Where Does It Go?

Episode 94: The CIrcular Economy: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

An episode that comes full circle, Sarah talks to us today about what the circular economy is, and how it differs, in a wonderful way, from the linear economy, which is full of extraction and waste.

Episode 93: High Tea: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

High tea vs low tea? Which is fancier, which persisted into supper, and where and when did afternoon tea become a ubiquity? Tea is one of the major beverages of the world, traded internationally, and beloved as well. But where did high tea actually go?

Episode 92: Ziggy Stardust: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Ziggy Stardust, the omnisexual cool cat whose message of hope was sent from space to save us all…where did he go? David Bowie’s massively inspirational character started small, blasted off overnight from a particularly well received Top of the Pops performance, and was abandoned by his creator within a few years, as fame had indeed become too much. What’s Ziggy’s story, in his own world and in ours?

Episode 91: Whales: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

From hippos to wolfpigs to whales, from Russia to Hawaii, the Arctic to the equator, where do whales go? How did whales evolve, where do they live, and will they ever go to space?

Episode 90: Mothman, an Interview with Ed Grabianowski: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

This episode features a fascinating interview with Ed Grabianowski, a researcher, writer, and musician, about Mothman, and where the myth and the monster has gone.  How did the Mothman myth start, and how did it grow? Who is Indrid Cold? What about the Flatwoods Monster? How does Mothman intersect with fictionalized nonfiction, the Men in Black, and bridge destruction? Mothman is a myth that shows us how storytelling, human minds, and the scariness of a dark night all work together to create a monster and a friend all at once.

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Episode 89: Mexican Jumping Beans: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Sarah walks us through the life cycle of the moth (Cydia saltitans) that makes those Mexican beans jump! How does a little moth laying eggs in the flowers of a shrub (Sebastiana pavoniana) lead to the Mexican jumping beans we grew up so curious about?

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Episode 88: The Irish Romanov Crown Jewels, or Ireland’s Russian Collateral: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Kicking off our Romanov September, it’s the question of why, and how, did the Irish government end up with four pieces of Romanov crown jewelry? Where did they keep them (hint: footwear features prominently)? And how did the Irish government keep their deal with the nascent Soviet government secret for so long? From the execution of the Romanovs to Eamon De Valera’s government, where did the Irish Romanov Crown Jewels go? Its a history mystery in this week’s episode!

Episode 87: Chemistry and the Zombie Apocalypse, an interview with Jessica Reel: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Here, we have a fascinating interview with Jessica Reel, an Assistant Professor at Wake Tech. We discuss the trajectory of chemistry education, the utility of studying chemistry in fostering scientific literacy, the need to embrace failure, teaching methods and ensuring education quality, and when the sh*t hits the fan, how to leverage chemistry to purify water, distill ethanol, make soap, and make homemade pH strips!

Episode 86: Eepersip, and the Disappearance of Barbara Newhall Follett: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

From child prodigy and author to disappeared person, where did Barbara Newhall Follett, author of Eepersip, or the House with no Windows, go? A burned manuscript, reconstructed stories, ocean adventures, letters to friends, and a broken marriage all led to the vanishing of Barbara Newhall Follett, which Emily outlines in this episode.

Public Domain copy of Eepersip: https://sites.google.com/site/thehousewithoutwindows

Episode 85: Robo, Comics, and Creativity; a Second Interview with Jesse Keppler: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Jesse Keppler, of Moosecat Comics, returns to tell us where Robo has gone, and where the Robo comic project will go, in this fine jaw session of an episode. We talk Cold War, resilience and creation, punk rock, anger, capitalism, saving the world, New Chicago, and more. Where does Robo go?

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Episode 84: Litter: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Sarah has been spending her time digging into literal litter, and so she was inspired to come to us today to talk about where litter goes! Sarah takes a look at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Keep America Beautiful, and the general ways we can better connect with our environment through tidying up litter!

This subject ties in nicely with several episodes we’ve covered before, listed below.

Episode 83: Ashtrays. A recent antiquing trip uncovered not a single, solitary ashtray, and that led us to ask, where have all the ashtrays gone? Emily dug into the subject, and interviews cohost Sarah, our resident expert in where household goods tend to end up, to let us all know where ashtrays have gone. Spittoons too!

Episode 82: Floriography: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

The secret language of flowers. From tussie mussies to bouquets, to single floral messages, what does it mean when you hand over particular flowers? Are you being insulting, cautioning against trouble, offering love?

Episode 81: Ambergris: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

It’s the whale poo (formerly thought to be puke!) that the wealthy of the world have eaten, worn, coveted, and collected. It’s Ambergris! You can’t legally own it, but why? Where does it go?

