The Macaroni Riots
New England Legends Podcast
Jeff Belanger
4.9 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 21 minutes
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Summary
In Episode 447, Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head to the Federal Hill section of Providence, Rhode Island, to witness the Macaroni Riots. Back in 1914 a series of riots took place when the price of macaroni and other foods skyrocketed due to an economic downturn and the outbreak of World War I. Though the name of the riots is funny, the violent riots were not. This story feels like it could be ripped out of today's headlines.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Ah, yes, Garson. |
| 0:07.6 | We'll start with a bottle of Kianti. |
| 0:10.6 | Thank you. |
| 0:11.2 | Thank you. |
| 0:11.8 | This is a nice place. |
| 0:13.0 | Yes, it is. |
| 0:13.8 | We're dining in an Italian restaurant in the Federal Hill section of Providence. |
| 0:17.7 | There's a lot of Italian Americans in this part of Providence. |
| 0:20.5 | A lot of great |
| 0:20.9 | restaurants too. Ah, the wine's here. Cheers. Cheers. I'm glad we're here. I am starving. Oh, I am too. |
| 0:29.1 | Oh, good. Here comes the waiter. Yes, I'll have the chicken parm. Uh-huh, yeah. |
| 0:34.7 | Creamy Italian dressing sounds good. And for my pasta, I'll have the macaroni, please. |
| 0:40.1 | That all sounds great. |
| 0:41.3 | Oh, it doesn't it? |
| 0:43.3 | What do you mean there's no macaroni? |
| 0:46.0 | No macaroni? |
| 0:47.6 | Hey, Ray, calm down. |
| 0:48.9 | You're causing a seat. |
| 0:49.8 | I want my macaroni. |
| 0:51.2 | Ray, hey, take it easy. |
| 0:53.6 | I came here for macaroni. Ray, hey, take it easy. I came here for macaroni. |
| 0:57.0 | No, you can't kick me out. |
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