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Before YouTube - How Allen Funt Created Modern Reality TV
Season 5 Episode 158
Long before viral pranks, hidden-camera social experiments, and unscripted reality TV dominated our screens, one pioneer laid the blueprint for moder…
2 months, 1 week ago
Soda and Sparks - The Explosive History of Pop Rocks
Season 5 Episode 157
Have you ever been told that mixing certain candies with soda could cause your stomach to explode? In this episode, we are diving deep into the fizzy…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The Astrodome - Once The Eighth Wonder Of The World, Now An Empty Shell
Season 5 Episode 156
Welcome back to Dirt Nap City, the podcast where we explore history’s most fascinating dead people, places, and cultural icons. In this episode, we a…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Andy Warhol - More Than Just 15 Minutes of Fame
Season 5 Episode 155
In this episode of Dirt Nap City, we pull back the curtain on the man who turned a soup can into a cultural revolution. Andy Warhol is often remember…
3 months ago
The Legend of Bob Hoover – The Pilot's Pilot
Season 5 Episode 154
Discover the incredible life and legacy of Bob Hoover, widely regarded as one of the greatest aviators in the history of manned flight. In this episo…
3 months, 1 week ago
Marathon Dancing - The 1930s Dance Craze That Stepped Too Far
Season 5 Episode 153
Step back in time to the 1920s and 1930s, an era when the music never stopped—because if it did, you went out of the contest!
In this episode, we dive…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Captain Outrageous - How Ted Turner Went From Billboards To Media Mogul
Season 5 Episode 152
This week on Dirt Nap City, we explore how a rebellious visionary transformed his family's struggling billboard business into a multi-billion-dollar …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Cassette Culture and the Art of the Mixtape (P.S. Track 5 is About You)
Season 5 Episode 151
Remember the days when sharing your favorite music required more than just a "share" button on Spotify? In this episode, we are rewinding the tape to…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Less is More - How Les Paul Altered the Path of Rock and Roll
Season 5 Episode 150
Before the stadium anthems, the wall of amplifiers, and the legendary guitar solos that defined generations, there was a single question: How do we m…
4 months ago
Lean In, Fall Down - The Rise and Stall of the Segway PT
Season 5 Episode 149
Why did the Segway fail?
This episode of Dirt Nap City dives into the high-stakes history of the Segway PT, the machine that was supposed to revolutio…
4 months, 1 week ago