Very Special Episodes: Night of a Thousand Weddings

Noble Blood

iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 13.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 March 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

On August 26, 1965, LBJ issued a surprise executive order eliminating the marriage deferment for the Vietnam draft. The unexpected announcement set off a panic across the country. But if you could somehow get married before midnight, you might be in the clear. The problem was, nearly every state required blood tests or a waiting period — every state, that is, except Nevada.

Ride shotgun with Dana Schwartz and three '60s couples on the mad dash to the altar.

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0:00.0	In Mississippi, Yazoo Clay keeps secrets.
0:04.8	Seven thousand bodies out there or more.
0:08.5	A forgotten asylum cemetery.
0:10.6	It was my family's mystery.
0:13.0	Shame, guilt, propriety, something keeps it all buried deep until it's not.
0:20.2	I'm Larison Campbell, and this is Under Yazoo Clay.
0:24.2	Listen on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:30.1	Imagine you're scrolling through TikTok.
0:32.2	You come across a video of a teenage girl, and then a photo of the person suspected of killing her.
0:38.1	It was shocking. It was very shocking. Like, that could have been my daughter. Like, you never know.
0:42.6	I'm Jen Swan. I'm the host of a new podcast called My Friend Daisy. It's the story of how and why
0:48.9	a group of teenagers turned to social media to help track down their friend's killer.
0:53.6	Listen to my friend Daisy on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
1:00.3	Have you ever wondered if your pet is lying to you?
1:02.8	Why is my cat not here? And I go in and she's eating my lunch.
1:05.9	Or if hypnotism is real?
1:07.4	You will use the suggestion in order to enhance your cognitive control.
1:11.1	But what's inside a black hole?
1:12.8	Black holes could be a consequence of the way that we understand the universe.
1:16.1	Well, we have answers for you in the new IHeart original podcast, Science Stuff.
1:20.4	Join me, or Hitcham, as we answer questions about animals, space, our brains, and our bodies.
1:25.7	So give yourself permission to be a science geek and listen to
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