Raise a Flag & Secure the Bag: Episode 59 (The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance)

In this episode, we are drinking a Scottish twist on a Manhattan, the Rob Roy. It is a classic drink for scotch lovers and its popularity ties to the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal.

STEPHANIE details the marketing gimmick that birthed the modern pledge of allegiance. We 🥂cheers to existing in one of the most potent propaganda atmospheres on earth!

ALSO DISCUSSED: Moms & themes, Ohio marketing campaign, creepy nationalism, Colombo, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Highlights magazine, TUX’s birthday, thirst, Looking Back, radical that thing that I say, face crinkling, eugenics, just as I thought, face journeys, Shared History podcast, Robert Roy McGregor, GWP, what was the deal with cereal boxtops, President Benjamin Harrison, Columbus Day, Charles Lindbergh, fascist salute, in god we trust, butterfly effect, those other united flags, they will cluck their tongues, and Scottish Robin Hood.
Bellamy salute - Wikipedia
Flag Day: Why 'under God' was added to the Pledge of Allegiance - The Washington Post
A British pledge of allegiance? Critics of plan are many - The New York Times
The Man Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance | History| Smithsonian Magazine
Omnibus Episode 23: The Bellamy Salute (Entry 112.HE0616)
Why Americans Once Gave the ‘Bellamy Salute’
Looking Backward | work by Bellamy | Britannica
University of Rochester Library Bulletin: The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag | RBSCP
Pledge of Allegiance - Wikipedia
Bellamy salute - Wikipedia
Flag Day: Why 'under God' was added to the Pledge of Allegiance - The Washington Post
A British pledge of allegiance? Critics of plan are many - The New York Times
The Man Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance | History| Smithsonian Magazine

For more info on our episode cocktail the Rob Roy:
Rob Roy (1890-1900)
Rob Roy Chivas Cocktail Recipe
Kitchen Riffs: The Rob Roy Cocktail
The History of the Rob Roy Cocktail | VinePair
Rob Roy (cocktail) - Wikipedia

Homer’s bee monologue:
Simpsons - Homer's Bee Monologue

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