Selects: Flagpole Sitting: A Real Fad
Podcast: Stuff You Should KnowPublished On: Sat Aug 29 2026
Description: The 1920s were just absolutely nuts. People got into weird fads really intensely and one of the strangest of all was flagpole sitting. It’s just what it sounds like – sitting on top of a flagpole for as long as you can. One man sat above them all. Learn all about him and many of these wild fads in this classic episode.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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