Week Three of the P.T. Barnum saga. This week we talk about Barnum's attempts to rehabilitate his relationship with his family and his reputation with the world. Though it seems like he did some real work on his marriage it seems like his reputation as a dishonest humbug man would be set in stone. We talk about the real relationship between him and Jenny Lind "The Swedish Nightingale" and Barnum's failed attempt to rebrand himself as a purveyor of high brow entertainment. Th...
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Week Three of the P.T. Barnum saga. This week we talk about Barnum's attempts to rehabilitate his relationship with his family and his reputation with the world. Though it seems like he did some real work on his marriage it seems like his reputation as a dishonest humbug man would be set in stone. We talk about the real relationship between him and Jenny Lind "The Swedish Nightingale" and Barnum's failed attempt to rebrand himself as a purveyor of high brow entertainment. Th...
P.T. Barnum Part Two- A Million Wonders and A Million Blunders
Yeet the Rich
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1 month ago
P.T. Barnum Part Two- A Million Wonders and A Million Blunders
Week two of The P. T. Barnum Story and we get into some more racist shenanigans. We talk about more of Barnum's early acts and the use of blackface in his shows. Then we get into the purchasing of The American Museum and some of the wild exhibits Barnum Put into it. Including one of Barnum's most famous living wonders "General Tom Thumb". We talk about how Barnum met 5 year old Charles S. Stratton and worked with the boy to create the character of Tom Thumb. Tom Thumb quickly becomes one of B...
Yeet the Rich
Week Three of the P.T. Barnum saga. This week we talk about Barnum's attempts to rehabilitate his relationship with his family and his reputation with the world. Though it seems like he did some real work on his marriage it seems like his reputation as a dishonest humbug man would be set in stone. We talk about the real relationship between him and Jenny Lind "The Swedish Nightingale" and Barnum's failed attempt to rebrand himself as a purveyor of high brow entertainment. Th...
