Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why popcorn ceilings are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
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LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on TikTok
- Katie Goldin on Twitter
- @ProBirdRights
- ‘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:
- The once-popular popcorn ceiling has gone the way of the dodo (The Washington Post)
- Potting soil has a dirty secret (National Geographic)
- A Brief History of Popcorn Ceilings, a Design Feature That Used to Be Much More Popular (Apartment Therapy)
- Why Popcorn Ceilings Are Actually Pretty Great (Apartment Therapy)
- American History: Suburbanization in the United States after 1945 (Oxford Research Encyclopedia)
- Housing experts say there just aren’t enough homes in the U.S. (NPR All Things Considered)
- Historical Population Change Data (1910-2020) (U.S. Census Bureau)
- At Home: A Short History Of Private Life by Bill Bryson
- Nashville Old House Series: Post War Modern: Minimal Traditional, Split Levels, & Ranch Homes: 1940-1960 (Nashville Metropolitan Historical Commission)
- The Post-War House: More than a million people visited this showcase for modern living. (Los Angeles Conservancy)
- Google Street View listing for 4944 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California
- Exhibitions: 1940s – 1950s And The Post-War Boom (UC Berkeley Environmental Design Archives)
- Historic House Styles: 20th Century Vernacular Post-WWII (Indiana Landmarks)
- Who Made That?: The Origin of Spray Paint (The New York Times Magazine)
- Carl Akeley (The Field Museum)
- Carl Ethan Akeley: Taxidermist, Inventor, Safari Companion (Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University)
- ‘I wanted to cry’: Devastating risks of spray foam insulation hidden from Vermont homeowners (VT Digger)
- Airform “Bubble House” (Los Angeles Conservancy)
- A Spotlight Shines on Wallace Neff, an Architect Loved by Celebrities and AD (Architectural Digest)
- Bubble Houses Are Making a Comeback—Here’s What You Need to Know (The Spruce)
- Protect Your Family from Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite Insulation (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
- All You Need to Know About Knockdown Texture (BobVila.com)
- 13 Different Types of Ceiling Textures and How to Choose One (The Spruce)
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Asbestos
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Baking Soda
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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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