The Strange Tonic Podcast: The Washington One

Please enjoy this ridiculous, humorously inappropriate cartoon about President #1. Noel and I found Chernow’s Washington: A Life biography an excellent and engaging resource. Highly recommend either the book or the audiobook.  Michelle was not impressed with a quick internet search about the history of white, British wigs. Most of what I found was very blog-y, rife with anachronisms and info that didn’t seem reliable (several “articles” had pictures of Washington as a wig example...which we know from his biographers, he was not a wig wearer). If any listener knows or finds some cool, reliable info, let us know! Tadeusz Kościuszko was a Polish-Lithuanian military leader and statesman that assisted the patriots of the American Revolution. Michelle makes it sound like Kościuszko offered to buy Jefferson’s slaves in-person, but he actually left the offer in his will after his death in 1798, in which Jefferson was named the estate’s executor. Jefferson was not happy and ultimately SCOTUS got involved. The wiki summary is here. Google brings up a ton of great sources about Kościuszko too! Michelle forgot to reference this rad podcast called All the Presidents, Man. The Jefferson episode is where she learned to be a little less angry while remaining critical of his shortcomings. Check it out!