Minisode 41: Anthony Johnson (White Supremacists' Favorite Token)

This minisode is a continuation of the last episode (Bacon’s Rebellion & the Invention of Race). STEPHANIE sets the record about Anthony Johnson, white supremacist’s favorite token.
We and They in Colonial America | Facing History and Ourselves 
The Curious History of Anthony Johnson: From Captive African to Right-wing Talking Point | AAIHS 

ALSO MENTIONED: Clapping on 1s and the 3s, bad cops, Dan Quayle, internalized superiority, Kyle Rittenhouse, mild inconveniences, propaganda, Salt Bae, Glenn Beck’s dumb ass, the Peculiar Picture Show podcast, John Punch, making sense out of nonsense, Richard Gere’s hampster, TikTok egg on windshield “trap”, the AlGoreRithm, and Jedediah Bin Laden.

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They Stole My Wigwam: Episode 45 (Bacon's Rebellion & the Invention of Race)

In this very special episode in honor of Black History Month we are drinking the precursor to the cocktail, a Early Colonial Rum Punch. This proto-cocktail is an adaptation of a 1668 recipe using ingredients found in colonial America, the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. Do check out the minisode where TUX does a deep dive into the history of punch.

STEPHANIE’s scandal is Bacon's Rebellion and how in its aftermath the construct of race was reverse engineered to maintain ruling class power. We raise our glasses to a quote from the late great Queen Toni Morrison: “The real enemy is, and to know the function, the very serious function of racism, which is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining over and over again, your reason for being.
Toni Morrison Was Right — The Very Serious Function of Racism is a Distraction 
Inventing Black and White
Bacon's Rebellion: Why America's First Colonial Rebels Burned Jamestown to the Ground
Bacon's Rebellion - Wikipedia
Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist) - Wikipedia 
William Berkeley (governor) - Wikipedia  
How American oligarchs created the concept of race to divide and conquer the poor - The Washington Post 
Donald Trump and the Legacy of Bacon's Rebellion 
How do racial ideas change after Bacon's Rebellion? 
Supporting Caste: The Origins of Racism in Colonial Virginia 
Slave Law in Colonial Virginia: A Timeline
TONI MORRISON: The Pain Of Being Black - TIME   

ALSO MENTIONED: The golden age of The Simpsons (seasons 4-6), incantations, ambergris, Ovaltine™, giving the girls fantasy, Bernie Sanders, eating meemah, Roanoke, Scrooge McDuck, labor crisis, “oh my stars and garters”, Michael Bloomberg, the 2%, wigwam theft, misunderstanding the assignment, Shared History podcast, toxic masculinity, theatrics, Maggie Smith as the Dowager Countess, Left Eye style burning, dysentery, NYPD, Toni Morrison and the turning of the hand.

For more info on our episode cocktail the Early Colonial Rum Punch::
Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl: Wondrich, David
How to Use Raw Sugar: Jaggery, Gula Melaka, Panela, and More 
David Wondrich's Rum Punch 

For more info on punch out Minisode 40:
Minisode 40: The History of Punch

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American Saints: Episode 22 (Myth-busting the legends of Abraham Lincoln & Ronald Reagan)

In this final episode of Season 2 we imbibe a juicy obscure vintage cocktail called the National Guard 7th Regiment Punch. We learn about the history of this "foxy wine" based concoction and how it links to Stephanie's story. Please note that we depart from our regular scandalous program to again close the season by myth-busting American legends.

In this final episode of Season 2 we imbibe a juicy obscure vintage cocktail called the National Guard 7th Regiment Punch. We learn about the history of this “foxy wine” based concoction and how it links to Stephanie’s scandal. Please note that we depart from our regular scandalous program to again close the season by myth-busting American legends. We dive into the real men behind the myths.

ALSO DISCUSSED: Our summer break re-release series, flip phones, the poet Young Jeezy, Target looting, racist bones, Bette Davis, snitches getting to become president, jawgums, the movie The Band Played on, and not giving a shart. 

For more info on our episode cocktail and the 7th New York Militia Regiment:
Jerry Thomas Bartenders Guide 1862 Reprint: How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon Vivant's Companion
Wiki - Catawba (grape)
Wiki - 7th New York Militia Regiment

STEPHANIE sets fire to some toxic myths about Lincoln.
Scholar Reappraises President Lincoln
Was Abraham Lincoln really the 'Great Emancipator'?
"Lincoln's Evolving Racial Views"
Was Abraham Lincoln a Racist?
Was Abraham Lincoln an incorrigible racist? - The Washington Post 
Lincoln and the Problem of Race: A Decade of Interpretations
Wiki - Abraham Lincoln
Forced Into Glory
The Myth of Lincoln, Reconstructed
Illinois Black Law (1853) 
Six Big Lies About Abraham Lincoln, the Slaves and the War
Opinion | I have no racist bones, but this exoskeleton has propped me up for decades 

