#174 Mass Observation and how did Ultimate Warrior eat cookies? (Part 2)
About this episode
The episode explores historical attempts at mass observation and cultural reflections from the late 1930s to the 1950s.
This is Part 2! For Part 1, check the feed! This week we’re looking at attempts through history at mass observation; we have Britain in the late 1930s, American culture after the Great Depression and the Soviet diaspora in Europe in the 1950s. Elsewhere, is looking at a picture of a coffee every bit as good as actually drinking one? If you’ve got anything to add on this or anything else please send us an email: hello@ohwhatatime.com And from now on Part 1 is released on Monday and Part 2 on Wednesday - but if you want more Oh What A Time and both parts at once, you should sign up for our Patreon! On there you’ll now find: •The full archive of bonus episodes •Brand new bonus episodes each month •OWAT subscriber group chats •Loads of extra perks for supporters of the show •PLUS ad-free episodes earlier than everyone else Join us at 👉 patreon.com/ohwhatatime And as a special thank you for joining, use the code CUSTARD for 25% off your first month. You can also follow us on: X (formerly Twitter) at @ohwhatatimepod And Instagram at @ohwhatatimepod Aaannnd if you like it, why not drop us a review in your podcast app of choice? Thank you to Dan Evans for the artwork…
People in this episode
Hosts: Chris, Elis, Tom
Topics covered
- mass observation
- British history
- American culture
- Soviet diaspora
- Great Depression
- coffee culture
Keywords
- mass observation
- history
- Great Depression
- Soviet diaspora
- coffee
- cultural analysis
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