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#111623
Diners: The Most American Establishment?
"the image that you have of diners, like popular diners that you see in like a movie, like Grease or something like that"
— Josh
Josh references Grease as an example of a movie that solidified the popular image of 1950s diners in American culture.
Nov 16, 2023
#091623
Selects: How Floods Work
"You can travel there via the movie Greece. Oh, like the LA River Basin?"
— Josh
Josh mistakenly refers to 'Grease' as 'Greece' when discussing the LA River and concrete flood channels.
Sep 16, 2023
#040722
The Delightful History of Pubs
"Isn't that in the end of Greece? I don't know. I haven't seen Greece in a long time."
— Chuck
Chuck references a scene from Grease where characters enter a leaning/bouncy house, comparing it to a tilted pub floor in Manchester.
Apr 7, 2022
#061320
SYSK Selects: How Flamethrowers Work
"We've both seen grease before."
— Josh
Josh mentions they're aware of flamethrower exhaust systems from the movie Grease before listeners email about it.
Jun 13, 2020
#032020
SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Jim Henson Worked
"There's a great podcast episode...from the great Andy Daly that centered around Sean Anna."
— Josh
Referenced indirectly through an Andy Daly podcast about trying out for Grease and related 1950s culture.
Mar 20, 2020
#110317
Movie Crush: Tig Notaro on Mask
"Tig: I went and saw Grease and Star Wars, which are kind of my two big movies"
Tig recalls early movies she saw in theaters as a child growing up.
Nov 3, 2017
#100316
The Amazing History of Soda
"There's a great podcast episode, one of the funniest things I've ever heard my life from the great Andy Daly that centered around Sean Anna."
— Josh
Josh referenced an Andy Daly podcast episode that involved characters trying out for Grease and discussing egg creams.
Oct 3, 2016
#041714
How Burlesque Works
"Remember the greaser thing with grease?"
— Josh
Josh uses it as an example of 1970s nostalgia for 1950s culture
Apr 17, 2014
#110612
Yakuza: From Samurai to Slot Machines
"do you remember the geeky guy from Greece? Keniki?"
— Josh
Josh references a nerdy character from Grease to imagine what would happen if such a person joined the Yakuza and kept making mistakes.
Nov 6, 2012
#012612
How Floods Work
"You can travel there via the movie Greece"
— Josh
Josh mentions Greece when talking about LA's concrete flood relief channels and the LA River Basin.
Jan 26, 2012
#060310
How Flamethrowers Work
"we've both seen grease before"
— Josh
Josh mentions they are aware of flamethrower exhaust systems and references the movie Grease.
Jun 3, 2010
Cast
Olivia Newton-John
Sandy
John Travolta
Danny
Stockard Channing
Rizzo
Jeff Conaway
Kenickie
Barry Pearl
Doody
Michael Tucci
Sonny
Kelly Ward
Putzie
Didi Conn
Frenchy
Jamie Donnelly
Jan
Dinah Manoff
Marty
Susan Buckner
Patty Simcox
Eve Arden
Principal McGee
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