The Muck Podcast

By The Muck Podcast

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April 24, 2024 Episode 220: Seat Filler | John Hall
Tina and Hillary cover former Virginia State Senator, John Hall.
Former Senator John Hall had a promising political career. But things took a dark turn when he decided to take the law into his own hands.
Sources
Tina's Story
Clio
John Hall Historical Marker--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert
Seletyn
THE KILLING OF LEWIS WETZEL BY JOHN HALL (OCT 1862)--by Seletyn
Wikipedia
John Hall (West Virginia Politician)
Photos
Secession Political Cartoon--via WVTF
John Hall Mile Marker--by Cody Brown and Zachery Cowsert via Clio
Wetzel article in the Wheeling Intelligencer--via Seletyn
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April 17, 2024 Episode 219: Sweet Potato Baby | The Murder of Arthur McDuffie / 1980 Miami Riots
Hillary and Tina cover the murder of Arthur McDuffie and the 1980 Miami riots.
Arthur McDuffie was brutally attacked by police for running a stop sign. BUT when the officers are cleared of all charges, violence erupts on the streets of Miami.
Sources
Hillary's Story
Miami Dade County Official Page
Miami-Dade County unveils the Arthur Lee McDuffie State Historical Marker for Black History Month
The New York Times
Four Miami Police Officers Charged in Fatal Beating
The Washington Post
McDuffie Death: It Seemed to Be Open-Shut Case
WLRN
Forty Years After Arthur McDuffie Was Killed By Miami-Dade Police, His Family Honored In Ceremony
Zinn Education Project
May 17, 1980: Miami Riots Begin
Photos
Arthur McDuffie--by Beckyhawk via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Front Page of the Miami News--via Zinn Education Project
Fires in Liberty City during 1980 Riots--via Dunn History
National Guard in Miami--via Dunn History
Arthur McDuffie Memorial in 2024--by Carlton Gilliespie via The Miami Times
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April 10, 2024 Episode 218: Ginny Sack | Henry Denhardt
Tina and Hillary cover the murder of Henry Denhardt.
Henry Denhardt, a prominent figure in Kentucky politics, found himself entangled in a murder investigation. BUT as the trial reached its conclusion, Denhardt faced a shocking twist of fate when revenge caught up to him.
Sources
Tina's Story
Daily News
Kentucky brothers sought revenge on general who killed their sister--and dodged jail time--by David J. Krajicek
New York Times
Denhardt Is Indicted On Charge Of Murder
News NBC 40
Throwback Thursday – Hendry Denhardt and an 80-year-old unsolved murder--by Telia Butler
Throwback Thursday: Was Henry Denhardt a serial killer? Two nearly 90-year-old cold cases--by Telia Butler and Chris Bratton
Sam Terry's Kentucky History Blog
Gen. Denhardt's Date with Death
Time
KENTUCKY: General & Widow (Cont'd)
Wikipedia
Henry Denhardt
Photos
Henry Denhardt--from Public Domain via Wikipedia
Verna Elizabeth Garr Headstone--via Sam Terry's Kentucky Blog
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April 03, 2024 Episode 217: Die Angry | The Yablonski Murders
Hillary and Tina cover the Yablonski murders.
Joseph A. "Jock" Yablonski was a labor leader known for his advocacy for miners' rights. BUT he fell victim to a tragic murder that shed light on corruption within the United Mine Workers of America.
Sources
Hillary's Story
CrimeReads
How The 1969 Murders of a Labor Leader and His Family Changed Coal Country Forever
Forbes
Cillian Murphy Starring In Crime Film About 1960s Mining Murders—What To Know About The True Story Of Joseph Yablonski
HISTORY
Bodies of family killed by United Mine Workers found | January 5, 1970
Library of Congress
Joseph A. Yablonski legal case collection
Observer-Reporter
Fifty years later, the murder of the Yablonskis still resonates
TribLIVE.com
Killings of UMWA leader Jock Yablonski, his family shocked Western Pa. 50 years ago
YOUTUBE
A Murder In The Union: The Assassination of Jock Yablonski
Wikipedia
Joseph Yablonski
Photos
Joseph Yablonski--via Madison.com
W.A. "Tony" Boyle--by Bettman via Smithsonian Magazine
Pittsburgh Press Headline--via PressReader
Claude Vealy--from AP via PennLive
Yablonski Sons at Court--from AP via PennLive
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March 27, 2024 Episode 216: Gumball Machine | Paul Kennedy
Tina and Hillary cover former Ocean Gate mayor, Paul Kennedy.
Paul Kennedy served as mayor of Ocean Gate beginning in 2007. BUT after years of deceit, he finally paid the price for profiting off the town.
Sources
Tina's Story
app
Ex-Ocean Gate mayor pleads guilty to ‘pattern of official misconduct;’ jailtime expected--by Erik Larsen
NJ
Gov’t auctions, parking meter revenue. Former N.J. mayor admits pocketing town’s money.--Chris Sheldon
New Jersey Globe
Jersey Shore Mayor Who Stole Money From Parking Meters Gets Three Years In Prison--David Wildstein
Ocean City's Prosecutor's Office
FORMER OCEAN GATE MAYOR SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON FOR PATTERN OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT
Photos
Paul Kennedy Mug Shot--from Ocean Country Prosecutor's Office via Patch
Paul Kennedy--from Facebook via New Jersey Globe
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1h 12min
March 20, 2024 Episode 215: Bamboozled | Salvatore DiMasi
Hillary and Tina cover the former speaker of the Massachusetts House Salvatore DiMasi.
Salvatore DiMasi ascended to power in politics, reaching the esteemed position of Speaker of the Massachusetts House. BUT his downfall came swiftly when corruption charges led to incarceration.
