It‘s the JOURNOS Holiday Spectacular, Charlie Brown! Stories of Oil Scandal, Helium Shortage, and American Consumer Theater

A few weeks ago, we performed an experiment: a live report on the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, with deep dives into which beloved balloon has ties to Mussolini's fascists, why Snoopy is a hero of existentialism, and what we'll do when we run out of helium. In this episode, we revisit the parade and how it embodies the best and worst of the holidays.

We at JOURNOS wish you a Happy Red Snapper Season and hope a giant runaway balloon lands at your doorstep this year. (It's worth a hundred bucks!)

Special appearance by Janet Varney.

 

The lovely piano piece accompanying Brandon's Ode to Snoopy is "A Simple Life" by Marcos H. Bolanos.