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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Get a Grip

Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

Life at home can offer some curious distractions, from television to pets. These two tales should serve as perfect proof.

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0:00.0

Welcome to AirNManky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

0:08.7

and Mild.

0:13.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:16.3

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

0:22.2

just waiting for us to explore.

0:25.4

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:36.9

Kids like to get their way, and they usually do it by screaming.

0:40.4

They can throw a tantrum in a toy store, or shout at the tops of their lungs when a sibling

0:44.8

takes their favorite stuffed animal.

0:47.1

Anything to remind parents of who's in charge.

0:50.0

But mom and dad aren't really helpless.

0:52.2

They have plenty of tricks up their sleeves when it comes to getting their little ones

0:55.4

back in line.

0:56.5

Of course, Santa sees them when they're sleeping, and when they're awake.

1:00.2

Lest they want to end up on the naughty list at Christmas time.

1:03.8

And they can have their toys taken away if they refuse to clean their rooms or get in

1:07.6

the bath when told.

1:09.4

But as the days drag on in patients' wears thin, moms and dads need a little help.

1:14.2

For British parents after World War II, that help came in the form of a strange mandate.

1:19.6

It started in 1946, just as televisions were starting to pop up in living rooms across

1:24.6

the US and the UK.

1:26.2

A new generation was being born, the baby boomers and parents now had a brand new way to keep

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