Episodes

  • The Graveyards Episode

    The Graveyards Episode
    Sep 9 2022

    Maureen Brunsdale and Mark Schmitt visit a few of the local cemeteries that are steeped in circus history. 
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    31 mins
  • The Circus and Allied Arts Collection

    The Circus and Allied Arts Collection
    Aug 23 2022

    Maureen Brunsdale and Mark Schmitt talk about The Circus and Allied Arts Collection at Illinois State University's, Milner Library - Special Collections. 
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    23 mins
  • The Killer Trick: The Triple Somersault

    The Killer Trick: The Triple Somersault
    Aug 4 2022

    Maureen Brunsdale and Mark Schmitt discuss the "killer trick" of the flying trapeze, the triple somersault. 

    This is the debut episode of Generally Useful. 


    Hey!!!! Watch this! We talk about this film of the  Concellos and their triples during this episode:

    https://digital.library.illinoisstate.edu/digital/collection/p15990coll10/id/94/rec/6
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    37 mins