Ep. 623 - GMMB Tuesday 5 August 2025
In good news we learned of two people who died recently. Joan Anderson was the inventor of the hula hoop. Dan Peltzer was a marine who read 100 pages every day for 40 years.
We somehow established that Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson dating each other is "sweet."
Dame Stella Rimington, Sylvia Young, Sir Jamie McGrigor, Joan Anderson
Matthew Bannister on
Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to be Director General of MI5, who made the service more open and accountable.
Sylvia Young, whose drama school turned out countless stars of stage, screen and music.
Sir Jamie McGrigor, the Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament f…
311 My Story Talk 24 Developing the Curriculum and Choosing the Faculty
My Story Talk 24 Developing the curriculum and choosing the faculty
Welcome to Talk 24 where I'm reflecting on God's goodness to me throughout my life. Last time I was talking about all the improvements we were able to make to the campus at Mattersey. We were, of course, grateful to the Lord for…
Joan Anderson - Hula Hoop Originator
Joan Anderson, an Australian model, introduced the hula hoop to America in the 1950s. However, when the toy became a worldwide craze, she received none of the credit.
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Joan Anderson - The Hula Hoop Queen
In the mid 1950s, Australian-born Joan Anderson brought back an innocuous bamboo hoop from her home country to the United States. She would dub it the hula hoop, and present it to a major toy manufacturer. What followed was the hula hoop craze. Unfortunately, she did not see a single penny from the…
Hula Hoop Mania!
The hip-swivelling Hula Hoop craze swept through America within months of its 1958 debut - yet Wham-O didn’t receive a patent for it until 5th March, 1963.
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