Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by podcaster/producer Jordan Kauwling (‘FANTI’, ’The Flop House’) and comedian/podcaster Teresa Lee (new album ‘We’re Still Doing This’) for a look at why playing cards are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:
- Jordan Kauwling’s website
- ‘FANTI’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
- ‘The Flop House’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
- Teresa Lee’s website
- Teresa Lee’s new stand-up album We’re Still Doing This on Bandcamp
- ‘You Can Tell Me Anything’ podcast (WhoHaHa)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Playing Cards Around the World and Through the Ages (Atlas Obscura)
- Leaders of the pack: A short history of cards (The Guardian)
- The Penguin Book Of Card Games (revised) by David Parlett
- The game of leaves: an inquiry into the origin of Chinese playing cards — study from the University of London, January 2000
- The Lost Origins of Playing-Card Symbols (The Atlantic)
- Albert Field Collection Of Playing Cards, Columbia University Libraries
- Largest playing card structure (Guinness Book of World Records)
- OTD: Soldiers at Québec garrison issued playing-card money (Canadian Coin News)
- Tweet featuring the 2020 MaxFun Drive custom playing card deck
- Fun and Games With The World’s Oldest Deck of Cards (Atlas Obscura)
- This Was Once the Fifth Playing Card Suit (Mental Floss)
- Uno announces that everyone is playing Uno wrong (PennLive Patriot-News)
- “Big Questions” Ep. 208: Why is there a joker in playing card decks? (Mental Floss)
- The Card Maker Who Brought the Joker Into the World (Atlas Obscura)
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Guests
- Jordan Kauwling
- Teresa Lee
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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