20: Dagen H, Murphy Bed, Mise en Place, The War of the Worlds

  Dagen H, the 3rd of September 1967 was the day that Sweden switched from driving on the left hand side to the  right. How did that go for them? 📍Murphy Beds aren't limited to madcap  films starring Abbott and Costello, or the Marx brothers. Who invented them and why?📍 Mise en Place is a French culinary practice that can also be applied in home kitchens, and indeed, as it happens, to your whole life and state of mind. What is it exactly?📍 And finally in this episode, we look back to 1938 and The War of the Worlds possibly the most famous media prank of all time.About REMORANDOMREMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Everything Interesting.Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify or ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube.About REMOREMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.More about REMO Since 1988 ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠You can contact REMO via the website ⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠CreditsREMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988. Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan ShawOriginal REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talk HERECopyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.