Thingamabob

Thingamabob

By Joshua Steckelberg and Briana FoglemanComedyArtsHistory
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  • Just "Haunted Doll" Things

    https://www.patreon.com/thingamabobpod

    This week Joshua and Briana discuss Robert the Doll and Annabelle.

    Time Stamps:
    Robert the Doll- 7:26
    Annabelle- 21:11

    Sources:

    Annabelle:
     
    The Demonologist, by Gerald Brittle

     Annabelle the Doll: The Origins, by The Paranormal Scholar

     NH Register

     Haunted Rooms

    All Thats Interesting

    Robert the Doll:

     
    https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/key-west/robert-the-doll

    Ghosts and Gravestones


    http://robertthedoll.org/

    Robert the Doll


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_(doll)

    Wiki


    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/robert-doll

    Atlas Obscura







    Theme song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg. 

    38 min
  • Just "Witchy" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss Witch's Hats and Crystal Balls.

    Time Stamps:
    Witch's Hats- 06:27
    Crystal Ball- 21:15

    Sources:

    Witch Hats:
    Abby Cox, A Dress Historian Explains the History of the Witch Hat
    Slate
    InStyle
    The Mary Sue
    Witches of Subeshi

    Crystal Ball: 

    Vice

    History Daily

    Learn Religions

    Mental Floss

    Wiki- Crystal Ball

    Wiki- Druid


    Theme song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg. 

    44 min
  • Just "Fall" Things

    This week Joshua and Briana discuss Pumpkin Spice Lattes and Candy Corn.

    Time Stamps:
    Pumpkin Spice Latte- 6:51
    Candy Corn- 18:31

    Sources:


    Pumpkin Spice Latte:

    Food and Wine

    Yahoo Finance- starbucks traffic

    Business of Business

    Bustle

    Starbucks

    Wiki


    Candy Corn:

    Allrecipes

    Time
     
    History of Candy Corn 

    Mashed

     National Geographic

    Brach’s Turkey Dinner


    Theme Song
    by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg

    37 min
  • Just "Pyramid Scheme" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss LuLaRoe and Ponzi.

    Time Stamps:
    LuLaRoe- 6:19
    Ponzi- 32:56

    Sources:

    LuLaRoe:

    LuLaRich, Amazon Studios

     Multi-Level Marketing Wiki

    Pyramid Scheme Wiki 

    LuLaRoe website

    LuLaRoe rankings

     Distractify

    LuLaRoe Wiki

     Time

    Good Housekeeping

    demiworld

     The List


    Ponzi:

    Time

    Smithsonian Mag

    History.com

    Wiki

    SJSU


    Theme Song
    by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua Steckelberg

    48 min
  • Just "Eyewear" Things

    This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Monocle and Sunglasses.

    Time Stamps:
    Monocle- 12:15
    Sunglasses- 26:41

    Sources:

    Monocle:
    Encyclopedia 

    Wiki 

    New Yorker 

    Smithsonian Mag 

    The Atlantic 

    Dandy 

    New Yorker- dandy 

    Monocle madness 

    Sunglasses:
    Google Arts and Culture

    Frames Direct

     Glasses History

     American Sunglasses

    Wikipedia

    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg. 

    44 min
  • Just "Stolen" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Mona Lisa and Faberge Eggs.

    Time Stamps:
    Mona Lisa- 9:35
    Faberge Eggs- 23:39

    Sources:


    Mona Lisa:

    Britannica

    PBS

    History

    NPR

    Thought Co.

    leonardodavinci.net


    Faberge Eggs:

    Karelian Birch

    History.com

    PBS

    Wiki

    Forbes

    CNN

    Faberge

    Wiki- Vekselberg


    Theme Song
    by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg

    41 min
  • Just "Camping" Things

    This week Joshua and Briana discuss S'mores and the Compass.

    Time Stamps:
    S'mores- 7:34
    Compass- 18:42

    Sources:

    S'mores:

    Food timeline

    Food and wine- some more

    Food and wine- graham crackers

    Candy USA

    National geographic

    Campfire marshmallows cookbook

    The Norwalk hour 

    Wiki

    Smithsonian mag


    Compass:

    dalvey.com

    national geographic

    thought co.

    history of compass

    live science



    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua Steckelberg

    34 min
  • Just "Back-to-School" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Sitting Out Bag, open air classrooms and the Trapper Keeper.

    Time Stamps:
    Sitting Out Bag/ Open Air Classrooms- 8:45
    Trapper Keeper: 26:26

    Sources:

    Sitting Out Bag:

    atlas obscura

    the bowery boys

    untapped cities

    smithsonian

    ny times

    history.com

    CDC


    Trapper Keeper:

    Mental floss

    Ranker

    Five Star


    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg



    45 min
  • Just "Theatre" Things

    This week Joshua and Briana discuss Theatre Masks and the Ghost Light.

    Time Stamps:
    Theatre Masks- 9:23
    Ghost Light- 27:15

    Sources:

    Theatre Masks:

    History of masks

    Entertainism

    Theatre Love

    Britannica- Noh

    Critical Stages

    Met Museum

    Onstage

    Britannica- Thespis

    Britannica- Theatre Masks


    Ghost Light:

    wikipedia

    playbill, ghost light

    onstage blog

    atlas obscura

    CBS

    playbill, ghost stories

    city guide ny

    inside broadway tours

    New Amsterdam Theatre


    Theme Song
    by Olivia Griffin, Briana Folgeman, and Joshua Steckelberg


    52 min
  • Just "Good Luck" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Evil Eye and Maneki Neko.

    Time Stamps:
    Evil Eye- 6:27
    Maneki Neko- 18:25

    Sources:

    Evil Eye:

    town & country

    made in turkey

    BBC

    national geographic


    Maneki Neko:

    National geographic

    My modern met

    Wiki

    China market advisor


    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg



    35 min

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Your new favorite podcast about the history of things, whether that's the fork in your hand or the 1996 Happy Holidays Special Edition Barbie doll in your closet. Every Wednesday