Whistling is pretty cool when you think about it because it can mean many things, from simple happy tunes to legit communication. Learn all about this ubiquitous skill today.
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This episode explores the fascinating world of whistling, from its ancient origins as a proto-language to its surprising decline with the rise of portable music devices. Josh, Chuck, and Jerry dive into the different types of whistling techniques, the golden age of professional whistlers in vaudeville and early 20th century entertainment, and the surprising number of whistling languages that still exist around the world today. Along the way, they celebrate contemporary whistlers keeping the art alive, discuss whistling's role in famous movies and soundtracks, and reveal some quirky superstitions about whistling after dark that span multiple cultures and continents.
Bridgerton
2020
TV-MA
★ 8.1
"Watch season three of the Shondaland series on Netflix. — Bridgerton is mentioned in a podcast advertisement at the beginning of the episode."
Flowers for Algernon
2015
★ 8.3
"Same with the hills in Mash, the hills of Korea. — Chuck mentions how the Hollywood Hills were used to represent Korea in the MASH TV series."
— Chuck
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003
1h 51m
★ 8.0
"The whistling part where L. Driver is going to kill the bride at the very beginning of Kill Bill, Volume 1. — Josh mentions the famous whistled song 'Twisted Nerve' from the opening scene of Kill Bill Volume 1."
— Josh
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
★ 7.6
"He just started whistling Andy Griffith. — Josh references the Andy Griffith theme song being whistled in relation to visiting filming locations."
— Josh
The Dark Crystal
1982
1h 33m
★ 7.1
"Percy Edwards, who is an animal impressionist, and he voices whistles for a lot of animated characters. He also was the voice, or I guess the character of Fizzgig in The Dark Crystal. — Josh mentions Percy Edwards performed whistles and character voices including Fizzgig in The Dark Crystal."
— Josh
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
1966
R
2h 41m
★ 8.5
"Of course, who can forget the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly? Sergio Leone's famous spaghetti western. — Josh discusses the iconic whistling in this Sergio Leone western film by Alessandro Alessandroni."
— Josh
To Have and Have Not
1945
NR
1h 40m
★ 7.5
"There's an adaptation of a Hemingway novel, To Have and Have Not, with Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart. — Josh discusses the famous line about whistling from Lauren Bacall in this classic film adaptation."
— Josh
Top Secret!
1984
1h 30m
★ 7.1
"That reminds me of the singing horse in Top Secret. — Josh mentions the singing horse scene from the movie Top Secret in comparison to whistling in Westerns."
— Josh
Twisted Nerve
1968
PG
1h 52m
★ 6.8
"It's from a 1968 British thriller called Twisted Nerve. — Josh identifies the source of the creepy whistled song used in Kill Bill as originally from this British thriller."
— Josh
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