Thingamabob

By Joshua Steckelberg and Briana Fogleman

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... more

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How many episodes does Thingamabob have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.

Thingamabob episodes:

October 20, 2021 Just "Haunted Doll" Things
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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.
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38min
October 13, 2021 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.
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44min
October 06, 2021 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
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37min
September 29, 2021 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
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48min
September 22, 2021 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.
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44min
September 15, 2021 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
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41min
September 08, 2021 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
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34min
September 01, 2021 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

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45min
August 25, 2021 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

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52min
August 18, 2021 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

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35min

FAQs about Thingamabob:

How many episodes does Thingamabob have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.