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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

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Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

History, Society & Culture

4.58.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Politics and poetry don't have a lot in common. But the two stories on today's tour might leave you wondering where inspiration truly comes from.

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0:00.0

Welcome to AirNmenky's Cabinet of Curiosity's, a production of I Heart Radio and Grimm

0:08.7

and Mild.

0:13.0

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

0:16.3

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display,

0:22.2

just waiting for us to explore.

0:25.4

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

0:36.7

Nobody likes being told to do something.

0:39.2

Today's avid readers might recall the agony of struggling through books assigned on their

0:43.3

high school reading list, it's even worse when the person giving the orders has no intention

0:48.2

of participating themselves.

0:51.2

For example, the Vietnam War draft of the 1960s and 70s instilled resentment toward the

0:56.6

war effort in those being called to serve.

0:59.2

They hadn't volunteered.

1:00.6

They had been pulled into something they never wanted to be part of.

1:04.3

Those who have voluntarily enlisted in the military understand that they may be sent

1:08.0

anywhere in the world as part of their service.

1:10.9

Soldiers have an oath to defend their country from all enemies, foreign and domestic, but

1:15.3

the lawmakers voting to enter such conflicts aren't going to see the front lines.

1:19.4

They'll be safe and warm in their own beds at night, while the men and women of the

1:23.8

military carry out their demands.

1:27.2

In the years before the United States entered World War I, a petition was circulated by

1:31.7

the people of Nebraska to amend the Constitution.

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