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Oct 2023

1h 10m

I Got Too Silly

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb

About this episode

The girlies are in for a nostalgic episode, exploring two of the most puzzling crazes of the 2000’s — Dance Dance Revolution and SillyBandz. Digressions include an entire intro dedicated to telling landlords to GET A REAL JOB!!!!! Plus, the first ever mobile Binchtopia academy for youths.

SOURCES:

Are We Human, or Are We Dancer? The Legacy of ‘Dance Dance Revolution,’ 20 Years Later

‘Dance Dance Revolution’ Movie In Works At Stampede; Company Ups Cara Fano To Director Of Development

Machine Dance as Fitness and Sport

Evolving Relationship between Humans and Machines

An Interview With Poet Cathy Park Hong

The Last Two Dance Dance Revolution Machines in Manhattan

Silly Bandz, the Bracelets That Spring Off Shelves

The History & Phenomenon of Sillybandz

Silly Bandz Banned

Silly Bandz Danger

American Fads: Silly Bandz

Children’s Peer Cultures

Silly Bandz and the Currency of Information

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