Shots of History

Memorial Day is when we remember those who died in active military service. Traditionally observed on May 30 but now officially observed on the last Monday in May.

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The Kentucky Derby and mint juleps are synonymous with one another today, but it wasn't always that way.

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This episode is a reposting of a collaboration that I did with Dan LeFebvre, host of Based on a True Story.

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Based on a True Story

On this episode we look at why absinthe first became so popular, why it got banned, and why it took so long for it to legalized.

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In this round we focus more on Dr. Bob then Bill Willson, and how we became the cofounder of AA.

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We continue with the story of Bill Wilson, and also discuss two doctors that had a major impact on his life.

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William Griffith Wilson, also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was the co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).

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On this episode we take a look at the time from when our ape ancestors discovered alcohol, to the time that we started forming the very first human societies.

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Mabel Walker Willebrandt was a U.S. Assistant Attorney General from 1921 to 1929, handling cases concerning violations of the Volstead Act, federal taxation, and the Bureau of Federal Prisons during the Prohibition Era.

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...But that doesn't mean a good time isn't going to take place.

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