Seriously: a show about towels.

There's the history of towels, towels in Christianity, Terrible Towels, Towel Day.

Oh, and there are actual towels too.

Because when has a bad idea ever stopped us before?

GUESTS:
Marcel Danesi - The author of Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things: An Introduction to Semiotics
John Dankosky - Host of The CT Mirror's Steady Habits podcast and news and special projects editor for Science Friday
Jackie Reeve - Bed and bath writer for Wirecutter; her blog about quilting and crafting and cooking and traveling and things is The Orange Room
Jem Roberts - Comedy historian and the author of The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired December 6, 2018.

Seriously: a show about towels.
There's&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lidtime.com/a-brief-history-of-towels/">the history of towels</a>,&nbsp;<a href="http://christian-leadership.org/the-king-who-led-with-a-towel-jesus-leadership-role-model/">towels in Christianity</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrible_Towel">Terrible Towels</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day">Towel Day</a>.
Oh, and there are&nbsp;<a href="https://thewirecutter.com/reviews/best-bath-towel/">actual towels</a>&nbsp;too.
Because when has a bad idea ever stopped us before?
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Marcel Danesi&nbsp;- The author of&nbsp;Of Cigarettes, High Heels, and Other Interesting Things: An Introduction to Semiotics</li>
<li>John Dankosky&nbsp;- Host of&nbsp;The CT Mirror's&nbsp;<a href="https://ctmirror.org/podcasts/">Steady Habits</a>&nbsp;podcast and news and special projects editor for&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/">Science Friday</a></li>
<li>Jackie Reeve&nbsp;- Bed and bath writer for&nbsp;Wirecutter; her blog about quilting and crafting and cooking and traveling and things is&nbsp;<a href="http://jackiereeve.com/">The Orange Room</a></li>
<li>Jem Roberts&nbsp;- Comedy historian and the author of&nbsp;The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</li>
</ul>
Join the conversation on&nbsp;<a href="http://facebook.com/ColinMcShow">Facebook</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/wnprcolin">Twitter</a>.
Colin McEnroe and Chion Wolf contributed to this show, which originally aired December 6, 2018.

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