Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why Renaissance faires 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 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:
- Well Met: Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture by Rachel Lee Rubin
- The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fair (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Faire play: On the road with a traveling troupe of pirates, bards and jesters (Little Village)
- Abandoned Virginia Renaissance Faire — Fredericksburg, Virginia (Atlas Obscura)
- Salon De La Passion Médiévale, Place Bell-Laval, Quebec
- Glengarry Renaissance Festival, Maxville, Ontario
- UC Berkeley: The Loyalty Oath Controversy, 1949-51 (FoundSF.org)
- House Un-American Activities Committee (Harry S Truman Library & Museum)
- McCarthyism / The “Red Scare” (U.S. National Archives)
- R.I.P. David Shepherd, improv legend who co-founded The Compass Players (TheComicsComic.com)
- Essays: Commedia dell’arte (The Metropolitan Museum Of Art)
- ‘Ren Faire’ Is ‘Succession’ With Kettle Corn (The New York Times)
- A new docuseries ‘Ren Fair’ follows the creator of a Texas Renaissance fair (NPR)
- George Coulam’s personal website, featuring this biography: “George Coulam is a healthy 6’2”,173 lbs., 86-year-old sexually active Caucasian male entrepreneur.”
- Reality Sucks. That’s Why I Love the Renaissance Faire (Vice News)
- Elizabeth I, r.1558-1603 (Royal.uk)
- Did Shakespeare Know Queen Elizabeth I? (Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)
- Renaissance Era: A Resource Guide (The Library Of Congress)
- A Brief History of the Turkey (Ohio Historical Society)
- The original climate crisis – how the little ice age devastated early modern Europe (The Conversation)
- Death by Renaissance Faire (Southern Fried Science)
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Pickles
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Salt Mines
- Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: Bras
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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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