Episode notes
Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guest Jason Pargin explore why salt mines are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR JASON PARGIN:
- ORDER I’m Starting To Worry About This Black Box Of Doom, the new novel by Jason Pargin!
- Jason Pargin on Tiktok
- “Bigfeets” (1900HOTDOG and Apple Podcasts)
- Jason’s website
- Jason’s Substack
- Jason Pargin on Twitter
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:
- Salt: A World History by Mark Kurlansky
- Traditional Ways of Knowing: Salt Harvesting (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
- How to Collect Salt (The New York Times Magazine)
- What’s The Weather Lore Behind the Morton Salt Slogan? (Farmers Almanac)
- Saltine Warrior Statue (Syracuse University)
- What Is Fleur de Sel? (The Spruce Eats)
- A Tasting Tour of Salts Around the World (Smithsonian Magazine)
- Step Inside This Glittering Mountain of Salt (Smithsonian Magazine)
- clip from ‘Top Secret’ (1984) with salt joke
- Do Japanese monkeys season their food? (HowStuffWorks)
- Out My Backdoor: Can Salt Harm Backyard Birds? (Georgia Department Of Natural Resources)
- A far cry from normal: Amazonian butterflies drink turtle tears (NBC News)
- Fatal acute hypernatremia resulting from a massive intake of seasoning soy sauce (Acute Medicine And Surgery)
- article about gas line odorization (Pipeline Risk Management Manual / ScienceDirect)
- Salt Men of Iran (Atlas Obscura)
- The Dying Gaul (National Gallery Of Art)
- Avery Island mine collapse latest in a string of salt mine disasters in Louisiana (The Acadiana Advocate)
- All 17 Cargill Salt Miners Trapped on Underground Elevator Freed (NBC News)
- 40th anniversary of salt mine breach creating Louisiana’s deepest lake (KLFY Channel 10 News)
- Pakistan Wants You To Know: Most Pink Himalayan Salt Doesn’t Come From India (NPR)
- Pakistan’s Pink Himalayan Salt Has Become A Matter Of National Pride (NPR)
- Are There Any Health Benefits to Himalayan Salt Lamps? — Experts say health & environmental evidence is lacking (The Cleveland Clinic)
- Chilean Sea Bass: How smarter fishing practices, improved management and MSC certification have transformed toothfish’s fortunes (Marine Stewardship Council)
- The Salt Range and Khewra Salt Mine (UNESCO)
- Wieliczka and Bochnia Royal Salt Mines (UNESCO)
-
Colombia’s Salt Cathedral Is A Marvel Of Architecture And A Popular House Of Worship (NPR)
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Guests
- Jason Pargin
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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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