The Story Behind

Anyone who grew up in the '80s and '90s in America probably remember the commercials during Saturday morning cartoons showing the subject of today's episode. These giant beast machines were jumping over buses, crushing cars, and coming to a coliseum near you. Even if you've never been to a show, the iconic voice behind day of the week many events took place is sure to dig up some memories.

"SUNDAY, SUNDAY, SUNDAY!"

Well, actually, this episode is set to release on a Monday

"Oh, OK ... MONDAY, MONDAY, MONDAY!"

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Monster Trucks.

The role of the Monster Truck announcer was played by Mat from The One Word, Go! Show, who is also one of The Story Behind Executive Producers.

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This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Stargate Pioneer from GonnaGeek.com, Mat from the One Word, Go! Show, Sam Dunn, Diane and Denise from History Goes Bump, Scott Smith from Recovering from Religion, Dan Brenic from Netflix N' Swill, Jarrod Dunham from TheHistoryphile.net, Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts, and Jason Bryant from Mat Talk Online, Gerald and Andy from Two Peas on a Podcast, Bandrew Scott from The Bandrew Says Podcast and Podcastage YouTube Channel, and newest Executive Producer, Adam from Everyone Has a Podcast.

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Media:

Music for Makers

Sources:

Bob Chandler - Bigfoot4x4.com

Evolution of Monster Jam Press Kit - feldmotorsportonline.com

The History of Monster Trucks - The Newswheel

History of Grave Digger - MonsterJam.com

VIDEO: The Youngest Female Monster Truck Driver Builds Her Own Rides

'We Crush The Cars': Inside The Monster Truck Arena - NPR

Interesting Facts about Monster Trucks - SCSGearbox

Monster Truck Mamas - Slate

Meet the 19-Year-Old Student Who Builds Monster Trucks - Mental Floss

Keeping Up with the Country's Youngest Female Monster-Truck Driver - The New Yorker

A Final Farewell To 'Mr. Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!' - NPR

Jan Gabriel, 1941-2010: No More Sundays - Jalopnik

THE FOLLOWING AUDIO HAS BEEN CORRECTED: Christopher Lydon, not Dave Lydon, is known as the first voice to be released as a downloadable MP3 on an RSS feed in 2003.

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Everyone has a story about how they discovered podcasts and on Saturday, Sept. 30, you can celebrate your love of podcasts on International Podcast Day.

How can you celebrate? Send an email or a Tweet to your favorite podcast to let them know you enjoy their work. Find new podcasts to listen to. Tell your friends and family about podcasts they might enjoy and, more importantly, show them how to listen.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Podcasts.

Special thanks to Dave Jackson from SchoolofPodcasting.com, Daniel J. Lewis from TheAudacitytoPodcast.com, and Rob Walch from Libsyn.com and Podcast411 for their help with this episode.

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This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Stargate Pioneer from GonnaGeek.com, Mat from the One Word, Go! Show, Sam Dunn, Diane from History Goes Bump, Scott Smith from Recovering from Religion, Dan Brenic from Netflix N' Swill, Jarrod Dunham from TheHistoryphile.net, Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts, Jason Bryant from Mat Talk Online, Two Peas on a Podcast, newest Executive Producer Bandrew Scott from The Bandrew Says Podcast and Podcastage YouTube Channel.

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Media:

Music for Makers

Sources:

MOVIE: The Messengers: A Podcast Documentary

Podcasting Historical Timeline And Milestones - International Podcast Day

The Podcast Consumer 2017 - Edison Research

A Podcast by any other name is still a.. - podCast411

Audible Revolution - The Guardian

The Podcast Revolution - Harvard Gazette

What is RSS? And why you MUST own yours – TAP167 - TheAudacitytoPodcast.com

PODCAST: The History of Podcasting - TechStuff

Oxford Dictionary Names "Podcast" 2005 Word of the Year - Wired

The MP3: A History Of Innovation And Betrayal - NPR

Virtual Bandwidth by Dave Winer - archive.is

'I Felt Like Morse Tapping His First Code' – The Man Who Invented The Podcast - The Guardian

MTV v Curry - loundy.com

Adam Curry Caught in Sticky Wiki - Archive.is

"Serial": The Podcast We've Been Waiting For - The New Yorker

Apple Launches Podcasts App for iOS 5.1 and Later - MacStories

As I'm recording this episode, it's a few hours before I usually publish. In fact, I wrote this episode only hours ago from scratch. Did you ever have one of those weekends when you knew you had to do something -- in my case, write Monday's episode -- and for some reason, other things came along and distracted you? That was me. Things like wanting to relax after work on Friday instead of writing, or deciding to finally put away a load of laundry, to writing Thursday's episode instead, to helping a friend with his podcast.

