No Such Thing As Ultrasonic Shark Welding
Summary
The hosts discuss the history of controversial swimwear, including 1920s wooden bathing suits and the origins of the bikini, before exploring unusual post-mortem options like turning ashes into mugs or fish bait. They also examine Shakespearean translations, the collaborative nature of his plays, and the myth of the "Macbeth" curse. The episode concludes with the story of Rome's "hot priest" calendar, which featured handsome men who were neither Roman nor clergy.
Topics discussed
Intro and McDonald's Monopoly promotion
Wooden bathing suits and historical swimwear
The origin of the bikini and its first model
Beauty pageants and swimsuit controversies
High-performance racing swimsuits
Water flume physics and the monokini
Rudi Gernreich and the sexual revolution
Actress eating ashes of a Bond girl
Keith Richards and other uses of ashes
Archaeological urns and Chinese burials
Cremation processes and metal recycling
Hamlet's real skull prop
Shakespeare translations and euphemisms
Translation challenges and foreign titles
Shakespeare authorship and The Stranger's Case
Klingon Shakespeare and Shakespeare in Love
The Macbeth superstition
Roman beefcake calendar and Mormon calendars
Calendar Girls and charity nude calendars
Polish coffin calendar and Pope fitness
Invention of the page-a-day calendar and outro
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