FOF #2895 - What Pee Wee Herman's Crack PSA Taught Us About Covid
Feast of Fun: Gay Talk Show
Fausto Fernós
4.4 • 834 Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2020
⏱️ 84 minutes
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Summary
Although some PSA’s are wildly ridiculous like trying to get people to eat healthy or to avoid using drugs, the reason these campaigns persist is because to some extent they are successful. So where are all the public service announcements for COVID?
Today, Summer Nettles, TV news producer and former communications specialist for the City of Denver, Colorado, joins us to look at some of our favorite public service health TV ads, and why Republicans aren’t using what we’ve learned in the past 75 years of ads.
Plus,
➤ When Pee Wee Herman told kids not to use crack.
➤ Don’t play inside of refrigerators.
➤ Time for Timer-- did you try to make popsicles out of toothpicks and ice cube trays filled with juice?
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| 0:00.0 | And now a public service announcement. |
| 0:06.0 | For public service announcements. |
| 0:09.0 | Since World War II, the U.S. government has been harnessing the power of media to raise awareness about everything and shape people's behavior. |
| 0:19.0 | Although some PSAs are wildly ridiculous, |
| 0:21.6 | like trying to get people to eat healthy or avoid using drugs, |
| 0:25.6 | the real reason these campaigns persist is because to some extent, they're successful. |
| 0:30.6 | So, where are all the public service announcements for COVID-19? |
| 0:36.6 | Today, Summer Nettles, TV news producer and former communications specialist for the |
| 0:41.8 | City of Denver, Colorado, joins us to look at some of our favorite public service |
| 0:46.1 | health TV ads and why Republicans aren't using what we've learned in the past 75 years. |
| 0:52.3 | Plus, Pee-Wee-Herman does not want you to use crack. |
| 0:56.2 | Don't play inside refrigerators. |
| 0:58.5 | Time for timer. |
| 0:59.7 | When you were a kid, did you try to make popsicles out of toothpicks and ice cube trays |
| 1:04.3 | filled with juice? |
| 1:05.9 | If so, this is the podcast for you. |
| 1:08.5 | I am Faustafernos. |
| 1:09.8 | I'm Mark Filian, and this is Feast for you. I'm Fausto Furnos. I'm Mark Fillion. |
| 1:12.7 | And this is Feast of Fun. |
| 1:19.7 | Feast of Fun is made possible today because of fierce, fabulous people just like you. |
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| 1:28.1 | You know, right now, you're not going to be going to any therapist's office. |
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