Shoes: How French Royalty Became the Fashion Police

Forever Ago

Lemonada Media

History, Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 5.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 December 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

The oldest known pair of shoes didn’t look like much, but foot fashion has come a long ways since prehistoric sandals. Joy Dolo and her co-host Daria lace up some matching footwear and take a hike through shoe history with reporter Nancy Yang. First stop is the Oregon cave where a 9,000-year-old pair of shoes was discovered. Then, a French king who tried to enforce a monopoly on his signature style, and the inventor who made shoes affordable for everyone. And finally, is the future of shoes… bacteria? This episode is sponsored by Myro (myro.com/forever). You can support Brains On and Forever Ago at brainson.org/donate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the first day on the job. Building America's second tallest skyscraper.
0:05.5	The Cloud Tickler. We have a few safety scenes to go over before we...
0:10.0	Excuse me? What's your name?
0:12.5	A me?
0:13.5	Yes, you.
0:14.5	Oh, I'm Joy. Why?
0:16.5	Hello, Joy. What are those you're wearing on your feet?
0:19.5	Shoes? Those aren't shoes. Are those shoes?
0:23.0	There are two things I wear on my feet. I'm pretty sure that's shoes.
0:27.0	Is this a shoe-free construction zone?
0:29.5	No, the first rule is always wear shoes, which is why I think those are flippers or snorkeling.
0:36.5	Definitely not construction-side appropriate shoes.
0:40.0	Are flippers not the shoes of the sea? Is the sea not the inverse of the sky?
0:47.0	That's beautiful. But you can't wear flippers.
0:50.0	What about these?
0:52.0	Those are ballet shoes. They're not the shoes you need here. Do you have any boots?
0:56.5	Absolutely.
0:59.5	Those are elf boots? Don't know.
1:02.5	These work? Those are cowboy boots.
1:05.5	I think I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.
1:07.5	Well, fair enough, I guess. I brought my pink slippers just in case I got fired.
1:12.0	When you're fired, you get a pink slip. Not a pink slipper.
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