Episode 80: Robo, and Comic Publishing; an Interview with Jesse Keppler: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Where does Robo, main character of the Robo comics by Jesse Kepler, go? How does he navigate the gig economy of the future, where brainspace is rentable and people are parts of a giant corporate machine?

Jesse Keppler, of Moosecat Comics, walks us through his comic world, how he developed his interest in comics, and how he got his work published.

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Episode 79: Memphis Milano Design: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

What do Love Shack, PeeWee’s Playhouse, Saved By the Bell, Rugrats, and Beetlejuice have in common? What about Christian Dior, David Bowie, Karl Lagerfeld?

They were all inspired by Memphis Milano Design! What happened to this design aesthetic, where did it go? (hint: capitalism ate it alive! Unsurprising!)

Episode 78: Godzilla: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

“Oh no, they say, he's got to go

Go go Godzilla, yeah

Oh no, there goes Tokyo

Go go Godzilla, yeah”

Blue Oyster Cult, Godzilla

Godzilla has taken on humanity, aliens, Mothra, Rodan, King Ghidorah, and more. And yet, he persists. Why? How? Where does Godzilla go, over the lifespan of the Godzilla idea, and in general, at the end of each movie?

On a deeper note, how does Godzilla act as an elegant parallel to humanity and nuclear power? How much is intentional, how much is coincidental?

Episode 77: Charismatic Marine Debris: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Garfield phones in Brittany? Legos in Cornwall? Friendly Floatees all over the world? Feet in the Salish Sea? Where does marine debris, particularly the very memorable kind, actually go?

Episode 76: Vestigial Organs (Palmaris longis, etc.): Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Let’s talk about the palmaris longis, a leftover tendon from our ape ancestors! With fine detours into appendixes, pinkie toes, the AIDS epidemic, magic, miracles, and more!

Episode 75: Earring Magic Ken, Recalled Dolls: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Earring Magic Ken; fresh, funky, cool, cock ring? Was there a Barbie doll with a sex toy? Kind of! Emily takes a look at the moral panic surrounding Mattel’s best selling Ken doll of all time, Earring Magic Ken. Also covered: Snacktime Cabbage Patch Dolls, and the Po talking Teletubby toy. Cursing childrens toys, cannibal kids, and a man with a suggestive accessory? Oh my!

Episode 74: Aphrodisiacs: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

It’s a NSFW episode, just in time for Valentines Day! Sarah delves into the history of aphrodisiacs, ones that have been in and out of fashion, where they go in your system and your psyche, to induce that loving feeling. Are there any true aphrodisiacs? Are there any left?

Also including a fun side-story about the pathos and horror of Married With Children!

Episode 73: Milli Vanilli’s Voices: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Possibly the greatest lip syncing scandal of all time, the rise and fall of Milli Vanilli is a distinctive moment in music history. But what happened to the frontsmen, the producer, and particularly the actual voices of Milli Vanilli? The people in this story, from Fab and Rob, to Frank Farian, to Jodie and Linda Rocco, Brad Howell, Charles Shaw, John Davis, and more, didn’t just evaporate after the scandal broke. Where did they go?

Episode 72: Old Mail Trucks: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

20+ years, 20 hours a day, 300,000 potholes minimum. USPS mail trucks are BUILT TO LAST. But where do old mail trucks actually go? Can you buy one? Would you want to? Would you still want to if you found out they don’t have A/C?

Episode 71: Vienetta, Jell-o Salads: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Molded salads. Congealed salads. Those wobbly, wonderfully colorful, suspiciously flavored Jell-o salads; where have they gone, now largely absent from our dinner plates and sometimes even our holiday tables? Also, with a brief update about where Vienetta has gone!

Episode 70: The Fool’s Journey/Tarot Cards, Castrati: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Content warning: Discussion of child abuse, genital mutilation

Where does the Fool go, in a deck of Tarot cards? At that, where did Tarot cards come from, and where have they gone on their journey through time?

Sarah then takes a look at where castrati went. She walks us through how castrati became “a thing” in Italy in the 16th and 17th century, why they persisted, and when they fell out of vogue.

Episode 69: TV Show Wardrobes, Body Through-holes: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Where do those glorious, strange, glamorous, destroyed, and all-important clothes go, that your favorite, or least-favorite, TV characters wear? Emily stumbles backward into supply chain management yet again, with where TV show wardrobes go!

And Sarah takes us on a magnificent journey through the body, looking at where your body’s through-holes go. How many do we even have? Are they all connected? Are we really just a meat donut?