Sources
Hillary's Story
Boston Herald
Sal DiMasi, other federal cons can't be automatically blocked from Beacon Hill lobbying, SJC rules
CBS News
Former House Speaker Sal DiMasi Asks For 3-Year Sentence
Sal DiMasi Appeals Conviction, Sentence
Courthouse News Service
Corruption conviction is no bar to lobbying, ex-lawmaker tells Massachusetts high court--by Daniel Jackson
The Daily Free Press
Salvatore DiMasi will resign as Speaker
FBI Boston Division
Former Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Lobbyist Convicted on Corruption Charges
The New York Times
Massachusetts: Ex-Speaker of House Is Indicted--by Katie Zezima
The Sun
Ex-Mass. Speaker Sal DiMasi, associates indicted
WBUR
Former Speaker DiMasi, 3 Associates Indicted On Federal Corruption Charges--by Lisa Tobin
Wikipedia
Salvatore DiMasi
Photos
Salvatore DiMasi--via Cape Cod Times
DiMasi on the Mass. House Floor--via Cape Cod Times
DiMasi after leaving prison--photo by Steven Senne via Seattle Times
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1h 1min
March 15, 2024 Li'l Muck Episode 52: Jayden D'Onofrio
Hillary interviews activist Jayden D’Onofrio, Chairman of Florida Future Leaders PAC.
Jayden D’Onofrio has a lengthy political background and has been a leader in multiple youth focused political organizations including VOTFlorida and Voters of Tomorrow. Since his last visit to the podcast in November of 2022, Jayden has founded the Florida Future Leaders PAC. The focus of the PAC is to combine the power of Florida College Democrats, Florida High School Democrats, and paid on-campus organizing to make change in Florida.
Websites
Florida Future Leaders PAC
Special Guest: Jayden D'Onofrio.
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March 13, 2024 Episode 214: Normies and Freaks | Helen Hulick and the Fight to Wear Pants
Tina and Hillary cover the history of women winning the right to wear pants.
Throughout history gender norms dictated what women could or couldn’t wear. BUT pants are now the norm thanks to women who challenged conventions.
Sources
Tina's Story
All That's Interesting
Meet Helen Hulick, The Woman Who Was Jailed For Wearing Pants To Court--by Marco Margaritoff
City Data Forum
Roane Woman arrested for wearing pants in 1923
LA Times
California Retrospective: In 1938, L.A. woman went to jail for wearing slacks in courtroom
Medium
Two Women Who Were Arrested for Wearing Pants, 80 Years Apart--Marie Kester
NBC News
How drag bans have made clothing a political statement, according to a queer style expert
Snopes
Did a Woman Go To Jail for Wearing Slacks in 1938?--by Nur Ibrahim
Trace
Arrested for Wearing Pants
Wikipedia
Helen Beebe
WRTV Indianapolis
Women given permission to pursue pants 100 years ago--Michael Hartz
Photos
Helen Hulick wearing pants (1938)--from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection via Snopes
Hulick Newspaper Clipping--via Snopes
Hulick in denim prison dress--from UCLA via All That's Interesting
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1h 9min
March 06, 2024 Episode 213: Ear Tingle | FBI Investigates Louie, Louie
Hillary and Tina cover the FBI investigation of the Louie, Louie song.
The Kingsmen's rendition of "Louie, Louie" has been an iconic song since its debut in the 1960s. BUT when rumors surfaced about potentially obscene lyrics surfaced, the FBI was called in to investigate.
Sources
Hillary's Story
FBI
Louie Louie (The Song)
History
The FBI Laboratory weighs in on the “dirty” lyrics of “Louie Louie”
Indy Star
That time Indiana teens ratted out dirty ‘Louie Louie’ lyrics, and the FBI got involved--Will Higgins
The Legal Satyricon
The Raunchy Version of Louie Louie — Lyrics Are Public Domain?
Loudersound
What happened when the FBI tried to decipher The Kingsmen's Louie Louie--by Bill DeMain
Medium
About Those Banned “Louie Louie” Lyrics--by Neal Umphred
The New Yorker
Is This the Dirtiest Song of the Sixties?--by Anwen Crawford
NPR
How the universally recognized song "Louie Louie" by the Kingsmen came to be--by Deena Prichep on Weekend Edition Sunday
'Louie Louie': The story behind the song everyone knows but no one understands--by Deena Prichep
Wikipedia
The Kingsman
Louie Louie
Photos
Richard Berry--from Richard Berry Estate via KCRW's X post
The Kingsmen--from Scandore/Shayne via Wikipedia (Public Domain)
Louie Louie Lyrics--via Techdirt
FBI Report--from Mental Floss via Medium
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1h 17min
February 28, 2024 Episode 212: Rot in Piss | Brock Adams
Tina and Hillary cover former Washington Senator Brock Adams.
Brock Adams served as congressman and transportation secretary before rising to the US Senate. BUT when allegations of sexual harassment arise his career plummets.
Sources
Tina's Story
K5 NBC
#MeToo movement is decades in the making--by Natalie Brand
Lewiston Tribune
NANCY REAGAN, BROCK ADAMS DESERVE A DIFFERENT COURT--by Jim Fisher
New York Times
Brock Adams, 77, Senator and Cabinet Member, Dies--by Michael Janofsky
Post Alley
Thirty Years After the Scandal that Changed Northwest Politics Forever--by Barry Mitzman
The Seattle Times
8 More Women Accuse Adams -- Allegations Of Two Decades Of Sexual Harassment, Abuse - And A Rape--by Susan Gilmore, Eric Nalder, Eric Pryne, David Boardman
Photos
Brock Adams--from Public Domain via Wikipedia
Michael Fancher Seattle Times Editor Speaks to C-Span--screenshot from C-Span
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1h 6min

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