Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by comedians/podcasters Adam Tod Brown (‘Unpopular Opinion’ podcast network) and Jeff May (‘Jeff Has Cool Friends’ podcast, ‘Bullsh*t’ on Netflix) for a look at why the color green 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
- Unpopular Opinion on Patreon
- ‘Jeff Has Cool Friends’ podcast
- Jeff May on Patreon
- ‘Tom and Jeff Watch Batman’ podcast (Gamefully Unemployed)
- Bullsh*t The Game Show (Netflix)
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:
- Scheele’s Green, the Color of Fake Foliage and Death (The Paris Review)
- Languages don’t all have the same number of terms for colors – scientists have a new theory why (The Conversation)
- The Secret Lives Of Color by Kassia St. Clair
- Flag Days: The Red, the Black & the Green (99% Invisible)
- Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition: The Negro Motorist Green Book
- Greenpeace: Young Canadians launch a groundbreaking movement with environmental ideals and public relations savvy (CBC Learning)
- Trouble Keeping Her Green (StarTrek.com)
- National Park Service facts page for The Statue Of Liberty
- The Statue of Liberty’s Beguiling Green (The New Yorker)
- Russian blues reveal effects of language on color discrimination (PNAS)
- Russian speakers get the blues (New Scientist)
- Wordnik team blog page on the language of colors
- Boston University’s “The 200 Word Project”: pronunciations of Xhosa color words
- The Red Sox Were The Last Baseball Team To Integrate. This Is How It Happened (WBUR)
A painted example of “Scheele’s green”:
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- Adam Tod Brown
- Jeff May
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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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