Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 153: "Johnny Appleseed"
This is the bonus show for Episode 153! (Apples)
Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington explore the obviously incredibly fascinating topic of Johnny Appleseed: a real person, rapacious capitalist, niche Christian, barefoot freak, and future enemy of the FBI.
RESEARCH SOURCES:
The Real Johnny Appleseed Brought Apples—and Booze—to the American Frontier (Smithsonian Magazine)
One Last Package of Disney Shorts: Melody Time (Tor.com)
Apple: A Global History by Erika Janik
Johnny Appleseed Festival Food Guide (Visit Fort Wayne)
Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish philosopher (Encyclopedia Britannica)
America’s Forgotten Spirit Makes a Comeback (Edible Manhattan)
The Flop House: "FH Mini 55: The Fruit Group, With Chris Weitz" (Maximum Fun)
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