The Tragic Tale of the 'Turnspit Dog'

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.3 • 4.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Before the rise of household automation, British elites struggled to find the perfect method for cooking meat. They preferred it roasted, slowly, turning continually on a spit to evenly distribute heat. Yet this backbreaking labor proved too difficult for even the most spry peasant child, and so they turned to an innovative (if cruel) alternative: Breeding dogs specifically to turn meat spits. These 'Turnspit Dogs' occupied one of the lowest rungs in the hierarchy of any noble kitchen, living brutal lives of endless toil on what were essentially hamster wheels. Listen in to learn the tragic tale of the 'Turnspit Dog.'

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0:00.0	This episode of Ridiculous History is brought to you by Fresh Pet.
0:03.4	Let's talk about two of the grossest words in the English language.
0:07.6	Dog food, which kind of makes sense,
0:10.4	kibble is so over processed that it's barely food at all.
0:14.3	That's why there's fresh pet for your dogs.
0:17.3	Fresh pet is real meat, real veggies, gently steamed.
0:20.8	It's food so fresh, so healthy, so delicious,
0:23.7	it goes in the fridge next to our food,
0:26.4	which is why you'll find it in fridges in the pet food aisle.
0:28.9	The dog food store is nationwide,
0:30.6	or have it delivered from online retailers
0:33.0	you can find at freshpet.com.
0:35.2	Fresh pet, it's not dog food, it's food food.
0:38.3	Picture Miami, picture its beaches,
0:41.8	picture three radio journalists,
0:44.1	assassinated in cold blood.
0:47.4	This is silenced, the radio murders.
0:50.7	You left the body there for reason,
0:52.4	it was the calling card, it's like the mafia used to do it.
0:55.5	The mastermind has never been caught
0:58.2	To find him, we had to go deep into a world of drugs and darkness
1:02.8	and there were these hints of a much bigger conspiracy.
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