The Sharper Image: A Brief History

The History of Fun

Vox Media Podcast Network

Film Reviews, Tv & Film, Hobbies, Video Games, Leisure

4.8 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

While this episode is focused on both Brookstone and The Sharper Image, we all know which one sold full-sized replicas of The Predator, so we're just gonna go ahead and call this The Sharper Image episode. This also happens to be the very last episode of the first season of The History of Fun. But worry not! We'll be back in the Fall with a brand new season of fun stuff, probably involving surprisingly grim stories from Allegra. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the history of fun where we explore the hidden backstories of the things you love to do.
0:15.1	My name is Russ Frustick and I'm joined by Christopher Thomas Plant, Christmas Plant.
0:20.4	They call him
0:21.1	Hello
0:21.3	How you doing
0:22.6	Sounded a little sick there
0:24.0	But he recouped
0:25.2	We also have Allegra Frank
0:28.5	Joining us
0:29.0	Welcome Allegra
0:30.0	Oh even more sick
0:32.8	We have a very ill group today
0:34.9	And I don't mean cool
0:36.5	Today Today we are talking about we're talking about something that I think not a lot of people think
0:43.1	about but I think for a lot of people it is ingrained in their universal consciousness
0:50.5	the zeitgeist of culture, of society.
0:58.2	And of course, I'm talking about two of the most important stores on the planet,
1:01.7	the sharper image, and Brookstone.
1:08.0	Do you guys have any memories or thoughts about either of these two stores?
1:10.8	I love sitting in both of those stores and just hanging out in the massage chairs.
1:19.1	Okay.
1:19.6	I'm glad you mentioned the massage chairs because honestly, this is my memory of them, is I'd go to
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