Episode notes
Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, and special guests Clint McElroy and Justin McElroy explore why “Y2K” is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR JUSTIN MCELROY AND CLINT MCELROY:
- ‘The Adventure Zone’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
- ‘The Adventure Zone’ comic books
- The McElroy Family on Instagram
- ‘My Brother, My Brother and Me’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
- ‘Sawbones’ podcast (Maximum Fun)
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)
- Wild, Wondering West Virginia: Exploring West Virginia’s Native American History (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- The weird, wonderful world of Y2K survival guides: A look back (Fast Company)
- Advice for an Apocalypse: 10 Tips From Y2K Survival Guides (Mental Floss)
- Watch Leonard Nimoy Scare the Crap Out of America Over the Y2K Bug (KQED Public Radio)
- YouTube upload of Y2K: The Movie (NBC TV Spot)
- YouTube upload of Y2k Family Survival Guide With Leonard Nimoy [1999]
- Was Y2K a Waste? (Slate)
- Bennett disbands panel on Y2K bug: Final report says glitches abroad underreported (Deseret News)
- Y2K watch turns to Monday: Other than small glitches, we’ve survived Y2K. But now attention turns to Monday, when the world returns to work. (ZDNet.com)
- Was Y2K bug a boost? (BBC News)
- Report: Y2K fix disrupts U.S. spy satellites for days, not hours (CNET)
- Y2K bug causes huge late fee (ZDNet.com)
- NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service bio page for Rae Zimmerman
- Japan nuclear plants malfunction (BBC News)
- Japan Y2K rollover marred by N-plant glitches (Deseret News)
- Banking glitch makes German billionaire — on his computer screen (Deseret News)
- 7 Problems Y2K Actually Caused (Mental Floss)
- When Y2K Sent Us Into a Digital Depression (Mental Floss)
- Y2K glitch a “black eye” for Naval Observatory (Computer World)
In this episode...
Guests
- Clint McElroy
- Justin McElroy
About the show
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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