S4 Ep321: Earth Day: The Truth About Reusable Straws & “EcoHorror” Movies!

Episode • Apr 22, 2021 • 1h 31m

It’s Earth Day! To celebrate, Kathleen is BLOWING THE (metaphorical) LID off of the TRUTH about reusable straws and paper straws in America and explains how exactly we became a country obsessed with plastic straws. Then, Bethany is looking back at environmental events in history and the movies they influenced, and how our anxiety about the environment shows up in waaaay more films than you’d expect! Plus, Kathleen tests out a new impromptu segment, “Things I Hate About My Husband,” and the pair have a revealing conversation about that big slide at Atlantis…

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KATHLEEN’S SOURCES:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-brief-history-of-plastic-world-conquest/

https://earthhero.com/silicone-the-plastic-alternative/

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2018/07/12/628548830/the-last-straw

https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/94hwzr

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/world/europe/metal-straws-death.html#:~:text=The%20woman%2C%20Elena%20Struthers%2DGardner,glass%20Kilner%2Dstyle%20cup%20Mrs.

https://jdbengineering.com/weird-mep-history-common-cup/

https://www.thoughtco.com/introduction-to-soda-pop-1992433

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/world/europe/metal-straws-death.html

https://theweek.com/articles/976348/chinas-plastic-straw-ban-faces-backlash-from-bubbletea-fans

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_movement_in_the_United_States

https://amazingwomeninhistory.com/womens-suffrage-and-temperance-movement/#:~:text=Women%20were%20thought%20to%20be,due%20to%20their%20moral%20superiority.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Stone

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/plastic-straws-arent-just-bad-for-the-environment--they-can-be-bad-for-your-body/2018/07/02/d682fdfe-7964-11e8-aeee-4d04c8ac6158_story.html

https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-vending-machines-1992599

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