Brain Junk

From 1920 to 1933, the United States had a ban against the sale and import of alcohol. Almost immediately the whole nation began to find innovative ways to smuggle booze past the law.Image Courtest Wikimedia Commons: Creative CommonsSHOW NOTES:https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/65110/footwear-helped-moonshiners-evade-policeA 1922 article from a Florida newspaper called The Evening Independent ran a piece on the development:https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/13/bootleggers/  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit brainjunkpodcast.substack.com