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A very happy Christmas to all who celebrate, and happy holidays to all! This year's MCM special takes us to New York City in the 1940s, to take a look at a favorite holiday movie: Miracle on 34th Street.

Join us in this trip to see what happened at Macy's between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and decide whether Kris Kringle was really Santa Clause.

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Weird trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ce_op2qG24 

Puppet show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge0cOHUft9c 

The 59% club: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/movies-with-59-tomatometer-scores-on-rotten-tomatoes/ 

SOURCES:

https://www.remindmagazine.com/article/22656/miracle-on-34th-street-1947-things-you-never-knew 

https://www.hollywoodsgoldenhistory.com/miracle-on-34th-street-1947-a-tale-of-the-spirit-of-christmas/ 

https://www.yardbarker.com/entertainment/articles/20_facts_you_might_not_know_about_miracle_on_34th_street

https://web.archive.org/web/20170823024414/http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9401E7DB103EE13BBC4D53DFB066838C659EDE 

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Hey everyone! We are still on our break but, as promised, we have a vault episode for you! Take a seat, and enjoy listening about MCM chairs!

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The original episode is Episode 61, which came out on January 31st of 2025 (almost a year ago!!)

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It's Thanksgiving! That means a whole food talk episode, this time about deviled appetizers! Featuring a live taste of deviled ham!

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https://www.straightdope.com/21343320/what-s-up-with-deviled-eggs-ham-etc 

https://www.backthenhistory.com/articles/the-history-of-deviled-eggs 

https://eatshistory.com/deviled-eggs-the-orginal-recipe/ 

https://kitchenjournal.net/whats-the-story-behind-deviled-eggs/ 

https://grubamericana.com/2016/12/12/deviled-eggs-a-heavenly-dish/ 

https://www.tastingtable.com/1954911/underwood-deviled-ham-oldest-food-trademark/ 

https://sporked.com/article/what-is-deviled-ham/ 

https://www.genealogybank.com/blog/everything-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-deviled-ham-but-were-afraid-to-ask.html 

https://www.ourstate.com/deviled-egg-dish/ 

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Hey everyone! We are taking our holiday break early this year to recharge and get more midcentury vibes ready for 2026! Don't worry! We will still release a Thanksgiving Special as well as a Christmas Special, and will be re-releasing our favorite episodes so you can always find the midcentury in your podcast feed. Make sure you subscribe, and if you have any topics from the midcentury you'd like to know more about, or just listen to, send us an Instagram Message @MCLPodcast, or e-mail us at [email protected].

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We're looking forward to our break and even more to a whole new 2026 filled with midcentury vibes. So stay tuned for new episodes!

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Happy Halloween everyone! Welcome to our spooktacular midcentury special! Today we are doing a special reading of the storyThe Man Who Lived, written by Raymond F. O’Kelley.

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Special thanks to WikiSource for providing the text for this story. (This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was legally published within the United States before 1964, and copyright was not renewed.)

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Also, special thanks to Shane Ivers from Silverman Sound for providing the background music. Check out his website below:

Music: The Witch Trial by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

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SOURCES:

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales/Volume_36/Issue_1/The_Man_Who_Lived 

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Spooky season!! Jacky is on vacation today, so Gonzalo is bringing you a halloween episode from the archives! Actually, it is our first halloween episode all the way from October 2023. 

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Stay tuned for next week's Halloween Special!

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It's trick or treat time!! Have you chosen your costume yet?? The midcentury offered many options, but the most popular were costumed created by Ben Cooper, inc.! Join us as we discover what these costumes were like and what made them so special!

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https://bencooperdoc.com/ 

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https://13thdimension.com/behind-the-halloween-mask-the-groovy-history-of-ben-cooper/

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https://vacface.com/ben-cooper-box-art-library/ 

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https://13thdimension.com/the-top-13-frank-romano-ben-cooper-costume-designs-ranked/ 

https://13thdimension.com/13-groovy-ben-cooper-masks-ranked/ 

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https://store.necaonline.com/search?q=ben+cooper  

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It's still spooky season!! If you're looking for trick-or-treating inspiration, look (listen?) no further! Today on our episode we cover 4 candies from the midcentury that we can still buy and give out this Halloween!

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Weekly Catch up ends at 7:10

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SHOW NOTES:

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Episode 023 - Mid Century Suburbs

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Halloween Candy Stories - https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/632789/when-long-island-trick-or-treaters-got-ant-poison 

M&Ms - https://www.mms.com/en-at/explore/about-us 

Bazooka - https://www.candyfavorites.com/pages/the-unofficial-official-history-of-bazooka-joe-bubble-gum?srsltid=AfmBOoojzt2mRj_fE3eJf-xOf9wb3iKeOTnHeC5a669ApSXPi1g1a9MB 

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

Smarties - https://www.smarties.com/our-story/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smarties_(tablet_candy) 

Pixy Stix - https://www.hcdistrictclerk.com/Common/HistoricalDocument/pdf/COTM_Oct_2021.pdf 

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Scary sitcom, 2025 edition! Today we take a trip to Mockingbird Heights and visit Number 1313 Mockingbird Lane to meet the Munsters! Your average midcentury family...or are they?

Join us to discover the history behind this great sitcom, meet the characters, and learn how they're still relevant today!

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SHOW NOTES:

Munster Mansion: https://www.munstermansion.com/ 

https://munsters.com/ 

https://www.munsterland.net/

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/munsters-tv-show-movie-original-rob-zombie-reboot-history 

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3690729/mockingbird-lane-looking-back-bryan-fullers-edgy-reboot-munsters/ 

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It's the great podcast, Charlie Brown! Today we go deep into a midcentury comic strip! You may have heard of it, Peanuts! Join us as we talk about its creator, the characters, and why it is such a great example of midcentury nostalgia.

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Charles M. Schulz Museum & Research Center - https://schulzmuseum.org/ 

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NASA post - https://www.instagram.com/p/DOa962WjBTM/ 

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Mr. Manners: https://schulzmuseum.org/snoopy-sparky-and-mr-manners-the-quirky-world-of-peanuts-puns-and-phrases/ 

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