đş SNL: The Snickers Bar of Saturday Night | 50
When Johnny Carson, 1970s late-night king, declared he wanted another day off, it left NBC with a hole in their weekend lineup. 11:30pm Saturday night wasnât exactly the hot time slot⌠so the network ...
23 Sep 202542min
đ§ Sony Walkman: The Analog Icon That Led to a Digital Revolution | 49
In postwar Tokyo, two engineers were tinkering with rice cookers and busted home radios when they stumbled across a new kind of audio technology: magnetic tape. It inspired them to create a range of a...
16 Sep 202541min
đ Birkin: The Handbag That Costs More Than Your House | 48
When Jane Birkin's boyfriend ran over her beloved wicker basket, she was stuck lugging a messy tote onto a flight to London. As her Hermès planner exploded across the first-class cabin, her mortified ...
9 Sep 202544min
âžď¸ New York Yankees: Rise of the Bronx Bombers | 47
In the spring of 1903, the NYC subway wasnât yet open⌠the Wright Brothers hadnât yet taken their epic flight⌠and the New York Yankees were not yet the Yankees. They were the Highlanders: a group of ...
2 Sep 202542min
đď¸ Harley-Davidson: Tattooâd on 700,000 Biceps | 46
It started with a souped-up bicycle inspired by a vaudeville show, and the need for speed. The dream â shared by four Harley brothers and one Davidson â came true, and became one of Americaâs most ico...
26 Aug 202542min
đ° Disneyland: The Fantasy that Almost Flopped | 45
Who wouldnât want to visit the happiest place on Earth? Well â at the start of the 1950s, it seemed like no one did, at least not when Walt Disney pitched the idea. Sure, Walt had revolutionized anima...
19 Aug 202542min
đ Instant Ramen: The Incredible, True Story of âMr. Noodleâ | 44
Itâs postwar Japan, and entrepreneur Momofuku Ando has lost everythingâhis business, his home, and his savings. In fact, the whole country has been ravaged by air raids, and people are hungry. But whe...
12 Aug 202541min
