Month: April 2021

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Episode 27: Beanie Babies Part 2

We are officially deep in the depths of this Beanie Baby Dump. We document the huge surge in popularity of Beanie Babies. The “retirement” of certain beanies created a scarcity in the market that drove collectors into a frenzy as the prices surged. Beanie Babies were no longer simply a kids toy, but a completely risk free 100% guaranteed way to earn tons of money! Kinda sounds like NFTs. As more households received The Internet, websites like Ebay began to flourish, which only added to the Beanie Bonanza. Since this is Culture Dumps; we tell you all about the weird shit that founder Ty Warner was up to during this madness. Let’s just say he is not nearly as cuddly as the toys he creates.

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Episode 26: Beanie Babies Part 1

Here it is folks, the first installment of our coverage of one of the biggest Culture Dumps in history. Ty Beanie Babies. What became the biggest toy crazy of the 1990’s, the first internet shopping craze, and ultimately a long term investment with no pay off started in the mind of one man, Ty Warner. Unlike beanie babies, this episode is not understuffed!

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Episode 25: Spring Break

Spring Break is one of the most iconic rites of passage for the bright, young scholars of the USA. Filled with underage drinking, bad decisions and memories to last a lifetime, Ryan and Parks breakdown just how spring break leaves its mark as a Dump. The concept of spring break has its roots in Ancient Greek culture, but continues still to this very day. Ryan also nabbed an amazing interview with Kraig, who played in mega popular 2000’s act Crazy Town.

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Episode 24: Four Loko

Alcohol has been around for thousands of years, it is rare to to see a new variation of the devil’s juice. In 2010  a new monster was released into the world and drinking would never be the same. Fourloko is one of the scariest beverages ever created and we have the proof. We also sit down around the fire for some good ole’ fashioned scary stories. 

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Episode 23: The New Monkees

The Monkees are a pop culture anomaly, a multi-platinum selling band created by television producers. While The Monkees hold a special place in American music history, their rebooted counterpart, The New Monkees do not. The New Monkees are all but forgotten and with good reason. We don’t need reboots of everything and this proves it. 

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