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🗓️ 15 February 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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At the height of the Cold War a series of debates in a model kitchen in Moscow (true story!) led Nikita Khrushchev to visit the US on a whirlwind publicity tour. The Soviet leader hobnobbed with politicians, celebrities and business tycoons, soaking up all that America had to offer, often with a few choice remarks along the way. However, there was one place he wasn't allowed to enter: Disneyland. Join Ben and Noel as they take a closer look at Khrushchev's doomed quest to meet America's most famous mouse.
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0:00.0 | You guys like Disneyland, right? |
0:02.6 | You know, I've been to Disneyland since I was a little, little kid, but I do love Disney World. |
0:08.3 | It's a land all its own, and you would never want to be banned. |
0:12.7 | Oh, never. |
0:13.8 | No, that rhymes, too. |
0:15.4 | But I'll tell you, during the height of the Cold War, a series of debates held in a weirdly, like, model kitchen |
0:23.5 | in Moscow, led the premier of Russia, Nikita Khrushchev to come to the U.S. on a whirlwind, |
0:31.7 | you know, public tour, publicity tour, and ended up at Disneyland where things did not go particularly well. |
0:41.1 | Yes, ridiculous historians. Please join us in today's classic episode where we explore |
0:48.0 | Khrushchev's doomed quest to meet Mickey Mouse. |
0:53.4 | Indeed. Let's roll it. |
0:56.1 | What would you do if mysterious drones appeared over your hometown? I started asking questions. |
1:03.0 | What do you remember happening on that night of December 16th? It actually rotated around our |
1:08.5 | house, looking as if it was peering in each window of our home. |
1:12.4 | I'm Gabe Lenners. |
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1:22.7 | wherever you get your favorite podcasts. |
1:27.1 | Why would you do that to me? |
1:29.6 | Los Angeles, 2021. |
1:31.6 | A friendly neighbor appears out of nowhere and promises to make all my dreams come true. |
1:37.6 | Let's not forget that David Bloom was a professional con artist, so you didn't stand a chance. |
1:44.2 | But my dreams soon turned into a nightmare. |
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