Bittersweet Infamy

Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso

Storytellers and best friends Josie Mitchell and Taylor Basso share the stories that live on in infamy: the strange and the familiar, the tragic and the comic—the bitter and the sweet. New episodes (usually) every other Sunday on the 604 Podcast Network! Support the show: ko-fi.com/bittersweetinfamy

  1. #144 - Bald Girl Summer

    8 jun

    #144 - Bald Girl Summer

    Josie tells Taylor about the history of women shaving their heads, from the bald baddies of ancient Egypt to modern pop icons like Grace Jones, Sinéad O'Connor, and Britney Spears.

    1 u 14 m
  2. #143 - Blood on Rainbow Mountain

    14 mei

    #143 - Blood on Rainbow Mountain

    Taylor unpacks his recent trip to Peru, and tells Josie the story of Vinicunca, a.k.a. Rainbow Mountain, the breathtaking tourism destination that brought prosperity and tragedy to the remote community of Chillihuani.

    1 u 34 m

  3. 26 apr

    #142 - Fact or Fiction: Disappearing Acts

    April Fool's Fact or Fiction special! Josie tells Taylor three stories about people deciding to vanish: the masked wrestler who convinced his mother he died in the 1978 Jonestown massacre; the Japanese trend of jōhatsu (蒸発), or disappearing into thin air; and the literary legend who swapped limelight for... lightning? Two of these stories are true, and one is a lie. Guess along with Taylor and see if you can spot the sham!

    1 u 46 m
  4. #141 - Fact or Fiction: Kidding Around

    12 apr

    #141 - Fact or Fiction: Kidding Around

    April Fool's Fact or Fiction special! Taylor tells Josie three stories about children's television gone awry: a brand-new Wiggle blows over the limit; a malfunctioning spaceship burns a Brazilian kids' show to the ground; and Bananas in Pyjamas get held hostage by the Russian mob. Two of these stories are true, and one is a lie. Guess along with Josie and see if you can separate fib from fact!

    1 u 1 m
  5. #140 - F for Flamin' Hot

    26 mrt

    #140 - F for Flamin' Hot

    Josie tells Taylor about the spicy history of one of America's favourite snack foods, Flamin' Hot Cheetos—and how the brand's well-known rags-to-riches origin story may actually be a flamin' hot fraud.

    1 u 35 m
  6. #139 - Invasion of the Iceworm

    4 mrt

    #139 - Invasion of the Iceworm

    Taylor tells Josie about Camp Century, the U.S. military's once-innovative, now-abandoned science base in northwestern Greenland—and how it was merely a cover for Project Iceworm, a top-secret Cold War plan to hide hundreds of nuclear weapons within the Greenland Ice Sheet.

    1 u 42 m
  7. #138 - Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

    21 feb

    #138 - Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200

    Josie tells Taylor about the hidden history of the classic board game Monopoly, and how Parker Brothers covered up its unlikely roots as the anti-monopolist polemic, The Landlord's Game.

    1 u 35 m
  8. #137 - Divorced, Beheaded, Died...

    1 feb

    #137 - Divorced, Beheaded, Died...

    Season six premiere! Taylor tells Josie about the temperamental Tudor King of England, Henry VIII, and his six ill-fated wives: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, and Catherine Parr.

    1 u 46 m
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Storytellers and best friends Josie Mitchell and Taylor Basso share the stories that live on in infamy: the strange and the familiar, the tragic and the comic—the bitter and the sweet. New episodes (usually) every other Sunday on the 604 Podcast Network! Support the show: ko-fi.com/bittersweetinfamy

Informatie

  • Maker
    Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso
  • Jaren actief
    2020 - 2026
  • Afleveringen
    144
  • Beoordeling
    Expliciet
  • Copyright
    © 2020-2025 Josie Mitchell + Taylor Basso
  • Website van aflevering
    Bittersweet Infamy

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