Groundhog Day

Okay, campers, rise and shine and don't forget your booties 'cause it's cold out there today!

No, you’re not stuck in a loop, unless you’ve already listened to this episode before. But today’s episode is all about a seemingly silly holiday that has a fascinating history behind it and a 1993 movie that probably helped it become most likely permanently attached to Bill Murray.

You’re listening to The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History of the Ordinary. I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind Groundhog Day.

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Media:

• Music for Makers

Sources:

• First Groundhog Day - History.com
• Groundhog Day 2019: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts An Early Spring - NPR
• Why A Groundhog? Groundhog Day History & Folklore - Farmers’ Almanac
• Groundhog Day 2019 facts: The history of Punxsutawney Phil - New York Post
• Here's How Groundhog Day Got Started - Time
• Legend & Lore - Groundhog.org
• Groundhog Day: A History, And 5 Facts You Didn’t Know - Huffington Post
• 2nd February, 2019 was… Hedgehog Day - DaysoftheYear.com
• Groundhog Day: History and Facts - History.com
• The sequel to the Bill Murray movie 'Groundhog Day' is a VR game - Engadget.com
• Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son - groundhogvr.com
• ‘Groundhog Day': How Bill Murray Rom-Com Became an Accidental Classic - The Wrap
• Reliving Groundhog Day - The Atlantic
• Just How Many Days Does Bill Murray REALLY Spend Stuck Reliving Groundhog Day? - WhatCulture.com
• The Precise Number of Groundhog Days in “Groundhog Day” - IFC.com

Referenced:

• Varmints! Groundhogs episode