Limbo: The Haunting Backstory of Getting Low

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Where did the limbo first get off the ground? This week, ELT reveals how it went from funerals in the Caribbean to shag-carpeted basements across American suburbia. Guests: Performer, choreographer, and documentarian Sonja Dumas; and Shane Vogel, professor of English and Theater at Indiana University. Special thanks to listener Aurelia. Thanks also to Kieron Sargeant and Ray Funk. To hear the songs featured in this episode, head over to our Spotify playlist at elt.show/limbo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You have reached the Every Little Thing helpline.
0:04.0	Please leave your message after the tone.
0:07.0	Hi Elt, I'm wondering about the limbo.
0:12.0	Seems kind of like a weird thing, right?
0:14.4	Like, where'd that come from?
0:15.7	Hello?
0:19.8	Hey, Erelia, it's Flora from E.L.
0:21.8	Hey Flora. So, how low does your curiosity go? Hey,
0:22.5	so how low does your curiosity go?
0:24.8	How low does my curiosity go?
0:26.7	It's pretty low, I guess.
0:29.7	What's your relationship with limbo?
0:32.1	Like, when's the last time you really did it?
0:34.7	Who was there?
0:35.5	What was the music?
0:36.5	How sober or not were you?
0:38.3	I think it was always like, I was always like a pre-teen.
0:41.4	So you were wasted. Yeah definitely. I do remember kind of trying to
0:46.5	look cool while limboing. There was always like a last person and I thought that would be really
0:51.6	impressive if that could be me, but I don't think it really ever was.
0:57.0	What about now?
0:59.0	When do you think it makes sense to break out the limbo now?
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