Rerun. John Harvey Kellogg believed his corn flakes had a future as a sexual suppressant when he filed a patent for "Flaked Cereals and Process of Preparing Same" on 31st May, 1895.
What the Seventh Day Adventist and eugenicist hadnât counted on was his brother Will - who combined his discovery with sugar; effectively creating the Kellogg company that still ... Show More
Jul 28
When Zombies Came To Hollywood
Independent horror film âWhite Zombieâ, starring Bela Lugosi, premiered in New York Cityâs Rivoli Theatre on July 28th, 1932. It marked the first time that zombies had featured in a Hollywood picture - albeit as the result of an evil voodoo master in Haiti rather than a condition ... Show More
12m 26s
Jul 27
Meet Bugs Bunny đĽ
Warner Brothersâ biggest animated star, Bugs Bunny, made his cartoon debut on July 27th, 1940, in A Wild Hare - though, at the time, he didnât officially have a name⌠Though previous versions of the âwabbit had appeared in earlier Looney Tunes shorts, this incarnation - directed ... Show More
12m 50s
Aug 2019
Corn Flakes | The Brothers of Battle Creek | S16-E1
For the first 150 years of American history, American citizens were plagued by gastrointestinal issues. Diarrhea, gastritis and dysentery were pretty much a way of life. Indigestion was such an immense problem, the poet Walt Whitman called it âthe Great American Evil.â All these ... Show More
40m 36s
Jul 2019
Cereal Wars - A Divine Mission | 1
Itâs the late 1800s and America is in the grip of a bellyache epidemic. But, thanks to a divine revelation, help is on the way in the form of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and his sanitarium in Battle Creek, Michigan. In his quest to calm the nationâs bowels, Dr. Kellogg is feeding his ... Show More
24m 27s
Jul 2019
Cereal Wars - Breakfast of Champions | 2
Itâs 1904 and Quaker Oats is about to make an, ahem, explosive entry into the cold cereal business. With the Kellogg brothers at risk of being left behind, Will Kellogg finally decides itâs time to stand up to his brother. He cuts ties and brings the original corn flakes to marke ... Show More
25m 15s
Sep 2025
182: The Cult of Kellogg: Cornflakes, Celibacy, and Colonics??
Hi friends, happy Wednesday!The other day I was craving a big fat bowl of Honey Smacks cereal with whole milk. When I was a kid, that was luxury to me. But I hadnât had them in forever so I didnât even know if they were still around. You know me - I googled âHONEY SMACKS⌠DISCONT ... Show More
49m 40s
Oct 2019
John Harvey Kellogg: The âwellnessâ pioneer
John Harvey Kellogg is best known, along with his brother, for changing the way the world ate breakfast. But cornflakes were actually a by-product of Dr Kelloggâs lifelong mission to improve the dietary health of patients at his Battle Creek Sanitarium, a once world-famous medica ... Show More
38m 57s