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Beyond Reproach

Beyond Reproach

Beyond Reproach is a comedic history podcast about scandals and scandalousness in politics and government. Each episode, hosts Stephanie & Tux explore the sordid stories of America"s past, all while drinking heavily, talking too much, and generally making fools of themselves. They hope that these stories entertain you, teach you a thing or two, and maybe even draw parallels between the mistakes of the past and the quagmire that is American politics today.

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28:41

S5 Ep70: Minisode 70: Anita Bryant's Queer Granddaughter

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/06/26

Last week STEPHANIE talked about Anita Bryant and her hatin’ ass Save Our Children crusader but is back in this mini to talk about Bryant’s queer granddaughter.🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Happy (last week of) Pride y’all!🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 ALSO MENTIONED: Poet Laureate P. Diddy, ODB dying for our sins, Rep. Glenn Thompson’s gay son, ouroboros, juice monies, human garbage, Well..That’s Interesting podcast, Slate, the evil one, ma’am no, fruit pie invitations, she’s a bitch, accountability, and a special thanks to our

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65:32

S5 Ep72: Team Hateful: Episode 72 (Anita Bryant's...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/06/19

Happy Pride y’all!! ‘Tis the season for gay scandals and gay scandalousness✨🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️✨🏳️‍🌈✨🏳️‍⚧️✨ In this episode, we have a light and summery classic that is one of our personal favs–the Aperol Spritz. This easy, quintessentially Italian cocktail’s American popularity peaked in the 70s, the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ In honor of Pride, STEPHANIE sheds a light on Anita Bryant and how her Save Our Children campaign birthed

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29:21

S5 Ep69: Minisode 69: The Compton's Cafeteria Uprising

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2023/06/12

Last week TUX did a deep dive into Masquerade Laws but is back in this mini to share an abridged look at queer uprising that doesn’t get enough airtime, the Compton's Cafeteria uprising, a historic act of trans resistance, three years before Stonewall. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride y’all!🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 **Special thanks to STACEYANNE!! A 👑 and our latest Patreon supporter!** ALSO MENTIONED: The rest, we still got it, Tennessee rulings targeting drag queens, Herstory on the Rocks podcast, face coffees,

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58:28

S5 Ep71: Butt Stuff: Episode 71 (Masquerade Laws and...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/06/05

Happy Pride y’all!! In this episode, we are drinking a fruity, ornamental crushed ice concoction is called the Brandy Cobbler. This scaled down simple recipe was super popular in the 1850s the era of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ In honor of Pride, TUX sheds a light on Masquerade Laws. We 🥂to putting the disobedience back in civil disobedience! Support Drag performers and the LGBTQ+ community HERE: Support The Drag Defense Fund | American Civil Liberties

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22:35

S5 Ep68: Minisode 68: Going on Sabbatical

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/05/29

In this mini we make a big announcement! Tune in, y’all! ALSO MENTIONED: Indian burial ground, serial liar George Santos still being employed, used chapstick, Rhonda, drag queen, where in the world is Karma San Diego, Disney, spinning plates, J Edgar Hoover, Shared History podcast, personal accounts, Berlin, UX, cocktail hangs, Target, Michigan, and Eric Adams’s fat head. For more info about us and to peruse our online shop: SITE 🌐 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/ SOCIALS 📸 -

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33:05

S5 Ep67: Minisode 67: October Surprises

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/05/22

Building upon last week’s scandal, a deep dive into yet another dark chapter from Team Reagan’s playbook of f*ckery, TUX is back in this related mini to chat historic October Surprises! ALSO MENTIONED: Spinning yarns, intention projection, William Casey’s bitch ass, sabotage, Americans being… (checks notes) racist?, they took ‘r jarbs, Chinese exclusion, Well… That’s Interesting podcast, a singular butt, Flossie Harding, Tuskegee Airmen, and Tho-MAS. For more info about us and to peruse our

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59:18

S5 Ep70: Pissing on Reagan's Grave Season: Episode 70...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/05/15

In this episode, we are drinking a sexy cognac and rum based cocktail called Between the Sheets. This strong concoction is a twist on the Sidecar popularized at Harry’s Bar in the 80s, the era of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX does a deep dive into the controversy surrounding the convenient timing of the end of the Iran Hostage Crisis with President Reagan’s inauguration in 1981. We 🥂to the adage “you are who you surround yourself with!” ALSO DISCUSSED:

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33:58

S5 Ep66: Minisode 66: OSS Spy Tech

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/05/08

In last week’s scandal STEPHANIE mentioned the OSS or the Office of Strategic Service, the intelligence agency headed by Willian Donovan that was largely reorg’d into the CIA. In this mini she takes a look at their declassified spy tech from WWI. ALSO MENTIONED: Rosie, chamber wiring, cooks, Pearl Harbor, several many, Dr. Moriarty, straight men having brilliant ideas, paper bullets, Walmart, Herstory on the Rocks podcast, raising the roof, CIA museum, School of the Americas, Smang It, sausage

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68:01

S5 Ep69: Concave Inverted A**: Episode 69 (Operation...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/05/01

In this episode of the podcast we sip on a delightfully tangy gin and champagne treat called the French 75. This cocktail, named in honor of the French 75-millimeter light field gun (a fast and deadly weapon used during WWI), was quite the hit in France in the late 40s and early 50s the time when STEPHANIE’s scandal would start in Italy and be pushed out to the rest of Europe. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE sheds like on Gladio, the codename for the secret

