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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True stories from the wild and woolly west. Also really lame jokes! Each episode covers a real life person or event from the wild west era (gunfighters, outlaws, lawmen, Native Americans, frontiersmen, etc). Josh neither a historian nor a comedian, just a fan of history. He does, however, try to be as accurate as possible when covering these topics. All whilst dispensing dad jokes and totally butchering the English language.

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