Basically, I waited until my husband was out of the house and my son was taking a nap to finally get around to writing this episode. And I decided to go with a topic that reflected my weekend.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Procrastination.

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Recommended Podcasts for Productivity: The Productive Woman and Beyond the To-Do List

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This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Stargate Pioneer from GonnaGeek.com, Mat from the One Word, Go! Show, Sam Dunn, Diane and Denise from History Goes Bump, Scott Smith from Recovering from Religion, Dan Brenic from Netflix N' Swill, Jarrod Dunham from TheHistoryphile.net, Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts, and Jason Bryant from Mat Talk Online, Gerald and Andy from Two Peas on a Podcast, and newest Executive Producer Bandrew Scott from The Bandrew Says Podcast and Podcastage YouTube Channel.

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Media:

Music for Makers

VIDEO: Gather ye rosebuds while ye may (Dead poets society)

Sources:

Procrastination Through the Ages: A Brief History of Wasting Time - Mental Floss

Getting Over Procrastination - The New Yorker

Pro·cras·ti·na·tion - Slate

A Historical View of Procrastination - Psychology Today

How Procrastination Changed the World - MakeUseOf

Carpe Diem - The Phrase Finder

Man Who Said The World Is Ending Saturday Changed His Mind. It Isn't Actually Ending. - USA Today

If you haven't looked at the title of this episode yet, let me give you a little quiz of your musical knowledge to help introduce today's topic.

What does these things have in common? The Pretenders' brass, Perry Como's falling star, Natasha Bedingfield's sunshine, Alanis Morissette's hand, and P-Money's cash? They're all kept in the subject of this episode.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Pockets.

The role of Harry Houdini was played by Brian Earl from the podcast, Illusion.

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This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Stargate Pioneer from GonnaGeek.com, Mat from the One Word, Go! Show, Linguist Sam, Diane from History Goes Bump, Scott Smith from Recovering from Religion, Dan Brenic from Netflix N' Swill, Jarrod Dunham from TheHistoryphile.net, Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts, Jason Bryant from Mat Talk Online, and newest executive producer, Two Peas on a Podcast!

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Media:

Music for Makers

Sources:

The Weird Complicated Sexist History of Pockets - Mic.com

BOOK: The Right Way to Do Wrong by Harry Houdini

Crime in Oliver Twist - British Library

I Demand Pocket Equality - Jezebel

How Pickpockets Work - How Stuff Works

Apollo Robbins - ApolloRobbins.com

A Pickpocket's Tale - The New Yorker

Pockets - Love to Know

Big iPhone 6 Bulges in All the Wrong Places - New York Times

World's Use of Pockets - New York Times

A History of Pockets - Victoria and Albert Museum

The Gender Politics of Pockets - The Atlantic

Why Women's Pockets Are Useless: A History - Marketplace.com

The Politics of Pockets - Racked.com

The following contains subject matter that may not be appropriate for younger listeners or anyone with any sort of fear of clowns. Listener discretion is advised. I was wrong when I thought my days of referencing Tim Curry were over when I finished up The Story behind Clue Series. But with the release of IT in September of 2017 came shattered box office records and a majority of my favorite podcasts talking about the new version with Bill Skarsgard in the title role. But as a kid, I knew the 1990 version after my dad bet me $10 I couldn't sit through the made-for-TV version starring Tim Curry. And, weirdly, Stephen King's IT became probably one of my favorite horror films and Pennywise became an icon in the world of scary movie monsters.

The Stephen King novel the movies are based on is looked at as one of the pivotal moments the subject of today's episode went from a character bringing happiness and laughter to a character that it's said 42 percent of Americans are afraid of.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Clowns.

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This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Stargate Pioneer from GonnaGeek.com, Mat from the One Word, Go! Show, Linguist Sam, Diane from History Goes Bump, Scott Smith from Recovering from Religion, Dan Brenic from Netflix N' Swill, Jarrod Dunham from TheHistoryphile.net, Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts, and Jason Bryant from Mat Talk Online.

