Podcasts History This Day in Esoteric Political History Birth of The Peace Symbol (1958) w/ Ian Chillag

Birth of The Peace Symbol (1958) w/ Ian Chillag

Published: Feb. 22, 2022, 10:30 a.m.

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It\\u2019s February 22nd. This day in 1958, in advance of a massive nuclear disarmament protest in London, designer Gerald Holtom came up with a simple design that would go on to be the logo not just for the no-nukes movement, but come to be known as the peace symbol.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie are joined by Ian Chillag of Everything is Alive to talk about Holtom\\u2019s original design, whether the peace symbol is now hopelessly cheesy \\u2014 and whether it will ever come back into fashion.

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