The Radiant Badass with Elizabeth Holmes
Jul 3, 2026 · 13 min · 9 segments
Before I was cynical, I was a kid with a Miss America lunchbox and a genuine belief I’d grow up to wear a red, white, and blue hoop skirt. This week: the full machinery of the 1976 Bicentennial…
Elizabeth HolmesHost
Okay? And if you weren't there, or if you were too young to remember it at all, or maybe you were raised by parents off the grid and you weren't subjected to this, but let me tell you, that was a glorious time for the propagandists.
And my little brain had been primed already by years of Saturday morning cartoon marketing, right? Of course, I fell for what they were selling me.
They'd also softened me up with the Little House on the Prairie books and television show from the 70s.
I was already glamorizing Manifest Destiny, okay? And this was like years away from the Oregon Trail computer game coming into my life.
And I was so desperate for a lifestyle that included a bonnet and just candlelight, okay? So I was primed.
And I'm going to admit it's probably not, not that vibe that catches some of the women that end up taking that route.
It's also so hilarious since I grew up to be a woman whose favorite activity is like not camping.
But as a child, I was fairly certain part of my destiny included living in an isolated log cabin and growing my own food and just relying on myself.
People change, okay? The marketing really cranked up as the Bicentennial appeared on the horizon and the powers that be really started selling us on colonial times.
See? See? What I thought about colonial times is, like, you didn't have to grow your own food or sleep outside, but you still had romantic candlelight and, like, a big poofy dress.
Okay? And if you weren't there, or if you were too young to remember it at all, or maybe you were raised by parents off the grid and you weren't subjected to this, but let me tell you, that was a glorious time for the propagandists.
And my little brain had been primed already by years of Saturday morning cartoon marketing, right? Of course, I fell for what they were selling me.
They'd also softened me up with the Little House on the Prairie books and television show from the 70s.
I was already glamorizing Manifest Destiny, okay? And this was like years away from the Oregon Trail computer game coming into my life.
And I was so desperate for a lifestyle that included a bonnet and just candlelight, okay? So I was primed.
And I'm going to admit it's probably not, not that vibe that catches some of the women that end up taking that route.
It's also so hilarious since I grew up to be a woman whose favorite activity is like not camping.
But as a child, I was fairly certain part of my destiny included living in an isolated log cabin and growing my own food and just relying on myself.
People change, okay? The marketing really cranked up as the Bicentennial appeared on the horizon and the powers that be really started selling us on colonial times.
See? See? What I thought about colonial times is, like, you didn't have to grow your own food or sleep outside, but you still had romantic candlelight and, like, a big poofy dress.
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