James Scott | Man Wrongly Convicted for Causing Devastating 1993 Flood

Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, Education, History

4.6 • 673 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/tillnpodcast In 1993, catastrophic flooding along the Mississippi River caused billions in damage and displaced thousands of people. Searching for someone to blame, the town of Quincy, Missouri, pinned the disaster on one man—James Scott. Despite a lack of evidence, Scott was convicted twice for intentionally causing a breach in the river levee that led to widespread flooding. He remains in prison today for a crime he likely did not commit. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Episode link: https://tilln.com/jamesscott Want to Support TILLN: https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Advertise with us: https://bit.ly/3FdZirY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, welcome. This week we talk about James Scott and the flood of 1993. The Mississippi River
0:05.2	flooded and the levees broke. And for some reason, people in this town were like, we bet this
0:10.8	guy did it. And so we all talk about the flood, how it happened, and then how it got pinned on
0:17.1	one person and the outcome of that trial. So this is a comedy podcast.
0:21.4	We joke around a lot.
0:22.3	And every week we learn about an interesting topic.
0:24.2	So we're really glad you're here for this episode.
0:25.9	Let's get into it.
0:29.4	Hey, ma'am.
0:30.1	What's up?
0:30.7	Bang, bang, baby.
0:31.6	You ready for this?
0:32.3	James Scott.
0:33.0	You ever heard of the guy?
0:34.0	James Scott.
0:34.9	James Scott.
0:35.3	He wrote the national anthem. He might have actually.
0:38.9	No.
0:41.7	No.
0:43.2	James Scott.
0:44.7	Yeah.
0:45.5	Is back to the future?
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