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Tiki movement creator Donn Beach is the focus of a new documentary

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published October 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM PDT

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A new documentary explores the life of Donn Beach, the creator of a pop culture movement known as tiki that peaked in postwar America and is now seeing a revival of sorts.

We revisit host Rob Schmitz’s conversation with Alex Lamb, co-director of “The Donn of Tiki,” from August.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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