Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why the photograph “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper” is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Bluesky
- @ProBirdRights on Bluesky
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Men at Lunch — 2012, dir. Seán Ó Cualáin (GuideDoc.tv)
- How Mohawk ‘Skywalkers’ Helped Build New York City’s Tallest Skyscrapers (History.com)
- How a Galway Pub Led to a Skyscraper (The New York Times)
- You Can Recreate the Iconic 1932 ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ Photo (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Rockefeller Family Tries to Keep A Vast Fortune From Dissipating (The New York Times)
- How the Empire State Building Was Built in Record Time (History.com)
- Cottingley Fairies: How Sherlock Holmes’s creator was fooled by hoax (BBC News)
- Baseball-Reference.com resources about the 1932 World Series
- Painting of Babe Ruth’s Called Shot in the 1932 World Series (Society For American Baseball Research)
- True or false? The Babe called his shot (MLB.com)
- How many future Hall of Famers are playing in this World Series? (ESPN)
- Babe Ruth or Baby Ruth: Who Was the Candy Bar Named After? — The Curtiss Candy Company said it was inspired by a president’s daughter. Baseball slugger Babe Ruth disagreed. A patent court decided the case in 1931. (History.com)
- Hoover Heads: Law of the Land (U.S. National Archives)
- “Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”: FDR’s First Inaugural Address (George Mason University)
- March 12, 1933: Fireside Chat 1: On the Banking Crisis (University of Virginia — Miller Center)
- “Manhattan Bird Alert” on X.com
- Dewar’s Candy Shop (Bakersfield CA) on Instagram
- Link to the Reddit post Alex describes, which misattributed the person in this photo and misattributed “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper”, receiving more than 2,000 upvotes before deletion.
In this episode...
About the show
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!
Get in touch with the show
@sifpod
@sifpod
SIF on Discord!People
How to listen
Stream or download episodes directly from our website, or listen via your favorite podcatcher!
New? Start here...
Liked Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: “Lunch Atop A Skyscraper”? Listen to these next...
