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Beyond Reproach

272 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratings

Beyond Reproach is a comedic history podcast about scandals and scandalousness in politics and government. Each episode, hosts Stephanie & Tux explore the sordid stories of America's past, all while drinking heavily, talking too much, and generally making fools of themselves. They hope that these stories entertain you, teach you a thing or two, and maybe even draw parallels between the mistakes of the past and the quagmire that is American politics today.

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S4 Ep52: Scoochin' on by the Law: Episode 52 (Los Angeles Police Gangs)

May 16, 2022 10:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MB

In this episode we are drankin’ an eye-scorchingly blue cocktail–the Adios Motherfucker. This appropriately named drink is a Long Island Iced Tea with a Los Angeles twist that ties into the era and vibe of TUX’s scandal.  🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2022/5/13/episode-52-adios-motherfucker TUX’s scandal is the Lynwood Vikings, one of the many secret sheriff’s deputy gangs that cost L.A. County millions. We 🥂 to DEFUNDING THE POLICE or at least making them pay for the...

S4 Ep45: Minisode 45: How the Census has Upheld White Supremacy

May 09, 2022 10:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

This minisode is a tangential to last week’s episode, STEPHANIE talks about the United States racial caste system via the lens of the census.  ALSO MENTIONED: Tux’s new home in Detroit, zoom, jib colors, SCOTUS, pickles, sensei, Shared History podcast, data, MENA, black pepper, Inspector Gadget, Gen Z, millennial parents and Hostess snack cakes. For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 -  https://www.ins...

S4 Ep51: The Kind of Caucasian You Aren't: Episode 51 (the United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind)

May 02, 2022 10:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

In this episode we are sipping on a “delicately pink” cocktail–the Clover Club! This frothy, elegantly tart concoction popularized in the 1920s features raspberry syrup and ties into the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. Cheers to Sharon–our latest Patreon supporter! 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2022/4/28/episode-51-clover-club STEPHANIE’s scandal is the 1923 Supreme Court case of the United States v. Bhagat Singh Thind—this was a legal battle in which a high caste Punjabi...

S4 Ep44: Minisode 44: The White Night Riots

April 25, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MB

This minisode is a continuation of last week’s episode, the assassination of Harvey Milk. STEPHANIE talks about the White Night Riots in the aftermath of the Dan White ruling.  ALSO MENTIONED: Blue wall of silence, the gay agenda, Cleve Jones, Herstory on the Rocks podcast, cringe emoji, Dead Kennedys, He Man, young heroes, protecting + serving, the blurts of times, Maintenance Phase podcast, pride month, Disney boycott, and frozen Marges. For source information on each scandal and to peru...

S4 Ep50: You're Not Acting Like an Adult, Honey: Episode 50 (How Dan White Got Away with the Murder of Harvey Milk and George Moscone)

April 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 62.8 MB

In this episode we are drinking our first tequila cocktail–the Frozen Margarita! This frozen  summertime crowd-pleaser is a spin on a vintage recipe called the daisy. For our non-Spanish speakers “margarita” is Spanish for “daisy.” 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2022/3/16/episode-50-frozen-margarita STEPHANIE does a deep dive into the assassination of Harvey Milk and subsequent the “Twinkie Defense.” We raise our glasses to one of the many examples of straight white me...

S4 Ep49: Operation Sea Spray: Episode 49 (That Time The US Government Gassed The Good People of San Francisco)

April 11, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB

On this very special episode of Beyond Reproach we are imbibing on a fruity communal tiki punch called the Scorpion Bowl because we are joined by the incredible ladies of the Well That’s Interesting podcast, Jille ChaCha and Marisa Riley (@wellthatsinterestingpod). For those who are uninitiated their podcast is a biweekly Comedy Sciencey show for people who like learning weird sh*t.They join us to tell a scandal from California in the 1950s that ties into the era and region of the episode co...

S4 Ep48: The Stripper & The Congressman: Episode 48 (Wilbur Mills' Affair with Fanne Foxe)

April 04, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

In this episode we are sipping on an obscure 70s cocktail called the Pink Squirrel. Exhumed by Gen Z trendsters this creamy (surprisingly delicious) concoction has ties into the era of TUX’s scandal! 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2022/3/10/episode-48-the-pink-squirrel TUX’s shines a light on one of DC’s most infamous sex scandal, the Tidal Basin Scuffle. We 🥂 to normalizing sexual advenures!  ALSO MENTIONED: Frappuccinos, Yo-gurt,™ Xanadu, bad wig, Inventing Anna, ch...

