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4.62.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Household Name will be back with brand new episodes soon! But in the meantime, check out "Lost at the Smithsonian," a new podcast from Stitcher. Comedian and pop culture fanatic Aasif Mandvi gets up close and personal with the most iconic artifacts at the National Museum of American History.

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0:00.0

Hey, this is Sarah Weiman. I'm one of the producers of household name.

0:04.0

There are going to be new episodes of household name in your podcast feed very soon.

0:09.0

But in the meantime, if you want to keep up with us, there are two great ways to do that.

0:13.0

First, you can join our Facebook group, just search household name podcast,

0:18.0

and you can subscribe to our brand news newsletter.

0:21.0

There's a link for you in the episode description.

0:24.0

But in the meantime, I don't want to send you off empty handed.

0:28.0

So while we work on new episodes of household name, I want to share another show you can listen to.

0:33.0

And I think you're really going to like it.

0:35.0

It's called Lost at the Smithsonian, and it's a new pop culture history podcast from Stitcher

0:40.0

that explores the little-known stories behind iconic artifacts at the National Museum of American History.

0:46.0

The host is Asif Manvi, who you may know from the Daily Show, and in every episode,

0:51.0

Manvi examines the impact of a fascinating cultural artifact.

0:56.0

Think Fonzie's leather jacket, Dorothy's ruby slippers.

0:59.0

Here's Manvi coming across the robe Muhammad Ali wore while he trained for his famous rumble in the jungle against George Foreman.

1:06.0

The robe is a reminder of the political and cultural context of the times that made this one of the most important sporting and entertainment events of the 20th century.

1:18.0

Back in Smithsonian storage, what looks like an unassuming Terry cloth training robe with simple black lettering.

1:25.0

It says Muhammad Ali, and above is his signature, it's a little freight at the edges here, a little yellow, represents an icon, and a legend,

1:36.0

who was the greatest that sports has ever produced.

1:40.0

Here comes Ali, you can see in their very calm, it's age against youth.

1:47.0

So you've got these two African-American boxes, George Foreman, Muhammad Ali. Ali is, he lost his title.

1:56.0

He lost his title. Yes.

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