5: Abracadabra, Goodnight Moon, Anatomy of Cool, Paper Sizes

12/02/2025 24 min

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 What does What does the incantation abracadabra have to do with malaria?  Good Night Moon is a highly acclaimed and much loved bedtime story, but why was it banned by the New York Public Library for 25 years? What's cool, what's daggy, and who decides?  And did you know that the foolscap paper size was actually named after a fool's cap? In this episode Remo and Claudia chat about the following REMORANDOM topics:Abracadabra [RR1:01]Goodnight Moon [RR1:32]Anatomy of Cool [RR2:03Paper Sizes[RR2:54]Subscribe to this companion “REMORANDOM” podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts … or watch in video format HERE on Spotify or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube.About REMORANDOMREMORANDOM is a printed biannual book series that celebrates Everything Interesting.Browse and order REMORANDOM books and/or subscribe to the series via the REMORANDOM.com website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.About REMOREMO was founded as a General Store in Sydney in 1988, and was famous for its mail order catalogues. Those catalogues were the inspiration for REMORANDOM, but this new leg of the REMO journey is not so much about selling THINGS, as it is about telling STORIES … in celebration of what’s interesting. Inspiring curious minds.More about REMO Since 1988⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠You can contact REMO via the website⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠⁠CreditsREMORANDOM is produced and published by REMO Since 1988. Podcast co-hosts: Remo Giuffré & Claudia Chan ShawOriginal REMORANDOM theme usic by Tom Thum … using only his voice. Watch his 2013 TEDxSydney talkHERECopyright © EOLO Pty Limited. All rights reserved.

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