Household Name

I've been listening to Household Name  podcasts while in my car. They are short, easy to listen and don't get serious. Basically, a lot of quirky facts about stuff you've heard about.

5 out of 5 stars episodes
Episode 34: The legend of the Atari Burial. If you are a video person from the 80s you will like this.
Episode 31: Bill Nye the GMO Guy. Bill didn't always like GMOs
Episode 1: TGI Fridays: The Tinder of the 1960s. Just in time for the sexual revolution
Episode 9: The Mattress Firm Conspiracy Theory. I really enjoyed this one, who knew?

4 out of 5 stars episodes
Episode 33: Muzak listening and Alexa eavesdropping. Where did elevator and shopping music originate? Alexa is listening....
Episode 20: Does Panera care?  Interesting and give a lot of kudos to the CEO
Episode 36: A town called Dish. Politics in a small Texas town

3 or less stars
Episode 2: Who owns the Oakland A's. Only listened because it was about baseball.
Episode 3: The Last Blockbuster. Starts out interesting and slowly becomes a 2 star


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