Kosher Meat War & Presidential Pets

Published: Dec. 11, 2020, 8 p.m.

b'How Immigrants Fought the Beef Trust, and Won
Guest:\\xa0Scott Seligman,\\xa0historian, genealogist, retired corporate executive, author of "The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City"
In 1902, rowdy boycotts against kosher meat distributors were an effort to lower the price of kosher beef, which was set by the Midwest Beef Trust. The boycotts, organized and largely carried out by women, ultimately helped drive the price of kosher beef back down.\\xa0
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How a Bagel Union Fought Off the Mafia
Guest: Jason Turbow, author, "How New York\\u2019s Bagel Union Fought \\u2014 and Beat \\u2014 a Mafia Takeover," Grub Street, "They Bled Blue: Fernandomania, Strike-Season Mayhem, and the Weirdest Championship Baseball Had Ever Seen: The 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers"
In 1960\'s New York City, bagels were just getting popular, and the mafia wanted in on the profits. Bagel Union 338, though, would have none of it.
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From Hyenas to Opossums, the White House has Seen a Wide Variety of First Pets
Guest:\\xa0Andrew Hager,\\xa0historian-in-residence at the Presidential Pet Museum
Pets are an American passion, and one that\\u2019s been reflected in the White House for centuries. But First Pets are sometimes a little more exotic than a typical dog or cat. Harrison had opossums; Coolidge had a bobcat and raccoons. And Teddy Roosevelt had just about everything. Besides companionship, First Pets play an important role in politics; they both humanize the President, and sometimes make for good diplomacy.'