Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why peppermint 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:
- Comparative chemical composition of the essential oil of Mentha × piperita L. from various geographical sources (Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences Chemistry)
- Lamiaceae Mentha (Royal Botanic Gardens Kew)
- Research Organisms — Peppermint — Mentha × piperita (Washington State University Laboratory for Cellular Metabolism and Engineering)
- Plant science at the dinner table: peppermint (Michigan State University Extension School)
- Process optimization of conventional steam distillation system for peppermint oil extraction (Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects)
- Civil War Medicinal Herb Garden – How Mint Was Used As A Remedy (National Museum of Civil War Medicine)
- Blog: Any Mint, but Peppermint (The Herb Society Of America)
- Peppermint Oil: Is it Toxic? (U.S. National Capital Poison Control Center)
- UPDATE: Peppermint oil causes reactions at SB hotel; at least 1 hospitalized (WNDU Channel 16 News)
- Plant of the Month: Mint (JStor Daily)
- excerpt from Peppermint Kings: A Rural American History by Dan Allosso
- Nymphs: Naiads: Minthe (Theoi.com)
- The Greek Myth Behind The Origin Of Mint (Tasting Table Magazine)
- Mount Minthi (Travel Group Hellenic)
- Greek Gods: Underworld Gods: Persephone (Theoi.com)
- Why Is Peppermint the Flavor of Christmas? (Epicurious.com)
- Peppermint Candy’s Roots Trace Back To Herbal Healing (Tasting Table Magazine)
- YouTube upload from Radio Andy: “Jean Schulz on the Gay Inspiration Behind ‘Peppermint Patty'”
- Reddit upload of the first ‘Peanuts’ comic, October 2nd 1950
- X.com upload of the first ‘Peanuts’ comics debut of Peppermint Patty, August 22nd 1966
- Peanuts Fandom Wikia entry for Peppermint Patty
- Peanuts Fandom Wikia entry for Patty
- The Case For Bisexual Peppermint Patty (ComicsAlliance.com)
- The first Black ‘Peanuts’ character finally gets his origin story in animated special (Oregon Public Broadcasting)
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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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