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49 – Bing It, Bro! – Zzyzx Road


July 5, 2022

About the Episode

If Mary Kay and Jared Leto had a baby, it would be Curtis Howe Springer. He’s a little evangelical, and a lot mid-century scammer. 

This week, Sierra tells Colin about a movie called Zzyzx Road and the story behind her game show music. You’ll hear about loudspeaker sermons, hemorrhoid cures, and how to start a convent.

Photos from the Episode

  • just keep driving folks

    just keep driving folks

  • Curtis Howe Springer

    Curtis Howe Springer

  • the least-grossing movie

    the least-grossing movie

  • the cast of Zyzzyx Road

    the cast of Zyzzyx Road

  • William Jennings Bryan (had a tirade against Demon Rum)

    William Jennings Bryan (had a tirade against Demon Rum)

  • Introducing Cutco - American Made Knives. Guaranteed Forever.

    Introducing Cutco - American Made Knives. Guaranteed Forever.

  • Shit Your Pants Tea

    Shit Your Pants Tea

  • Zzyzx Mineral Springs - 12,000 Acres of Fuckery

    Zzyzx Mineral Springs - 12,000 Acres of Fuckery

  • Concrete buildings built by the homeless in the middle of the desert

    Concrete buildings built by the homeless in the middle of the desert

  • Yay Communal Baths

    Yay Communal Baths

  • Zzyzx Mineral Springs - Escape Awaits

    Zzyzx Mineral Springs - Escape Awaits

Subjects Covered

Zzyzx Road • Zzyzx, California • Zzyzx Springs • Curtis Howe Springer • Greer College • Springer School of Humanism • American College of Doctors and Surgeons • Mary Louise Berkebile • Medical Fraud • Doctor Impersonation • "Curtis Howe Springer: A Quack and His Nostrums" • Re-Hib Antacid • Antediluvian Tea • Haven of Rest - Fort Hill, PA • Zyport • General Mining Law of 1972 • Imitation Hot Springs • "Zyzzyx Road" (Movie) • Katherine Heigl • Leo Grillo • Tom Sizemore • John Penney • Mojave Desert • Jerry Springer •

Sources

  • KCET - How Curtis Howe Springer Stole the Desert
  • Wikipedia - Curtis Howe Springer
  • Wikipedia - Zyzzyx Road

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