PARADE of DOOM: Macy's insane History | TMT 157
Too Many Tabs with Pearlmania500
Alex Pearlman
4.9 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2025
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Mrs. P does a deep dive on the Macy's Parade, and the whaler, and two crockery magnets responsible. We being with a story of philanthropy, feeding the unhoused, the needy, fighting tuberculosis and ends darker with our subjects supporting the confederacy, funding the creation of the state of Israel and a trip on the Titanic.
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0:00 Intro - Busta Rhymes and Ninja Turtles
0:32 The Icon of Parades - Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade
2:15 We Loved this Years Parade
5:46 The History of Macy's - It Got Weird Fast
10:42 The Parade Kills Ragamuffin Day
18:11 Helium Balloons Were Let Go
26:54 How Much Damage Can the Floats Do?
42:01 Who is the Whaler Rowland Macy?
56:42 Who are the Crockery Magnets Isidor and Nathan Straus
1:02:22 Public Philanthropy, Milk Stations and Homeless Shelters
1:16:16 Why are we supporting a confederate slave owner?
1:19:42 The Suck of the Holy Land
1:23:29 An Unfortunately Trip on the RMS Titanic
1:29:20 The Money Laundering Sexual Deviant Governor
1:36:25 Macy's Red Star is Communist?
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| 0:00.0 | This year, every millennial lost their mind when they saw Busta Rhymes with the Teenage Mutia Ninja Turtles at the Macy's Day Parade. |
| 0:07.5 | There was so much to be seen. |
| 0:09.0 | An epic bacchanal of capitalism that happened in front of all of our very eyes. |
| 0:13.5 | And who did their research on that parade? |
| 0:15.7 | Mrs. Pearl Mania. |
| 0:17.8 | And we're going to find out not only about the Macy's Day Parade, but the secret history of Macy's and its connection to the creation of the state of Israel? |
| 0:25.3 | It got really weird. |
| 0:26.3 | Too Many Taves. |
| 0:29.9 | Remember to Smile. |
| 0:32.9 | Welcome to Too Many Tabs, a podcast where a husband and wife duo sit next to each other at a table. And Mrs. Pete, today is a very special episode. It is. It is because you did your research about a parade. The icon of parades. An incredible parade. It's the parade that most Americans think about when they're told of parades. Yes, absolutely. It has things like balloons. |
| 0:54.8 | Yay, balloons. |
| 0:55.6 | These are not the type of balloons at the parade. No, these are balloons because Phil DeFranco turned 40 years old. And I surprised him on the crashing out podcast. And then you left them here. And then I left them up because I'm kind of lazy. Yeah. I'm kind of lazy. But their vibes are good though. But it is good. It makes me feel like I'm in a happy place the same way with parades. |
| 1:12.7 | But also, if you want to get in a happy place, I'm kind of lazy. Their vibes are good though. But it is good. It makes me feel like I'm in a happy place the same way with parades. But also, if you want to get in a happy place, I'm doing a live show in Philadelphia. Oh, you are? On December 20th and 21st, it's a matinee show at Helium Comedy Club. I love a matinee show. A matinee show, everybody. That's right. You're gonna get there before there's traffic. Yes. You're gonna be able to find parking. |
| 1:30.5 | Yes. |
| 1:46.3 | You are going to get there before there's traffic. Yes. You're going to be able to find parking. Yes. You are going to be home and in your soft pants before 8 p.m. That is totally correct. These are all options. Go to the link in the description of this show to get tickets. We're going to be doing two shows that is on Saturday, December 20th and Sunday, December 21st. |
| 1:46.8 | And can I tell you something? |
| 1:47.4 | Yes. |
| 1:47.7 | That show starts at 3.30. |
| 1:51.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:52.3 | 3.30 in the afternoon. |
| 1:53.7 | Oh, you did a nice meal after this. |
| 1:55.3 | Yeah, honestly. |
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