Ep 203: Couple Breaks in the chain! - Hands Across America
Ep 203: Couple Breaks in the chain! - Hands Across America

Ep 203: Couple Breaks in the chain! - Hands Across America

June 04, 2025 2:12pm
29:40
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Episode 203
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Today, we dig into the 80s culture of celebrity charity work! From Live Aid to 'We Are the World', we started a trend where massive movements were spearheaded by celebrities. USA for Africa, the organization responsible for We Are the World & Hands Across America, stands for 'United Support of Artists for Africa' (we wouldn't have guessed that, because it makes no sense).What IS Hands Across America, you ask? It's exactly what you sound like, a human chain of people holding hands, for 15 mins, for $10 a person. It did end up raising money to fight hunger in America - it did not cover the entire country. Taylor argues that people in the pictures are standing WAY too close together - you need to be outstretched hand to outstretched hand, and they could have doubled their mileage.  Join our Founders Club on Patreon to get ad-free episodes for life! patreon.com/DoomedtoFailPodWe would love to hear from you! Please follow along! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doomedtofailpod/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doomedtofailpod  Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/@doomedtofailpod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doomed.to.fail.pod Email: doomedtofailpod@gmail.com 

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Duration:29:40
Published:June 04, 2025 2:12pm
File Size:27.2 MB
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Today, we dig into the 80s culture of celebrity charity work! From Live Aid to 'We Are the World', we started a trend where massive movements were spearheaded by celebrities. USA for Africa, the organization responsible for We Are the World & Hands Across America, stands for 'United Support of Artists for Africa' (we wouldn't have guessed that, because it makes no sense).What IS Hands Across America, you ask? It's exactly what you sound like, a human chain of people holding hands, for 15 mins, f...

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