Minisode 48: A Brief History of Gay Pride

This minisode is tangential to last week’s episode, TUX talks about the history of Pride because t’is the season!
What Is Pride Month and the History of Pride?
NYC Pride March - Wikipedia
Facts About LGBTQ Youth Suicide – The Trevor Project

ALSO MENTIONED: Cattywampus, pumpernickel, Hi Gay, Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Ronald Reagan’s youngest son, Don’t the Right Thing, Judy Garland, DEI, hey hey chardonnay, Gen Z, rainbow washing, and Motor City Pride.

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Minisode 29: American Drunks

This minisode is a continuation of Episode 35, the Whiskey Rebellion. TUX revisits the topic of alcohol consumption then and now.

ALSO MENTIONED: The American way, OG Dub’s costume, Alexander Hamilton, the wrong kind of gay, escargot tax, peach brandy, thanksgiving, small beer, Japanese drinking etiquette, the Third Wheel podcast, lockdown drunkeness, life finding a way, and women of the night.

SOURCES:
This Chart From 1790 Lays Out the Many Dangers of Alcoholism
How America Learned to Love Whiskey
The time when Americans drank all day long
Drinking Too Much Is an American Problem

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Minisode 15: Listener Mail: What Got You Interested In History & Politics

On our previous minisode we discussed what sparked our interests in American history and politics. This episode we flipped the topic to y'all and shared some of the feedback we received. We hear from Josh at The Bloody Beaver Podcast, who shares his political origin story, how he became politically homeless in 2016 and how this has shifted his behavior as a result.

On our previous minisode we discussed what sparked our interests in American history and politics. This episode we flipped the topic to y’all and shared some of the feedback we received.

We hear from Josh at The Bloody Beaver Podcast, who shares his political origin story, how he became politically homeless in 2016 and how this has shifted his behavior as a result. We listen to a message from Matt Abedi, a former-political strategist/podcaster (‎We're Just Here to Help), who talks about growing up in an intellectually rigorous family and how that foundation fostered his interest in debate and politics. Our favorite listener/superstar Annie writes in with memories of loving history from a young age and coming of age during the Monica Lewinsky scandal. We received not one but TWO voice messages from the brilliant ladies of the HERstory on the Rocks podcast!! Both co-hosts Allie and Katie explain their backgrounds and how having feminist historians in the family gave them outlets to explore different viewpoints--they both wanted to be archaeologists because of it too! We read a message from a listener via Reddit who shares how their fascination with history began in college when learning about the history of China, and how important it is for students to learn about the histories of people who look like them. Such plentiful and thoughtful feedback this minisode!! To everyone who sent in feedback please hug yourselves for us in a lingering but non-creepy way, thanks loves!

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The Bloody Beaver
@BloodyBeaverPod

Matt Abedi
@Mattabedi

HERstory on the Rocks
@HERstoryontheROCKS

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Minisode 14: What Fostered Our Interest in History & Politics

This minisode we discuss what sparked our interests in American history and politics. TUX reflects on his political awakening during the runup to the 2008 election, and how his interest in history started in college.

This minisode we discuss what sparked our interests in American history and politics. 

TUX reflects on his political awakening during the runup to the 2008 election, and how his interest in history started in college. He took a circuitous path when writing a report about the history of the American food system fostered a love for food history, and then a book about the unfinished America Eats! manuscript by the Works Progress Administration fostered an interest in learning about the New Deal. 

STEPHANIE talks about the frustrations of being born black and political. She learned a dry, white-washed version of history that never rang true. 

ALSO MENTIONED: The New York Time’s Dialect Quiz and Teaching Slavery (Season 1, Minisode 3).

DIALECT QUIZ
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/upshot/dialect-quiz-map.html

We want to hear from YOU! What is your experience? What made you interested in politics and history? Was there a specific event that opened your eyes to these subjects? Or were you always politically aware? Was there a teacher or adult that modeled political awareness or fostered in interest in American history? Did listening to a podcast like ours get you into these topics? If so, which ones? Please send your stories and anecdotes—any feedback you have, we’d love to hear it! 

You can send us a voice memo or email us at BeyondReproachPod@gmail.com or feel free to slip into our DMs if you're feeling cheeky. Don’t be strangers and say hi! Just be sure to get those responses back to us no later than Saturday 2/29. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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Minisode 11: You & Technology... It's complicated too (electric boogaloo)

On our previous minisode we discussed our complicated relationship with social media and technology. This episode we flip the topic to y'all and share some of the feedback we received. We hear from Josh at The Bloody Beaver Podcast, who chats about social media and the boundaries he sets to preserve his peace of mind.

On our previous minisode we discussed our complicated relationship with social media and technology. This episode we flip the topic to y’all and share some of the feedback we received.

