Secretly Incredibly Fascinating - BONUS SHOW 173: "How Ska Created A Mysterious Emoji"
This is the bonus show for Episode 173! (Ska Music)
Alex Schmidt, Katie Goldin, Dave Holmes, and Riley Silverman explore the obviously incredibly fascinating tale of ska music creating the emoji "Person In Suit Levitating". 🕴️
RESEARCH SOURCES:
"The Secret Ska History of That Weird Levitating Businessman Emoji" by Joe Veix (Newsweek)
Emojipedia.org entry for Person in Suit Levitating 🕴️
Direct link to cover art for the Japanese import version of The Specials' self-titled album
Write-up from The Specials' website, about the origin of 2 Tone Records art, featuring the image of Peter Tosh that inspired "Walt Jabsco"
The story of 2 Tone Records’ radical cover art (TheVinylFactory.com)
FAQ: How many emoji characters are there? (Emojipedia.org)
Why the Wingdings font exists (Vox.com)
Alex's bison emoji podcast, featuring Katie, is called "1 Way To Make An Emoji". 🦬
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