9: Episode 9: The Tea (Pot Dome)

This episode we learn about both the history of [the Bee’s Knees](https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2019/2/18/episode-9-the-bees-knees), the citrusy prohibition era cocktail that ties in with Stephanie’s scandal, and the evolution of the phrase’s meaning over time.

Also covered: #cheersfails, cross stitching, Amy Sedaris, Beyond Reproach Shoppe ideas, Simpsons, #realnews, stage directions, and last words.

Stephanie recounts the Teapot Dome scandal, part 3 of an undisclosed amount of scandals involving the Harding administration, that time when a young nation first learned that the oil industry could wield substantial and corruptive power and influence at the highest levels of the government. This was 20th-century America's first great federal corruption scandal! We’ve grown a lot since then, haven’t we?

[Wiki - Return to normalcy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_normalcy)
[The Teapot Dome, Scandal](https://www.history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/teapot-dome-scandal)
[Teapot Dome Scandal: Definition, Summary & Facts](https://study.com/academy/lesson/teapot-dome-scandal-definition-summary-facts.html)

Tux revisits our 22nd and 24th president “Grover the Good,” (or as he should be known “Grover the Garbage Juice” or “Groper Cleveland”). Last episode Tux explored how before Cleveland ran for president he was busy being a womanizing scumbag and alleged rapist in upstate New York. This time we learn how he was still a bachelor when he was sworn into the Oval Office but he quickly moved on from stealing babies to robbing the cradle and the American public was super happy about it!

[On This Day- June 12, 1886](https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0612.html)
[This U.S. President Married a college coed](https://www.ozy.com/flashback/this-us-president-married-a-college-coed/41605)
[Frances Cleveland – first ladies](https://www.history.com/topics/first-ladies/frances-cleveland)

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This episode we learn about both the history of the Bee’s Knees, the citrusy prohibition era cocktail that ties in with Stephanie’s scandal, and the evolution of the phrase’s meaning over time.

Also covered: #cheersfails, cross stitching, Amy Sedaris, Beyond Reproach Shoppe ideas, Simpsons, #realnews, stage directions, and last words.

Stephanie recounts the Teapot Dome scandal, part 3 of an undisclosed amount of scandals involving the Harding administration, that time when a young nation first learned that the oil industry could wield substantial and corruptive power and influence at the highest levels of the government. This was 20th-century America's first great federal corruption scandal! We’ve grown a lot since then, haven’t we?

Wiki - Return to normalcy

The Teapot Dome, Scandal

Teapot Dome Scandal: Definition, Summary & Facts

Tux revisits our 22nd and 24th president “Grover the Good,” (or as he should be known “Grover the Garbage Juice” or “Groper Cleveland”). Last episode Tux explored how before Cleveland ran for president he was busy being a womanizing scumbag and alleged rapist in upstate New York. This time we learn how he was still a bachelor when he was sworn into the Oval Office but he quickly moved on from stealing babies to robbing the cradle and the American public was super happy about it!

On This Day- June 12, 1886

This U.S. President Married a college coed

Frances Cleveland – first ladies

To learn more about Beyond Reproach and to get the full show notes, check out our site.

Questions? Feedback? Correction? Delicious compliment sandwich? Send an email or voice memo to: [email protected]

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