S4 Ep43: Minisode 43: The Dark Side of Philanthropy

March 28, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MB

This minisode is a continuation of last week’s episode, the Crédit Mobilier Scandal.TUX chats the legacy of Robber Barons and the rise of modern philanthropy. ALSO MENTIONED: The Gilded Age, Downton Abbey, Mainers, Nouveau Riche, Henry Ford, microchips, union busting, child poverty, wage theft, MLK’s piping hot tea, Department of War, Shared History podcast, TurboTax, dicks in space, Dolly Parton, Ozark, and the Trump Foundation. For source information on each scandal and to peruse our onl...

S4 Ep47: A Way Around Bribery: Episode 47 (The Crédit Mobilier Scandal)

March 21, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 60.2 MB

In this episode we are drinking a Locomotive, a vintage obscure wine based cocktail thickened with egg and spiced with clove. This creamy (surprisingly delicious) mulled wine-like concoction ties into the era and theme of TUX’s scandal! 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX’s does a deep dive into the Crédit Mobilier Scandal. We raise our glasses in toast to eating the rich because rich people wouldn’t be able to hoard all of their wealth at the expense of everyone else ...

S4 Ep42: Minisode 42: The Poor People's Campaign

March 14, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MB

This minisode is a continuation of last week’s episode, the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike. STEPHANIE chats about MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign, the event that brought him to Memphis. ALSO MENTIONED: Care Bears,John Lewis, JFK’s final memo, eyeholes, Zillow, hairless cat, John Birch Society, Burning Man, Operation Mongoose, Herstory on the Rocks podcast, Bayard Rustin, ERA, Bonus Army, LBJ’s legacy, Joe Kennedy III, staying up in Joe Manchin’s dumb ass, and the Kenndey curse = the FBI. F...

S4 Ep46: I Am A Man: Episode 46 (The Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike)

March 07, 2022 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

In this episode we are drinking a bright cooler called the Sea Breeze. This cocktail came about through marketing efforts from Big Vodka and Ocean Spray and was popularized in late 1960s, the era of STEPHANIE scandal! Cheers to David–our latest Patreon supporter! 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2022/3/2/episode-46-sea-breeze STEPHANIE’s scandal is the Memphis Sanitation Strike of 1968, the event that would get Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated as he was on the eve...

S4 Ep41: Minisode 41: Anthony Johnson (White Supremacists' Favorite Token)

February 28, 2022 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MB

This minisode is a continuation of the last episode (Bacon’s Rebellion & the Invention of Race). STEPHANIE sets the record about Anthony Johnson, white supremacist’s favorite token. ALSO MENTIONED: Clapping on 1s and the 3s, bad cops, Dan Quayle, internalized superiority, Kyle Rittenhouse, mild inconveniences, propaganda, Salt Bae, Glenn Beck’s dumb ass, the Peculiar Picture Show podcast, John Punch, making sense out of nonsense, Richard Gere’s hampster, TikTok egg on windshield “trap”, the...

S4 Ep45: They Stole My Wigwam: Episode 45 (Bacon's Rebellion & the Invention of Race)

February 21, 2022 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.1 MB

In this very special episode in honor of Black History Month we are drinking the precursor to the cocktail, a Early Colonial Rum Punch. This proto-cocktail is an adaptation of a 1668 recipe using ingredients found in colonial America, the era of STEPHANIE's scandal. Do check out the minisode where TUX does a deep dive into the history of punch. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2021/12/31/episode-45-early-colonial-rum-punch STEPHANIE’s scandal is Bacon's Rebellion and how...

S4 Ep40: Minisode 40: The History of Punch

February 14, 2022 11:00 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MB

In this minisode TUX talks about the history of punch as a preview of coming attractions. This category of colonial era adult beverages ties into next week’s cocktail segment. ALSO MENTIONED: Drinks that taste like feet, Hawaiian punch soda, Well That’s Interesting, STEPHANIE’s new years resolution, pirate punch, 8 dollar lemons, sherbet, nutmeg flex, and Dead Rabbit bar. For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SO...

S4 Ep44: Married to a Corpse: Episode 44 (The story of the Freedman's Savings Bank)

February 07, 2022 15:05 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MB

In this very special episode in honor of Black History Month we are drinking a boozy, frosty concoction that ties into TUX’s scandal called the Prescription Julep. This julep dates back to 1857 and according to our friend (in our minds) barroom historian David Wondrich “it is one of the tastiest mint julep recipes he knows.” We concur because this drink is essentially an adult snow cone. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX’s scandal is the historic rise and fall of Fre...

