We’re starting this season off with a bang…or at least Natalie is, as she traumatizes Cass with a harrowing tale from Chicago history: The Wingfoot Air Express Disaster before Cass shares the fashion and racism behind the Zoot Suit Riots.
Wingfoot Express Leaving Grant Park
Inside bank after crash
Diagram of crash
Composite illustration of wingfoot explosion
City of Scoundrels by Gary Krist (Nat's book rec)
Pachuco Style
Zoot Suits
Service members acting as a self-appointed zoot suit patrol
Men arrested for rioting in LA county (aka being attacked for wearing zoot suits)
Defendants in the Sleepy Lagoon murder case upon acquittal
Complete citations on our website.
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UTK 09 - A Kick Up Yer Heavy Seat (feat. Cameron Jack)
UTK 08 - Burn Bright, Burn Fast (feat. Dr. Moira Hansen)
UTK 07 - Babies at the Barricade (feat. Stephen McCole & Emma Noble)
UTK 06 - Ghost Gals, Assemble! (feat. Nicola Roy)
UTK 05 - Militia May I? (feat Paul Tinto)
UTK 04 - Love For Labourers Lost (feat. Brian McCardie)
UTK 03 - Oh Sh*t, The Picts! (feat. Jillian Mannion)
UTK 02 - Through The Shame Beads (feat. John Fairfield)
UTK 01 - Sexy Ghosts & Strong Women (Feat. Claire Duffy)
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064 - She Stayed The Blade (feat. Tara Egan)
063 - We Can Do Hard Things
062 - Bittersweet Sapphony (feat. the Sweetbitter Podcast)
061 - I Got Rhythm And All That Jazz And More
060 - Saved By The Door (feat. Raymond J. Lee)
059 - Wait, They Don't Love You Like I Love You
058 - Oops, All Scots! (feat. Jack Lowden)
057 - A Tough Chestnut to Crack
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