Episodios

  • Episode 231: WWRD | St. Francis Dam Collapse and William Mulholland

    Episode 231: WWRD | St. Francis Dam Collapse and William Mulholland
    Jul 17 2024
    Hillary and Tina cover the St. Francis Dam Collapse and William Mulholland. Irish immigrant William Mulholland worked his way up in the water works industry as a self-taught civil engineer. BUT despite his years of experience, crucial mistakes led to one of the biggest dam disasters in U.S. history. Sources Hillary's Story William Mulholland | American city official | Britannica (https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Mulholland) St. Francis Dam Disaster | Fillmore Historical (https://www.fillmorehistoricalmuseum.org/st-francis-dam-disaster) The St. Francis Dam’s Death Toll - Museum of Ventura County (https://venturamuseum.org/journal-flashback/the-st-francis-dams-death-toll/) When California’s Water Wars Turned Violent | American Experience | Official Site | PBS (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/flood-desert-california-water-wars-violent/) The Mulholland Memorial Fountain: A Grand Monument to a Man and Water | History & Society | PBS SoCal (https://www.pbssocal.org/history-society/the-mulholland-memorial-fountain-a-grand-monument-to-a-man-and-water) Forgotten L.A. history: The deadly St. Francis dam disaster | UCLA Library (https://www.library.ucla.edu/about/news/st-francis-dam-disaster/) St. Francis Dam - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_Dam) William Mulholland - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Mulholland) Photos William Mulholland (https://www.watereducation.org/sites/main/files/imagecache/medium/main-images/william-mulholland-in-1924_0.jpg?1637047272)---via the Water Education Foundation St. Francis Dam-February 1927 (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/St_Francis_Dam_crop.jpg)--by HT Stearns via Wikipedia (public domain) St. Francis Dam-March 1928 after collapse (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/316177006-p.jpg/1920px-316177006-p.jpg)--by Vodkamike3 via Wikpedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) LA Times Front Page St. Francis Dam collapse (https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/MYmLPuN2dNk_VQBBwMq1G1DzXFQ=/1000x750/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/66/91/669117f7-ac0e-4cf7-8de6-e671ee6c487d/la-times-front-page-resized.jpg)--by LA Times via Smithsonian Magazine St. Francis Dam-Debris after Collapse (https://waterandpower.org/2%20Historic%20Photos%202/St_Francis_Dam_Debris.jpg)--via Water and Power Associates
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  • Episode 230: Trump Trance | Anton "Tony" Lazzaro

    Episode 230: Trump Trance | Anton "Tony" Lazzaro
    Jul 10 2024
    Tina and Hillary cover former GOP donor, Anton "Tony" Lazzaro. Tony Lazzaro, known for his deep pockets and strong ties to the Minnesota Republican Party, was a big-time donor. BUT when accused of sex trafficking minors, he found himself in deep trouble. Sources Tina's Story Business Insider A GOP strategist was arrested on 10 felony counts of underage sex trafficking, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice (https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-strategist-anton-lazzaro-arrested-sex-trafficking-obstruction-indictment-2021-8) CBS News/WCCO News Who is Anton "Tony" Lazzaro? (https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/who-is-anton-tony-lazzaro/) The Hill GOP donor Anton Lazzaro sentenced to 21 years for sex trafficking minors in Minnesota (https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4146091-gop-donor-anton-lazzaro-sentenced-to-21-years-for-sex-trafficking-minors-in-minnesota/) United States Attorney's Office District of Minnesota Anton “Tony” Lazzaro Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Child Sex Trafficking (https://www.justice.gov/usao-mn/pr/anton-tony-lazzaro-sentenced-21-years-prison-child-sex-trafficking) Photos Anton Tony Lazzaro Mugshot (https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/01/republican-donor-anton-lazzaro-sex-trafficking-convicted#img-1)--via The Guardian Gisela Medina Mugshot- (https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/08/14/cfbfeb27-ee1c-41d9-b49c-a0397b98f1d3/thumbnail/1240x698/01a59652686fcc09a189aceedc9d7875/Gisela-Castro-Medina.jpg?v=c5044be0004eac09882c007ac02fef6d)-from Okaloosa DOC via CBS News/WCCO News Trump and Lazzaro (https://i.insider.com/61157f8fc040ad0018ce0e85?width=700&format=jpeg&auto=webp)--via Lazzaro social media via Business Insider
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  • The Debate Episode | Biden/Trump June 2024 Debate

