) little piece of Aussie history.

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

Some articles Jacob read:

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2016/10/on-this-day-the-emu-wars-begin/

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/australia-once-lost-a-war-to-the-mighty-emu-fd0f07203ca4

https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/running-ponies/the-great-emu-war-in-which-some-large-flightless-birds-unwittingly-foiled-the-australian-army/

Images of the newspaper headlines/articles at the time:https://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/great-emu-war-1932-weird-sounds/

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This KICK-ARSE 17th century French woman started her own fight club for lols, seduced and bedded more men and women than Casanova (and was probs better at it too), got busted for grave-robbing and arson AND was a famous opera singer. Otherwise known as Mademoiselle Maupin, this is the kind of woman we should be learning about in history class.

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We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:

A comprehensive written account of the life of La Maupin with good footnotes that help provide context https://www.eldacur.com/~brons/Maupin/LaMaupin.html 

An even more comprehensive article https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/maupin-daubigny-c-1670-1707 

For those who prefer listicles to big slabs of text, here's one https://www.factinate.com/people/facts-julie-daubigny/ 

An author called Kelly Gardiner wrote a novel inspired by La Maupin called "Goddess" - you can buy the paperback here https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780732298883/goddess/ or track down the ebook version. 

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She was his 36-year-old teacher. He was her 12-year-old student. She went to prison for sexually grooming and abusing him. When he turned 21, they got married. Rosie gives Jacob just the gist on why she’s FURIOUS that so many people still consider this a ‘love story’.

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We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:

Scandal Made Me Famous episode (super cheesy but gets the story across). Rosie found it on Binge: https://binge.com.au/shows/show-scandal-made-me-famous!4746

The book 'If Loving You Is Wrong' by Gregg Olsen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/478075.If_Loving_You_Is_Wrong

The Barbars Walters interview that made Rosie MAD AF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ek0kBJSho

And Rosie's podcast recco!Debutante - Race, Resistance and Girl Power (Hosted by Nakkiah Lui and Miranda Tapsell): https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Debutante-Race-Resistance-and-Girl-Power-Audiobook/B089H1B33P?source_code=AUDOR02806152000JF

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The 1989 Oscars are infamous for being the most embarrassing ceremony ever. The producer never worked again. The lead actress went back to her home town never to return. THERE WERE GIANT DANCING TABLES, PEOPLE. Whip these video clips out at a dinner party and you'll be the star of the evening.

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We give you Just The Gist, but if want more, there's this:

The infamous Snow White/Rob Lowe opening number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mronRVvdmw

The 'Stars Of Tomorrow' number: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAQ9Taunh7w

Interview with Eileen Bowman
(SNOW!): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/oscars-rob-lowes-snow-white-422225

Los Angeles Magazine longread about how it all came together (or didn't lol): https://www.lamag.com/longform/snow-job/

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Did you know there's a mean, cranky artist who tried to buy and own colours so nobody else could have them? (Yeah, you can own colours apparently.) But then another artist decided LOL NO HOW DARE YOU and started doing everything he could to stop him, BECAUSE COLOURS SHOULD BE FOR EVERYONE. This one is a crazy, crazy ride and turned out to be Rosie's absolute favourite episode so far. This is the story of the hilarious Stuart Semple vs the meanie Anish Kapoor.

We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

WIRED article: https://www.wired.com/story/vantablack-anish-kapoor-stuart-semple/

Interview with Stuart Semple: https://www.format.com/magazine/features/art/anish-kapoor-stuart-semple-vantablack-blackest-black

Buy all the awesome Stuart Semple stuff Jacob talked about: https://culturehustle.com/

Stuart Semple's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWBqdrCAINHy6EO2hC81AOQ

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Rosie could not believe she had never heard of this one. There's scammers (her favourite), Ponzi schemes (another fave) and IDIOT MEN AND GENDER DYNAMICS. Also murder. And 80s heartthrob Judd Nelson. 

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We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this:

People Magazine Presents: Murder Made Me Famous - The Billionaire Boys Club: https://www.LiSTNRaustralia.com.au/podcasts/murder-made-me-famous/billionaire-boys-club

Marcia Clark Investigates: The First 48 - Billionaire Boys Club: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/8-billionaire-boys-club/id1362807920?i=1000411133983

Washington Post Article 1990 'Dirty Rotten Kids': https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1990/01/14/dirty-rotten-kids/0abbbbde-de42-4f38-b361-3979522fab97/

1987 Miniseries starring Judd Nelson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQOTcBbZQU4

Some cheesy Doco Rosie found on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNijxK214yQ

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