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Fri. 05/20 - 1930s Shopping Cart Haters
Manage episode 329164149 series 2635089
The history of the humble shopping cart, and why people absolutely did not like them when they first came out. Plus, a parasite that might make you more attractive—but like, don’t try it. And a tiny pub in an English village that stood up to Condé Nast, and won.
Sponsors:
- I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast
- Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke
Links:
- Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out (CNN)
- How a Basket on Wheels Revolutionized Grocery Shopping (Priceonomics)
- Mind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggests (ScienceAlert)
- Toxoplasmosis - General Information (CDC)
- Vogue magazine threatens to sue Cornish village pub of the same name (Cornwall Live)
- Village pub asked to change name by Vogue magazine (BBC)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Manage episode 329164149 series 2635089
The history of the humble shopping cart, and why people absolutely did not like them when they first came out. Plus, a parasite that might make you more attractive—but like, don’t try it. And a tiny pub in an English village that stood up to Condé Nast, and won.
Sponsors:
- I Am Bio, Subscribe at bio.org/podcast
- Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/kottke
Links:
- Why people hated shopping carts when they first came out (CNN)
- How a Basket on Wheels Revolutionized Grocery Shopping (Priceonomics)
- Mind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggests (ScienceAlert)
- Toxoplasmosis - General Information (CDC)
- Vogue magazine threatens to sue Cornish village pub of the same name (Cornwall Live)
- Village pub asked to change name by Vogue magazine (BBC)
- Jackson Bird on Twitter
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
843 tập
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