Extra, Extra! We hope you were able to finish that giant turkey leg from last week, because today’s headline says that it’s time to take on our first nostalgic musical — Newsies! While Jeff feels pretty familiar with the musical genre, this one actually came from Josue’s past. And he is pretty sure we will all love it. There’s only one way to find out. But before we do, Jeff guides all of us through our first No-Look Art Studio. So grab a paper and pencil and play along. Chances are you’ll do better than Josue.

Scroll down and vote on the Spotify poll to let us know what you think of Newsies. Do you have a suggestion of a future musical we can revisit? Let us know in the comments or email them to ideas@WDYT.show⁠.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Our First Musical Episode

01:37 Personal Musical Experiences and Early Performances

05:38 No-Look Studio: Drawing Odie (Play Along)

22:07 The Devastating Reveal

23:15 Introducing 'Newsies'

25:15 Some Historical Context

29:16 Character Analysis and Cast of 'Newsies'

35:23 Child Labor and Musical Resilience

40:12 If I Hear the Word "Papes" One More Time...

48:31 Is This Musical A Movie?

52:17 The Pape Thickens

01:00:01 The Power of Collective [Musical] Action

01:08:16 What Do We Think [of This]?!

01:19:05 Closing the Loop: Spaghetti Origins and Chucky

01:22:08 Final Thoughts and Future Episodes

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Yum yum -- it's that time again! From the gritty Godfather to the ridiculous world of Alice, we are determining whether it's worth your time and tongue to revisit these nostalgia inspired foods. And honestly, it may be worth your time just to hear Josue's impression of Carol Channing.

We've got giant turkey legs, we've got cake, we've got a showdown between Reese's Pieces and M&M's...and it's all leading up to a homemade spaghetti sauce that will make your mouth water. So grab a fork, a knife, and a medieval-sized drumstick, and see whether you think your taste buds might be up for the challenge.

Do you have your own nostalgia-inspired foods we could try? Let us know in the comments or via email at ideas@WDYT.show and we'd love to give you a shout out on the podcast. And if you'd like to try this homemade spaghetti sauce at your home, the instructions are below.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Test Kitchen III

02:49 Exploring Looking Glass Land Cake

06:54 Never Ever Jam Today

08:07 Candy Showdown: Reese's vs. M&M's

11:50 Turkey Legs and Disney Classics

17:35 Uncle Joe's Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

24:00 Ranking Our Nostalgic Foods

25:48 Looking Ahead: Jeff Guesses the Plot of Newsies

30:16 The Distant Ringing of Jingle Bells

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Uncle Joe's Tomato Sauce

2 Cans Plum Tomatoes

- Italian n juice

- (You can also use 3 cans tomato sauce + 1 can tomato paste or diced tomatoes)

1/2 can tomato paste

1 Onion (medium) Chopped/diced

4-5 cloves garlic

- Mashed in a garlic masher

- Or crushed with teaspoon and chopped

Hot pepper flakes

- Crushed red pepper

Olive oil in sauce pan

- Saute garlic/onion

- Season with pepper

- (Potentially add 1 tsp salt for flavor)

- (Can also add meat or sausage etc at this time)

Add 1/2 can tomato paste + 2 cans tomatoes

- Crush tomatoes before putting in

- Add a little red wine

- (Same amount of wine as tomato paste)

- (or water/sugar to balance out hot pepper)

Oregano - sprinkle on top

Fresh basil

Grated Parmesan cheese

- (A little handful)

Let it “boil”

- Add a pinch of baking soda

- Then low and simmer for 4-5 hours

- Stir frequently

**[make noodles]**

Today we look to the stars, but not before we clean the lasagna out of the litter box. That’s right, we are covering two nostalgic throwbacks! One is widely considered a classic, and the other flies a little below the radar. See if you can guess which is which. But lucky for us, both feature some candy, candy, candy, candy.

We’ll begin with a short, animated special that follows Garfield the cat on his very first trick-or-treating adventure. And he’s invited Odie, you and us along for the ride. After that animated appetizer, we revisit the Steven Spielberg + John Williams juggernaut, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He may be ugly, but he’s endearing. Also kids in the 80’s were crazy. The era did bring us some iconic, cinema soundtracks, so we also have an audio quiz to get us in the mood.

We also mentioned a few links on the episode that we’ll include below. And if you scroll down a little further you can vote on the Spotify poll to let us know what you think. Do either of these hold up?! If you have suggestions for future episodes, we’d love to hear them at ideas@WDYT.show⁠.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Seasonal Activities

06:47 Quiz on Movie Themes and John Williams

13:50 Review of Garfield Halloween Special

25:34 Introducing E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

34:43 What's more 'alien?' The alien, or a 1980's family?

43:01 Stories about dissection and school pranks

46:25 E.T.'s Influence on Elliott's Life

52:50 The Quest to Phone Home

56:15 The Climactic Home Invasion

01:03:44 Understanding the Adult Perspective

01:10:01 The Chase and the Iconic Flight Scene

01:13:10 Emotional Goodbyes and Themes of Loss

01:17:23 The Legacy of E.T. and Spielberg's Influence

01:21:03 What Do We Think [of This]?!

01:26:27 Closing the Loop on the Addams Family and Venom?

01:33:50 What's Coming? (Jeff can't take a hint)

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Lots of Links

Move Theme Quiz Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4CE5OnkfIExop2Jx3EKRUa?si=1ef923cf2f9b4f71

Garfield Halloween Special: https://youtu.be/X3FJePrGZb8?si=OQvUHLAqmzKNf2e4

Looney Tunes | The Most Frightful Time of the Year: https://youtu.be/5TzZUjcydtE?si=yyxoFEF_RCjRi6eu

The Addams Family Reunion [Trailer]: https://youtu.be/McfQO8HRriE?si=27ybwdNbpVcpvODf