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• 87: Sushi Row pt 2 and Historical Laxatives

  This week we conclude the story of Sushi Row with how Koda Farms' development of their proprietary Kokuho Rose rice allowed Kawafuku to become the first Sushi bar in Los Angeles and how historical cure-alls ended up mostly being aggressive laxatives. A listener email explains the traditional Soviet astronaut movie of choice.Episode Tabs:L.A.’s sushi revolution was fueled by this secret ingredient from the Central Valleyhttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/la-sushi-revolution-fueled-by-secret-ingredientLewis and Clark marked their trail with laxativeshttps://offbeatoregon.com/2501d1006d_biliousPills-686.077.htmlListener Tabs:White Sun of the Deserthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auj_u7wEyw8Johnny Fiveaces: Original meme artwork sells for $5,100https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50817558Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 86: Time Colonization and Sushi Row pt 1

  This week we deep dive into how Monochronic culture forced its will on the Polychronic world and how Ventura Blvd in Los Angeles earned the moniker of Sushi Row by housing the greatest concentration of Sushi restaurants outside of Japan. A listener email explains how the Monkey Puzzle Tree became an Oregon staple.Episode Tabs:Time and Culturehttps://nobaproject.com/modules/time-and-cultureThis Little Tokyo restaurant is long gone. But it changed L.A.’s food scene foreverhttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-05-03/la-sushi-history-began-at-little-tokyo-restaurantListener Tabs:Monkey Puzzle Treehttps://landscapeplants.oregonstate.edu/plants/araucaria-araucanaEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 85: History of Lawns and The 1903 Oregon Train Robbery

  This week we deep dive into how a newly founded America's insecurity about their status in the world led to their obsession with front lawns (and 9/11?) and the story of Portland's most polite train robber, Bill Miner. A listener email explains how Max Headroom briefly took over the Chicago airwaves in 1987.ROSE CITY COMIC-CON: SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2025ARTIST ALLEY: TABLE D-01Episode Tabs:The American Obsession with Lawnshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/Outlaw Bill Miner’s First Train Robbery was a Fiascohttps://offbeatoregon.com/1311b-bill-miner-train-robber-in-oregon.htmlListener Tabs:30 Years Later, Notorious ‘Max Headroom Incident’ Remains a Mysteryhttps://news.wttw.com/2017/11/21/30-years-later-notorious-max-headroom-incident-remains-mysterySimo Häyhähttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_HäyhäEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 84: Three-Point Hitch and Global Thai Program

  This week we deep dive into how an obsessive Irish mechanic changed the world of tractors after a handshake deal with Henry Ford and how in the early 2000s, the Thai government embarked on a mission of gastrodiplomacy by helping Thai restaurants proliferate around the world. A listener voice memo tells the story of an old Serbo-Romanian woman who poisoned people in hundreds.SUMMER 2025 T-Shirt Drop: Ken Allen has had Kenough (ENDS AUG 29th!!)https://www.bonfire.com/500-open-tabs-ken-allen/Episode Tabs:The Life and Legacy of Harry Fergusonhttps://www.ulstertransportmuseum.org/guest-blog/life-and-legacy-harry-fergusonYou Think You Understand Thai Culture Because You Eat at Thai Restaurants? Think Againhttps://www.foodandwine.com/why-are-there-so-many-thai-restaurants-7104115Listener Tabs:Nettle Eaters Chomp in Revived World Championshipshttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6152l8z20oBaba Anujkahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_AnujkaEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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• 83: Ken Allen and Medieval Russian Kid Art

  This week we deep dive into the life of Orangutan Ken Allen, the San Diego Zoo's most infamous escape artist and how the drawings of young boy named Onfim gave art historians insight into what life was like for a child in medieval Russia. A listener voice memo explains the origins of Batman and Robin.SUMMER 2025 T-Shirt Drop: Ken Allen has had Kenough!https://www.bonfire.com/500-open-tabs-ken-allen/I'm Me and It's This Game's Fault - Full SDCC Panelhttps://youtu.be/MVjXA_NGnVUEpisode Tabs:Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistancehttps://www.akpress.org/fear-of-the-animal-planet-e-book.htmlOnfim Wuz Here: On the Unlikely Art of a Medieval Russian Boyhttps://lithub.com/onfim-wuz-here-on-the-unlikely-art-of-a-medieval-russian-boy/Listener Tabs:Comic Books, Dr. Wertham, and the Villains of Forensic Psychiatryhttps://jaapl.org/content/early/2020/10/06/JAAPL.200041-20The trashiest enigma: Alex Jordan and the House on the Rockhttps://thetangential.com/2014/11/30/the-trashiest-enigma-alex-jordan-and-the-house-on-the-rock/Email your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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