Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

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06.01.2003
 (was 04.28.2002)

You might think that men’s anxiety over baldness is a relatively recent development in the history of civilization.  But it’s not.  The ancient Romans invented the comb-over and paint-on hair, which has since become spray-on hair.  In this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge we’ll uncover mankind’s historic quest to end baldness.  Also, we’ll visit one of the few places where men can get together to talk and hang out – the barber shop.

  1. Vince Staten on Barber Shops

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    Vince Staten tells Anne Strainchamps that barbershops give men a sense of community as well as haircuts and that nothing beats a barbershop shave.

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  2. A'Lelia Bundles on Madame C.J. Walker

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    A’Lelia Bundles tells Steve Paulson about her great-great-grandmother’s life and how she was able to build an economic empire out of hair care products for Black women.

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  3. Allen Peterkin on the History of Facial Hair

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    Psychiatrist Allen Peterkin tells Steve Paulson that beards make people think of either Santa Claus or Satan, and that facial hair is making a comeback.

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  4. Gersh Kuntzman on Baldness

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    Gersh Kuntzman tells Jim Fleming the Romans invented both the comb-over and painted-on hair and that toupees are much better than they used to be.

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