    The Debate Episode | Biden/Trump June 2024 Debate
    Jul 3 2024
    Hillary and Tina talk about the June 27, 2024 Biden/Trump debate. This week, we dive into the presidential debate between Biden and Trump. Tune in for our take on the highlights, lowlights, and everything in between! Sources Biden-Harris HQ on X Biden I Know I'm Not a Young Man speech after debate (https://x.com/bidenhq/status/1806745985441263850?s=42&t=UgNMzRkk2X-nAwlqKqDpjg) CNN Biden/Trump Debate Transcript (https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/27/politics/read-biden-trump-debate-rush-transcript/index.html) Photos Biden Official Portrait (https://x.com/bidenhq/status/1806745985441263850?s=42&t=UgNMzRkk2X-nAwlqKqDpjg)--by Adam Schultz (public domain via Wikipedia) Trump Official Portrait, 2017 (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg/1280px-Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg)--by Shaleah Craighead (public domain via Wikipedia)
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  • Episode 229: Politics Always Wins | John Stonehouse

    Episode 229: Politics Always Wins | John Stonehouse
    Jun 26 2024
    Hillary and Tina cover former member of Parliament John Stonehouse. Parliament member John Stonehouse, facing financial ruin, staged his own disappearance to evade the consequences. BUT his elaborate ruse unraveled, exposing his deceit and leaving a legacy of scandal. Sources Hillary's Story ABC News What's the true story of John Stonehouse, the elusive British MP who faked his own death to start a new life in Australia? (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-16/truth-john-stonehouse-british-mp-fake-death-drama-series/101840138) Daily Mail Online Photo of Labour MP John Stonehouse walking with his Czech spymaster revealed for the first time (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10789949/Photo-Labour-MP-John-Stonehouse-walking-Czech-spymaster-revealed-time.html) Express & Star The incredible life of John Stonehouse - a once high-flying MP who faked his own death (https://www.expressandstar.com/news/politics/2023/01/02/the-incredible-life-of-john-stonehouse---a-once-high-flying-mp-who-faked-his-own-death/) The New York Times John Stonehouse: Bizarre tale of the MP who faked his own death Mystery Still Surrounds British M.P. Arrested in Australia (https://www.nytimes.com/1974/12/25/archives/mystery-still-surrounds-british-mp-arrested-in-australia-special-to.html) PBS Politicians Behaving Badly: 7 British Government Scandals (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/politicians-behaving-badly-7-british-government-scandals/#) Wikipedia John Stonehouse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stonehouse) Photos British MP John Stonehouse (https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/fcb2b1c825347365cbc1dffba880dff4?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=2256&cropW=4010&xPos=0&yPos=252&width=862&height=485)--by Roger Jackson from Hulton Archive via ABC.net Stonehouse arrives at Heathrow Airport from Australia (https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/d205af6ba382efff09b7cad3fbc9bdda?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&cropH=1851&cropW=2777&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=575)--by David Ashdown via ABC.net
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  • Episode 228: Color Blind | Sheriff Joseph Shipp

    Episode 228: Color Blind | Sheriff Joseph Shipp
    Jun 19 2024
    Tina and Hillary cover Chattanooga Sheriff Joseph Shipp. In 1906, Sheriff Joseph Shipp served over the St. Elmo District of Chattanooga, TN. BUT when an innocent man is lynched, the sheriff has to answer for his role in the horrific event. Sources Tina's Story AP Photo of victim uncovered 112 years after bridge lynching (https://apnews.com/article/206d89b9d57b43bb91feeefab2436aef)--by Rosanna Hughes Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Sheriff Joseph F. Shipp 1904-1908 (https://www.hcsheriff.gov/gen_info/past_sheriffs/joseph_shipp.php) The New York Times An Inspiring Act of Racial Healing in Chattanooga (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/20/opinion/supreme-court-lynching-chattanooga.html)--by Peter Canellos UMKC Famous Trials Sheriff Shipp Trial (1907-09) (https://www.famous-trials.com/sheriffshipp) Wikipedia Lynching of Ed Johnson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynching_of_Ed_Johnson) United States v. Ship (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Shipp) Photos Sheriff Joseph Shipp (https://www.famous-trials.com/images/ftrials/SheriffShipp/img/SHIPP.jpg)--via UMKC Famous Trials Ed Johnson (https://www.famous-trials.com/images/ftrials/SheriffShipp/img/EdJohnsonphoto.jpg)--via UMKC Famous Trials St. Elmo Street Station (https://www.famous-trials.com/images/ftrials/SheriffShipp/img/STELMO.jpg)--via UMKC Famous Trials
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  • Episode 227: Math Episode | Dozier School for Boys

