Brain Junk

Call them slippahs, flip flops, chanclas, slops, plakkies, slaps, pantofles, or thongs...whatever word you choose says a lot about your age and what part of the world you grew up in. We came up with this episode topic as kind of a joke. Turns out there's way more about to know about these summer shoes than we thought.Show Notes:Wikipedia on the history of flip flopsThe PadukaKanye West being weird as usual with diamond studded flipsSatra: History of the flip flop Forbes: This Brand Reinvented Flip-Flops (And Made Them A Sustainable Product)Business Wire: Global Flip Flops Market to Reach $28.5 Billion by 2030, Fueled by Work-from-Home Trend and Growing Demand in Developing Countries - ResearchAndMarkets.comObama first US President photoed in slippahsGuinness account on X: Andre Ortolf running in flip flopsLongest flip flop throwFlip Flops History and Production ProcessHarper's BazaarYouTube: Mexican Moms play chancla or no chanclaWashington Post Flip Flop vs Thongsrecycled rubber flopsTranscript:[00:00:03] Sp