Why do we eat Turkey at Thanksgiving?

The #etymology & origin of the #Turkey, and what its history tells us about #Thanksgiving, colonialism, globalization, and guinea pigs! A correction: "kalkoen" is associated with the trading city Calicut, in Kerala rather than Calcutta. Check out our Patreon page if you'd like to help support us: https://www.patreon.com/TheEndlessKnot Merchandise, including posters of the word web from this video, is available at EndlessKnot.redbubble.com Show notes & credits: http://www.alliterative.net/turkey Transcript: http://www.alliterative.net/turkey-tr... Related blog post: http://www.alliterative.net/blog/2015... Related podcast episode: http://www.alliterative.net/podcast/2... Website: http://www.alliterative.net/ Blog: http://www.alliterative.net/blog Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliterative Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alliterative... Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/1151132455135... Tumbler: http://alliterative-endlessknot.tumbl... SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/allite