64: Chicago's Lager Beer Riot and The Yes Men

This week we're in Chicago for C2E2 as we deep dive into what led to the confrontation of German and Irish immigrants vs the Chicago Police Department in 1855 and how 2 renegade tricksters managed to tank Dow Chemical's stock by giving a fake interview to the BBC. A listener email shares their Filipino family's own personal story of crossing paths with the Aswang.Episode Tabs:The Lager Beer Riot: Chicago’s ‘First North Side War’ https://brewedculture.org/2017/05/04/the-lager-beer-riot-chicagos-first-north-side-war/Meet the Yes Men Who Hoax the Worldhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/13/mondaymediasection5Listener Tabs:Atomic Gardeninghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_gardeningEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW and get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.