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109: The Easy-Bake Oven; Or, Burning Down the House (Classic)

109: The Easy-Bake Oven; Or, Burning Down the House (Classic)

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 We're busy behind the scenes here putting together a whole new batch episodes for the upcoming year, so while we do that, have a tasty, bite-sized treat on us - a chance to listen back to our episode all about the world's favorite mini-oven!~~~Happy holidays, listeners! We’ve got a delectable episode for you today, featuring a toy that has been a household staple for more than 60 years and is still going strong. In fact, it would be just the thing if you’re looking for some help with holiday baking, as long as you don’t mind your baked goods being on the miniature side…and possibly losing a finger or two in the process… Daniel teaches Ray and Rob about the Easy-Bake Oven’s origins at the renowned toy company Kenner Products; how New York pretzel vendors played an essential role in providing inspiration for the product; all the different ways the word “cookies” can be pronounced; the battle to make a version of the Easy-Bake that wasn’t explicitly marketed for girls; and how this kitchen toy has influenced everyone from amateur bakers to professional chefs and which, despite its ups and downs, remains one of the most fondly remembered toys of all time.If you like what we’re doing, please support us on Patreon, or you can subscribe to our bonus content on Apple Podcasts. And we’d love to find even more listeners, so if you have time, please leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. And if you have any other thoughts or feedback you’d like to share with us, we’d love to hear from you - feel free to email us or send us a message on social media. TEAMRay HebelRobert W. SchneiderMark SchroederBilly RecceDaniel SchwartzbergGabe CrawfordNatalie DeSaviaARTICLES“How Easy-Bake Ovens Work” by Nathan ChandlerEasy-Bake Evolution: 50 Years of Cakes, Cookies, and Gender Politics | Collectors WeeklyLight Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven“Easy-Bake Oven Gourmet” by David HoffmanEasy-Bake Oven: Ronald Howes (Toy Stories)National Easy-Bake Oven DayInformation about the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA 2007)Original Easy-Bake Oven PatentEasy-Bake Oven - The Strong National Museum of PlayNew Easy-Bake Oven Recall Following Partial Finger Amputation; Consumers Urged to Return Toy OvensEasy-Bake Oven enters Toy Hall of FameMcKenna Pope’s CampaignMcKenna Pope’s Change.org PetitionThe Untold History of the Easy-Bake OvenEPISODE CLIPSEasy-Bake Oven Commercial (1963)Jim’s Red Book: Easy Bake Oven CommercialQueasy Bake Cookerator “Mud & Crud Cakes” Commercial (2002)Easy-Bake Oven Recall Retrofit KitEasy Bake Oven for Boys: Girl, 13, Helps Transform Easy-Bake Oven Into Unisex ToyA Cameo Appearance From the Easy-Bake OvenEasy-Bake Ultimate Oven Commercial (2011)ADDITIONAL MUSIC & SOUND EFFECTS“Happy Bee” and “Jingle Bells”• Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)• Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0• http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Additional Sound Effects from Final Cut Pro, iLife, and Logic Pro
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