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Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why nail polish is secretly incredibly fascinating.
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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:
- How to Have Lovely Nails: The History of Modern Nail Polish (The Hagley Museum And Library)
- A look at the effects of nail polish on nail health and safety (Harvard Health Publishing)
- Polish up your knowledge of nail varnish (Royal Society Of Chemistry)
- Nail Art: Expressions of African American Culture, Pride, and Style (Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture)
- The henna plant: Transcending time, religion and culture (Natural History Museum London)
- How These Mesmerizing Henna Artists Are Modernizing Traditional Body Art (Vogue Magazine)
- Encyclopedia Britannica entry for kohl, cosmetic
- Gotta keep your hands fresh’: why male athletes are wearing nail polish (The Guardian)
- Instagram upload of Dennis Rodman at Chicago Bulls press conference in 1995
- Why Chicago Bears QB Caleb Williams paints his nails for NFL games (The Sporting News / Yahoo Sports)
- Cutex Hooked Americans on Manicures (JStor Daily)
- Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup by Gabriela Hernandez
- What’s in nail varnish? (BBC Science Focus Magazine)
- Nail Art: The Beauty, the History, the Boldness — and the Grit (TheArtPulse.com)
- Encyclopedia Britannica entry for Charles H. Revson, American businessman
- The History of the Flapper, Part 2: Makeup Makes a Bold Entrance (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Long fingernails vs. touchscreens: This nail polish could help (Ars Technica)
- A New Nail Polish Might Someday Solve Touch Screen Struggles for Users With Long Fingernails (Smithsonian Magazine)
- 10 Ways Beauty Gave History a Makeover (Mental Floss Magazine)
- What to Do After a Tick Bite (U.S. Centers for Disease Control)
- Dos and don’ts for surgery preparation and care (Baylor College Of Medicine)
- 15 Things My Father Taught Me (Popular Mechanics)
- Beneath the gloss: should we stop having manicures? (The Guardian)
- Are Gel Manicures Going to Give Me Skin Cancer? (The Atlantic)
- Why Are So Many People Experiencing Gel Nail Allergies? (Allure Magazine)
- Why the E.U. Is Banning Some Gel Nail Polish (The New York Times)
- Beyond #ManicureMonday: Other Ways to Use Nail Polish in Science (“Shorelines” blog of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center)
- To Save a Rare Cuban Bat, Biologists Conducted a Census by Pedicure (Atlas Obscura)
- How Glowing Poop Helps Bat Conservation (PBS Nature)
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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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