Episode notes
Alex Schmidt is joined by bestselling author Jason Pargin (‘John Dies At The End’ series, ‘Zoey Ashe’ series) for a look at why toothpaste is secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR THE GUESTS:
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- The Excruciating History Of Dentistry: Toothsome Tales & Oral Oddities from Babylon to Braces by James Wynbrandt
- Why We Have So Many Problems with Our Teeth (Scientific American)
- Biocompatibility of Dental Biomaterials by Keyvan Moharamzadeh (Elsevier)
- Ancient Chompers Were Healthier Than Ours (NPR)
- 10 Amazing Ancient Egyptian Inventions (How Stuff Works)
- Royal Society Of Chemistry page for fluorine
- How Toothpaste Got Scientific Cred (JStor Daily)
- Four myths about water fluoridation and why they’re wrong (The Conversation)
- ‘Dr. Strangelove’ Movie Clip – Water and Commies (YouTube)
- Are There Benefits To Using Fluoride-Free Toothpaste? (University Of Utah Health)
- How Does Desensitizing Toothpaste Work? (AskTheDentist.com)
- New London Business That Invented Tubes Of Toothpaste Returns To Its Roots (The Hartford Courant)
- Cutting Open Toothpaste Tubes (Beach Packaging Design)
- And May the Best Nurdle Win (The Wall Street Journal)
- Colgate, Glaxo settle toothpaste ‘nurdle’ lawsuit (Reuters)
- How Much Toothpaste Should You Use? Dentist Goes Viral for Showing How Much You Really Need While Brushing (Health.com)
- The Power of Habit: How the history of toothpaste explains why you can’t lose weight (Slate)
- How Crest Made Business History (Harvard Business School)
- Whatever Happened To Gleem Tooth Paste? (KXRB 100.1 FM)
- Can toothpastes really whiten teeth? (McGill University Office for Science and Society)
- ‘Misleading’ Colgate toothpaste TV advert banned by watchdog (BBC News)
- Advertisement dated 1956 advertising Amm-i-dent toothpaste (Alamy)
- Gibbs Toothpaste advertising 1950s (Alamy)
- The Mysterious Case of the Radioactive Toothpaste (Atlas Obscura)
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- 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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