472 - Prohibition in the USA (with Nick Mason)
Do Go On
Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 6 November 2024
⏱️ 219 minutes
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In 1920 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol - it didn't go well! Joined by the Weekly Planet's Nick Mason, this was the 4th most voted for topic of Block 2024!
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
Prohibition: A Concise History by WJ Rorabaugh
history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition
cato.org/policy-analysis/alcohol-prohibition-was-failure
diffordsguide.com/en-au/encyclopedia/536/bws/prohibition
britannica.com/topic/Eighteenth-Amendment
britannica.com/topic/moonshine
grunge.com/924152/heres-what-it-was-like-going-to-a-speakeasy-during-prohibition/
history.com/news/how-prohibition-gave-birth-to-nascar
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