Disco Demolition Night

<p>Mike tells Sarah how a silly sports promotion galvanized a reactionary movement. Digressions include “Charlotte’s Web,” Jane Fonda and German-language musicals. Songs are dissected; the honor of David Bowie and late-night salad bars are defended.<br><br>Huge thanks to historians Tavia Nyong'o, Eric Gonzaba, Luis-Manuel Garcia and Gillian Frank for helping Mike with this episode! <br><br>Support us:<br><a href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout">Subscribe on Patreon</a><br><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ywapodcast">Donate on Paypal</a><br><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420">Buy cute merch</a></p><p>Where else to find us: <br><a href="http://linktr.ee/whyaredads">Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads</a> <br><a href="http://maintenancephase.com/">Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase</a></p><p><br>Links! &nbsp;</p><ul><li>Tavia Nyong'o's <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/255413/pdf">"I Feel Love: Disco and Its Discontents"</a></li><li>Gillian Frank's <a href="https://muse.jhu.edu/article/224099">excellent article on disco</a> and his <a href="https://www.sexinghistory.com/">delightful podcast</a></li><li>Luis-Manuel Garcia's <a href="http://residentadvisor.net/features/1927">alternate history of club culture</a> and dissection of the <a href="https://www.history-of-emotions.mpg.de/texts/in-defence-of-disco">gay left's opposition to disco</a></li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Hot_Stuff_Disco_and_the_Remaking_of_Amer.html?id=DzrvOAA2tvAC">Alice Echols' "Hot Stuff"</a> &nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Last_Night_a_DJ_Saved_My_Life.html?id=Np3dpRhTsxQC">Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's "Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey"</a>&nbsp; &nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Love_Saves_the_Day.html?id=YKSwH4t1OggC">Tim Lawrence's "Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979"&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Turn_the_B