    Episode 227: Math Episode | Dozier School for Boys
    Jun 12 2024
    Hillary and Tina cover the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys. The Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys housed delinquent youths in Florida beginning in 1900. BUT after decades of misconduct allegations, the facility is finally investigated. Sources Hillary's Story CNN Storms of Justice: New investigation of additional graves at Florida’s Dozier School for Boys begins (https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/17/us/dozier-school-investigation/index.html) Department of Justice Findings Report - Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and the Jackson Juvenile Offender Center (https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/crt/legacy/2011/12/02/dozier_findltr_12-1-11.pdf) Florida House of Representatives CS/CS/SB 24 (2024) - Dozier School for Boys and Okeechobee School Victim Compensation Program (https://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=78614) Florida Phoenix FL Sen. Committee approves $20 million compensation to Dozier School victims who suffered abuse (https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/02/27/fl-sen-committee-approves-20-million-compensation-to-dozier-school-victims-who-suffered-abuse/) NPR WLRN Florida's Dozier School For Boys: A True Horror Story (https://www.npr.org/2012/10/15/162941770/floridas-dozier-school-for-boys-a-true-horror-story) In Final Report, Experts Identify Remains At Notorious Reform School : The Two-Way (https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/21/463846093/in-final-report-experts-identify-remains-at-notorious-reform-school) Reuters Remains of 55 bodies found near former Florida reform school (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-florida-school-idUSBREA0R1ZH20140128/) Tampa Bay Times They went to the Dozier School for Boys damaged. They came out destroyed. (https://www.tampabay.com/investigations/2019/08/18/they-went-to-the-dozier-school-for-boys-damaged-they-came-out-destroyed/) USF Library Guides Florida's Industrial Reform School System: Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys 1900 - Present (https://guides.lib.usf.edu/dozier) Wikipedia Florida School for Boys (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_School_for_Boys) Zinn Education Project Jan. 1, 1900: Notorious Dozier School for Boys Opens (https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/dozier-school-opens/) Photos Dozier School for Boys Aerial View in 1900 (https://floridaphoenix.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/schoolforboysDSB0302-768x609.jpg)--from Florida Memory via Florida Phoenix 31 Unmarked Graves Found at Dozier School for Boys (https://www.tampabay.com/resizer/v2/edmund-d-fountain-times-03192009-in-the-Z6IC2TFFGJHRRB2TMBNYSKCU7E.JPG?auth=70792b83084cf2ba23372c5fcc47a7c85adb7d1861fb6e055a74b89272d97c04&height=506&width=900&smart=true)--by Edmund D. Fountain via Tampa Bay Times School Grounds with White House (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/FlaIndusSchBoys_pr24642.png)--from Florida Memory via Wikipedia (public domain)
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  • Episode 226: January 6th Adjacent | Carter Henry Harrison