S4 Ep39: Minisode 39: Daylight Saving Time

January 31, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

In this minisode STEPHANIE chats the history of Daylight Saving Time! ALSO MENTIONED: Click clicks in 2022, farmers, Ben Franklin, Behind the Curve, Franky Franklin, thanks Justin Trudeau, Big Clock, bad ideas, Herstory on the Rocks, euphemism, nursing women, war time, wild west, Halloween, Big KitKat, Filene’s Basement, and WILLIAM!  For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/b...

S4 Ep38: Minisode 38: The Racist (& Classist) Roots of Policing

January 24, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MB

This long minisode is a continuation of the last episode (NYPD’s City Hall Riots). TUX explores the racist and classist history of policing. ALSO MENTIONED: KRS-One, Black codes, jobs program, CRT, Hashtag History podcast, capitalism, BLM protests, Covid-19, pocketbooks, golden trash bag, and Keechant Sewell. For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/ 🐦 - htt...

S4 Ep43: New York's Finest: Episode 43 (The Forgotten Story of the City Hall Riot)

January 17, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MB

In this episode we are drankin’ a Long Island Ice Tea like we’re 19yr olds at a college bar. This boozy, dangerously delicious cocktail was originally created for a cocktail contest in Long Island. It’s popularity ties into the era and region of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX’s scandal is the one of the largest,violent demonstrations in New York City’s history, the City Hall Riot. We toast to “F*ck the Police! ALSO MENTIONED: Fake IDs, Dan Quayle, ...

S4 Ep37: Minisode 37: New Year, New(ish) Patreon Tiers

January 10, 2022 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

In this minisode we chat Patreon! We have revamped our tiers to give our Patrons bonus content, check the link below. Please consider supporting the podcast if you enjoy the work that we do. ALSO MENTIONED: Therapy, Facebook, video minis, STEPHANIE’s earrings, Shared History podcast, Mr.Burns, Sally Struthers, recipes from dying strangers, deez nuts, and personal time? For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIA...

S4 Ep42: You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato: Episode 42 (Dan Quayle's Feud with Murphy Brown)

January 03, 2022 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.9 MB

Happy New Year lovelies! In this episode we are drinking an iconic daytime cocktail, the Bloody Mary. This classic 90s drink is considered by some to be “the meatloaf of the cocktail world” for its evolving recipes has a hazy origin story but features some of our favorite accoutrements. It’s popularity ties into the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2021/12/29/episode-42-bloody-mary STEPHANIE’s scandal is the historic fight between Vice Preside...

S4 Ep36: Minisode 36: Ugly Laws

December 27, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MB

This minisode is a continuation of the last episode (the life and times of Rosemary Kennedy). STEPHANIE explores the history of ugly laws. ALSO MENTIONED: “Light” scandals as told by Stephanie, disabled veterans, lazzaroni, B-side slurs, “certain persons,” pay to stay prisons, hurdy gurdy, and Mother Hastings. For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/ 🐦 - ht...

S4 Ep41: It's a Woman!: Episode 41 (the Life and Times of Rosemary Kennedy)

December 20, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MB

In this episode we are sipping on the most popular Bostonian cocktail, the Ward 8. This politically-inspired drink is a delicious variation on a rye whiskey sour and was created to celebrate an election win the day before it happened—its popularity ties into the era and region of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2021/10/16/episode-41-ward-eight STEPHANIE’s scandal is the life and times of Rosemary Kennedy, the sibling who was sacrificed to make her b...

S4 Ep35: Minisode 35: Alexander Hamilton's Same Sex Love Letters

December 13, 2021 16:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MB

This minisode is tangential to Episode 40 (the story of Gouverneur Morris). TUX talks briefly about one of Mr.Morris’s rumored lovers–🎶Alexander Hamilton🎶 and his steamy letters to John Laurens. ALSO MENTIONED: Elizabeth Schuyler, duties, Homer Simpson being the cock of nothing, Aaron Burr, big noses, Adrian Brody, Hashtag History podcast, and bisexuality. CORRECTION: The correct pronunciation Schuyler is Skaɪlər. Stephanie is lies, her PHD in Hamilton the musical is from Trump University....

