Topic: Labor Day

2 chapters across the catalog

86: Pox Luck

86: Pox Luck

Labor Day Return and Securing Foundational Income

Adam Curry and Mo Facts return on Labor Day 2022 after a brief hiatus. Mo explains the absence was due to securing foundational income during a personal transition to ensure the show's quality remains high. They discuss the current economic climate, including fluctuating gas prices, before spinning the "Wheel of Topics" to start the Pizza Potluck episode.

47: Killer Wasp
2:30:20 - 2:32:19

47: Killer Wasp

Fashion as a Systemically Racist Tool

The rule against wearing white after Labor Day was created in the late 19th century by old-money elites to exclude the "nouveau riche." Valerie Steele of the Fashion Institute of Technology notes that these subtle fashion manipulations were designed to identify outsiders who didn't know the rules. This demonstrates how fashion has historically been used as a tool for systemic social and racial exclusion.