Second Bananas

The Banana Boyz get a visit from Matt Hoddy (Magical Marker, The Legend of Metalbeard) and they talk about GUY STUFF aka James Bond. Specifically, they talk about the single performance from George Lazenby - the man who walked away from being Bond after appearing in a single film, On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

CONTENT WARNING: Discussion of Misogyny, Violence, Sexual Assault and Chiseled Jaw Lines.

Will this brave band of rebels topple The Great Satan from within? Probably not.

CAST:

News Anchor - Craig Blanchard

Gordo - Joe Stilwell

Jon - Wes Walcott

Davy - Darragh Bourke

Gail - Victoria Fraser

The Banana Boyz are joined by writer & podcaster Victoria Fraser (@drunkukulele) to talk about Patty Hearst, the newspaper heiress turned urban guerilla! They dredge a swamp of murky motivations, just-so stories, and power imbalances.

 

CONTENT WARNING - Discussions of kidnapping, murder, rape & rich people avoiding consequences for their actions.

 

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Sources/Further Reading:

There Are Still No Easy Answers in the Curious Case of Patty Hearst (Vanity Fair)

Hearst Kidnappers Asking Food For Poor (New York Times)

Who Ran the SLA? (Ann Arbor Sun)

The SLA is the CIA (Mae Brussell)

Cinque: A Dropout Who Has Been In Constant Trouble (New York Times)

The Black Dahlia SLA Page (Wayback Machine)

Somewhere in Argentina...

 

LARS THE ATTACHE - Wes Walcott

JUAN PERON - Craig Blanchard

EVA PERON - Victoria Fraser

HERR DOKTOR HANS KOHLER - Joe Stilwell

MUTANT HITLERS - Joe Stilwell & Craig Blanchard

The Banana Boyz talk about Third Way Girlboss Eva "Evita" Peron, and Joe gets a Wes/Craig Update just for the listeners!

 

SOURCES/FURTHER READING:

Saenz Pena Law 

The Tragic Week

A&E Biography Series on Eva Peron

Peronism at "Everything Explained"

Feminism in Argentina (Wikipedia)

Mental Floss: The Story Behind Eva Peron's Secret Lobotomy

Gemma Moxie Will Have Her Revenge

 

Gemma Moxie - Amy Watkins

Ron Popsicle - Darragh Bourke

Announcer - Joseph Stilwell

Special guest Della Haddock (Hot Snack, Good Not Great) joins the Banana Boyz to talk about Non-Riot Grrrl Courtney Love! While forever tied to the legacy of her husband, Kurt Cobain, Courtney has always been her own unique songwriter, band leader, and cultural icon.

 

SOURCES & FURTHER READING:

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Podcasts:

You're Wrong About

Girlboss Radio

Unqualified

The Jump

You Must Remember This

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YouTube:

Courtney Love & Kat Bjelland

Celebrity Skin - Music Video

Malibu - Music Video

Hole at the Metro, Chicago (1994)

Hole at Glastonbury Music Festival (1999)

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Other:

Courtney Love & Kathleen Hanna

Courtney Love & Melissa Auf Der Mar

In the dumb dumbness of the 30th century, there is only getting stung in the face.

 

CAST

Captain/Children - Joe Stilwell

First Officer/Children - Victoria Fraser

Wasp Alien/Children - Wes Walcott

Teacher - Craig Blanchard

Juan Sebastian Elcano was a Basque explorer who sailed with Ferdinand Magellan and successfully completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth. Despite Magellan dying (from a spear to the face) before completing the trip, Portugal wanted to stick it to the Basques & made Magellan the face of the expedition. Now Juan's story can finally be told, by us.

 

Images referenced in this episode:

Painting of Magellan In Which He Rocks a Yellow Tunic

A Very Accurate Depiction of Magellan Crossing the Strait

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