Karaoke: A Brief History

The History of Fun

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Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Hobbies, Video Games, Leisure

4.8 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2018

⏱️ 51 minutes

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This week on The History of Fun, Allegra regales us with the origins of Karaoke and the man that made it all happen. Pro-tip: Make sure you're really good if you ever try to sing "My Way." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the history of fun where we explore the hidden backstories of the things you love to do.
0:14.7	My name is Russ Frustick.
0:15.7	I think, do I say of the things you love to do?
0:18.8	Maybe by.
0:20.4	Is this how you're starting the episode?
0:22.8	We're going to start like this.
0:24.0	I love talking propositions.
0:26.2	And today we have a very special guest.
0:28.5	That special guest is Christopher Plant down in Texas.
0:31.0	Hey, Chris.
0:32.6	The stars are bright.
0:34.3	The moon is right.
0:36.2	Nope.
0:37.1	We also have Allegra Frank
0:39.4	joining us as our very special
0:41.4	expert today. She is going to be
0:43.2	talking about a topic that I have
0:45.2	experienced personally. Take it
0:47.4	away, Allegra. Hello.
0:49.7	I'm glad you called me special
0:51.2	as well because I already felt jealous
0:53.1	when you called plant special. But I'm used to that. I'm used to not being special as well because I already felt jealous when you called plant special.
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