In My Footsteps Podcast. Hidden Track #2: Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab

 

Welcome to the second Hidden Track Podcast!

These are short-form shows, clocking in at roughly 10-15 minutes. They will cover a topic or two, likely previously covered on the In My Footsteps Podcast. These are subjects that were part of Top 5's or other list-form segments and deserve a more in-depth look.

The second podcast takes a look at possibly the most dangerous toy ever created. The Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab was a real thing. Released in the early 1950s, it contained real radioactive material and was marketed toward children. How was this ever greenlighted? 

Enjoy this bite-sized podcast. They will be available on the first Sunday of each month going forward. For access to the shows as soon as they debut, you can become a member on Patreon. 

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Helpful Links from this Episode

• Buy My New Book, In Their Footsteps!
• Searching For the Lady of the Dunes True Crime Book
• Hooked By Kiwi - Etsy.com
• DJ Williams Music
• KeeKee's Cape Cod Kitchen
• MSFTS Community
• Christopher Setterlund.com
• Cape Cod Living - Zazzle Store
• Subscribe on YouTube!
• Initial Impressions 2.0 Blog
• CJSetterlundPhotos on Etsy

Listen to Episode 243 here

In My Footsteps Podcast Episode 172: Rise of Home Shopping, the Original 'Smart' Toy, Most Hated Video Games, California Gold Rush(12-4-2024)

 

The dawning of home shopping. The original 'smart' toy. Some of the most hated video games ever.
The Holiday season is upon us and the podcast has some fun nostalgia gift-wrapped for you.
Episode 172 kicks off with a look back at the beginnings of home shopping. From its accidental roots to becoming a staple of the 1980s home shopping redefined consumer spending habits.
Today everything is 'smart.' Smartphones, smart watches, smart devices that control every aspect of your home. However, as we go way Back In the Day there had to be a first. We are going to look back at the original smart toy. 2-XL was an educational robot that made its debut in the late 1970s. How did it change the world?
There are plenty of video games that end up being unpopular. It takes a special kind of failure for a game to be downright hated. A new Top 5 is going to look at some of the most hated video games ever made. Whether unfinished, too difficult, or unbelievably offensive, there are no winners here.
A brand new This Week In History and Time Capsule will look back at the dawning of the California Gold Rush and how it changed America.
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Helpful Links from this Episode

• The Lady of the Dunes.com
• Purchase My New Book Cape Cod Beyond the Beach!
• In My Footsteps: A Cape Cod Travel Guide(2nd Edition)
• Hooked By Kiwi - Etsy.com
• DJ Williams Music
• KeeKee's Cape Cod Kitchen
• Christopher Setterlund.com
• Cape Cod Living - Zazzle Store
• Subscribe on YouTube!
• Initial Impressions 2.0 Blog
• UPDATE: Bonnie Bickwit and Mitchel Weiser Case - Rolling Stone.com
• Webcam Weekly Wrapup Podcast
• Cape Cod 1929 Podcast

Listen to Episode 171 here