28 min
That Time Alexander Hamilton Invented the Treasury and Political Sex Scandals Shocking! Lurid! Tawdry! A History of American Scandals
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Before the musical, before the Got Milk? commercial brought him back into relevancy, Alexander Hamilton was one of the more combative founding fathers. The most scandal-plagued founding father? That is TBD. But today, Kasey explains how Hamilton ended up in an extramarital affair, then blackmailed, then welcomed into cuckolding and then published an entire pamphlet years after the fact about what went down. Did that kill his chances at higher office? And why exactly was Aaron Burr in everyone's lives? Grab your powdered wig and travel back in time to the invention of the political sex scandal.
Logo: Jessica Balaschak
Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music
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Before the musical, before the Got Milk? commercial brought him back into relevancy, Alexander Hamilton was one of the more combative founding fathers. The most scandal-plagued founding father? That is TBD. But today, Kasey explains how Hamilton ended up in an extramarital affair, then blackmailed, then welcomed into cuckolding and then published an entire pamphlet years after the fact about what went down. Did that kill his chances at higher office? And why exactly was Aaron Burr in everyone's lives? Grab your powdered wig and travel back in time to the invention of the political sex scandal.
Logo: Jessica Balaschak
Music: Caveman of Los Angeles by Party Store Music
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-scandals/support
28 min