It's a plane, it's Superman... it's a... BIRD! Let's take Ye Olde Timed Machinerium back to the Jurassic Period shall we? It's time to for the Debut Buddies to find the FIRST BIRD. This "ancient wing" hung out mostly in Germany, probably listening to Kraftwerk, but now it's a fossil and--boy--are we feeling paleontological! After digging into our newest fine, feathered friend, we talk MouthGarf, and play another rousing game of I See What You Did There!

Sources:
https://www.fieldmuseum.org/exhibition/meet-the-chicago-archaeopteryx
https://www.britannica.com/animal/Archaeopteryx
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeopteryx

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PANTS! They were essential to Western Expansion in the 1800s... but damn if they didn't suffer frequent "blow outs" to the pockets and crotch! That's embarrassing! Luckily, a tailor named Jacob Davis took up the challenge to reinforce denim and found a partner in a certain famed jean magnate, way before he was even a jeans gent! Fast forward to today and we're all pretty much always wearing jeans because we love the look and that sweet sweet indigo weave. This episode, we discuss the FIRST LEVI'S JEANS! We also get buggy in the MouthGarf Report and silly in I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE!

Sources:
https://www.levi.com/US/en_US/blog/article/lvc-first-blue-jean
https://www.levistrauss.com/levis-history/
https://www.firstversions.com/2015/03/levi-strauss-co-blue-jeans.html
https://www.beyondretro.com/blogs/news/the-history-of-levis-jeans

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In 1869, a crew secretly dug a tunnel under Broadway in Manhattan. That tunnel became a huge attraction that proved scientific potential, supporting Civil War orphans, and eventually fell into disrepair. On this episode, we discuss the First New York City Subway and its creator, Alfred Ely Beach, who was one of those few-and-far-between Good Dudes of History. We also find some great birds and a truly magnificent Garf in the MouthGarf Report. And you better believe we play I See What You Did There.

Sources:
https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/beach-pneumatic-transit-the-1870-subway-that-could-have-been
https://blog.mcny.org/2012/09/18/the-beach-pneumatic-transit-company-just-a-bunch-of-hot-air/
https://untappedcities.com/2020/04/20/nycs-first-subway-a-one-block-pneumatic-tunnel-below-broadway/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Ely_Beach

Turkish Garfield!
Fish Tube!

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A colorfully named cast of suited criminals with equally colorful vocabularies walk into a diamond heist... If you haven't heard this one before, you'll want to check out 1992's Reservoir Dogs, the first film by Quentin Tarantino. With special guest, Eric Weintraub, author of the books South of Sepharad, and Dreams of an An American Exile, we Buddies explore the low-budget, tautly scripted, bloody violent movie! We come up with a lot of great insights, but sadly, no bare feet... at least not yet. Then we check in with the MouthGarf Report, and play a little I See What You Did There!

Check out Eric's new novel: South of Sepharad

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Let's talk about labor, their trials and travails, their battles with oppressive and abusive employers, their wresting from beneath the boots of all systems monarchical, oligarchical, and industrial. On this episode we dive into the First Labor Union, with special appearance by Weavers, Cordwainers, Blanketeers, Spenceans, and more. Join us because collective knowledge is collective power. We also drop in for an especially hairy MouthGarf Report, a bountiful I See What You Did There, and we celebrate our own little milestone too!

Sources:

• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/lesson-plans/2023/09/6-facts-about-labor-union-history-in-the-us
• https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/august/national-labor-union-8-hour-work-day
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trade_union#:~:text=By%20the%201810s%2C%20the%20first,founded%20in%201818%20in%20Manchester.

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If a footage falls in the woods and no one finds it, is it ever even really a movie at all? On this episode, we dig into the First Found Footage Film, 1961's brilliant indie THE CONNECTION. We also discuss the oft mislabeled First Found Footage Film, 1980's CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST (about 1:10 - 1:30). **Trigger Warning: sexual violence, animal cruelty.** We discuss the virtues and violations of each film, the genre, and more. And of course, there's some MouthGarf Report, and a rousing game of I See What You Did There. So, come on in. We're all waiting for Cowboy here.

You can find THE CONNECTION on Kanopy and CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST on Ray Gun (but maybe don't...)

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Back in 2007, a review of Cameron Crowe's ELIZABETHTOWN on a little website called The A.V. Club set off a cultural firestorm by birthing the term "Manic Pixie Dream Girl". On this episode of Debut Buddies, we get into the origins of (and problems with) the term, discuss the original MPDG in question (as played in the film by Kirsten Dunst), and consider the implications for films featuring ebullient female characters past and future. We also play I See What You Did There, and spend some cozy time in the MouthGarf Report.

Sources:
https://www.salon.com/2014/07/15/im_sorry_for_coining_the_phrase_manic_pixie_dream_girl/
https://www.avclub.com/the-bataan-death-march-of-whimsy-case-file-1-elizabet-1798210595
https://www.avclub.com/wild-things-16-films-featuring-manic-pixie-dream-girls-1798214617
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manic_Pixie_Dream_Girl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bringing_Up_Baby

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Once there was a dog, and it was hot. Then, there were more of these hot dogs, and they were pursued by insatiable eating machines that sought only their delicious destruction in horrifying numbers. Now, we celebrate these eating champions as gods among humanity, turning what could be months of school lunches for a child into 10 minutes of gladiatorial gastronomy! That's right, we're talking about the origins of Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest! Plus, the MouthGarf Report and I See What You Did There!

Sources:
https://nathansfranks.sfdbrands.com/en-us/articles/hot-dog-eating-contest/hdec-fun-facts/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66101244
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%27s_Hot_Dog_Eating_Contest

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Next time: First Manic Pixie Dream Girl