The Bohemian Grove is where the rich, powerful, mainly white dudes go to unwind, drink and pee on the glorious Redwoods that they would likely chop down just cuz they can. This has been happening every summer for nearly 150 years. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly speculate what these masters of the universe may be up to since no women are allowed, and make plans to bring their DEFT truck there next summer.
Sources:
Flock, Elizabeth. “Bohemian Grove: Where the Rich and Powerful Go to Misbehave.” The Washington Post, 15 June 2011, www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/blogpost/post/bohemian-grove-where-the-rich-and-powerful-go-to-misbehave/2011/06/15/AGPV1sVH_blog.html?utm_term=.3196c5a24d65.
Guy, Peter. “The Fatuous Folly of the Super Rich and Their Plans to Escape the Apocalypse in New Zealand.” South China Morning Post, 18 Feb. 2018, www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2133724/fatuous-folly-super-rich-and-their-plans-escape-apocalypse.
Ingraham, Christopher. “The Richest 1 Percent Now Owns More of the Country’s Wealth than at Any Time in the Past 50 Years.” The Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2017, www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/12/06/the-richest-1-percent-now-owns-more-of-the-countrys-wealth-than-at-any-time-in-the-past-50-years/?utm_term=.2ebb43e94b48.
Loudenback, Tanza. “The World's Richest People Spend $234 Billion a Year on Luxury Goods - Here's How Much They Spend on Yachts, Private Jets, Wine, and Clothes.” Business Insider, Business Insider, 1 Mar. 2018, www.businessinsider.com/rich-people-spending-on-travel-private-jets-clothes-cars-2018-2.
MacLellan, Lila. “Science Proves Rich People Don't Really Notice You-or Your Problems.” Quartz, Quartz, 23 Oct. 2016, qz.com/816188/science-shows-the-richer-you-get-the-less-you-pay-attention-to-other-people/.
Mearhoff, Jeff. “Mississippi close to having most-Restrictive abortion law.” ABC News, ABC News Network, 8 Mar. 2018, abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/mississippi-test-state-restrict-abortion-53601798
Santos, Danny F. “15 Weird Habits Of The Super Rich And/Or Famous.” Theclever, Theclever, 6 Apr. 2017, www.theclever.com/15-weird-habits-of-the-super-rich-andor-famous/.
Saunders, Debra J. “Bohemian Grove: Men Only.” San Francsico Chronicle, 10 July 2011, www.sfgate.com/opinion/saunders/article/Bohemian-Grove-men-only-2355089.php.
“State Facts About Abortion: Georgia.” Guttmacher Institute, 5 Jan. 2018, www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-georgia.
Weiner, Sophie. “My Summer Job at the Bohemian Grove, Serving Milkshakes to the Shitfaced Global Elite.” Gawker, gawker.com/my-summer-job-at-the-bohemian-grove-serving-milkshakes-1763551409.
Weiss, Philip. “Masters of the Universe Go to Camp: Inside Bohemian Grove.” Spy, Nov. 1989, pp. 59–76, whorulesamerica.ucsc.edu/power/bohemian_grove_spy.html.
Williamson, Elizabeth. “Truth in a Post-Truth Era: Sandy Hook Families Sue Alex Jones, Conspiracy Theorist.” The New York Times, 23 May 2018, www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/us/politics/alex-jones-trump-sandy-hook.html.