We’re back BABY! In this episode of the podcast we are drinking a cocktail called the south side, a crisp gimlet adjacent drink that may become your new fav! This refreshingly herbal gin concoction is simple to make and easy to drink; its popularity ties into the era of TUX’s scandal.
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TUX talks about prohibition, the time in the 1920s when the government tried to force us to quit drinking through the 18th amendment and a lesser known scandal about how Wayne Wheeler convinced the government to poison a popular source of bootleg liquor leading to the deaths of thousands of Americans. We 🥂 to the knowledge of too much power in the hands of too few hands is a terrifying combination.
White Lightning | Cocaine & Rhinestones
The US government once poisoned alcohol to get people to stop drinking - Vox
The little-told story of how the U.S. government poisoned alcohol during Prohibition.
Would the Government Deliberately Poison 10,000 Prohibition Violators? | The Saturday Evening Post
Wayne Wheeler: The Man Who Made Prohibition Happen After Being Stabbed In The Leg By A Drunk Person
How the U.S. Government Enforced Prohibition By Poisoning Americans
During Prohibition, Federal Chemists Used Poison to Stop Bootlegging | Atlas Obscura
Wayne B. Wheeler: The Man Who Turned Off the Taps | History | Smithsonian Magazine
Why the Ku Klux Klan Flourished Under Prohibition | Smithsonian Magazine
Opinion | How Prohibition Fueled the Klan - The New York Times
ALSO DISCUSSED: We did it Joe, Scam Goddess, Thomas our new narrator/editor, sleep deprivation, Roma, new editor, Stanley Tucci vibes, free shame pizzas, pitchforks, male only spaces, temperance, Good Times, oh no she better don’t, balls, Wheelerism, villainizing drag queens, white women rights, Captain Planet, Pinterest vision board, Edith Wilson, Welch’s, wet drinks, dinner parties, speedboats, crimin’, Eliot Ness, Maeby Fünke, and resting in piss.
For more info on our episode cocktail the : Southside
Southside Cocktail Recipe | PUNCH
The Convoluted History of the Southside
South Side - Classic Recipe & History - Vintage American Cocktails
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