Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why mugs are 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:
- Staffordshire Story: Toby Jug (The Johnston Collection)
- Terms of the Trade: Toby Jug (The British Antique Dealers’ Association)
- Bonhams auction house listing for “A Staffordshire Toby jug, ‘The Gin Woman'”
- Blog: Drinking vessels: ‘tankard’ (Oxford University Press)
- Interested in Debates? The History of Coffee Serves up Many a Mouthful. (McGill Office for Science and Society)
- Rough Edges: Why ceramic coffee cups have a spot at the bottom that’s rough to the touch, despite the rest of the cup being glossy. It’s kiln you that you don’t know. (Tedium.co)
- The Air Force is 3D Printing Coffee Cup Handles to Save Money (Popular Mechanics)
- The Humble Victor Diner Mug, An Icon Of Americana (HuffPost)
- FindAGrave.com listing for Claudius Victor Boughton, 1784-1831
- pictures and blogging about insulators, on blog of “The Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society”
- Why sailors love a filthy, unwashed coffee mug (Military Times)
- The Reason Navy Sailors Never Wash Their Coffee Cups (TastingTable.com)
- NASA: Capillary Cup (Rochester Institute of Technology)
- How Do NASA Astronauts Drink Liquids In Space? (BGR.com)
- Scientific Visualization Studio: Drinking In Zero Gravity (NASA)
- Donald R. Pettit (NASA)
- STS-126 (NASA)
- The House of Mugs — Collettsville, North Carolina (Atlas Obscura)
- ‘Nightingale’ Floors Served as Security Warning System in Ancient Japan (HowStuffWorks.com)
- The Unnatural History of the Dixie Cup (Smithsonian Magazine)
- The Citizens’ Bank of Louisiana (The Historic New Orleans Collection)
- Ancient Egyptians Got High to Seek Transcendence Through Altered States of Consciousness, Archaeologists Say (Popular Mechanics)
- Ancient Egyptians Drank Psychedelic Concoctions From This 2,000-Year-Old Mug, Study Finds (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Ancient Egyptians drank a heady mix of alcohol, bodily fluids and hallucinogens during rituals, scientists say (CNN)
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Gypsum
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Telephone Poles
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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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