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Strange Country Ep. 53: Bohemian Grove

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.

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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.

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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.

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Strange Country Ep. 13: Edgar Allan Poe

Quoth the Raven “Pray tell, my gentle listeners/readers, do listen to Strange Country Episode 13. It is filled with midnight dreary and tales of woe. Not as bad as that story of Juliet and her Romeo, but you get what I’m saying. Dark, people. Dark. And leave your garbage out of cans so I can easily get to it. I know I can make tools and stuff, but can you throw me a bone every now and then?”

Yes, Episode 13 of Strange Country delves into the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe, the author of such classics as The RavenThe Pit and the Pendulum and Dancing with the Stars Episode 237. Co-hosts Beth and Kelly consider the many ways Poe met his untimely end, and, at the same time, come up with the perfect justice for Harvey Weinstein. How they connect those two figures is a feat of brilliance or maybe some other word. Tune in and if you like us, rate us on your favorite podcast platform. If you don’t, we will haunt you like the tell-tale heart.

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