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Media:

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VIDEO: Stephen King Interview about IT and Pennywise Inspiration - Frostmare TV

Sources:

The History and Psychology of Clowns Being Scary - Smithsonian Mag

Hospital clown images 'too scary' - BBC

History of Clowns - Clown Bluey

Hamlet: Summary: Act V, scene i - SparkNotes

Scaramouche - Encyclopædia Britannica

Grimaldi the Clown - Victoria and Albert Museum

The Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi - The Public Domain Review

Jean-Gaspard Deburau - Encyclopædia Britannica

John Wayne Gacy (Murderer) - Biography.com

IT - StephenKing.com

Stephen King Discusses How He Came Up With The Idea Of Pennywise - ComicBook.com

Americans Are More Afraid Of Clowns Than Climate Change, Terrorism, And ... Death - VOX

Thanks To Creepy Clowns, Ronald McDonald Is Lying Low - Huffington Post

Why You Shouldn't Panic About This Year's 'Clown Panic' - People

A Psychologist Explains Why Clowns Are So Scary - New York Post

The Force reawakens deceased cast — probably for years to come - Washington Times

Here in New England where I live, the fall is probably the most loved season. The leaves change, it gets a bit cooler, and nothing sounds better than being cozy warm in a cable knit sweater. It all sounds very calm and serene, doesn't it? But there's an underlying current to the first few hints at fall.

We know it's coming, we just don't know when. That beverage that's supposed to be reminiscent of comfort food to be enjoyed by a warmth hearth. But then, the craziness takes over.

All of a sudden, people start posting memes of it with young women dressed in leggings and UGG boots holding this seasonal beverage, while real women in leggings and UGG boots are hashtag-self-aware-don't-care about posting their own photos of them with today's topic.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind the Pumpkin Spice Latte.

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This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Stargate Pioneer from GonnaGeek.com, Mat from the One Word, Go! Show, Sam Dunn, Diane from History Goes Bump, Scott Smith from Recovering from Religion, Dan Brenic from Netflix N' Swill, and newest Executive Procucers Jarrod Dunham from TheHistoryphile.net and Heather Welch from Sunshine and PowerCuts.

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Media:

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Sources:

The Dark And Murky History Of Pumpkin Spice - The Chicagoist

Thanksgiving 2010 Myths and Facts - National Geographic

6 Thanksgiving Myths, Share Them With Someone You Know - Indian Country Today

First Thanksgiving Meal - History.com

Peter Dukes Shares the Story Behind Starbucks First Pumpkin Spice Latte - Starbucks.com

Invention of the Caffe Latte - Caffe Mediterreaneum

Photos: Goodbye to Berkeley's iconic Caffe Med - Berkeleyside

Was 'The Graduate' really filmed at Caffe Mediterraneum? - SFGate

Historic Caffe Mediterraneum Dead at 60; Berkeleyans Mourn, Struggle to Maintain Coffeehouse Ties - Berkeley Reporter

Pumpkin Spice Latte, the Drink That Almost Wasn't - The Wall Street Journal

The History of the Pumpkin Spice Latte - The Spoon

New Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte Products Coming Exclusively To Grocery Locations - Starbucks.com

Welcome to The Story Behind: Clue Series. In every episode of this series, we talk about the history of one of the original weapons used in the game, "Clue." This series may not be appropriate for all ages and listener discretion is advised.

This is the final episode of The Story Behind Clue Series. I hope you've all enjoyed talking about the weapons in the classic game, as well as talking about the 1985 movie. In this episode, we're going back to the very beginning to talk about the game, itself.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Clue: The Game.

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The Clue Series Butler you heard at the beginning of the episode was played by Paul from Rick and Paul Heal the World.

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This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page at patreon.com/thestorybehind: Stargate Pioneer from GonnaGeek.com, Mat from the One Word, Go! Show, Sam Dunn, Diane from History Goes Bump, Scott Smith from Recovering from Religion, and newest Executive Producer Dan Brenic from Netflix N' Swill.

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Media:

"Dance of Deception" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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"Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Music for Makers

Sources:

Clue & Cluedo - The Big Game Hunter

Get a Cluedo: The Wonderful Story of Everyone's Favorite Mystery Game - Mental Floss

How One British Soldier Turned a Parlor Game into Clue - Mental Floss

5 Classic Board Games With Disturbing Origin Stories - Cracked.com

The Clue Game History on Parker Brothers Letterhead - 1994 - The Art of Murder

Photographs of Anthony Pratt's Grave - The Art of Murder

How to Win at Clue (Cluedo) - The Spruce

Clue Versions - USAopoly

Hasbro Updates Clue With New Characters, Weapons - New York Daily News

Welcome to The Story Behind: Clue Series. In every episode of this series, we talk about the history of one of the original weapons used in the game, "Clue." This series may not be appropriate for all ages and listener discretion is advised.

This is the second-to-last episode of The Story Behind Clue Series. Since we're out of weapons to talk about, let's shift our attention to the movie I've gotten tons of clips from. And I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone who has sent in clips for the series -- I had a lot of fun putting these episodes together.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Clue: The Movie.

The Clue Series Butler you heard at the beginning of the episode was played by Paul from Rick and Paul Heal the World.

