This week our Musicals series leads us into contemporary topics of book bans, moral panics, and representation as Jen discusses “The Music Man” with Jess Salow, an archivist and Curator of Black Collections at the Arizona State University Library and the co-host of the Bawdy Literati Podcast! We also cover the impressive careers of Meredith Wilson, Robert Preston, and Shirley Jones; talk about the making of the film; sigh over the romance of it all; and Jen sings far too many song snippets! Don’t miss this fascinating discussion of an older musical that still speaks to the present moment, even as modern creators think about how to move it into the future.  Bio For Guest Host, Jess Salow:Jess is an archivist/librarian and an avid reader and videogamer. She is also the co-host of Bawdy Literati, a podcast that explores "fiction that fucks". She has been reading romance/erotica since she was a tween and considers romance/erotica her favorite genre to read. While Jess doesn't lean into the romcom genre when watching movies, as she is more of a Action/Sci Fi fan with The Day After Tomorrow (2004) and Independence Day (1996) as some of her favorites, she does enjoy some romcoms including You've Got Mail (1998), The Wedding Singer (1998), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) as some of her favorite romcoms of all time. She has three cats and has been with her partner for 25 years. Listen To Jess And Asa On Bawdy Literati!:https://open.spotify.com/show/2EdSIkpkb4UWVukx8EfD0w?si=yJxvNJYUQ2Sx9jqpgB5CEw&nd=1 Connect With Bawdy Literati On Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/bawdyliterati/ Support Every Rom Com Here:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/everyromcom  https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/16105/the-music-man#articles-reviews?articleId=12694 Musicals: The Definitive Illustrated Story, DK Books, Editor Miezan van Zyl, 2015Red Hot & Blue: A Smithsonian Salute to The American Musical by Amy Henderson and Dwight Blocker, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian Institution); National Museum of American History (U.S.), 1996“Right Here In River City” documentary from “The Music Man” DVD special edition  More Information On Robert Preston:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Robert-Preston https://masterworksbroadway.com/artist/robert-preston/ More Information On Shirley Jones:https://www.britannica.com/biography/Shirley-Jones https://www.aarp.org/entertainment/books/info-08-2013/shirley-jones-discusses-memoir.html More Information On Meredith Wilson:https://www.songhall.org/profile/Meredith_Willson https://www.pbs.org/video/meredith-willson-americas-music-man-kogm5k/   A Glossary Of Older Words/References In “The Music Man”:http://tfmcq.altervista.org/theater/music_man/music_man_gloss.html Pronunciation Of “Iowa”:https://www.radioiowa.com/2021/12/27/this-is-175th-anniversary-of-iowa-or-as-they-used-to-say-ioway/ Mason City “Music Man” Attractions:https://visitmasoncityiowa.com/places/united-states/iowa/mason-city/culturalhistoric/music-man-square/  More Information On Book Bans:https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/book-ban-attempts-reach-record-high-in-2022-american-library-association-report-says#:~:text=More%20than%201%2C200%20challenges%20were,ALA's%20Office%20for%20Intellectual%20Freedom. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/22/books/book-ban-florida.html https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/theres-confusion-over-book-bans-in-florida-schools-heres-why/2023/03 https://time.com/6211350/public-libraries-book-bans/ Interesting Article Linking “Ya Got Trouble” To Moral Panics:https://www.npr.org/2014/09/15/348667069/kids-pants-booze-music-trouble-in-river-city-and-always   Authors In “Pick A Little Talk A Little”:https://themusicmanreadingmap.weebly.com/dirty-books.html Note - “Goodnight Ladies” is attributed to Edwin Pearce Christyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodnight,_Ladies   More On The History Of The Wells Fargo Wagon:https://www.legendsofamerica.com/wells-fargo/ https://www.oldwest.org/wells-fargo-stagecoach-history/ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wells-and-fargo-start-shipping-and-banking-company     More On Broadway Representation And “The Music Man”:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/opinion/music-man-race-broadway.htmlhttps://www.weseeyouwat.com/