Breakfast Cereal Mascots – Rebroadcast

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Hello! Turns out planning around the holidays is very difficult and we did a bad job at it. So this week we’re bringing you back to one of our favorite episodes. That’s right, breakfast cereal mascots. We will be discussing how so many anthropomorphic animal mascots, like Tony the Tiger and the Trix rabbit, came to exist. We also come to realize the sad fate of Lucky (from Lucky Charms fame). And did you really think the Raisin Bran mascot, Sunny, was an anthropomorphic sun? Not according to our rigorous thought experiments. Theme music by Joe Sopchak. As always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us at pedantichandwavium.com where we will be posting any news or exciting goings on when they happen.

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