Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by podcaster/founder Jack O’Brien (The Daily Zeitgeist) for a look at why potatoes are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:
- The Daily Zeitgeist (iHeartRadio)
- Jack O’Brien on Twitter
- ‘Behind The Bastards’ podcast
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast
- ‘Ethnically Ambiguous’ podcast
- ‘The Bechdel Cast’ podcast
- ‘Worst Year Ever’ podcast
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- 1493: Uncovering The New World Columbus Created by Charles C. Mann
- Are Potatoes Depressing? (National Geographic)
- Finding the Faces of Farming: A Peruvian Potato Harvest (National Geographic)
- Get a taste of Peru’s hot potatoes (National Geographic)
- Potatoes O’Brien Recipe (Food.com)
- Twice-Baked Potatoes Recipe (Food Network)
- Confirmed: Taco Bell’s Potato Menu Items Will Live No Más (Eater)
- ‘The Crown,’ season three: Did Prince Philip really have a midlife crisis? (NBC News)
- Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, and Yams: What’s The Difference? (Carnegie Museum of Natural History)
- Mash hits: the land that spawned the supermarket spud (The Economist)
- Heaviest potato (Guinness Book of World Records)
- From Teosinte To Corn (Koshland Science Museum)
- Idaho Potato Museum (RoadsideAmerica.com)
- These Foods Aren’t Genetically Modified but They Are ‘Edited’ (The New York Times)
- Grave of Antoine-Augustin Parmentier (Atlas Obscura)
- EarthRx: The Irish Potato Famine Was Caused by Capitalism, Not a Fungus (Paste)
- Past as Prologue: Blair Faults Britain in Irish Potato Blight (The New York Times)
- Famine, Great Hunger or Genocide: which words best describes Black ‘47 and beyond? (Irish Central)
- Irish town built a memorial to thank Native Americans who helped during Famine (Irish Central)
- Was the Famine genocide by the British? (Independent.ie)
- The truth about Trevelyan: Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan and the Great Famine (RTÉ)
- Mr. Potato Head (PBS American Experience)
- Mr. Potato Head (National Toy Hall Of Fame)
- Rationing (The National WWII Museum, New Orleans)
- The History Of Mr. Potato Head Commercials (YouTube compilation) — the line we cite comes at 0:38
- 6 Wild Furby Myths That People Actually Believed in the ‘90s (Mental Floss)
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Guests
- Jack O'Brien
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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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