We hear from Josh at The Bloody Beaver Podcast, who chats about social media and the boundaries he sets to preserve his peace of mind. Our favorite listener Annie writes in weighing the pros and cons of getting her toddler a Kindle Fire this Christmas. We listen to a message from a web developer, podcaster and host of The Third Wheel Podcast. He chats about needing to constantly use tech for work but generally having a positive relationship with it. Be jealous, we were! We get a voice message from Rachel at Hashtag History who shares a story about a wake-up call she had during a family crisis. Our entrepreneurial friend and recovering Silicon Valley exec writes in with her own struggles to find an appropriate work life balance when working for oneself from home. Joshua the host of Our Foundations Podcast weighs in with a more macro view of the promises and danger of technology. He highlights the historic relationship between new technologies their great potential educate but also their ability to distract us from larger more systemic issues. True story!

Such plentiful and thoughtful feedback this minisode!! To everyone who sent in feedback please hug yourselves for us in a lingering but non-creepy way, thanks loves!

To learn more about the brilliant podcasters in this episode, check them out below:

The Bloody Beaver Podcast
@BloodyBeaverPod

The Third Wheel Podcast with Aaron & Hamish
@thethirdwheelfm

Hashtag History
@hashtaghistory_Podcast

Our Foundations Podcast

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American Legends: Episode 10 (Johnny Appleseed & Davy Crockett)

To commemorate the final episode of Season 1 we imbibe on a refreshing [Jack Rose cocktail](https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2019/5/17/episode-10-the-jack-rose), made with Applejack, America's first spirit. We learn about the history of its distillation and how it links to Tux's scandal.

To commemorate the final episode of Season 1 we imbibe on a refreshing Jack Rose cocktail made with Applejack, America’s first spirit. We learn about the history of its distillation and how it links to Tux’s scandal. We depart slightly from our politically scandalous program to explore two folk heroes of American foundational mythology Johnny Appleseed and Davy Crockett, revealing how their real stories are more scandalous than the fairytale portrayals we learned about in grade school.

Also covered: Stephanie’s lies, our summer break, brain damage lite, apple botany, the state of Franklin, sick burns and dolphins.

Tux explores how Johnny Appleseed wasn’t the quirky selfless loner travelling around sprinkling appleseeds so that future settlers would have a wholesome food source when they arrived at the frontier. In reality he was much more of a shrewd real estate developer and a hippie mystic than a promoter of apple consumption.
The Truth About Johnny Appleseed
What’s the Story with Johnny Appleseed?
The Real Johnny Appleseed Brought Apples—and Booze—to the American Frontier
The Story of Johnny Appleseed: Legend vs. Fact
The Drink of Patriots: As American as Apple Cider
Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story
Johnny Appleseed Tale Grew Tall in Leominster
Johnny Appleseed: Land Speculator, Alcohol Dealer, Capitalist
Applejack: For When Hard Cider Just Isn’t Strong Enough
Johnny Appleseed and the American Orchard: A Cultural History
Johnny Appleseed: The Simple Man that Became Legendary
9 Facts That Tell the True Story of Johnny Appleseed

Stephanie dives into the life and times of Davy Crockett. Every election cycle Americans threaten to move if the wrong person is elected, this threat is not a contemporary one. Davy Crockett, the legendary frontiersman is by far the most infamous to make this pledge. He swore that if Martin Van Buren was elected president, he would never set foot in this country again.
Wiki- Davy Crockett
Things We Get Wrong About David Crockett
From The Woods To Politics — Who Was The Real Davy Crockett?
Wiki- State of Franklin
Creek War
Davy Crockett Had it Right: Andrew Jackson was a Tyrant
David Crockett (1786-1836)
King of the Wild Frontier -- Youtube clip

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Minisode 3: Your Slavery Education Stories

We're back with another minisode with YOUR thoughts and stories on a heavy but important subject: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT SLAVERY! We believe that taking a more honest approach to this country's foundation would make this country stronger as a whole. Slavery in the United States is not just Black History, it is American History.

We’re back with another minisode with YOUR thoughts and stories on a heavy but important subject: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT SLAVERY! We believe that taking a more honest approach to this country’s foundation would make this country stronger as a whole. Slavery in the United States is not just Black History, it is American History.

With the help of our brave listeners, we discuss the teaching of black history month in a New Orleans public school, a pricey New England boarding school and a predominately LatinX public school in Massachusetts. We hear from parents of kids in public schools, a parent who supplements their child’s education at-home, and another parent who homeschools her children.

Thank you all so so so very much for reaching out to us with such thoughtful insights on this very challenging topic. Y’all came through with such strong feedback this episode! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate it, and how good it makes us feel to know there are so many out there who feel just as strongly about the need to talk openly about American History as we do.

Honestly. It means so much to us.

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To prepare for our next minisode, we also announce next month’s subject, and ask you to write/call in with your thoughts and stories on that subject.

An Instagram post we put up, taken from a Texas textbook, caused quite a stir. The post, which highlights an intentionally misleading portrayal of slavery, introduced us to our first white supremacist troll. As nube podcast hosts are still navigating the world of social media promotion and would love to hear about your experiences with internet trolls. Trolls, according to wiki, is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community with the intent of provoking readers into displaying emotional responses and normalizing tangential discussion--whether for the troll's amusement or a specific gain. How do you handle trolls, in what situations do they appear, what things are you discussing, on what platforms?

Please listen to the episode and drop us a line by Saturday January 12th. We’ll read our favorite responses on minisode 4 next month!
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