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Episode · Stuff You Should Know · 2026-04-08

Books mentioned on Short Stuff: History of Spring Break

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If you think Spring Break started with northern college kids heading to Florida to party, you'd be correct. But there's slightly more to it than that.

Josh Clark discussed Where the Boys are by Glendon Swarthout.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Where the Boys are

    Glendon Swarthout · at 7:02

    Discussed
    “He changed the name to Where the Boys Are, of course. The book was a pretty big hit, but the movie really put it on the map when MGM put that out not too long after.”
    Josh Clark Short Stuff: History of Spring Break 2026-04-08 Listen at 7:02
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