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American Hysteria

Animatronic America with Sarah Marshall of 'You’re Wrong About'

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

History, Society & Culture

4.43.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2021

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Join me and our Disney darling of the day, podcaster Sarah Marshall of ‘You’re Wrong About’ and ‘Why Are Dads?’ as we discuss our love for Disney parks, the weird history of animatronics, and Disneyland’s hilarious, disastrous opening day. So grab a Dole Whip, sit back and enjoy the tour through this gleefully haunted mansion of America. Listen to You’re Wrong About Listen to Why Are Dads? Subscribe to the One Strange Thing podcast today!  Thanks to our sponsor Skillshare, get your free trial of Premium Membership skillshare.com/hysteria Become a Patron for extra episodes, interviews, and videos monthly, including our brand new podcast Walk with Me  Produced by Miranda Zickler Sound design by Clear Commo Studios Follow American Hysteria on social media: Twitter: @AmerHysteria Instagram: @AmericanHysteriaPodcast Find our merch and more at americanhysteria.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:30.9

This season will be further exploring each topic, hanging out with experts and enthusiasts

0:38.8

of all kinds, for more strange stories, social commentary, and the myths that make America tick.

0:46.0

I'm your host, Chelsea Weber-Smith.

0:54.0

Sarah Marshall is the co-host of the incredible podcast You're Wrong About, which investigates

1:00.5

all kinds of misunderstood cultural phenomena and tries to set the record straight. She's

1:07.3

also the co-host of Why Are Dads, a podcast that dives into different movies to analyze

1:13.9

this baffling mystery of the dad. Oh, and you may be interested to know that she's

1:21.1

also writing a book about the Satanic Panic.

1:25.1

Today, we're going to talk about some of our favorite topics, the experience of Disney

1:30.5

Parks and the history of animatronics from Disney's Teaky Room to the first robot band

1:36.7

at Comet Pizza. And you'll also hear the story of Disneyland's disastrous opening day,

1:44.3

no now as Black Sunday. So grab a doll whip, sit back, and enjoy the tour through this

1:51.9

gleefully haunted mansion of America.

1:57.6

Sarah Marshall, of course, it's so great and such an honor to have you on. And when I

2:03.2

wanted to talk about this topic, I thought of you immediately. And to start, I was just

2:07.8

hoping that you would describe your relationship to Disney.

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