Sideshow 13: The Legacy of Looking

Centuries of history have led us to this point. The show continues to go on.

 

But even though the sideshow looks a bit different these days… we still see its signature everywhere. We haven’t looked away. 

 

Want to hear more even though our time is up? The sideshow curious should be sure to check out the following: 

Freaks by Tod Browning  The digital Lost Museum Project, curated by the City University of New York  The P.T. Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut  The International Independent Showmen’s Museum in Gibsonton, Florida Showman’s Rest Cemetery in La Grange, Illinois  Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit by Dr. Robert Bogdan 

Louder Than a Riot by guest Kim Kelly, who writes about labor and the sideshow

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