UI #99 - Millionaire for a Day

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2016

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Back in 1911, Wilkes-Barre, PA resident John Jay "Butch" McDevitt won the Democratic Primary for county treasurer. The only problem was that the Democratic Committee didn't want McDevitt on the ballot. Listen to this story to find out how the party got rid of him and how he capitalized on this for the rest of his life. Also, learn about three animals involved in politics and the first time that the red & blue electoral map was used on network television. Retrosponsor: Gracie Allen for President. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an airwave media podcast.
0:05.0	This episode is brought to you by Pepsi Max.
0:09.0	Christmas is great, but there's loads of ways to make it better like sneaking some chili into the gravy
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0:57.0	Welcome to the Useless Information Podcast.
1:01.0	I am Steve Silverman. So let's suppose that a
1:05.9	political party is stuck with a candidate that they simply don't want on the
1:09.5	ballot. You know a candidate who doesn't represent their values, a candidate who they believe has little chance of winning the election.
1:18.0	This may sound like I'm referring to President-elect Donald Trump, but I assure you that I am not.
1:25.0	Instead, let me introduce you to the subject of today's story.
1:30.0	His name is John J. McDevitt, aka Butch McDevitt, and a little more than a century ago he put the
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