Those Happy Places
By Buddy Duquesne and Alice White
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Episodes: 79
Description
Those Happy Places is a podcast about Theme Park Rides, Attractions, and Lands. We focus on the stories they tell, how they tell them, and why it matters. Those Happy Places is produced by Alice White and edited by Buddy Duquesne. Our theme music is "Golden Gate" by The California Feetwarmers, featuring Phil Alvin.
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Eyes of Mara Episode 4: It Belongs in a Museum -or- There is Nothing You Can Possess That I Cannot Take Away
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Eyes of Mara Episode 3: The Ride Today -or- Eternal Youth and Beauty
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Oct 22, 2022 |
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Eyes of Mara Episode 2: The Ride as Opened -or- Glittering Gold, it is Yours
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Eyes of Mara Episode 1: History and Development -or- You Seek The Future
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Theme Parks 100: What is Literature? Or: Page, Stage, Screen, and Place
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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Theme Parks 100: What is a Land? Or: A Miserable Little Pile of Secrets
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Theme Parks 100: What is a Ride? Or: Remain Seated Please
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Theme Parks 100: What is an Attraction? Or: Hurry, Hurry, Hurry!
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Theme Parks 100: What Is A Theme Park? Or: More Than Amusements
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Episode 56: What's The Deal With SeaWorld?
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May 13, 2022 |
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Episode 55: Beyond the Shooting Gallery: Interactivity in Rides
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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Episode 54: Disneyland's "Land Blender" Rides
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Episode 53: In Praise of the Omnimover
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Episode 52: Shows, Parades, and Nighttime Spectaculars
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Episode 51: Plans, Reservations, and Lighting Lanes
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Episode 50: Theme Parks as Literature -or- Thesis, Revisited
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Jun 27, 2021 |
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Episode 49: Guests Aly Grauer and Drew Mierzejewski
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Episode 48: The Brilliance of Calico Ghost Town
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Mar 31, 2021 |
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Episode 47: The Alice White Canon Classification System
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Nov 28, 2020 |
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Episode 46: The Haunted Mansion, American Haunting, and Hospitality
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Oct 24, 2020 |
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Episode 45: Immersive Theater and Theme Parks
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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Episode 44: Authorship and Theme Parks
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Aug 05, 2020 |
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Episode 43: Anaheim's Themed Sports
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Jul 16, 2020 |
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Episode 42: The Intersection of Sports and Theme Parks
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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Birds of Paradise Episode 4: The Origins of Tiki Culture -or- The Summer of Tiki
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Birds of Paradise Episode 3: A Brief History of the Hawaiian Islands -or- Annexation Without Representation
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May 06, 2020 |
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Birds of Paradise Episode 2: A Second Reading of The Enchanted Tiki Room
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Birds of Paradise Episode 1: The Enchanted Tiki Room as Primary Text
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Apr 11, 2020 |
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Episode 41: The Duquesne Taxonomy of Theme Park Guests
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Mar 23, 2020 |
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Episode 40: Ride Update Extravaganza!
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Mar 08, 2020 |
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Episode 39: The Simpsons Ride
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Feb 23, 2020 |
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Episode 38: Themed Dining and Shopping
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Special Update: Introducing Those Happy Podcasts
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Feb 09, 2020 |
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Episode 37: Seattle, Themed City
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Jan 29, 2020 |
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Episode 36: Autopia and Retro-Futurism
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Jan 03, 2020 |
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Episode 35: Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular!
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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Episode 34: Interview with Tami Brown and Emily Howard!
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Oct 13, 2019 |
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Episode 33: Interview with April Neal and A.D. Gladu of PGAV Destinations!
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Sep 28, 2019 |
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Episode 32: Interview with John Kemper and Dave Cooperstein of PGAV Destinations
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Sep 21, 2019 |
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Episode 31: Fandom, Fan Events, and Rainbow Capitalism
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Episode 30: Ride Fanfiction Extravaganza!
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: Alice at Galaxy's Edge
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Episode 29: Theme Park Food and Storytelling
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May 31, 2019 |
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Bonus Episode: Building a Game of Thrones Theme Park
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May 27, 2019 |
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Episode 28: Tours, Tourism, and Tourists
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May 24, 2019 |
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Episode 27: Adventure, Exploration, and Magic
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Apr 09, 2019 |
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Watch Party: The Haunted Mansion (2003) with Charles Gustine!
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Q&A Special: One Year of Those Happy Places!
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Mar 04, 2019 |
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Episode 26: Chaos and Control
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Feb 28, 2019 |
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Episode 25: Mickey Mouse as Empty Signifier
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Feb 10, 2019 |
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Episode 24: Motion as Metaphor
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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Minisode 4: Alice at Podcon Seattle
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Jan 28, 2019 |
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Episode 23: Theme Parks, Permanence, and the Speed of Change
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Jan 13, 2019 |
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Episode 22: Performativity and the Shared Experience
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Dec 31, 2018 |
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Episode 21: Diegesis and Ride Vehicles
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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Episode 20: Attraction Adaptation Extravaganza!
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Nov 21, 2018 |
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Episode 19: Pirates, Revisionism, Revisions, and Adaptations
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Episode 18: Halloween, Harvests, and Themed Spaces
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Oct 21, 2018 |
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Episode 17: Haunted Mansion Holiday and Thematic Synthesis
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Oct 07, 2018 |
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Episode 16: Mickey's Toontown, Character Meet and Greets, and World Building
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Sep 16, 2018 |
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Episode 15: The Jungle Cruise, Comedy, and Colonialism
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Sep 10, 2018 |
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Episode 14: Jurassic Park River Adventure, Tropes, and Transmedia
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Aug 13, 2018 |
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Episode 13: Interview with Defunctland's Kevin Perjurer
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Aug 05, 2018 |
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Episode 12: Knott's Berry Farm, Local Identity, and Two Walters
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Aug 01, 2018 |
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Episode 11: Knott's Berry Farm, Tension, and Catharsis
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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Episode 10: Ride Design Challenge and Imagineering Extravaganza
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Jun 23, 2018 |
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Episode 9: Star Tours, Continuity, and Timelines
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May 31, 2018 |
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Minisode 3: Alice in Disney World
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May 25, 2018 |
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Episode 8: Rides as Games, Emergent Narrative, and the Loss State
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May 12, 2018 |
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Episode 7: Screens, Immersion, and the Fourth Wall
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Apr 30, 2018 |
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Minisode 2: Alice and Disneyland's Map
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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Minisode 1: Sonoma's Train Town with Buddy and Kate
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Apr 23, 2018 |
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Episode 6: Tower of Terror and Mission: Breakout!
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Apr 15, 2018 |
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Episode 5: Disney's California Adventure and the Simulacra
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Mar 28, 2018 |
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Episode 4: The Disneyland Railroad and Monorail
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Mar 21, 2018 |
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Those Happy Places Episode 3: Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey
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Mar 14, 2018 |
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Episode 2: Fantasyland's Darkrides
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Mar 08, 2018 |
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Those Happy Places Episode 1: The Haunted Mansion
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Mar 01, 2018 |
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Those Happy Places Episode 0: Trailer
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Mar 01, 2018 |