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    Thingamabob

    Your new favorite podcast about the history of things, whether that's the fork in your hand or the 1996 Happy Holidays Special Edition Barbie doll in your closet. Every Wednesday
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    Episodes (76)

    Just "Drunkamabob 2 The Squeakuel" Things

    Just "Drunkamabob 2 The Squeakuel" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua drunkenly discuss Nikola Tesla and the Game Boy.

    THIS EPISODE CONTAINS BAD WORDS

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    Time Stamps:
    Nikola Tesla- 0:00
    Game Boy- 32:15

    Sources:

    Nikola tesla:


    The Tragic Story of Nikola Tesla, Newsthink

    History

    APS

    Energy.gov

    Discovery UK (video)

    Game boy:


    Wiki

    Computing History

    Retro Dodo

    Smithsonian Mag

    IGN

    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua Steckelberg

    Just "Gendered" Things

    Just "Gendered" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss Tampons and Men's beauty products like Dude wipes, Dove Men and Hero

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    Time Stamps:
    Tampons- 9:26
    Men's bath 33:27

    Sources:

    Tampons:

    thought co.
     
    The Atlantic

    Bustle

    Clue

    Global Citizen


    Men's Bath:

    The Hustle

    DUDE

    Hero Clean

    Unilever USA

    Blade Creative Branding

    Essential Homme Mag

    Manscaped

    Booty


    Theme Song
    by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua Steckelberg


    Just "Drug" Things

    Just "Drug" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss LSD and Cocaine.

    THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT DRUGS. LISTEN AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.

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    Time Stamps:
    LSD- 12:12
    Cocaine- 31:52

    Sources:

    LSD:

    Psychedelics and the History of LSD, World Science Festival 

    The Atlantic

    History.com

    Drug Policy Alliance

    Wikipedia


    Cocaine:

    History

    Drug free world

    Addiction Center

    WebMD

    OIG Justice


    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg

    Just "Forensic" Things

    Just "Forensic" Things

    This week Briana and Joshua discuss the Polygraph Test and SA Kits.

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    TRIGGER WARNING!
    This episode discusses SA and if that is a trigger for you, listen to the first half where Bri talks about the Polygraph and then stop when you hear the warning before my topic. You can see time stamps below.

    Time Stamps:

    Polygraph- 17:20
    SA Kit- 35:30

    Sources:


    Polygraph:

    America Comes Alive

     BBC

    Wikipedia

     A review of the polygraph: history, methodology and current status; by John Synnott

    Spectrum 


    SA Kits:

    Important information about what to do and who to contact:

    Rainn.org

    Michigan.gov

    Rainn


    Other Sources:

    Jane Doe Kit Info

    Michigan radio

    Wayne county

    CSI Effect

    End the backlog

    End the backlog

    CNN

    New York Times

    Kym Worthy Ted Talk

    Rainn Statistics

    The Atlantic





    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman and Joshua Steckelberg


    Just "Halloween" Things PART 2

    Just "Halloween" Things PART 2

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    This week Briana and Joshua discuss Dia De Los Muertos and the Scythe.

    Time Stamps:
    Dia De Los Muertos- 11:01
    Scythe- 33:54

    Sources:

    Dia De Los Muertos:

    national geographic

    PBS

    national geographic 2

    History.com 


    Scythe:

    Science- how stuff works

    NAU

    Britannica-Scythe

    Medium

    Britannica

    NCBI

    Wiki- Oscar


    Theme Song by Olivia Griffin, Briana Fogleman, and Joshua Steckelberg