Swiss Army Knives

Episode notes

Alex Schmidt is joined by comedian Caitlin Gill (GuaranteeShirts.com, new album ‘Major.’) and comedy podcaster Brett Rader (Yahoo Sports) for a look at why Swiss Army knives are secretly incredibly fascinating.

Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.

LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:

• GuaranteeShirts.com
• Caitlin Gill’s stand-up album Major.
• Caitlin Gill on Twitter
• Brett Rader on Twitter
• Hey Julie! A Big Brother Fan Podcast

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)
• Mapping Manahatta: 10 Lenape sites in New York City (6sqft)

RESEARCH SOURCES:

• Swiss Officers’ Knife Champion (no. 5012), after a design by Karl Elsener, 1968 (MoMA Learning)
• Encyclopedia Britannica entry for Swiss Army knife
• current default online catalog offering from Victorinox: “Classic SD” in “Classic Colors”
• Quartz Weekly Obsession newsletter: “Swiss Army knives”
• Judge Overturns California Assault Weapons Ban, Comparing AR-15 to Swiss Army Knife (Slate)
• California scores gun control victory — for now (CalMatters.org)
• Alex’s past Twitter thread about the TV show Alex Inc. (2018)
• Multiblade Folding Knife, J.S. Holler & Co. (Smithsonian National Museum of American History)
• 10 Stainless Steel, Spring-Loaded Things You Should Know About the Swiss Army Knife (Now With a Corkscrew!) — Mental Floss
• Here’s a SwissKnifeShop.com catalog page for “Victorinox Signature Work USB – 16GB”. It’s currently sold out, and Alex found it by googling after this taping.
• Swiss Army knife adapts to remain a cutting-edge tool (BBC News)
• It’s Easy to Get Knives and Razors Onto a Plane, the Hijackers Found (Newsweek)
• Shanks on a Plane: The case for letting passengers carry knives. (Slate)
• Knife Carrying Restrictions on Aircraft (USA Today) — this was Alex’s source for current TSA policy on flying with a Swiss Army knife.

Picture of the Wenger company’s “Giant” model Swiss Army knife: