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July 5, 2021: Season Two, Episode 4: Bathtub Gin and Fighting Sin: Prohibition in Manitoba (Part 1)
Prohibition is always a fun topic – speakeasies, Al Capone, bootlegging! Alex is here to tell you that none of that exciting stuff happened in Manitoba. Believe it or not, Manitobans demanded prohibition. And then we changed our mind. Were temperance-advocates just middle-class busybodies? Did bootleg liquor really taste like old boots? Listen to find out!