No Such Thing As A Fish 497: No Such Thing As Oceans Eleven with Puffins
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Sep 21, 2023 The podcast explores topics such as bartering during the Great Depression, trading a Picasso for puffins, the history of the days of the week, the invention of the steering wheel and early electric car batteries, shoe puns and a Renault lawsuit, and animal tales of unintended consequences.
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Barter Theater Pays in Ham
- Virginia's Barter Theater paid playwrights in ham during the Great Depression.
- George Bernard Shaw negotiated to be paid in spinach as a vegetarian exception.
Money Is A Recent Invention
- Historical societies like the Egyptians and Sumerians operated without money.
- Coins are a recent invention, only about 2,700 years old from ancient Greece.
90s Russian Workers Paid In Dildos
- In 1990s Russia, workers were paid by barter with items like coffins, bras, and even dildos.
- They tried selling dildos for cash but found them obsolete due to electronic vibrators.