The Turnspit Dog

Invention

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Science, Natural Sciences, History

4.6 • 634 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2019

⏱️ 69 minutes

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In this episode of Invention, Robert and Joe continue the month’s journey through human CULINARY techno-history -- this time with the story of the turnspit dog. This now-extinct breed of dog turned the meat in many a European kitchen, before it was replaced by machines.

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0:00.0	from iHeart podcast before social media before cable news there was alan berg he was the first
0:07.2	and the original shock shock that scratchy irreverent kind of way talking to people and telling them
0:13.4	that you're an idiot and i'm going to hang up on you this is live wire the loud life and shocking
0:18.4	murder of alan berg and he pointed to the den phone book and said, well, there are probably two million suspects.
0:24.9	Listen on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:32.8	Welcome to Invention, a production of IHeart Radio.
0:39.2	Hey, welcome to Invention. a production of IHeartRadio. Hey, welcome to Invention.
0:41.4	My name is Robert Lamb.
0:42.5	And I'm Joe McCormick.
0:43.8	And today we are continuing our trek through human techno history.
0:48.5	And we're going to begin with the Flintstones.
0:51.2	Okay.
0:52.2	If you've ever watched The Flintstones, the old 1960s American cartoon, you're probably
0:58.2	familiar with their over-the-top cartoon world in which, you know, you have these cavemen,
1:03.3	but it's also like a commentary to a limited extent on 1960s American culture, and they
1:09.6	live alongside dinosaurs, and they utilize them to power
1:13.0	pretty much every aspect of their society.
1:15.5	Is the satirical element there if I've only seen the Flintstones Viva Rock Vegas?
1:20.5	Probably, yeah, I think so.
1:22.5	Because if I remember correctly, those live action adaptations did put a lot of emphasis on the dinosaur
1:29.3	and prehistoric creature-based technology.
1:32.3	Oh, yeah.
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