Mass for Shut-ins: The Gin and Tacos Podcast
News:Politics
David Roth (@david_j_roth) of Defector (@DefectorMedia) joins me to talk about one of the most memorable ad campaigns in the history of sports and pop culture, Reebok's $30,000,000 1992 "Dan vs. Dave" commercials that briefly turned two decathletes into household names and was supposed to culminate with one of them being crowned the world's greatest athlete at the Barcelona Olympics. Along the way we remember plenty of guys and dig deeper into the way pop culture references from early adolescence tend to have great staying power and an inflated sense of importance.
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Thanks: David Roth, the bands that contribute music (IfIHadAHiFi, The Sump Pumps, Oscar Bait), Zachary Sielaff, Question Cathy, and all Patreon supporters, subscribers, and listeners.
Pop-up Stadium
018 - Amanda Litman of Run for Something / Why You Can't See Out of Your Car
Atlantropa
017 - The Anglo-French Condominium of the New Hebrides (Vanuatu)
Minicast B5: The Cannibal Food Critic
016 - Radical Suburbs / Amanda Kolson Hurley / Diamond Jim Brady
Minicast B4: The Virginia Lottery Buyout Scheme (1992)
015 - How to Hide an Empire / Daniel Immerwahr
Minicast B3: Why Chickens are Chicken but Pigs are Pork
Minicast B2: Naked Came the Stranger
014 - Dr. Rebekah Tromble / Civility on Twitter
013 - Dr. Stephen Pettigrew / The Drunken Inauguration of Andrew Johnson
Minicast B1: The White House Arsonist
012 - Folger Shakespeare Library / How to Run for Local Office
Minicast A6: Nuclear Fracking and Project Plowshare
011 - Special Midterm Election Episode
010 - Ten Cent Beer Night
009 - LIL BUB / Harold Holt
MInicast A5: Why do Trump's Suits Look So Bad?
Minicast A4: The Origins of "Filibuster"
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