What do Protestant choirmasters, Renaissance pacifiers, mass retailers, and a 700 lb chocolate sculpture of Neil Armstrong have in common? They’re all connected to the history of our favorite Christmas […]
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Category: Holidays
02X01 Mythbusting Black Friday
Everything you know about Black Friday is wrong (except the mob-driven violence and greed. You’re definitely right about that). It has nothing to do with slave markets or retailers’ profits […]
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Ep 45: The Whiskey Rebellion
This is the story of why tarring and feathering government employees is not a legitimate form of democratic expression. Also, booze. (Happy Tax Day! We’re getting this up one day […]
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Ep 42: Irish Beer, Alewives, and Witches
Happy St. Patty’s Day! What do St. Patrick and Irish beer have to do with the Wicked Witch of The West? EVERYTHING! And we really mean EVERYTHING! Learn how competition […]
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Episode 37: Leap Year & Government Bureaucracy (A Love Story)
Pirate operettas, misogynistic courtship rituals of uncertain origin, and varying levels of government incompetence? It can only mean one things, folks: We’re talking about Leap Year! Join us as we […]
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