The role of Roger Ebert was played by Adam Higgins from Odd Dad Out and Mom & Dad Cuss a Little.

Singing telegram imitation provided by Amy from Ladies Love Paul Rudd.

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This show is brought to you by the executive producers, who support the show through Patreon at patreon.com/TheStoryBehind.

Media:

"Dance of Deception" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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"Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

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Music for Makers

VIDEO: His Girl Friday Bribery Scene

Sources:

Clue Movie Review & Film Summary (1985) | Roger Ebert

Clue stage adaptation to tour in 2018 - Entertainment Weekly

The Real Reason The Clue Remake Is A Big Deal - Nerdist

The Crazy Story Of How "Clue" Went From Forgotten Flop To Cult Triumph - Buzzfeed

From Board Game To Movie Bomb To Cult Classic: 30 Things You Didn't Know About Clue - VH1

Welcome to The Story Behind: Clue Series. In every episode of this series, we talk about the history of one of the original weapons used in the game, "Clue." This series may not be appropriate for all ages and listener discretion is advised.

I had to save the knife for last in this series because there's just so much information about them, and I'm only able to barely touch the surface of the full story behind this particular weapon. I can say, however, that the other weapons in this series like the revolver and the rope are actually better choices when it comes to MURDER (lighting). But, for the sake of suspension of disbelief in playing the game and watching the movie Clue, let's ignore the fact that if you're stabbed you have a 96 percent chance of survival, shall we?

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind The Knife.

The Clue Series Butler you heard at the beginning of the episode was played by Paul from Rick and Paul Heal the World.

The role of Galvarino was played by Stephen Jondrew from GonnaGeek.com.

Mrs. Peacock imitations provided by CeCe from Sincerely Yours and Amy from Ladies Love Paul Rudd.

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This show is brought to you by the executive producers, who support the show through Patreon at patreon.com/TheStoryBehind.

Media:

"Dance of Deception" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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"Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Music for Makers

Sources:

Knife History - The Knife Connection

Clue Movie Props - therpf.com

Penetrating cardiac injuries: a population-based study. - US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

Role of diagnostic techniques in the initial evaluation of stab wounds to the anterior abdomen, back, and flank. - US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health

How likely are you to survive a stab wound? - Wound Care Society

Fighting knives used by British commandos and SOE during WW2 - Gothia Arms Historical Society

Debunking strange Asian myths: Part II - Japan Times

BOOK: Muslims in the Western Imagination By Sophia Rose Arjana

In Asia, do people scoop the brains out of a monkey's skull and eat them? - Straight Dope

Galvarino, the Mapuche Warrior with Knives for Hands - Mental Floss

Galvarino – The No-handed Mapuche Warrior - TodayIFoundOut.com

Discovery Points to Earlier Arrival of First Americans - National Geographic

In 1966, the Beatles played their friend Klaus Voorman their song "Tomorrow Never Knows" while Voorman went to work sketching what would become the cover to the band's next album, which I referenced in The Story Behind Imagine (by John Lennon). This album contained the songs "Taxman," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Good Day, Sunshine," and was almost called After Geography. This suggestion was Ringo Starr's idea of a pun based on the Rolling Stones releasing Aftermath. Get it? After-geography? After-math? Like a high school schedule.

Luckily, the band went with a very to-the-point title that referenced what the record, itself, does when being played. But that's neither Here, There or Everywhere when it comes to the game and movie Clue. We're here to talk about the weapon used for MURDER.

I'm your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind The Revolver.

The Clue Series Butler you heard at the beginning of the episode was played by Paul from Rick and Paul Heal the World.

Professor Plum imitations provided by Amy from Ladies Love Paul Rudd. If you'd like to add your voice to the podcast, join The Story Behind Discussion Group on Facebook to be notified when I'm looking for guest voices for the show.

This episode was brought to you by The Story Behind Executive Producers who support the show through the Patreon Page: Stargate Pioneer, Mat from the One Word Go Show, Sam Dunn, and History Goes Bump! Thank you for your support!

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Media:

"Dance of Deception" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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"Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Music for Makers

Sources:

Beatles' 'Revolver': 15 Things You Didn't Know - Rolling Stone

Samuel Colt - History.com

Colt 45 - Pabst Brewing Company

Clue - Internet Movie Firearms Database

10 Things You May Not Know About Samuel Colt - History.com

How the Colt Single Action Army Revolver Won the West - Popular Mechanics

Colt .45 Peacemaker - Guns Magazine

Are We Stuck in the 1950s? - Psychology Today

VA Psychologists and Clinical Science in the 1950s - American Psychological Association

Humanism - Simply Psychology