Ep. 151 - The He-Man Effect w/ Brian Box Brown

This week we're joined by cartoonist Brian Box Brown to talk about his new book The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood. Plus, do any of us respect the Fantastic Four?Which member of the Fantastic Four would we be? Is Gravlabs sponsoring this episode? Is Trulieve taking over the weed scene in West Virginia? Would we rather by weed from “our guy?” Did Jake dab too much before this episode? Can flower be stronger than concentrates? Is it hard to grow your own cannabis? Are grow collectives possible for legalized weed? Has any state been successful with their legalized weed roll-out? Have states set up cannabis to fail on purpose? Is anybody taking weed legalization seriously?  Is Daniel Laughlin good for cannabis advocacy in Pennsylvania? Does Maine have an amazing medical marijuana system? How did Brian become so knowledgable about cannabis? Why did Brian start Legalization Nation? Are weed journalists a thing? Why isn’t there a lot of weed investigative news? Do we easily fall for cool weed packaging for strains? What inspired Brian to write The He-Man Effect? What does nostalgia feel like? How is the BBC Adam Curtis documentary The Century of the Self related to this comic? What is Bluey? Does it normalize pooping? Is there truth in nostalgia? Could Babe Ruth go up against the baseball players of today? Was the Attitude Era the best era in WWE? Was Anthony obsessed with collecting wrestling figures? What is imaginative play and why is it so important for kids? What was Brian’s wrestling gimmick growing up? Is it impossible to stop feeling nostalgia? Why is the Crossfire theme stuck in Cody’s head? Is nostalgia both a good feeling and a sad feeling? Does nostalgia make your life feel richer? How is nostalgia like a ghost? What do Swedish soldiers missing home have to do with the origin of the term nostalgia? Did Anthony get all of his childhood toys back that he gave away to his cousin? Did Jake find re-releases of his childhood Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toys in Target? What will adults in the future be nostalgic for? Was the material they used to make action figures in the 90s better than the material they use now? What’s ironic about old Captain Planet toys? Do we like the smell of toys? Did your parents not love you if didn’t get you a Voltron toy growing up? Is everyone obsessed with something from their childhood? Why was Sesame Street allowed to market to children while other shows weren’t? How did Indian in the Cupboard break Jake’s heart? Are toy collectors like Egyptian pharaohs?  How is a completed toy collection like an old photograph or a wine cellar? Were we obsessed with Pokemon? What toys did Brian collect growing up? Who are the Inhumanoids? Did we all love Nintendo Power magazine? Was the release of this book planned to coincide with the release of the Barbie movie? Is Mattel creating a movie universe with prestige directors? Is the He-Man effect everywhere?

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