Welcome to The Story Behind: Clue Series. In every episode of this series, we talk about the history of one of the original weapons used in the game, “Clue.” This series may not be appropriate for all ages and listener discretion is advised.

This episode’s Clue weapon is depicted in the game by a bent metal tube, probably bent because of the force one would need to actually kill someone with that weapon. And, even if it’s not being used for MURDER, the material it’s made out of certainly has caused its share of health problems.

I’m your host, Emily Prokop, and this is The Story Behind The Lead Pipe.

The Clue Series Butler you heard at the beginning of the episode was played by Paul from Rick and Paul Heal the World.

Mr. Green imitations provided by Robin from the podcast The Trail Went Cold and Scott from the podcast Recovering from Religion.

The role of Vitruvius was played by Jeremy Collins from the Facebook group and podcast Podcasts We Listen To. 

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"Dance of Deception" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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"Happy Happy Game Show" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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Music for Makers

Sources:

The Lead Industry and Lead Water Pipes “A MODEST CAMPAIGN” - US National Library of Medicine

Are Your Pipes Made Of Lead? Here's A Quick Way To Find Out - NPR

History of Plumbing Timeline - SafePlumbing.org

27 Historical Events that Shaped Modern Plumbing Systems - Ivey Engineering

BOOK: An Illustrated History of Health and Fitness, from Pre-History to our Post-Modern World by Roy J. Shephard

An American History of Lead Poisoning - The Atlantic

Lead poisoning and the fall of Rome - The Washington Post

A Very Brief History of Lead in Water Supplies - RWL Water

Lee Ving - IMDB

Is it Safe to Eat Off Vintage Plates? - Smithsonian.com

Congressional Investigations and the Lavender Scare - Prologue Magazine

9 Things To Know About 'The Lavender Scare' - Out.com