Welcome to Calm History. I'm Harris, and this podcast is my quirky mix of education with sedation.

So go ahead, lean back, put up your feet, and settle into my time machine of tranquility.

I hope this episode distracts and relaxes your overactive brain squirrels.

In my prior episode about prohibition, you learned about the law enforcers who chased those who

broke the laws during Prohibition.

In this episode, you'll learn about the law breakers who ran from the law enforcers during

prohibition,

including lots of fascinating facts and stories

about rum runners and speak-easies.

You'll also learn about the history of rum,

the origin of the popular expression,

the real McCoy, and the origin of the popular expression, the real McCoy,

and the origin of the restaurant expression to 86-something.

In the near future, I'll stitch together this episode

and my prior episode of Prohibition,

so you can relax with a one-hour silk plus bonus episode

about the wild era known as Prohibition. But for now, the history of rum, rum running,

and speakeasies.

Before I get into the dirty deeds of rum runners,

let me begin with the history of rum and where rum comes from.

Do you know the type of plant needed to create rum?

A rum raisin bush? That's your guess?

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