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33:18

S5 Ep65: Minisode 65: Meloni, No Relation to Christopher

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/04/24

Last week’s episode was a deep dive into the covert role that the CIA played in the Italian Republic’s first election. In this minisode STEPHANIE shares a brief overview of Giorgia Meloni’s politics and how Italy has proven to be a canary in the coalmine when it comes to European political movements. ALSO MENTIONED: “Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears", great replacement memes, Trump, the banana zone, silly billies, corny racism, sweet sweet cakes, Burlusconi, Shared History podcast,

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80:00

S5 Ep68: Captain F*ck Sh*t: Episode 68 (CIA Meddling...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/04/17

In this episode of the podcast we cheekily dedicate our cocktail to the lovely ladies of Hashtag History as we are imbibing on the precursor of the Negroni called the Americano! This simply refreshing cocktail was a bit hit with American tourists in Italy during the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE shines a light on the CIA’s role in Italy’s first election. We 🥂To foreign election interference being bad only when other nations do it but

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29:49

S5 Ep64: Minisode 64: Paraquat Poisoned Pot

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/04/10

Last week’s episode touched upon the fact that the US government was ok poisoning the source of bootleg booze in the name of Prohibition. In this mini TUX shares a related scandal about how the government funded a campaign to spray a toxic herbicide called paraquat on marjuana in the 1970s. ALSO MENTIONED: These colors don’t run, big gub’ment, devil’s lettuce, scammers, Facebook, smoke break, Hashtag History, not cute, Occam's Razor, hot hoochie coochies, data, ladybugs, Wayne Wheeler, and Cinzano

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62:25

S5 Ep67: Too Fast Too Furious: Episode 67 (The Deadly...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/04/03

We’re back BABY! In this episode of the podcast we are drinking a cocktail called the south side, a crisp gimlet adjacent drink that may become your new fav! This refreshingly herbal gin concoction is simple to make and easy to drink; its popularity ties into the era of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX talks about prohibition, the time in the 1920s when the government tried to force us to quit drinking through the 18th amendment and a lesser known scandal

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20:57

S5 Ep63: Minisode 63: Spring Break

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/02/27

In last week’s episode TUX talked about the life and crimes of Jim Traficant, who was expelled from Congress in 2002 following his conviction on federal corruption charges by a vote of 420-1. TUX returns for a mini scandal about the lone “nay” vote against expulsion, Congressman Garry Condit. We also talk about our amended release schedule that includes a spring break because we’s tired y’all! But we will BRB! ALSO MENTIONED: Proclamation, Cancun, Myrtle Beach spring break, Detroit renovations,

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86:22

S5 Ep66: He Thought He Ate: Episode 66 (The Wild...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/02/20

On this episode of the podcast we are drinking a Kamikaze, the scaled up cocktail form of the very popular 80s shot. This bright and delicious concoction is basically a margarita with vodka and its popularity ties into the era of TUX’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ TUX regales us with the life and times of Jim Traficant, the controversial denim-clad congressman from Ohio. We 🥂 to the ol’ “I know you are but what am I” defense! ALSO DISCUSSED: Snapping, 31 being

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25:34

S5 Ep62: Minisode 62: A Brief History of the Black...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/02/13

Happy Black History Month! Last week’s episode touched upon the critical role of the Black Panther Party in making the 504 sit-in the success that it was. In this mini STEPHANIE shares an overview of their rise and fall and some of the things textbooks get wrong. ALSO MENTIONED: Celebrations, Fred Hampton, collective action, intersectionality, Denzel Donzel, human decency, MLK, COINTELPRO, Well That’s Interesting podcast, Florida telling itself to hold its beer, book bannings and toxic masculinity,

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83:13

S5 Ep65: Good Vibes Only: Episode 65 (The 504 Sit-In...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/02/06

Happy Black History month! We are back on our regular bull**** y’all! We are drinking a drink that originated with a viral practical joke in 1874 called the Tom Collins. Though this crisp, classic gin cocktail was still popular a hundred years after the fact, the era of STEPHANIE’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ STEPHANIE’s scandal is the protest known as the 504 Sit-ins, the longest non-violent occupation of a federal building in US history. We 🥂 to forcing

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36:54

S5 Ep61: Minisode 61: Getting to Know Dev

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/01/30

Starting the new year off with special guests continues strong. In this minisode DEV comes from behind the scenes where he makes the magic of Beyond Reproach and shares a bit about himself. ALSO MENTIONED: Bipolar weather, history of highways, ruining beloved things, violin, silky smooth, charisma, October spooky music, Detroit snippers, substitute teacher, night blindness, Herstory on the Rocks, patriarchal humbling, Just Dance, life lessons, trapped by another man, being real abroad, Vancouver,

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33:24

S5 Ep60: Minisode 60: Seat Belt Laws

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/01/23

This mini is tangential to last week’s very special episode starring the ladies of Hashtag History about the explosive history of the Ford Pinto. In this minisode TUX talks about the government's role in auto safety and the history of seatbelt laws. ALSO MENTIONED: You know that guy who ran for president Ralph Nader, mask mandates, nanny state, Holocaust, Hashtag History podcast, racism, lobbyist, Saturday Night Massacre, big business running this shit, banana costs, indoor plumbing, being olt,

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58:37

S5 Ep64: Capitalists Are Gonna Capitalist: Episode 64...

Beyond Reproach ·

2023/01/16

We are back with another very special episode, we are graced by the presence of the brilliant hosts of the Hashtag History podcast, Rachel and Leah. In this episode, we are drinking a simple vodka-based cocktail named after the infamous bus company called the Greyhound that features grapefruit juice. This bright and tart concoction’s popularity matches the era of HASHTAG HISTORY’s scandal. 🍸 - https://www.beyondreproachpod.com/the-cocktails/ HASHTAG HISTORY’s scandal is an expose on the Ford

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