Aging

About this episode

The episode explores the history of birthday parties and related topics as Tom celebrates his birthday.

This week Tom turns another year older. We explore the history of birthday parties (a surprisingly recent invention born of 19th century consumerism), the decades-long legal battle over who owned "Happy Birthday to You," and the unsettling data showing you're more likely to die on your birthday. Also: the latest update to the Meet the Parents’ franchise. For full-length weekly bonus episodes check out the TCGTE Patreon! Like the show? Rate Us on Apple Podcasts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Tom

Topics covered

• aging
• birthday parties
• consumerism
• legal battles
• death statistics
• film updates

Keywords

• aging
• birthday parties
• Happy Birthday to You
• consumerism
• death statistics
• Meet the Parents

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meet the Parents’ franchise

Books & works: Happy Birthday to You

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