Ep. 97: The Macy's Thanksgiving Balloon Massacre

About this episode

The episode discusses the chaotic events of the 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and its cultural impact.

Three balloons walk into a bar. In this one, Ian is joined by Pete and Carolyn to talk about the balloon massacre, the disastrous 1997 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade which resulted in millions of dollars of damage, injuries, and pop culture references that would span decades. How did such a joyous event become so chaotic, dangerous, and memorable? Also, Carolyn is worried about the children. Pete wishes he were a victim. Ian doesn't understand the concept of capitalism.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Terbovich, Olivia Scarano

Guests: Pete, Carolyn

Topics covered

• Thanksgiving
• balloons
• disasters
• pop culture
• parades

Keywords

• Thanksgiving Day Parade
• balloon massacre
• 1997
• pop culture
• disasters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Macy's

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