S4 Ep40: Doing the Needful: Episode 40 (The Story of Gouverneur Morris, The Messiest Founding Father)

December 06, 2021 11:00 - 58 minutes - 53.9 MB

In this episode we are imbibing a popular colonial cocktail, the Fish House Punch (also known as the Philadelphia Fish House Punch). This traditional tea-based rum punch that was sourced from global ingredients was once mentioned in President George Washingon’s diary—its popularity ties into the era and region of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2021/10/16/episode-40-fish-house-punch TUX tells the story of Gouverneur Morris, the Founding Father who most no...

S4 Ep34: Minisode 34: The Roots of Modern Anti-Vax Misinformation

November 29, 2021 11:00 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MB

In this minisode TUX revisits the topic of vaccines to explore modern anti-vax misinformation. This is a continuation of Episode 39, the history of America’s first anti-vaccine movement. ALSO MENTIONED: The plural of tiddies, birth control, aspirin, data AND data, Share History podcast, facebook, and Netflix’s The Social Dilemma.  For source information on each scandal and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyon...

S4 Ep33: Minisode 33: Thanksgiving Traditions and Favorite Foods

November 22, 2021 11:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

This minisode we talk about Thanksgiving and how we celebrate. TUX details the delicious dishes he cooks and shares his blog while STEPHANIE chats about what she likes to eat on the big day!  Happy Thanksgiving y’all! TUX’s blog, Brooklyn Homemaker: https://brooklynhomemaker.com/  ALSO MENTIONED: Problematic construction paper headdresses, white pumpkins, knowing nothing about pleasure, sportsball, hunting, Rub 'n Buff, secret Santa, Well That’s Interesting podcast, Arby’s, bread, Brookl...

S4 Ep39: Contagious, Deadly, & UGLY: Episode 39 (Early America's Vaccines & Vaccine Mandates)

November 15, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

In this episode we are sipping on a colonial cocktail, the Stone Fence. This simple yet very funky concoction was once the favorite of Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold—its popularity ties into the era and region of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/2021/10/16/episode-39-colonial-stone-fence In this vaccination themed episode of Beyond Reproach, TUX talks about the Founding Fathers views on vaccine mandates, America’s first anti-vax movement and the Black man...

S4 Ep32: Minisode 32: SOA’s Most Infamous Alumni

November 08, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

Trigger warning: This episode includes depictions of violence, including sexual violence against women and children. This minisode is a continuation of Episode 37, the School of the Americas, STEPHANIE talks briefly about several of SOA’s most infamous alumni past and present. ALSO MENTIONED: The Talking Heads, coinkydinks, CIA, Hashtag History, President Jovenel Moïse, and regrettable incidents. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpo...

32: Minisode 32: SOA’s Most Infamous Alumni

November 08, 2021 11:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MB

Trigger warning: This episode includes depictions of violence, including sexual violence against women and children. This minisode is a continuation of Episode 37, the School of the Americas, STEPHANIE talks briefly about several of SOA’s most infamous alumni past and present. ALSO MENTIONED: The Talking Heads, coinkydinks, CIA, Hashtag History, President Jovenel Moïse, and regrettable incidents. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpo...

S4 Ep38: The Original Golden State Killers: Episode 38 (The Genocide of Native Californians)

November 01, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

In this episode we are drinking 19th century San Francisco’s most famous cocktail, the Pisco Punch. This boozy lemon flavored beverage “tastes like lemonade but comes back with the kick of a roped steer” —its popularity ties into the era and location of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE, in honor of National American Indian Heritage Month, does a deep dive into the genocide of Native Californians. We raise a toast to the real Golden State K...

38: The Original Golden State Killers: Episode 38 (The Genocide of Native Californians)

November 01, 2021 10:00 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MB

In this episode we are drinking 19th century San Francisco’s most famous cocktail, the Pisco Punch. This boozy lemon flavored beverage “tastes like lemonade but comes back with the kick of a roped steer” —its popularity ties into the era and location of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE, in honor of National American Indian Heritage Month, does a deep dive into the genocide of Native Californians. We raise a toast to the real Golden State K...

S4 Ep31: Minisode 31: Halloween Herstory

October 25, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

This minisode TUX talks about the history of our modern celebration of Halloween. ALSO MENTIONED: Turnips, the 5th of November, wrecking up the joint, no one suspects the butterfly, Peculiar Picture Show podcast, going HAM at a frolic, treats to avoid tricks, and Canadian imports. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/ 🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond 👤 - https://...

