The boys are joined by comedian Paige Weldon (@paigeweldon on Instagram) to discuss the 20th Century phenomenon of Germans posing for photos with humans in terrifying polar bear costumes
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Sources:
https://www.featureshoot.com/2016/02/when-giant-teddy-bears-roamed-the-streets-of-nazi-germany/ - Features many of the photos used by Donat, several of which were discussed in the ep. Take a look while you listen!
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/78138/german-tradition-posing-man-polar-bear-costume
https://hyperallergic.com/223482/germans-posing-with-polar-bears-in-vintage-photos/ - Proposes an alternate theory of the craze's origins
http://www.innocences.net/product/teddybar
https://germangirlinamerica.com/polar-bear-suit-photos-germany/ - A German's perspective on the tradition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVcdT76rGyk - Interview with Jean-Marie Donat
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-coca-cola-invented-fanta-in-nazi-germany-2019-11
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/was-the-soda-drink-fanta.html
