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A fast, nerdy dive into Product (RED) turning 20 and U2’s fascinating relationship with American football: Season 8, Episode 5

  • Writer: The Garden Tarts
    The Garden Tarts
  • Feb 4
  • 1 min read


ON SIDE A, we talk about Bono and Bobby Shriver’s Product (RED), how brands like Gap, Fiat, and Apple turned everyday stuff into funding for the fight against HIV and AIDS, and we share stories about our own treasured (RED) gear—from a rare Sotheby’s auction book to our pile of (red) iPhones, bags, and lipstick.


SIDE B jumps to U2 and “sports balls”: U2’s 2002 Super Bowl halftime show that replaced Janet Jackson after 9/11, the iconic heart‑shaped stage, the scrolling 9/11 names, and Bono’s flag‑lined jacket, plus the 2006 “The Saints Are Coming” performance with Green Day at the reopened Superdome for a Music Rising fundraiser after Hurricane Katrina.


INTERMISSION:, we detour into Bruce Springsteen’s rapid‑response protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” U2 trivia nights at the bar, and why protest songs can give exhausted movements a second wind.


We also roll out a new tiny paid-support experiment—early‑access episodes for a few dollars a month—because this very expensive U2 hobby is something we’d really like to turn into our actual work, with huge thanks to our first subscriber, Alice from Rock and Roll Field Trip.


Stream the episode, smash subscribe, and help these two snarky U2 fans build this into a real‑life business.


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