31: Minisode 31: Halloween Herstory

October 25, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MB

This minisode TUX talks about the history of our modern celebration of Halloween. ALSO MENTIONED: Turnips, the 5th of November, wrecking up the joint, no one suspects the butterfly, Peculiar Picture Show podcast, going HAM at a frolic, treats to avoid tricks, and Canadian imports. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/ 🐦 - https://twitter.com/ReproachBeyond 👤 - https://...

S4 Ep37: Disappeared of Natural Causes: Episode 37 (School of the Americas)

October 18, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

In this very special Halloween episode we are drinking a jammy mix of gin and berry, the Sloe Gin Fizz. This bright and fizzy cocktail tastes like an Italian soda and its popularity ties into the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE highlights the terrifying history of School of the Americas, the Army training facility, whose secret programs produced a shocking number of dictators, mercenaries and rapists responsible for some of the gre...

37: Disappeared of Natural Causes: Episode 37 (School of the Americas)

October 18, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

In this very special Halloween episode we are drinking a jammy mix of gin and berry, the Sloe Gin Fizz. This bright and fizzy cocktail tastes like an Italian soda and its popularity ties into the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE highlights the terrifying history of School of the Americas, the Army training facility, whose secret programs produced a shocking number of dictators, mercenaries and rapists responsible for some of the gre...

30: Minisode 30: Hispanic Heritage Month

October 11, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

This minisode STEPHANIE chats Hispanic Heritage Month; the history, controversy and much more. ALSO MENTIONED: Selina, Russell’s quinceanera, Chicano Eats cookbook, origins of latinx, Ronnie Reagan, Arab Spring, A Tap on the Wrist podcast, plagiarist Shepard Fairey and making  and “I can’t I don’t I shan’t I won’t” legendary. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/ 🐦 - ht...

S4 Ep30: Minisode 30: Hispanic Heritage Month

October 11, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

This minisode STEPHANIE chats Hispanic Heritage Month; the history, controversy and much more. ALSO MENTIONED: Selina, Russell’s quinceanera, Chicano Eats cookbook, origins of latinx, Ronnie Reagan, Arab Spring, A Tap on the Wrist podcast, plagiarist Shepard Fairey and making  and “I can’t I don’t I shan’t I won’t” legendary. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 - https://www.instagram.com/beyondreproachpod/ 🐦 - ht...

S4 Ep36: Tire Bites: Episode 36 (D.C. Stephenson, The Rapist & Murderer Who Accidentally Took Down the KKK))

October 04, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

In this very special Halloween episode we are drinking a prohibition era concoction. This gastly looking cocktail features an obscure French liqueur made by monks and its popularity ties into the era of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX shines a light on the rape and murder that brought down the KKK—the murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephenson. We raise our glasses to flushing turds because sometimes life is full of pieces of shit but if you’re l...

36: Tire Bites: Episode 36 (D.C. Stephenson, The Rapist & Murderer Who Accidentally Took Down the KKK))

October 04, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MB

In this very special Halloween episode we are drinking a prohibition era concoction. This gastly looking cocktail features an obscure French liqueur made by monks and its popularity ties into the era of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX shines a light on the rape and murder that brought down the KKK—the murder of Madge Oberholtzer by D.C. Stephenson. We raise our glasses to flushing turds because sometimes life is full of pieces of shit but if you’re l...

29: Minisode 29: American Drunks

September 27, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

This minisode is a continuation of Episode 35, the Whiskey Rebellion. TUX revisits the topic of alcohol consumption then and now. ALSO MENTIONED: The American way, OG Dub’s costume, Alexander Hamilton, the wrong kind of gay, escargot tax, peach brandy, thanksgiving, small beer, Japanese drinking etiquette, the Third Wheel podcast, lockdown drunkeness, life finding a way, and women of the night. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.c...

S4 Ep29: Minisode 29: American Drunks

September 27, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

This minisode is a continuation of Episode 35, the Whiskey Rebellion. TUX revisits the topic of alcohol consumption then and now. ALSO MENTIONED: The American way, OG Dub’s costume, Alexander Hamilton, the wrong kind of gay, escargot tax, peach brandy, thanksgiving, small beer, Japanese drinking etiquette, the Third Wheel podcast, lockdown drunkeness, life finding a way, and women of the night. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.c...

S4 Ep35: O. G. Dubs: Episode 35 (The Whiskey Rebellion)

September 20, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In this episode we are drinking a Rye Whiskey Sling. This colonial era mixed drink is tied directly to TUX’s scandal involving American Whiskey and the people who were willing to go to war against George Washington because of it. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX does a deep dive into the Whiskey Rebellion. We toast to the first amendment and our rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and petition. CORRECTION: TUX mistakenly calls the Temperance movement "the Abolit...

