Second Bananas

By Second Bananas

Second Bananas is a show about the people, places & things that stand in something or someone else’s much larger shadow.

Join Wes, Craig & Joe as they discuss, dissect & dunk on History’... more

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The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.

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March 07, 2023 Saint Guinefort - The Dog Saint
The Banana Boyz are joined by Journalist & Writer Sam Smart to talk about Saint Guinefort, a folk saint who wasn't even human - she was a GREYHOUND. Animals & Religion are two fun topics that go great together!
SOURCES
Quick Look
1 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Manic Minutes
5 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Mysterious Leroy
thegreyhoundsaint.com
“A Faithful Hound” by Colin Dickey for Lapham’s Quarterly

Other Main Sources
Oh My Dog! St. Guinefort & Saint Christopher by Minjie Su for medievalists.net
Saint Guinefort on Wikipedia
Folk Saints on Wikipedia
Stephen de Bourbon on St. Guinefort

SOURCES
Quick Look
1 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Manic Minutes
5 Min Video Summary of the Legend of Saint Guinefort from Mysterious Leroy
thegreyhoundsaint.com
“A Faithful Hound” by Colin Dickey for Lapham’s Quarterly
Main Sources
Oh My Dog! St. Guinefort & Saint Christopher by Minjie Su for medievalists.net
Saint Guinefort on Wikipedia
Folk Saints on Wikipedia
Stephen de Bourbon on St. Guinefort
...more
1h 15min
February 07, 2023 Henry A. Wallace, American Anti-Fascist (Part 2)
He railed against Fascism both outside and inside America. He was a New Deal Democrat til the bitter end. He even ran for President under a Third Party!
The Banana Boys dig into the life of Henry A. Wallace - the quintessential "American Progressive". Part 1 of 2.

WRITTEN SOURCES
"Uncommon Man" (New Yorker Profile, 2013)
"Where Are They Now? Henry Agard Wallace" (New Yorker, 1960)
“The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party” by John Nichols (Verso Books, 2020)
The New Deal & the Guru (American Heritage, 1989)
Ilo Browne's Obituary (New York Times)
Former President Truman Discusses Henry Wallace - Truman Library
Harry S. Truman and Civil Rights (Truman Library)
Harry S. Truman Supports Civil Rights 1947-1948 (thirteen.org)

VIDEO SOURCES
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States
10 Minute C-Span Summary of Wallace’s Life/Career (YouTube)
Undoing the New Deal: The 1944 Coup Against VP Henry Wallace (YouTube)
2004 PBS Documentary (YouTube)
An Uncommon Man (YouTube)
Speech: The Price of Victory (YouTube)
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1h 22min
January 09, 2023 Henry A. Wallace, American Anti-Fascist (Part 1)
New Deal Democrat, Farmer, Vice President, and Third Party Candidate. The Banana Boys dig into the life of Henry A. Wallace - the quintessential "American Progressive". Part 1 of 2.

WRITTEN SOURCES
"Uncommon Man" (New Yorker Profile, 2013)
"Where Are They Now? Henry Agard Wallace" (New Yorker, 1960)
“The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party” by John Nichols (Verso Books, 2020)
The New Deal & the Guru (American Heritage, 1989)
Ilo Browne's Obituary (New York Times)
Former President Truman Discusses Henry Wallace - Truman Library
Harry S. Truman and Civil Rights (Truman Library)
Harry S. Truman Supports Civil Rights 1947-1948 (thirteen.org)

VIDEO SOURCES
Oliver Stone’s Untold History of the United States
10 Minute C-Span Summary of Wallace’s Life/Career (YouTube)
Undoing the New Deal: The 1944 Coup Against VP Henry Wallace (YouTube)
2004 PBS Documentary (YouTube)
An Uncommon Man (YouTube)
Speech: The Price of Victory (YouTube)
...more
1h 11min
December 21, 2022 The Lilienthal Brothers
Second Bananas to the Wright Brothers
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1h 29min
November 29, 2022 Cover Songs - Part 3 of 3
The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare.
Songs from this episode:
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Joe - "Astronomy" by Blue Oyster Cult, covered by Metallica
Craig - "Electioneering" by Radiohead, covered by Easy Star All-Stars
Wes - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears, covered by Lettuce
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To listen to all the songs, check out the Spotify Playlist
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34min
October 25, 2022 Cover Songs - Part 2 of 3
The Banana Boyz drop their usual hard evidence and strict citations to talk about their many feelings... about cover songs! Each Banana Boy has a cover and its original for the whole group to contrast & compare.
Songs from this episode:
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Joe - "Queen Victoria" by Leonard Cohen, covered by Geoff Berner
Craig - "Pursuit of Happiness" by Kid Cudi, covered by Lissie
Wes - "Common People" by Pulp, covered by William Shatner & Ben Folds
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To listen to all the songs, check out the Spotify Playlist
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Part 3 of Cover Songs will come out at the end of November!
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40min
September 06, 2022 Cover Songs - Part 1 of 3
Cover Songs
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49min
July 19, 2022 Sam ”Banana Man” Zemurray
The Banana Boyz dig into Sam Zemurray, the businessman who beat United Fruit at its own game. Hear how Sam earned his nickname "Banana Man" through business savvy, ruthlessness, and a whole lot of government coups.
SOURCES
The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen. Picador, 2013.
The ousting of the president of Honduras, 1911 (libcom.org)
7 Ways The United Fruit Company Devastated Central America (History Hustle)
Sam Zemurray – Banana Man of New Orleans (The Savvy Native)
Sam Zeumurray on Wikipedia
The United Fruit Company on Wikipedia
...more
2h 3min
June 07, 2022 Operation Hug America
HUG AMERICA
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8min
May 03, 2022 Stanislav Petrov
The Banana Boyz learn about Stanislav Yevgrafovich Petrov, a lieutenant colonel of the Soviet Air Defence Forces. Petrov was in charge of the Soviet nuclear early-warning system. When it reported that a missile had been launched from the United States, Petrov judged the reports to be a false alarm. He was right.

Sources:
The Man Who Save The World
Wikipedia
Obituary
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1h 41min

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How many episodes does Second Bananas have?

The podcast currently has 65 episodes available.