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This episode explores the origins and significance of mosh pits at music concerts.

Mosh pits are the rough-house style dancing/bopping that people do at music concerts. But where and why did this start? And why are they called mosh pits? We'll describe what is happening in mosh pits and what it all means. Join us on Patreon ! Links and References: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3aptcw/what_are_the_origins_of_mosh_pits_and_how_did/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshing https://www.facebook.com/EricAlperPR/posts/the-term-mosh-pit-originated-in-1979-when-bad-brains-hr-yelled-mash-it-during-a-/1164248955370779/ https://metal.fandom.com/wiki/Moshing https://wknc.org/2018/08/20/shut-up-mosh-moshing-101/ https://thenubianmessage.com/12033/opinion/the-dangerous-history-of-moshing/ https://globalnews.ca/news/11727325/history-of-mosh-pits/ https://www.councilofthelost.com/2021/03/01/history-of-moshpit/ https://abcnews.com/Health/story?id=4804513&page=1 Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support . Support our podcast: www.patreon.com/wwdwwdpodcast

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