TUX shines a light on Ronald Reagan’s uniquely destructive presidency.
10 Real Facts About Ronald Reagan That Republicans Never Choose to Admit
What Reagan Has Done to America
10 Reprehensible Crimes Of Ronald Reagan
6 Ways You Didn't Realize Ronald Reagan Ruined The Country
Wiki - Ronald Reagan
The myth of Ronald Reagan: pragmatic moderate or radical conservative?
Reagan's Real Legacy
We have to undo the attack on the middle class that started with Reagan if we want democracy back
The Reagan Ruins
Nancy Reagan refused to help dying Rock Hudson get Aids treatment
Haunted by the Reagan era - The Washington Post

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The Legend of Highball Jackson: Episode 18 (Ma and Pa Ferguson & the Story of York)

SPECIAL GUEST ALERT Y'ALL! This episode we are joined by Josh from the Bloody Beaver Podcast to cheers with us and share a very scandalous tale of his own. We toast Whiskey Highballs this episode, a crisp and simple sparkling mix loved by all who love spirits.

SPECIAL GUEST ALERT Y’ALL! 
This episode we are joined by Josh from the Bloody Beaver Podcast to cheers with us and share a very scandalous tale of his own. We toast Whiskey Highballs this episode, a crisp and simple sparkling mix loved by all who love spirits. Cheers y’all, to whiskey, podcaster friends and to fixin’ to talk about scandals!

ALSO DISCUSSED: The Legend of Highball Jackson, state-sponsored cashmere sweaters,  doing crime better, that good butter, Mortal Kombat, Stephanie’s grandmother vs Tux’s grandfather, reproducing iphones, a dog named Semen, and the absence of heroes in history. 

STEPHANIE & TUX’s scandal revolves around Ma & Pa Furguson, a very outrageous couple that both made history in their own ways. Governor Jim Ferguson became the first person in Texas to ever be impeached--rightfully so. Then his wife Miriam very conveniently became the first female governor of Texas. She openly campaigned as a stand-in for her husband and won! Two governors for the price of one! What a pair?!
“Me For Ma—and I Ain’t Got A Dern Thing Againts Pa”
Texas Politics - Governors: James E. Ferguson
In UT Regent Controversy, Echoes of Texas History
Wiki - Dan Moody
Texas Politics - Governors: Miriam A. Ferguson
Ma Ferguson, A Puppet Governor
Miriam A. Ferguson
James E. Ferguson
How Chicken Salad Helped Bring Down a Texas Governor
Meet James 'Pa' Ferguson, the First Texas Governor to Face an Indictment
Ma Ferguson Unmasks the Klan

JOSH tells the scandal of York, the African-American explorer, best known for his participation with the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Enslaved by William Clark's father and passed down through a will to his son, York participated as a full member of the expedition. Despite his unpaid contributions to the team his freedom would not come until decades after the expedition. Classic.
Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
The Fate of York
Wiki - Zenas Leonard
Adventures of a Mountain Man: The Narrative of Zenas Leonard

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Minisode 3: Your Slavery Education Stories

We're back with another minisode with YOUR thoughts and stories on a heavy but important subject: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT SLAVERY! We believe that taking a more honest approach to this country's foundation would make this country stronger as a whole. Slavery in the United States is not just Black History, it is American History.

We’re back with another minisode with YOUR thoughts and stories on a heavy but important subject: TEACHING CHILDREN ABOUT SLAVERY! We believe that taking a more honest approach to this country’s foundation would make this country stronger as a whole. Slavery in the United States is not just Black History, it is American History.

With the help of our brave listeners, we discuss the teaching of black history month in a New Orleans public school, a pricey New England boarding school and a predominately LatinX public school in Massachusetts. We hear from parents of kids in public schools, a parent who supplements their child’s education at-home, and another parent who homeschools her children.

Thank you all so so so very much for reaching out to us with such thoughtful insights on this very challenging topic. Y’all came through with such strong feedback this episode! We can’t tell you how much we appreciate it, and how good it makes us feel to know there are so many out there who feel just as strongly about the need to talk openly about American History as we do.

Honestly. It means so much to us.

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To prepare for our next minisode, we also announce next month’s subject, and ask you to write/call in with your thoughts and stories on that subject.

An Instagram post we put up, taken from a Texas textbook, caused quite a stir. The post, which highlights an intentionally misleading portrayal of slavery, introduced us to our first white supremacist troll. As nube podcast hosts are still navigating the world of social media promotion and would love to hear about your experiences with internet trolls. Trolls, according to wiki, is a person who starts quarrels or upsets people on the Internet to distract and sow discord by posting inflammatory and digressive, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community with the intent of provoking readers into displaying emotional responses and normalizing tangential discussion--whether for the troll's amusement or a specific gain. How do you handle trolls, in what situations do they appear, what things are you discussing, on what platforms?

Please listen to the episode and drop us a line by Saturday January 12th. We’ll read our favorite responses on minisode 4 next month!
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