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:

August 11, 2021 Just "Soft Drink" Things
This week Joshua and Briana discuss Faygo and Coca Cola.

Time Stamps:
Faygo- 10:17
Coca Cola- 27:36

Sources:

Faygo:
Detroit historical
Faygo.com
Mlive- faygo flavor rankings
Company histories
Mpr- soda vs pop
Mlive- firework

Coca Cola:

lovefood.com
the daily meal
Coke & Bezoars study

britannica
coca-cola co
thought co.
wikipedia
all thats interesting

history.com

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59min
August 04, 2021 Just "Failed Invention" Things
This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Falling Bullet and the Winged Tank.

Time Stamps:
Falling Bullet- 8:31
Winged Tank- 27:05

Sources:

Falling Bullet:

Dale Brumfield blog post
medium.com
original Scientific American article
gizmodo
Boston Globe article

Winged Tank:
Interesting engineering
National interest
History of yesterday
War history online
Wiki

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44min
June 30, 2021 Just "Pride" Things
This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Pride flag and Stonewall.

Time Stamps:
Pride Flag- 7:49
Stonewall- 22:22

Sources:

Pride Flag:

Britannica
Pink triangle history
History
Them
BBC
Rainbow washing

Stonewall:

pbs
history.com
NYC LGBT historic sites project
NY State Parks
Stonewall Forever Documentary
reason.com

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41min
June 23, 2021 Just "QVC" Things
This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Snuggie and Poo-Pourri.

Time Stamps:
Snuggie- 10:46
Poo-Pourri- 31:53

Sources:

Snuggie:

gizmodo
ny times
American Express
mental floss
Snuggie Commercial full
Get On Your Snuggie

Poo-Pourri:
New Yorker
CNBC
Wiki
Forbes

Theme song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua Steckelberg

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54min
June 16, 2021 Just "Ancient Monument" Things
This week Joshua and Briana discuss Petra and Stonehenge

Time Stamps:
Petra- 14:29
Stonehenge- 38:20

Sources:

Petra:
History
National geographic
Smithsonian mag
Business insider
Stonehenge:

history
nat geo kids
the travel
English heritage
nat geo
stonehenge theories 1
stonehenge theories 2

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59min
June 09, 2021 Just "Office Supply" Things
This week, Joshua and Briana discuss the Pencil and Liquid Paper.

Time Stamps:
Pencils- 6:30
Liquid Paper- 23:11

Sources:

Pencil:
Pencils.com
Joseph dixon
Wiki
Pens.co.uk
Historic england
Pencil facts
Ted pencil stuff

Liquid paper:

cnbc

ny times
thought co.
the atlantic
wikipedia

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

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39min
June 02, 2021 Just "60s" Things
This week Joshua and Briana discuss the Lava Lamp and Troll dolls.

Time Stamps:
Lava Lamp- 12:20
Troll dolls- 25:20

Sources

Lava Lamp:
Smithsonian Mag
Mathmos
Death by exploding lamp.
Lava lamp prices
Lava lamp history
Wiki
Lava lamp patent

Troll Dolls:

Smithsonian Magazine
Ripley’s
Wikipedia
The Troll Hole
Dam Creations
Mental Floss

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46min
May 26, 2021 Just "Tech Co." Things
This week Briana and Joshua discuss Amazon and Tencent.

Time Stamps:
Amazon- 8:28
Tencent- 35:29

Sources:

Amazon:

Business Insider
Interesting Engineering
Biography
Forbes
Pattern
Wiki
Wiki- treatment of workers

Tencent:

Books:

The Big Nine by Amy Webb
21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah Harari
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark

Websites:
Wiki
Towards Data Science
Top Gaming Companies
Tencent
Protocol
BBC
Bernard Marr

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1h 2min
May 19, 2021 Just "Banned Book" Things
This week Joshua and Briana discuss Captain Underpants and The Catcher in the Rye.

Time Stamps:
Captain Underpants- 9:56
Catcher in the Rye- 32:15

Sources:

Captain Underpants:
Summary of the books
BBC- racism
Business insider
LA Times
Wiki-captain
wiki- Dav
American library association banned list

Catcher in the Rye:

history.com
mental floss
britannica
the New Yorker
banned books
wikipedia
Time
Sparknotes
The guardian
banned books
more banned books

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May 12, 2021 Just "Snack" Things
This week Briana and Joshua discuss Oreos and Cheez-its.

Time Stamps:
Oreo- 11:40
Cheez-it- 31:48

Sources:

Oreo:

thrillist
thought co.
The bakery Network
Biscuit People
So Yummy
Insider
oreo varieties

Cheez-it:
Cheez-it website
Mashed
Dayton website
Tampa bay times
Wiki

cheez-it commercial

Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua Steckelberg
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51min

FAQs about Thingamabob:

How many episodes does Thingamabob have?

The podcast currently has 76 episodes available.