Bygone Barcrawl

Hello dears! This episode is going to be a bit different. Kate and Anais take a serious look at a rough part of Florida history. This episode is about Ruby McCollum, a Black woman from Live Oak who shot dr. c. leroy adams, who absolutely deserved it and should be dug up and shot again! Take some time to learn about this amazing woman who did what she had to do to save herself.

It's the one you've been waiting for! In 1973, two honorary Florida men, Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker were out fishing and were abducted by aliens! What happened to them? Was it true? Were they anywhere near as drunk as Anais and Kate? Probably not! Come and listen to their story and decide what you think!

Just over 120 years ago, the third largest urban fire in US history raged through the center of Jacksonville, FL. But unlike the two larger fires, Chicago and San Francisco, the Jacksonville fire isn't well known. I mean, I get it...I wouldn't be too upset about Jax burning down (oooh....was that the outloud typing?!)
Anyway! Come and listen to Kate and Anais talk about a fire that raged for 8 hours and leveled the city.

Hey all! In honor of their recent trip to Boston, Kate and Anais share the story of the Great Molasses Flood of 1919, also known as the Boston Molasses Disaster! Be ready to hear about the previously unknown dangers of molasses! It's not just bad for your teeth! It will kill you, given the chance!! I know it seems like a joke, but this stuff is serious. And you are welcome to go and try to smell any of the left over molasses in Boston, but I'm not gonna breathe that deep up there!

Hey Barcrawlers! We don't usually do such famous events, but this one is so annoying that we have to say something about it. This episode is about how Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb wanted to commit the perfect crime and instead they failed at every step along the way. Unfortunately, because they said it was perfect, so has everyone else since. And that is incredibly stupid. So, this week, Kate is laying out her argument why no one should ever call this the "perfect crime" unless they are being very sarcastic and doing a shimmy at the same time!
Also, this episode comes out on August 23, 2022. That is an election day in Florida. There are primary elections for state offices, including governor. However, may places, like our hometown of Gainesville and home county of Alachua are having local elections. It is incredibly important to vote in local elections. There are times where this has more of an effect on your day to day life than national elections. You can go onto your county's supervisor of elections website and get a sample ballot and polling locations. Please do your research and vote. Kate posted some info on instagram and if you have any questions, you are welcome to reach out to us and we will help however we can. Also, if you are not yet registered to vote, please do that immediately so that you can vote in the general election in November. This is a big one for Florida, as Ron DeSantis is running for reelection, and y'all should know how we feel about that...and if you don't, just listen to this episode and you will know!