What’s that familiar sound and the reason why your impatient tongue is about to be burned for the umpteenth time?

Why it’s January 19th and it’s National Popcorn Day. 

Thanks(?) to my friend, Jill Jaracz, co-host of the Olympic Fever podcast, for challenging me to find a podcast episode related to this day. 

• Rec 1: Footnoting History - Pop! Pop! Pop! A Brief History of Popcorn
• Rec 2: Olympic Fever - Adam Stirn, Olympic Zamboni Driver (By Jill Jaracz) 
• Rec 3: Hear Her sports - Sibyl Jacobson Going Great Guns
• Rec 4 bonus: Food in Five - A brief history of popcorn

Full transcripts of every episode are on my website. 

The Podcast Gumbo podcast playlist, made from love, will include almost all the episodes mentioned in this podcast going forward to make it easier for you to enjoy all these recommendations. 

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Thanks for listening,

Paul

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