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Happy To Be Here

Greta Johnsen

Improvement, Nerd, Culture, Wbez, Pop, Books, Society & Culture, Nerdette, Self, Tv & Film, Technology, Nerds, Tv

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

ICYMI podcast hosts Rachelle Hampton and Candice Lim, stop by to play our new game, Burden or Delight? We consider the Army’s new tactical bras, location sharing, and Fall Out Boy’s updated version of Billy Joel’s classic “We Didn’t Start the Fire.”

Then, we dive into the Guinness Book of Records. Journalist and author Imogen West-Knights tells about how the company known for the world’s most odd and outrageous titleholders has lasted for over half a century.

Plus, Amy Brady unpacks the surprising history of ice. In her new book Ice: From Mixed Drinks to Skating Rinks–A Cool History of a Hot Commodity, she argues that the ice industry transformed the United States in ways that might surprise you.

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0:00.0	Talent that hasn't been seen ever before.
0:03.2	She had the talent that was evident that she had major talent.
0:08.4	I already knew this guy was talented in hilarious, but that's like another wing of the Smithsonian
0:12.9	inside of him.
0:17.1	The greatest talent in history dissected.
0:20.5	Hear the origin stories of iconic figures on making from WBEZ Chicago.
0:25.3	Listen wherever you get your podcasts.
0:30.0	From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdyen.
0:37.2	I'm Greta Johnson.
0:38.2	We did it.
0:39.2	We made it to another weekend.
0:40.2	Coming up, we're going to take a deep dive into the world of the Guinness world records.
0:44.7	Fastest time to roll an orange one mile with your nose is a record and a hotly contested
0:50.0	one.
0:51.0	Plus a brief history of ice.
0:52.7	Ice was so expensive that locals called it white gold.
0:57.0	But first, it's our chance to sit back and unwind from the week that was with two excellent
1:01.3	humans with us this week.
1:02.6	We have the co-hosts of the Slate Podcast, ICYMI, Rachel Hampton, and Candice Lim.
1:07.4	Hello, you two.
1:08.4	Hey, Greta.
1:09.4	Hi.
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