As the White Chili simmers in the crockpot, Alyssa tells Risen Lady Heathen about some elephants who consumes alcohol and some of the most corrupt politicians in the history of Illinois

Digressions include:

Bear drinking WhiteClaw

Owen Shroyer/Norn Pattis

Lauren Boebert

Book Bans

Show Notes:

These are going to be a little light because more are behind a paywall.

NBC Chicago: Most Corrupt Politians in Illinois Chicago History Museum

Chicago Tribune: An elephant escape, Bushman, 5,000 hissing cockroaches and 150 years of animal stories inside the Lincoln Park Zoo

Chicago Reader: Chicago’s animals gone wild

The Gazette: Bathhouse John:' Zoo Park's pickled pachyderm spiced up early 1900s Colorado Springs

Bear Drinks White Claw

History Channel: Action Park

Lords of the Levee

New York Times: Elephants Really Can’t Hold Their Liquor

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