He sings, he dances, he stands among legends. His talent and charisma knows no bounds. He is a hero to us all, or at least to this week's guest Jamie Jirak. His name is John Joseph Travolta and this is his history.
The Stayin' Alive poster staring us down all session
Jamie showing JT her tattoo
Jamie & JT
Jamie on the news when JT was in NYC
More on Jamie: The self-proclaimed Darcy Lewis of Comicbook.com, Jamie Jirak is a staff writer, comedian, podcaster and professional binge-watcher. Catch her podcasting with Hollywood Already Did It and Phase Zero. Read her words with comicbook.com here.
Follow Jamie on Instagram @JamieJirak and on Letterboxd: @JamieCinematics
SOURCES:
Jamie's encyclopedic memory of all things JT.
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CREDITS:
Original Theme: Garreth Spinn
Original Art: Sarah Cruz
Animations: The Banditry Co.
About this podcast:
Shared History, is a comedy podcast and history podcast in one. Hosted by Chicago comedians, each episode focuses on obscure, overlooked and underrepresented historical events and people.
SPONSORS: This season of Shared History is sponsored by RAYGUN, Herbiery Brewing & The Banditry Co.
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103 - Everday War (feat. Dr. Greta Uehling)
102 - Jazz Goddess, Gypsy Queen
101 - Celebrities, They're Just Like Us! (feat. Lanny Jones)
100 - In Da Club: A Shared History Musical Spectacular!
099 - The Most Interesting Man in the World (feat. Michael MacBride)
098 - This Little Horse Lord Hates Disco
097 - Balloon Poppin' Daddies
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096 - Chasing Waterfalls (feat. Alex DiVirgilio)
095 - The History Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
094 - Cheers, Beers & Queers (feat. Nicholas Ryan of Herbiery)
093 - Stay Socialist, Not Toxic
092 - The Last Badass (feat. Tehya from For The Love of History)
091 - Nobby Nat & The Unwashed Casses
090 - Don't Wake Daddy Disney (feat. Caitlin Cadieux)
089 - Scared History 4: Scared 4 History
088 - Like an Icon in the Sky (feat. Thomas Betti)
087 - That Peasant's Poisonnnnn
086 - Big Impact, Little History (feat. Dr. Natalia Molina)
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