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Talking Crap with Historian Wendy Woloson
Episode 94

Talking Crap with Historian Wendy Woloson

American Hysteria · chelsey weber-smith

December 27, 20231h 11m

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Show Notes

Author of the book Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America, historian Wendy Woloson joins me to discuss the long-time American obsession with pointless, poorly-made products and novelty items like Sea Monkeys, X-ray specs, fake vomit, and exploding cigars. Today we will go into much more detail analyzing this definitively American crap and what it all means about our history and society.


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