    Episode 226: January 6th Adjacent | Carter Henry Harrison
    Jun 5 2024
    Tina and Hillary cover Chicago mayor Carter Henry Harrison, senior. Carter Henry Harrison won election five times for his time as Chicago mayor. BUT when certain campaign promises weren’t fulfilled it cost him his life. Sources Tina's Story The Caucus Blog I have been shot and cannot live (https://www.thecaucusblog.com/2021/10/i-have-been-shot-and-cannot-live.html) Kiddle Carter Harrison Sr. facts for kids (https://kids.kiddle.co/Carter_Harrison_Sr.) Patrick Eugene Prendergast facts for kids (https://kids.kiddle.co/Patrick_Eugene_Prendergast) PBS American Experience Carter Harrison (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/chicago-carter-harrison-1825-1893/) Wikipedia Carter Harrison Sr. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carter_Harrison_Sr.) Photos Carter Harrison, Sr. (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Carter_Harrison%2C_Sr._-_Brady-Handy.jpg/800px-Carter_Harrison%2C_Sr._-_Brady-Handy.jpg)--Library of Congress (public domain via Wikipedia) Newspaper Illustration of Prendergast (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/52/940713-chitribune-prendergast.jpg/800px-940713-chitribune-prendergast.jpg)--from The Chicago Tribune via Wikipedia
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  • Episode 225: All-Around Package Dirtbag | Elliott Broidy

    Episode 225: All-Around Package Dirtbag | Elliott Broidy
    May 29 2024
    Hillary and Tina cover former finance chairman of the Republican National Committee, Elliott Broidy. Elliott Broidy, former Finance Chairman of the Republican National Committee, faced a dramatic downfall after being embroiled in multiple scandals. BUT as the investigation unfolded, Broidy made deals with prosecutors to save his own skin. Sources Hillary's Story Bloomberg GOP Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Accused of Coercing Woman Into Having Abortion (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-07/elliott-broidy-wins-bid-to-sanitize-ex-playmate-lover-s-lawsuit) Bloomberg Law Ex-Trump Fundraiser Overcomes Qatar Effort to Shield Records Elliott Broidy says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration (https://news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/ex-trump-fundraiser-overcomes-qatar-effort-to-shield-records) CNN Politics GOP fundraiser Broidy pleads guilty to conspiracy charge in foreign lobbying effort (https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/20/politics/elliott-broidy-plea/index.html) The Daily Beast Former Trump Mega-Fundraiser Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty to Illegal Lobbying (https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-trump-mega-fundraiser-elliott-broidy-pleads-guilty-to-illegal-lobbying-faces-fines-and-prison-time) Department of Justice Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty for Back-Channel Lobbying Campaign to Drop 1MDB Investigation and Remove a Chinese Foreign National (https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/elliott-broidy-pleads-guilty-back-channel-lobbying-campaign-drop-1mdb-investigation-and) Los Angeles Times A tale of two scandals, with a rich Trump donor, kickbacks and a Playboy playmate (https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-elliott-broidy-trump-20180811-story.html) Mother Jones Yet Another Twist in the Crazy Tale of a GOP Fundraiser’s Affair With a Playmate (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/07/yet-another-twist-in-the-crazy-tale-of-a-gop-fundraisers-affair-with-a-playmate/) The New York Times Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case (Elliott Broidy Pleads Guilty in Foreign Lobbying Case) Former Trump Fund-Raiser Drops Suits Over Hack of Emails (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/us/politics/elliott-broidy-email-hack-lawsuit.html) Rolling Stone The Walls Are Closing in on Disgraced Trump Fundraiser Elliott Broidy (https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/elliott-broidy-walls-closing-disgraced-trump-fundraiser-856381/) Reuters LA money manager gets no jail in NY corruption case (https://www.reuters.com/article/newyork-pension-broidy/la-money-manager-gets-no-jail-in-ny-corruption-case-idUSL1E8MQ4KJ20121126/) The Washington Post Elliott Broidy says he got millions to illegally lobby Trump administration (https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/04/04/broidy-testify-trump-malaysia-fugees/) Wikipedia Elliot Broidy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Broidy) Photos Elliot Broidy (https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/180731134425-01-elliott-broidy-restricted.jpg?q=x_2,y_196,h_898,w_1596,c_crop/h_653,w_1160/f_webp)--by Billy Bennight via CNN Politics Shera Bechard (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Shera_Bechard_2010.jpg/800px-Shera_Bechard_2010.jpg)--by Toglenn via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) Michael Cohen (https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/YvNmnQXiUUpB0Xgc45buU26XdYw=/0x229:4626x2831/1952x1098/media/img/mt/2018/04/RTX5R2MY/original.jpg)--by Lucas Jackson via The Atlantic
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