Barry Friedman: Trade Blanket Expert, Killers of the Flower Moon - Epi. 267, Host Dr. Mark Sublette

I always have a good time with Barry Friedman and he was my guest
on the podcast today.  Barry's specialty is trade blankets.
These range from the traditional Pendleton to a variety of
different types of blankets that were made commercially from 1892
up to today. The Pendleton company is still making wonderful
blankets as we speak. 

I've done a podcast with him in the past (episode 15), where you
can hear his whole backstory. It's extremely interesting because
he was a professional writer for comedians and the whole of
Hollywood for around 30 years. He's funny... really funny,
actually - which is why I enjoy having him on the podcast so
much. 

This time around we wanted to talk about the new Martin Scorsese
movie Killers of the Flower Moon with Leonardo DiCaprio and Lily
Gladstone. It's about the Osage tragedy of 1921 and, while it's a
great read, It's a terrible, traumatic story. Much of America's
history with Native culture, and the atrocities that occurred are
not dissimilar from the events told in this film. 

As far as the podcast goes, Barry provided all the trade blankets
for the movie. He sold them over 60 pieces. We talked about the
process of how he got involved and what that meant for him. It's
an interesting story involving a guy who has spent his entire
life loving this kind of blanket and has become the world's
expert on the subject. We had a great, fun time. And I think this
is a really interesting and unique podcast with Barry Friedman.