The Second Most Dangerous Toy...

The Second Most Dangerous Toy...

This week on a fun, funky, freaky Friday Brian tells Matt about the world's second most dangerous toy, the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Laboratory! Released in 1950, this toy let kids see the wonders of Atomic Energy! We'll talk about the man who started the toy company, potentially ripped off the erector set, built a toy empire, and made a questionable and expensive toy available for purchase! Tell us what your favorite childhood toys were on our social media ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/] ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social]

We'll trade you a Pepsi for a Submarine - The Pepsi Navy

What's better than a Coke and smile? A Pepsi and 17 submarines. In this fun, funky, freaky Friday Brian lays out how that internet meme, the Pepsi Navy actually happened. How Pepsi made inroads to the USSR, how vodka sales fell flat, how some warships was the price of soda supremacy, and how Pizza Hut was shut out when the Iron Curtain fell. What The Eff Is the Pepsi Navy? Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/] ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social]

The Southern Strategist Lee Atwater Seals Our Political Fate Pt. 3

We've talked political parties, we've talked post-Civil War southern politics, and now in the third part of this series Matt lays out how the southern strategy was honed to the razor sharp edge we find ourselves perched upon. It's a real worst of the worst type of a deal, so buckle up and lets find out Who The Eff Is Lee Atwater. Connect with us: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/] ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social⁠⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social]

The Alien Abduction of Jim Sullivan

We are back for another fun, funky, freaky Friday angling for a $250 bill and a story about Jim Sullivan, the folk singer who might have foretold his own alien abduction! Connect with us: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/] ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social]

The South Secedes and Holds the Country Hostage Pt.2

In a strange turn of events, not coming down harder on the south following the Civil War was not the best idea. Not to worry though, those southern states will band together and become the focus of the Southern Strategy! Matt lays out the groundwork for how this political strategy takes hold and begins to take control of the country. Connect with us: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/whotheeffpod/] ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/whotheeffpod.bsky.social]