EPISODE · Feb 11, 2022 · 14 MIN
Doctor Sweet’s Defence
from Tales of History and Imagination · host Simone Whitlow
Content Warning: This week’s Tale deals with several ugly topics including lynching, false arrests death by consumption, suicide and racism in general. Discretion advised. Set in Detroit Michigan in and around 1925 today we try to explain the awful reasons a dedicated family doctor fell foul of a ‘waterworks improvement association’ for wanting to move into a ‘nice neighbourhood’. The blog post of the episode is here. Support the show on Patreon for just $2 a month and get access to exclusive content. Please leave us a like and review. The best way you can help support the show is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. We’re on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Music, writing, narration, mixing all yours truly. For more information on Simone click here.
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Content Warning: This week’s Tale deals with several ugly topics including lynching, false arrests death by consumption, suicide and racism in general. Discretion advised. Set in Detroit Michigan in and around 1925 today we try to explain the awful reasons a dedicated family doctor fell foul of a ‘waterworks improvement association’ for wanting to move into a ‘nice neighbourhood’. The blog post of the episode is here. Support the show on Patreon for just $2 a month and get access to exclusive content. Please leave us a like and review. The best way you can help support the show is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. We’re on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. Music, writing, narration, mixing all yours truly.For more information on Simone click here.
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