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305 - Sea-Monkeys
Promoted as "the real live fun pets you grow yourself" Sea-Monkeys took the world by storm in the 1960s. Essentially brine shrimp delivered by mail after being advertised in comic books, it was marketing genius. Generation after generation were captivated by the idea of the little creatures but then in the late 1980s creator Harold von Braunhut's extremely controversial views came to light. Throw in X-Ray specs and a lawsuit over the Sea-Monkey fortune and you've got a wild story.
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/642405/sea-monkeys-history
https://www.theawl.com/2011/06/the-shocking-true-tale-of-the-mad-genius-who-invented-sea-monkeys/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/magazine/the-battle-over-the-sea-monkey-fortune.html
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-oct-01-tm-29473-story.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-fortune-from-sea-monkeys-and-x-ray-spex-20040102-gdi32l.html
https://www.flatirondistrict.nyc/discover-flatiron/flatiron-history/21/henri-lamothe
https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/19/nyregion/thecity/19fyi.html
https://academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/Harold_von_Braunhut
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2004/hitler-and-sea-monkeys
https://boingboing.net/2020/07/09/the-legal-battle-over-those-no.html
https://seamonkeys.fandom.com/wiki/Harold_von_Braunhut
https://www.sea-monkeys.com.au/pages/history
https://www.sea-monkeys.com/sea-monkey-set-up-instructions/sea-monkeys-handbook/
https://www.sea-monkeys.com/what-is-a-sea-monkey/
https://www.smh.com.au/national/a-fortune-from-sea-monkeys-and-x-ray-spex-20040102-gdi32l.html
https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/national-sea-monkey-day-explain-means-article-1.3167943
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01:37:01Huey Lewis (of the News) was born with the amazing name Hugh Cregg III and his road to the top of the charts was long and eventful, tune in to hear his wild life story!Suggested by Ryan Rotigliano and Micaela McRae (CW: suicide)This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 04:49 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).Support the show and get rewards like bonus episodes: patreon.com/DoGoOnPodSupport the show on Apple podcasts and get bonus episodes in the app: http://apple.co/dogoon Live show tickets: https://dogoonpod.com/live-shows/ Watch Do Go On The Quiz Show: https://youtu.be/GgzcPMx1EdM?si=ir7iubozIzlzvWfKSubmit a topic idea directly to the hat: dogoonpod.com/suggest-a-topic/Check out our merch: https://do-go-on-podcast.creator-spring.com/ Check out our other podcasts:Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheatPrime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader ThomasDo Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/lewis-hueyhttps://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/episode_384_-_huey_lewishttps://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/huey-lewis-playing-to-win-186299/https://www.bigissue.com/culture/music/huey-lewis-the-power-of-love-is-family/https://daily.jstor.org/the-poet-who-wanted-to-be-eaten-by-vultures/