The Surprising History of Moonshine
Channel: R Street Institute
Date: 2021-03-17

There’s a funny thing about alcohol. Every time the government makes it hard to get, the greater the lengths humans go to get it. Throughout human history we’ve found mind-bendingly creative ways to obtain our precious hooch, and the higher the government barriers the larger the black market. But moonshining isn’t just an American Prohibition era story, it’s a modern day--and global--phenomenon. So grab your jug and listen along as we compare moonshine myths and lore with modern day reality. (Transcript: https://bit.ly/2OYdteW)

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About The Right to Drink: “The Right to Drink” is a new podcast about drinking and everything that gets in the way. Prohibition may have been 100 years ago, but some of the craziest laws on the books still get in the way of Americans enjoying the right to produce, consume, and sell the booziest beverages. Host, expert and author Jarrett Dieterle (Give Me Liberty & Give Me a Drink, Artisan Books) will introduce you to brewers, distillers, and bartenders who will help answer questions like: Why does your cocktail cost so much? Why do brewers get in trouble for putting curse words on beer bottles? And why do so many states ban happy hour?

This podcast is brought to you by the R Street Institute and DrinksReform.org. Find more of R Street’s podcasts: https://www.rstreet.org/podcasts/

Host & Executive Producer: Jarrett Dieterle
Senior Producer: William Gray
Producer & Editor: Greg Benson, host of The Speakeasy and Backbar
Music: Jessica Lee Graves
Cover Art: Ann Phelan