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The Cleveland BalloonFest Fiasco (1986) w/ Clare Malone
It’s September 19th. In 1986, the city of Cleveland decided to stage a charity event in which they released millions of balloons into the air. It went very, very poorly.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by The New Yorker’s Clare Malone, a Cleveland native, to discuss why balloonfest went so wrong, and what to make of Cleveland’s many attempts at rehabilitating its image.
Here’s a video of Balloonfest: https://youtu.be/n0CT8zrw6lw
Be sure to check out Clare’s Ringer podcast series “Just Like Us.”
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