Happy New Year amigos! I hope that you, and yours are doing well. I’ve been working on a little something for you. In fact this month I’m proud to share something that I and the missus (Shelly) have been working on all throughout 2024. The missus is a theme park historian. She taught a college class on the history of US theme parks more than 20 years ago. Then she stepped away from writing, and teaching for a while. Her former students, and family convinced her to turn her classes into a podcast series. She revised her notes, and broke down the classes into individual episodes. She traces the creation of theme parks going all the way to pre-history. I co-host on the podcast. If you want to learn the roots of American parks then this show is for you. I hope you give it a listen, leave a review, and of course tell a friend.
The Pink Monorail Podcast: Manufacturing the Magic Episode 1
In the premiere episode of this new podcast series, Noe & Shelly explore the origins of themed entertainment. To be specific, how early trade fairs led to the first amusements.
Throughout this episode, listeners will learn about:
- How gunpowder, tea, and paper from China shaped Europe
- How Rome got the secret of Silk
- Privileged fairs in Medieval Europe
- Christmas markets that still operate today
- And the earliest forms of entertainment
My family had a memorable holiday season, and I'll be sharing more about it later. What did you get up to over the past few months? Did you get a chance to visit the Disney, or Universal Theme parks? I’d like to hear about it in the comments section. As always if you would like to sponsor me
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