472 - Prohibition in the USA (with Nick Mason)

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In 1920 the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol - it didn't go well! Joined by the Weekly Planet's Nick Mason, this was the 4th most voted for topic of Block 2024!

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

Prohibition: A Concise History by WJ Rorabaugh

history.com/topics/roaring-twenties/prohibition

cato.org/policy-analysis/alcohol-prohibition-was-failure

diffordsguide.com/en-au/encyclopedia/536/bws/prohibition

britannica.com/topic/Eighteenth-Amendment

prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/how-prohibition-changed-american-culture/jazz-and-jukeboxes/

britannica.com/topic/moonshine

grunge.com/924152/heres-what-it-was-like-going-to-a-speakeasy-during-prohibition/

history.com/news/how-prohibition-gave-birth-to-nascar

smithsonianmag.com/history/during-prohibition-your-doctor-could-write-you-prescription-booze-180947940/

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