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Stuff You Missed in History Class

A Brief History of Moonshine

Stuff You Missed in History Class

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, History

4.224.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2015

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

People have fermented foods to make alcohol for much of human history. For this episode, when we refer to "moonshine," we're talking specifically about illegal liquor North America.

Transcript

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0:30.7

Welcome to Stuff You Missed in History Class from HowStuffWorks.com.

0:41.7

Hello and welcome to the podcasters. I'm Tracy B. Wilson and I'm Holly Fry.

0:46.7

Today we are going to talk about something that's deeply rooted in American history,

0:51.7

having a huge impact on local and regional culture,

0:54.7

crime and law enforcement, and a wealth of music and television and movies.

1:00.7

And that subject is moonshine.

1:03.7

It seemed kind of appropriate for an all-tominal episode.

1:07.7

There are definitely the stilling traditions from all over the world,

1:11.7

and they go back through thousands of years of human history.

1:14.7

So when we say moonshine, we're talking specifically about illegal liquor,

1:19.7

made either in violation of the stilling laws or more commonly tax laws.

1:23.7

It's most often associated with corn,

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