Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Drinking in America: Our Secret History
The saying goes “it’s as American as apple pie.” But maybe it should have been, it’s as American as apple cider. Hard cider. When Johnny Appleseed went around planting apple trees, those apples were meant for hard cider. That’s because America loved to drink.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readThe saying goes “it’s as American as apple pie.” But maybe it should have been, it’s as American as apple cider. Hard cider. When Johnny Appleseed went around planting apple trees, those apples were meant for hard cider. That’s because America loved to drink. It was founded on alcohol, and most of its major historical moments took place under the haze of booze.
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Race Discrimination in Jury Selection, and America’s Secret Drunk History- 0:00Rubio Ascendant
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- 43:02TV Roundup
The full episode
4 of 5Race Discrimination in Jury Selection, and America’s Secret Drunk History- 0:00Rubio Ascendant
- 12:22Immigration Reform
- 18:58Racial Discrimination in Jury Selection
- 28:53Drinking in America: Our Secret HistoryYou’re reading this
- 43:02TV Roundup