S01 E02 Republic of West Florida

02/20/20 • 35 min

This time on Countries That Don't Exist Anymore, we take an early Spring Break in the Free and Independent Republic of West Florida. A grandiose sounding republic in early nineteenth century North America that lasted for less time than Bros. Who was Fulwar Skipwith? Why did milk defeat the Spanish Empire? And don't miss our Kemper Brothers hoedown.

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Unfortunately since we recorded the episode the Dominion of West Florida (https://dbwf.net/) is no more. I guess they were sick of waiting for Elizabeth!

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Unfortunately since we recorded the episode the Dominion of West Florida (https://dbwf.net/) is no more. I guess they were sick of waiting for Elizabeth!

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Sooz Kempner: West Florida

We talk to comedian, social media whirlwind and Mystery on the Rocks podcaster Sooz Kempner about the Republic of West Florida. Play along with Guest vs Host as Sooz and Phil battle it out to answer questions about those pesky Kemper Brothers. We hear about St Francisville's most haunted house, West Florida's least reasonable judge and answer your exister questions. Phil challenges us to a special Countries That Don't exist Anymore Would I Lie To You challenge. Sooz talks Sonic the Hedgehog and treats us to her most up-to-date Rainbow impressions. Check out the CTDEA WEBSITE for articles, episode transcripts and news. You'll also be able to get in touch with questions and comments which we'll address in our next episode. Follow us @CTDEApod on Twitter for fun facts, news and poorly-informed shouting. What else? Oh yeah. Remember to SUBSCRIBE to keep us existing! Want to find out more about the Republic of Florida? We'd recommend William C Davies' brilliant book The Rogue Republic: How Would-Be Patriots Waged the Shortest Revolution in American History.