15 - Wonderful Bug Chalk (ft. Devin O'Shea)
Devin O'Shea tells the story of Edward Gardner Lewis, the inventor of sarsaparilla blood medicine and Dr. Hot's Cold Crackers who went on to reshape St. Louis.
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That 5:30pm Coachella set was great, for the record
The tobacco cure stuff is dramatized in the book and movie THE ROAD TO WELLVILLE (which is all about these turn of the century health scams) but it’s to cure your husband of drinking by straight up dosing him with opium so he can’t go out to the bar
Didn’t expect Atascadero to be mentioned. They’re very proud of that building its likeness is on everything the city can put it on it I’m glad to know it comes from a world class flim flammer
struggle session in the anarchist squat about whether to buy cockroach killer is an incredible anecdote
My favorite Dan anarchist squat story is that one of the guys believed KFC was breeding boneless chickens
Before Charles ponzi the con was called robbing Peter to pay Paul.
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