Remus: The Mad Bootleg King

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Remus’ time as a defense attorney in Chicago comes in handy as he prepares for the trial of his life. 

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 

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Remus reaches his breaking point with Imogene, and Mabel faces a dilemma in how to deal with her corrupt agent, Franklin Dodge. 

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 

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Remus begins to lose his grip on reality while Imogene goes on the run. 

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 

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Remus looks for ways to get out of prison, including having Imogene befriend one of the agents that put him behind bars, Franklin Dodge.  It’s a decision Remus will come to regret.

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 

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Remus is busted by Prohibition agents, and his rock-solid marriage to Imogene starts to show cracks. He thinks his bribes to DC officials will keep him out of prison. Remus is wrong.  

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 

You can learn more about Abbott and her books here.

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With his bootlegging operation thriving, Remus and Imogene indulge in the life of luxury.  But soon Remus finds himself on the radar of a young Justice Department official named Mabel Walker Willebrandt.

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 

You can learn more about Abbott and her books here.

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As a young child, George Remus immigrates from Germany to the United States.  Living in Chicago, he finds the American dream, succeeding first as a pharmacist and then a defense attorney.  But when Prohibition cuts Americans off from alcohol, Remus sees his chance to thrive as a bootlegger in Cincinnati with his new love Imogene.

Remus: The Mad Bootleg King is a Curiosity Podcast and is a co-production of iHeart Podcasts and School of Humans.  This podcast is based on Abbott Kahler’s book, “The Ghosts of Eden Park: The Bootleg King, the Women Who Pursued Him, and the Murder That Shocked Jazz-Age America.” 

You can learn more about Abbott and her books here. 

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