35: O. G. Dubs: Episode 35 (The Whiskey Rebellion)

September 20, 2021 10:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB

In this episode we are drinking a Rye Whiskey Sling. This colonial era mixed drink is tied directly to TUX’s scandal involving American Whiskey and the people who were willing to go to war against George Washington because of it. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX does a deep dive into the Whiskey Rebellion. We toast to the first amendment and our rights to freedom of speech, assembly, and petition. CORRECTION: TUX mistakenly calls the Temperance movement "the Abolit...

28: Minisode 28: Season 4 Kick Off & Review Contest Winners

September 13, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

It’s Season 4, y’all! We took a break to recharge and we are back to give updates about all the fun changes we have planned this season and to reveal the two winners of our listener review contest!  By popular demand we will be releasing standalone scandals for Season 4. This means there will be two signature cocktails each month and Beyond Reproach episodes coming atcha weekly! <insert Jamaican airhorns> Thanks to everyone who has taken time to review us on Apple Podcast, we appreciate you...

S4 Ep28: Minisode 28: Season 4 Kick Off & Review Contest Winners

September 13, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

It’s Season 4, y’all! We took a break to recharge and we are back to give updates about all the fun changes we have planned this season and to reveal the two winners of our listener review contest!  By popular demand we will be releasing standalone scandals for Season 4. This means there will be two signature cocktails each month and Beyond Reproach episodes coming atcha weekly! <insert Jamaican airhorns> Thanks to everyone who has taken time to review us on Apple Podcast, we appreciate you...

S4 Ep34: Bone Apple Tea: Episode 34 (George Washington's Military Blunders Started the Seven Years War)

September 06, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

In our first episode of Season 4 we revive an autumnal proto-cocktail from the days of yore, the Apple Toddy. This warm colonial drink was popular in the 1700s and ties in perfectly with STEPHANIE’s scandal involving George Washington.  🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE shines a light on the Jumonville Affair, a little known scandal involving our first president, that changed the course of modern history. We raise our glasses high and cheers to the first George...

34: Bone Apple Tea: Episode 34 (George Washington's Military Blunders Started the Seven Years War)

September 06, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MB

In our first episode of Season 4 we revive an autumnal proto-cocktail from the days of yore, the Apple Toddy. This warm colonial drink was popular in the 1700s and ties in perfectly with STEPHANIE’s scandal involving George Washington.  🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE shines a light on the Jumonville Affair, a little known scandal involving our first president, that changed the course of modern history. We raise our glasses high and cheers to the first George...

S3: Summer Break Re-Release: Samuel Upham's Confederate Funny Money

August 30, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

TUX introduces his favorite scandal STEPHANIE has done on this season of Beyond Reproach—Episode 32: Samuel Upham's Counterfeit Confederate Cash. We raise our glasses to a successful war profiteer we all can get down with because sometimes you gotta print money to make money! ALSO DISCUSSED: The confederacy being cute thinking it was a government, HBO’s True Detective, lithograph, life before Obama invented racism, buying your own stimmy, proto-memes, Target, Herstory on the Rocks podcast,...

Summer Break Re-Release: Samuel Upham's Confederate Funny Money

August 30, 2021 10:00 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MB

TUX introduces his favorite scandal STEPHANIE has done on this season of Beyond Reproach—Episode 32: Samuel Upham's Counterfeit Confederate Cash. We raise our glasses to a successful war profiteer we all can get down with because sometimes you gotta print money to make money! ALSO DISCUSSED: The confederacy being cute thinking it was a government, HBO’s True Detective, lithograph, life before Obama invented racism, buying your own stimmy, proto-memes, Target, Herstory on the Rocks podcast,...

S3: Summer Break Re-Release: United Daughters of the Confederacy

August 16, 2021 10:00 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MB

STEPHANIE introduces her favorite scandal TUX has done on this season of Beyond Reproach—Episode 23: Daughters of the Confederacy and the Lost Cause mythology.  We toasts to symbols of hate and oppression and the white women who love them. ALSO DISCUSSED: Well That's Interesting Podcast, Blanche Devereaux, Black friends, Golden Palace, history sounding about white, Stone Mountain, kiddie memoires, Hitler youth, Howard Zinn, unemployed white women, laughing oneself into a sweat, making Orwe...

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