Episode 68: The D.A.R.E Program, Spirit Halloween stores: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Dare to stay off drugs? How has the D.A.R.E program evolved throughout it’s lifetime, and where did pilot programs go for D.A.R.E.? Is there a D.A.R.E program curse? Is there still a D.A.R.E. program, and how might they cope with the legalization of marijuana?

And Spirit Halloween; where do those pop up stores come from, and what happens to all the stuff after they shutter each November? Do they disappear into the night? Or just to a warehouse in California?

We had the good fortune to get to interview the author Chad Ryan, about ghosts! His debut novel, Ghost River, looks at ghosts in a variety of iterations, and we talk about his research for the novel, his personal ghost experiences, and a philosophical discussion on why ghosts are such a common concept.

Sarah and Emily also provide first impressions on what they’ve read of Chad’s work, what they enjoyed about it, and how much they’re looking forward to reading Ghost River once it’s released, on the suitably spooky date of October 31, 2020.

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Episode 66: Masks, “Nightmare on My Street”: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Are we soon to have more disposable masks than jellyfish in the ocean? Do masks decompose? How do they even get made? Sarah takes a look at where the disposable masks we are using to prevent death, actually go.

And since it’s officially Spooky Season, Emily is taking a look at the history of horror hip hop, horrorcore, and specifically Nightmare on My Street by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince. Is there still a copy of the destroyed music video floating around? Why was it destroyed? What does Weird Al have to do with any of this, anyway? This one’s rambly, but fun, folks.

Episode 65: Polaroid, Flea and Tick Medicine: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Where did Polaroid, the instant film company, end up going? Why don’t we have one at every birthday party and christmas anymore?

Sarah is covering where flea and tick medicine goes in dogs, and cats! And miniature horses! And goats! And ferrets! And people (don’t use them on people)!

Episode 64: Hobby Lobby Looted Antiquities, Change Shortage: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Hobby Lobby imported a godawful amount of stolen, fake, looted, etc. artifacts over the past 20ish years. Why? How? Where were these from? What has happened to them?

And there’s a change shortage on; Sarah walks us through why, and where all the coinage has gone!

Episode 63: The White Panther Party, and Ponyhenge: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

The White Panther Party, an anti-racist group that was founded to support the Black Panther Party, had impacts on punk rock, Nixon’s resignation, Watergate, accidental marijuana decriminalization, food programs, and a whole lot of case law. Emily talks in this episode about who they were, and where they went.

Sarah felt we needed a little whimsy in our lives, and she’s not wrong, so she talks about PonyHenge. Where do the ponies go? Who moves them? The mystery of PonyHenge is only surpassed by the charm of the installation itself.

Episode 62: Flappy Bird, and Psychic Hotlines: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Flappy Bird had a wild ride; an obsession-worthy, highly frustrating game for smartphones, its maker was plagued by peoples’ anger over the difficulty of the game, and its users were hooked on the simple little Mario World -esque game. Where did Flappy Bird go, after its brief, fiery reign as the “it” game?

Psychic hotlines; we’ve seen the infomercials, you might have even called in to hear what you needed to hear from THE BEYOND. Where did these go? Do they still exist? And yes, we do talk about Miss Cleo!

Episode 61: Robert E. Lee, and Black Squirrels: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

So where did long-term white supremecist, avid reconstructionist, and failed Confederate general Robert E. Lee end up, anyway?

And those rascally Kellogg brothers; what do they have to do with the squirrel population in Michigan, and Maine, and Iowa, and more? Emily’s here to tell you!

Episode 60: Outmoded Disease Names, and Sin Eaters: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Ever have a dry bellyache? Maybe a commotion? Have you ever fallen victim to French disease, or perhaps had an attack of bone shave?

What were these terms used to describe, and why don’t we use them anymore? Can you guess more outmoded disease names than Sarah? Check it out!

And Sin Eating; what is it? Who ate whose sins? Do people STILL eat sins? We say yes!

Episode 59: The Minnesota First and a Confederate Flag, Gong Farmers: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Where is the enemy flag the Minnesota First Volunteer Infantry captured during the battle of Gettysburg? How did they get it in the first place?

And gong farmers; who were they? Are they still around? Why? How? Sarah tells us all about the early public health workers that were gong farmers.

What is a garden hermit? It’s a dude that hangs out in your yard, if you’re rich! And pretends to be an actual hermit! But you pay him! Where did hermits go?

Anchorites. What? Who? Wait, they just got walled up in a room? And prayed all day, and that was it? Why? Jesus? Oh. Let’s take a look at where anchorites went.

Episode 57: Tan M&Ms, Bowling Alley Pinboys: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Why did M&Ms remove tan M&Ms? What replaced them? When were they introduced? With a brief detour into Trix cereal shapes and colors, Emily takes a look at the evolution of M&M colors.

