We discuss how Reddy Kilowatt humanized electricity, Big Boy became a culinary icon, and both rose from humble beginnings to popularity stretching from coast-to-coast and across generations.

We examine how Lester Beall and Shepard Fairey used the art of the poster to make the big ideas of bringing electricity to rural parts of the United States and inspiring a nation to rally behind an unknown presidential candidate named Barack Obama easy to understand.

In 1976, our nation turned 200, KISS released Rock and Roll Over with Michael Doret’s amazing album art and the timeless bicentennial star logo from designer Bruce Blackburn was everywhere from postage stamps to NASA equipment.

In our first episode, we discuss our humble beginnings including a conversation about illustrator Mort Drucker, meeting William Shatner, why MAD Magazine and the movie Airplane! are important parts of our creative sensibilities, and how our show got its name.