Episode 1: Distractions, Escapisms, and Cowboys
In this episode, we discuss the Netflix show Tigerking, the Yeehaw Agenda, and the German obsession with the Wild West.
Links:
Wild West Germany, by Rivka Galchen in New Yorker Magazine https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/09/wild-west-germany
El Dorado Wild West Theme Park on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/eldoradotemplin/
The YeeHaw Agenda on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/theyeehawagenda/
Tiger King’s Chaotic Fashion Will Delight And Inspire You by Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz in The Cut
https://www.thecut.com/2020/03/netflix-tiger-kings-big-cat-fashion.html
Lost in Translation: Germany’s Fascination With the American Old West by Melissa Eddy in The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/world/europe/germanys-fascination-with-american-old-west-native-american-scalps-human-remains.html
Lil Nas X's Old Time Road:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2Ov5jzm3j8
Rina on Twitter
https://twitter.com/Rina_Grob_
Madhvi on Twitter
https://twitter.com/madhviramani
Rina on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/rina_grob/
Madhvi on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/madhviinberlin/
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