Pinboys; literal children standing pins back up at bowling alleys. Child labor wasn’t just for dangerous factories, it could also take place in dangerous recreational facilities! Sarah tells us about why pinboys aren’t used as much, and where they went.

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 56: Outmoded Disease Treatments, Plague Fashions: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes |

Farts! Raw sewage! Cocaine! Linen fabric! Arsenic! Mercury! What do these have in common? They’re all methods used to attempt to treat different diseases! They all only kind of worked at best and had terrible, terrible side effects!  Where did these treatments go?

Plagues and pandemics have influenced fashion for ages. Beauty patches, merkins, feminine beauty ideals, mens facial hair, plague doctor costumes, and more, have phased in and out of society. Where have they gone?

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 55: Werewolves; An Interview With Victor Arteaga: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

Where do werewolves go? In Victor Arteaga’s book Unrest, turns out they end up as refugees on the moon!

We talk to Victor Arteaga about his upcoming book release, as well as going through the path the concept of werewolves has taken throughout time, from the Indo-European origins, to werewolf trials alongside witch trials, to modern pop-culture interpretations.

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[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 54: Dollywood’s Garbage, Bigfoot: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

National treasure, Dolly Parton, in true Dolly Parton style, has a novel and highly environmentally friendly method for handling the trash generated at Dollywood. Where does that trash go? What is done with it?

And Bigfoot; where does Bigfoot go? Where have some of the hoaxists for Bigfoot gone? Is Bigfoot real? Do you want to believe?a

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 53: Agatha Christie, Kentucky Daisy: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

It’s a history episode! We start with an Agatha Christie mystery; where did she go during her 11 day disappearance in 1926? Was it a stunt, attempted suicide, or attempted MURDER?

Kentucky Daisy was a hellcat of an emigrant, who laid claim to land in Oklahoma, helped other women stake claims, and has just a fascinating story. Sarah tells us about where she went.

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 52: Happy To Be Me Doll, and Atuk, the Movie : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

What brought about the Happy to be Me doll? What impact do fashion dolls like Barbie really have on social expectations for girls and women?

And Atuk, the movie, has left in the wake of its attempted production the deaths of so many famous comedians that it’s considered cursed. Where did that movie end up? Who died?

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 51: The Bhopal Disaster, and The Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

Bhopal, 1984, was the site of the largest industrial disaster in human history. What happened in the aftermath? Where did the poisonous gas go? What about the dead, and the injured? The company responsible?

Also, ever heard of Max Headroom? If you were watching Dr. Who in Chicago in 1987, you probably witnessed the Max Headroom Broadcast Intrusion; who was Max Headroom? What happened to the broadcast? Where did the culprits go?

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 50: The Devil’s Tramping Grounds, Space Rovers: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

Where does the Devil go to dance? Did you know it’s North Carolina? Did you know it’s right near where we podcast? Why is this mysterious circle supposedly the gateway to hell?

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 49: Old Wind Turbines; The Island of the Blue Dolphins: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

What happens when wind turbines are at the end of their expected lifecycle? Do you know how big those dang things actually are???

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 48: Sealand, and Nuclear Satellites: Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

The micronation of Sealand; what? Who? Where? When? And what do they have to do with Gianni Versace, German geopolitics, pirate radio, state government coups, and more? Sarah’s here to tell us all about it!

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 47: Pangaea, Emperor Norton : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

Pangaea; the first supercontinent humans ever determined existed. Where did it go? How did it break up, and why? And how on Earth did we figure this out?

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 46: Turdus migratorius, Cigarette Butts : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [SFW]

Turdus migratorius; where do they go, each year? These little harbingers of springtime in North America have an enormous range, and a very noticeable migration pattern. But where do they go when they migrate? Where do they go when they sleep?

Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter in our world; they’re small, they biodegrade slowly, and they’re filled with some pretty gnarly stuff. Where do cigarette butts go?

[COMEDY][INFORMATION] Where Does it Go? | Episode 46: Bob Ross Paintings, Bad Children at Christmas : Where Does it Go? | A podcast about life cycles of all kinds of things, and where stuff goes | [NSFW]

Bob Ross painted upwards of 30,000 paintings in his life, including over 1000 just for his show Joy of Painting alone. But where did they go? Can you buy one? Who has the largest collection? Can you see them in person anywhere?

Where do bad children go at Christmas? Depends on who’s showing up at your door! Is it Krampus, or Swart Pete, or one of the other St. Nicholas helpers that either carry children off to parts unknown, or beat them into good behavior. It’s a hard knock life, for naughty kids!