This week we are in Chicago to discuss one of the greatest calamities to ever strike the Second City. It's the story of a bus, a band, a boat, and a bad decision. We dedicate this episode to the victims affected that day.
Special thanks to our sponsors and their dedicated spokespersons:
- Radway's Ready Relief for Pain (Kaylee)
- The Persian Lotion (Lucas)
- Wintersmith's Worm Candy (Taylor)
- Brokaw Brothers (Darcy)
- Humphrey Gas Radiants
- Rexall Blackberry Cordial
- Dr. Hamilton's Grand Restorative (Meagan)
- Whitwell's Volatile Aromatic Snuff (Tom)
- Dr. J. Bovee Dods' Imperial Wine Bitters
- Dr. Richau's Golden Remedies (Carlos)
Special thanks also to Alexia (in the role of Lynn LaPlante Allaway)
WE WILL BROOK NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EPISODE UNLESS YOU'VE LISTENED TO THE WHOLE THING TO THE VERY END. You'll also get a normal episode this week!
*there's an Easter egg at the end if you want to hear us break 'character'*
Sources:
"Band settles over sewage dumping." BBC, 30 Apr 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4501755.stm
"Bridge Grating Solutions." Ohio Gratings Inc., https://web.archive.org/web/20181228091848/http://ohiogratings.com/Content/pdfs/product/bridge_brochure.pdf
"Chicago's Little Lady." Chicago's First Lady Cruises. https://www.cruisechicago.com/assets/uploads/medium/pdf/Little%20Lady%202023.pdf
"Dave Matthews' Driver: I Dumped." Associated Press, 9 Mar 2005. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dave-matthews-driver-i-dumped/
"Dave Matthews Sued for Dumping on Chicago." The Smoking Gun. https://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/dave-matthews-sued-dumping-chicago
Johnson, Steve. "15 years after the Dave Matthews Band let loose over the Chicago River, we survey the damages and uncover a new victim." Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug 2019. https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-dave-matthews-band-poop-dump-15th-anniversary-0810-20190809-zkydjq5lvvcsjb2webjqgzhrae-story.html