S5 Ep59: Raise a Flag & Secure the Bag: Episode 59 (The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance)

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In this episode, we are drinking a Scottish twist on a Manhattan, the Rob Roy. It is a classic drink for scotch lovers and its popularity ties to the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal.
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STEPHANIE details the marketing gimmick that birthed the modern pledge of allegiance. We 🥂cheers to existing in one of the most potent propaganda atmospheres on earth!
ALSO DISCUSSED: Moms & themes, Ohio marketing campaign, creepy nationalism, Colombo, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Highlights magazine, TUX’s birthday, thirst, Looking Back, radical that thing that I say, face crinkling, eugenics, just as I thought, face journeys, Shared History podcast, Robert Roy McGregor, GWP, what was the deal with cereal boxtops, President Benjamin Harrison, Columbus Day, Charles Lindbergh, fascist salute, in god we trust, butterfly effect, those other united flags, they will cluck their tongues, and Scottish Robin Hood.
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