Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by comedian/podcaster Adam Tod Brown (Unpopular Opinion) and comedian/podcaster Jeff May (Sideshow’s Side Show) for a look at why the color blue is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:
- Unpopular Opinion podcast network
- You Don’t Even Like Sports podcast (Unpopular Opinion)
- Tom And Jeff Watch Batman podcast (Gamefully Unemployed)
- Side Show’s Sideshow podcast
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- Museum of Durham History
- The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians: Renaming Maclay Avenue
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Treasures From The Color Archive (The New Yorker)
- The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair (Penguin Random House)
- The Story of “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by Eiffel 65 (Vice) [this is the documentary Alex sat through]
- Why is blue the world’s favorite color? (YouGov)
- Gangster Disciples (Chicago Gang History)
- Is there a way to predict my baby’s eye colour? (Today’s Parent)
- Blue Gets Most Votes In M&M Color Contest (SFGate)
- ‘Blue man’ becoming mini-celebrity, and he likes it (The Today Show)
- Superhero Color Theory, Part I: The Primary Heroes (Comics Alliance)
- The 2020 Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands in America (Reader’s Digest)
- Why Are Jeans Blue? (Slate)
- Americans devote more than 10 hours a day to screen time, and growing (CNN)
- Will blue light from electronic devices increase my risk of macular degeneration and blindness? (Harvard Health Publishing)
- Stop blaming blue light for all your problems (Popular Science)
- Blue glass: the 19th-century miracle cure that split the country (Vox)
- What is the Title of Charles Darwin’s Famous Book? (Everything Dinosaur)
- The Color Blue (Scientific American)
- What the Completed Great Pyramid Would’ve Looked Like (Smithsonian Channel)
- Complete List of Retired Crayola Crayon Colors (Jenny’s Crayon Collection)
- Chestnut Replaces A Color Crayola Called Indian Red (Chicago Tribune)
- Indigo in the Early Modern World (University Of Minnesota Libraries)
- What the Color ‘Haint Blue’ Means to the Descendants of Enslaved Africans (Atlas Obscura)
- This Day In History: November 27th, 1095: Pope Urban II orders first Crusade (History.com)
- Europe’s Hypocritical History of Cannibalism (Smithsonian)
- What Even Is Blue Raspberry Anyway? (Bon Appetit)
- Why Are Raspberry-Flavored Items Blue? (Mental Floss)
- This is how the Airheads White Mystery flavor is actually made (Mashed)
- Whitebark Raspberry (iNaturalist)
- Top 10 Panics!: Red Dye No. 2 (Time)
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Guests
- Adam Tod Brown
- Jeff May
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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