The Secret History of Theme Parks with Defunctland

Factually! with Adam Conover

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4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2023

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Theme park rides stand as one of the few forms of popular entertainment that can vanish with no way to experience them once again. So, how can such a cherished art form be preserved? Kevin Perjurer, the creative mind behind Defunctland, has made it his business to document the fleeting nature of theme parks, both the good and the bad. In this episode, Adam and Kevin discuss how theme parks shape the cultures that give rise to them, the extent to which our own history is molded and packaged for our entertainment, and the pivotal role YouTube historians play in dismantling the everyday myths we tell ourselves.

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0:00.0	This is a HeadGum podcast.
0:04.6	Hello and welcome to Factually, I'm Adam Connover, thank you so much for joining me
0:29.4	once again as I talk to an incredible expert about all the amazing things they know that
0:33.6	I don't know and that you might not know.
0:36.2	Now I'm on record as being a big critic of the tech companies, including YouTube, the
0:40.4	company whose website I'm publishing this very podcast on, but at the same time I have
0:44.8	to acknowledge that YouTube has helped foster new forms of media, new forms of expression
0:49.8	that have never existed before and some of them are really cool.
0:53.2	You know I love mukbangs, unboxing videos can be great, I don't love those videos where
0:57.9	a Shibu Inu illustration in a Fedora complains about feminism, but that's okay.
1:02.8	There are other forms like the video essay that I think are just incredible displays of
1:07.7	artistry, entertainment and education.
1:11.3	And you know, it would be better if there was a site other than YouTube where you could
1:15.2	watch these videos and where creators could make money.
1:17.8	It would be nice if we didn't leave under a single company monopoly for online video,
1:22.8	but we'll save that for another intro.
1:25.0	This new genre of YouTube documentary is incredible because it often gives space for investigations
1:31.2	that simply could not be done anywhere else.
1:34.2	And my guest today definitely falls into that camp.
1:37.8	His name is Kevin Pergerer and he runs the YouTube channel DeFunkland, which has a fascinating
1:42.8	focus on in his words, the history of extinct theme parks and themed entertainment experiences.
1:49.4	And the results aren't just addictively entertaining.
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