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It's episode 40! Join us as we travel by ocean liner to talk about these great ships during the mid century and now. We cover their history and a few important ships of the 1950s like the SS United States. Stay until the end to catch a themed etiquette segment as we tell you the do's and don't's of cruise sailing.
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Weekly Catch up ends at 4:40.
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Encyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/technology/ocean-liner
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Ocean Liners Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_liner
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Ocean Liners Designs - https://www.linerdesigns.com/
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Mid Century Ocean Liners - https://lastoceanliners.com/
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Immigration Trends - https://www.prb.org/resources/trends-in-migration-to-the-u-s/
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SS United States - https://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/united-states/
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Andrea Doria - https://thegreatoceanliners.com/articles/andrea-doria/ 

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Time for a party! Join us as we go back to the tiki bars of the mid century to find out where they began and how they are still impacting the bar scene today. Spoiler alert, it's not all mai tais!
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Weekly Catch Up ends at 4:15
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Episode 016: Mid Century Weight Watchers
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Cate, M. (2016). Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki
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Tiki Expert Sven Kirsten Traces the Evolution of the Art Form - https://tinyurl.com/ukulelemagsven

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Happy 100 days until Halloween! We celebrate this week by talking about Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho from 1960. Join us as we discuss what made this movie so significant to the mid century and how it continues to impact the film industry today.
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Weekly catch up ends at 4:40.
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Movie summary ends at 10:50.
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Psycho Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)
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Hays Code (Production Codes) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hays_Code
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Impact of Psycho - https://scienceleadership.org/blog/of_monsters_and_men--the_impact_of_psycho_on_horror_cinema
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The Atlantic Article - https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/06/how-hitchcock-s-psycho-changed-cinema-and-society/345186/ 

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Happy National Hot Dog Month! Join us in this week's episode as we talk all about hot dogs and celebrate National Hot Dog Month (which falls in July)! We talk about how the hot dog came to become one of America's favorite foods. Also, stay tuned until the end to hear the wacky hot dog etiquette as dictated by the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council.
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Weekly catch up ends at 6:00
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National Hot Dog & Sausage Council - https://www.hot-dog.org/
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History of the Hot Dog - https://www.history.com/news/break-out-the-buns-the-history-of-the-hot-dog
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Hot Dog Styles - https://www.delish.com/entertaining/g642/american-hot-dog-styles/ 

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Join us this week as we explore a niche design movement that is part of the Mid Century Modern design...Googie Architecture! Listen to find out where it all started and what makes Googie Architecture, well, Googie!
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Weekly Catch Up ends at 8:30
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Episode 026 - Apollo & The Moon Part 1
Episode 027 - Apollo & The Moon Part 2
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Smithsonian Magazine - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/googie-architecture-of-the-space-age-122837470/
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Book - Googie Redux: Ultramodern Roadside Architecture by Alan Hess
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The Space Needle - https://www.bie-paris.org/site/en/latest/infocus/entry/the-architecture-of-the-space-needle-embodying-space-age-aspirations#:~:text=Architectural%20critic%20Wolf%20Von%20Eckardt,Needle%20reflects%20%E2%80%9Cthe%20exuberance%20and
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McDonalds - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_McDonald%27s_restaurant 

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We're back!! Welcome to Season 3 with this 70s rule-breaker episode! Since we are back on Independence Day weekend, we wanted to share about one of the biggest Independence Day celebrations we have seen, the Bicentennial year of 1976! We dive into the different celebrations that happened throughout the USA as well as some of the best marketing things that made this celebration so special.
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Fire Hydrants: http://www.firehydrant.org/pictures/bicentennial.html  
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Bicentennial-themed ads: https://www.metv.com/stories/17-vintage-ads-that-prove-everything-was-patriotic-in-the-summer-of-76
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Bicentennial Chic Home Decor: https://tinyurl.com/bicentennialchic   
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Bicentennial
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https://nss.org/space-in-the-seventies-3rd-century-america-and-the-spirit-of-76/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/AskOldPeople/comments/18nm93z/remember_the_bicentennial_celebration_in_the_us/?rdt=46414  

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Straight to you from the vault! Enjoy a special supercut of our favorite 2-parter from 2023 covering Disneyland!
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Episode 005 - Disneyland Part 1 originally from October 6th, 2023
Episode 006 - Disneyland Part 2 originally from October 13th, 2023
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Disney+ streaming suggestions:
“A Pre-Opening Report from Disneyland” (1955)
"Disneyland Around the Seasons" (1966)
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https://www.thehenryford.org/explore/blog/walt-disney-and-his-creation-of-disneyland
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https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/07/today-in-disney-history-disneyland-opens-1955/
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https://disney.fandom.com/
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https://touringplans.com/disneyland/attractions/opening-dates
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https://www.history.com/news/disneylands-disastrous-opening-day-60-years-ago
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https://archive.org/details/dateline-disneyland 

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Straight to you from the vault! Enjoy one of our favorite episodes from 2023, Episode 011 - Forgotten Innovations: Mid Century Technology that’s been Lost to Time originally from November 24th, 2023.
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Hey everyone! We want to thank you for listening and for a great season! We will be taking a short break and will be back on July 5th. In the meantime, listen to our announcement to hear about our plans for this break and future, and make sure you are subscribed to automatically get all bonus content until we are back!
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Thanks again and big shout out to you, our listeners!

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It's our last episode of Season 2! Join us as we discover the great mid century design duo, Charles and Ray Eames. We talk about their background and the beginnings of the Eames Office as well as some of their most well-known pieces.
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Weekly Catch Up ends at 6:00.
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009 - Mid Century Modern Design
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012 - The Ins and Outs of MCM Architecture
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Eames Biography - https://www.eamesoffice.com/about/biography/
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90 Second Video Series - https://www.eamesoffice.com/eames-in-90-seconds/
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Eames Office - https://www.eamesoffice.com/about/design/
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Lounge Chair & Ottoman - https://www.eamesoffice.com/the-work/lounge-chair-and-ottoman/
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Plywood Splint - https://www.eamesoffice.com/the-work/molded-plywood-leg-splint/
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Eames Elephant - https://www.vitra.com/en-us/product/details/eames-elephant-plywood
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Eames Foundation - https://eamesfoundation.org/ 

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