{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Uncle Sam | The Evolution of America's Mascot (TSB074)","description":"We talked about mascots in The Story Behind Sports Superstitions and Curses and about how they\u2019re thought to bring a team luck. Well, mascots aren\u2019t just for sports. The one we\u2019ll be talking about today is basically a mascot for the United States, although you probably won\u2019t see him performing cartwheels during halftime of the Olympics or something.  This particular mascot went something of a personification of the country in political cartoons to being the representation of the U.S. government, and, although we won\u2019t talk about it, was the title character of a 1996 slasher movie with the tagline: &quot;I want you \u2026 dead.&quot;  I\u2019m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Uncle Sam. Join The Story Behind Discussion Group on Facebook! Follow The Story Behind: Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest *NEW* | Website *NEW* Get Gear from The Story Behind at our TeePublic Store! Check out #PodernFamily on Twitter to find other great indie podcasts like this one. If you enjoy podcasts about history, literature, archeology, and the arts, check out the hashtag #HumanitiesPodcasts on Twitter to find more podcasts like this one. Looking for more female-hosted podcasts? Find them by searching #LadyPodSquad on Twitter. Click here to support this podcast on Patreon. Media: Music for Makers Other Episodes of The Story Behind Referenced:  The Story Behind Sports Superstitions &amp;amp; Curses  The Story Behind Surfer Lingo  The Story Behind Christmas Traditions  The Story Behind Secret Ballots Sources:  Uncle Sam - Encyclopedia Britannica  1813: United States nicknamed Uncle Sam - History.com  Was there a real \u201cUncle Sam\u201d? - History.com  9 Things You Might Not Know About Uncle Sam - Mental Floss John Bull and Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American Relations - Library of Congress  Artist Biography: Joseph Ferdinand Keppler - Smithsonian Library  When America Was Female - The Atlantic Columbia Pictures - Closing Logos Group  Sorry Uncle Sam, but Warrior Goddess Columbia Was Our Coolest National Mascot - Slate ","author_name":"The Story Behind","author_url":"http:\/\/thestorybehindpodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5501158\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/816687\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/15864479"}