Ep. 30: Tiki

*bubble noises* For a special end of summer episode, we dive into tiki culture. Sit back, relax, grab a Mai Tai, and listen to the tale of tiki's rise and fall (and rise again) in the American imagination ... its mythic figures and legendary rivalries ... the psychological hold it's had on Elvis, the creators of SpongeBob, and the Nymphet Alumni girls  ... and much more ...‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿︵‿︵ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ・❉・ ʚ˚̣̣̣͙ɞ‿︵‿︵‿Links: Pasifika Project's Decolonizing Tiki Reading Listhttps://www.pasifikaproject.com/tiki The Cultures of Tiki by Scott A. Lukas https://www.academia.edu/30777117/The_Cultures_of_Tiki  Reclaiming the Tiki Bar from NYThttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/business/tiki-bar-history.html Tiki Pop by Sven A. Kirsten https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/popculture/all/47708/facts.tiki_pop.htm Essay on 1950s revival in the '90s https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1995/mar/02/90s-america-trying-so-hard-to-recreate-its/ Elvis Presley's Abandoned Tiki Paradise https://www.messynessychic.com/2014/01/23/elvis-presleys-abandoned-tiki-paradise/ The Rise and Fall of the Tiki Bar https://www.wired.com/2014/07/the-bizarre-rise-and-fall-of-the-tiki-bar-in-american-culture/ Don the Beachcomber Menu http://menus.nypl.org/menu_pages/47171/explore  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe