Hello, welcome to We Are History. I almost forgot the name of the podcast then, John.

That's what I normally do on Twitter, Angela. It is, isn't it? Oh God, it's Monday morning, John. That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Welcome. I'm Angela Barnes. And I'm John O'Farrell.

And what are we talking about this week, John? Today we are talking about, well Angela, I have to say,

we've done some dark subjects in our time. We've done the black death. We've done, you know,

massacres, wars, famines, pandemics. But this week we go even darker,

and listeners may need to prepare themselves emotionally for this one because we're about to recall how in 1920,

for 13 terrible years, the United States of America,

closed all the pubs.

They did what, John?

They banned alcohol in America in the 20s.

Prohibition is this week's subject.

Oh, is that why I've got this 20s flapper outfit on that you might ask me to wear, John?

That's just get us in the mood.

I thought it was weird, that text, but you know, I'll do it.

I'm dressed as Al Capone. I've got my submachine gun and we've distilled our own moonshine

in the little steel

we've set up at the back of the studio.

Oh, John, as if we've got a studio.

I know.

So yes, prohibition.

The 18th Amendment

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