Birds of Paradise Episode 4: The Origins of Tiki Culture -or- The Summer of Tiki

Join Buddy and Alice as they cover the rise of Tiki Culture in the United States—from its origins in post-prohibition Tiki Bars, to its relationship with soldiers returning from World War II, to the invention and somewhat artificial spread of the Aloha Shirt. How do we collectively imagine Tiki Culture—and how much of Tiki Culture is even distinctly Hawaiian?

All this and more on this fourth episode of Birds of Paradise: A New Miniseries from Those Happy Places!

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains frank descriptions of colonialist actions. While we do not graphically describe violence, its effects within the story are evident. All told, it’s a bit of a downer, and may warrant some discretion.

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Those Happy Places is Produced by Alice White and Edited By Buddy Duquesne. The Theme of Birds of Paradise is The Lonely Bull by Scotch & Soda (Max McMillan)

Additional Tracks: Pingpong Voodoo by Narcotic Syntax. Acapulco 2000 by Jack Fetterman and the in Hi-Fi Music Direction, Bongo Avenger by Eric and Ryan Kilkenny, Exotica Revisited by Jeff Chenault and Andrew Izold, Shaken Not Stirred by Br. Cleve and His Lush Orchestra, Drift by Jan Fornell, Spy Perfume by Skip Heller’s Hot Seven, Jungle Village by Der Plan, and Venom by Hybe

All Tracks Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License.