Mon. 04/26 - The Battle of the Joshes

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Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

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4.6 • 732 Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2021

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Dozens of people named Josh gathered in Nebraska over the weekend for a battle to crown the ultimate Josh. Who won and why the heck did this happen? I’ve got the details. The precursor to laugh tracks: professional applauders in 19th century France. And the Oscars saw many firsts last night, including one long overdue first for the award ceremony’s set. Links: Josh Swain Tells All About Viral 'Josh Fight' And How He Turned A Meme Into A Charity Event (Know Your Meme) Josh Fight won by very small Josh (A/V Club) Joshes Battle for Josh Supremacy in Nebraska (NY Times) Inaugural #Josh Fight is over and 'Little Josh' is crowned the best Josh (ESPN) Josh Battle Take Over Lincoln, Nebraska, Park (Buzzfeed News) When Paid Applauders Ruled the Paris Opera House (JSTOR Daily) This Oscar nominee plans to shatter the film world's crippling ableism (MSNBC) CRIP CAMP: A DISABILITY REVOLUTION | Official Trailer (Netflix, YouTube) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8	Welcome to the Kotky Ride Home for Monday, April 26th, 2021.
0:41.0	I'm Jackson Bird.
0:42.6	Dozens of people named Josh gathered in Nebraska over the weekend for a battle to crown the ultimate Josh, who won and why the heck did this happen?
0:57.9	I've got the details. The precursor to laugh tracks, professional applauders at opera houses in 19th century France. And the Oscars saw
1:05.9	many firsts last night, including one long overdue first for the award ceremonies set.
1:12.9	Here are some of the cool things from the news today.
1:18.4	Over the weekend, the internet was aflame with posts about one of the most highly anticipated events of the last year.
1:25.8	Sharing photos and hot takes on the wardrobes people showed up in,
1:29.4	creating brackets and predictions for who would win, remarking on the subtle diversity among the
1:35.1	much-predicted homogeneity, and above all, waiting eagerly to see who would win.
1:41.7	No, I am not talking about the Oscars. This weekend belonged to the Joshes.
1:47.2	Dozens of Joshes descended upon the Air Park Green area in Lincoln, Nebraska,
1:53.1	along with hundreds of spectators for a battle for their lives, or at least for their name,
1:59.2	as they wielded pool noodles in a raucous melee to determine
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