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Jendsey
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True crime and some fun banter adventures with music you don't want to miss!Lindsey finds stories that are amazingly shocking enough that you just may need a drink after or during the tales of past crime trauma!  

  1. 21H AGO

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING: THE TULSA MASSACRE RECAP

    A bustling Black business district, a rumor on an elevator, and a city ready to ignite—our deep dive into the Tulsa Massacre follows Greenwood from its remarkable rise as Black Wall Street to the coordinated violence that tried to erase it. We walk through the misaligned elevator landing that sparked a lie, the headlines that fed a lynch mob, and the moment Greenwood’s veterans arrived armed to defend due process. What followed was a rolling gunfight, fires that devoured homes and businesses, reports of incendiaries dropped from private planes, and a fire department turned away at gunpoint. We unpack more than the blaze. We look at the systems that turned a tragedy into a lasting wound: insurance denials, mass detentions of Black residents by the National Guard, and the rezoning that redirected wealth away from survivors. The Red Cross records reveal the human cost—thousands displaced, injuries and deaths, pregnancies lost, and a community forced to live in tents for over a year. We also highlight what endured, including the Vernon AME Church, and why naming this event a massacre matters when truth has been buried under decades of silence. This story isn’t just history; it’s a lens on how rumor, media, and policy can work together to punish success. We connect Tulsa to other suppressed events like Rosewood and the long path toward civil rights, and we share resources so you can explore primary documents, photos, and survivor testimony for yourself. Join us to honor Greenwood’s builders, confront the machinery of erasure, and keep this history alive where it belongs—at the center of American memory. If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review to help others find the show. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    28 min

  2. 5D AGO

    EPISODE 68: The Tulsa Massacre

    A bathroom trip. A scream. Then an entire neighborhood set on fire. We take you through the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre—how Greenwood, called Black Wall Street for its thriving Black-owned businesses, became a target and how a lie in print turned into a night of terror. We start with the moment in the elevator, follow the swelling mob at the courthouse, and track the split-second when a standoff became a gunfight. From there, we map the looting of shops, the torching of homes, and the chilling reports of private planes dropping incendiaries over a U.S. city. The numbers are staggering: thousands displaced, hundreds injured, and a death toll that history tried to blur. Along the way, we talk about the systems that enabled it—Jim Crow, a complicit press, and a civic response that detained victims rather than protected them. We look at the Red Cross records that kept human details alive when official channels went quiet, and we examine how Greenwood was rezoned and diminished even as residents fought to rebuild. This isn’t just a timeline; it’s a study of wealth destroyed, memory suppressed, and the long arc of denial that delayed any conversation about reparations for generations. We also share why this history wasn’t taught to many of us, how commissions in the 1990s and 2000s reframed “riot” as “massacre,” and what meaningful remembrance can look like now: accurate curricula, support for descendant communities, and refusal to sanitize the past. Stick around for our music feature—Septarian’s Threshold—adding cathartic weight to the story we just walked through. If this episode taught you something new, help us keep these truths in the light: follow, share with a friend, and leave a review with the one moment that hit you hardest. Your voice helps this history stay visible. HEY CHECK OUT THE BAND THIS WEEK! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kmDvcZLH-c LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    1h 12m

  3. FEB 18

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING ROSEWOOD MASSACRE

    One drink in and we head straight into one of Florida’s hardest truths: how a single accusation on New Year’s Day 1923 ignited a mob, leveled a thriving Black community, and left families hiding in winter swamps while their homes burned. We trace the Rosewood Massacre through names and places that deserve to be remembered—Fanny Taylor’s lie in Sumner, the murder of blacksmith Sam Carter, and the Carrier family’s stand inside a house ringed by gunmen—so you can see the chain of choices that turned fear into atrocity. We walk through what made Rosewood special before the fires: skilled labor, gardens, two‑story homes rare for the region, a Masonic Lodge, churches, and a post office anchoring daily life. That prosperity mattered when rumors hardened into a hunt for a convenient scapegoat, the supposed escapee “Jesse Hunter,” while those closest to the truth stayed silent from fear. From there, the story becomes a map of survival: the siege at the Carrier home, the killing of Sarah and Sylvester, and the rescue of women and children by two Jewish train operators who risked their livelihoods to get them out. The details are raw because they should be—execution at gunpoint, families forced into the swamp’s cold, and a town’s memory nearly erased. Decades of quiet finally broke in the 1980s when reporting connected demographic shifts to buried violence, leading to a rare state reparations package that fell far short of justice but set an important precedent. We talk about why this history still hits today, how public memory can be kept alive with markers near Cedar Key, and what meaningful education and commemoration look like. Along the way, there are human moments—Valentine pinks, a Harvey Wallbanger hack, and a Kentucky detour—that make the hard history bearable without blurring its edges. Press play to learn the names, follow the route to the memorial, and keep the story moving forward. If this episode resonates, share it with a friend, leave a review, and subscribe—then tell us what part of Rosewood’s story you think every school should teach. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    41 min

  4. FEB 13

    EPISODE 67: THE ROSEWOOD MASSACRE

    A lie, a mob, and a thriving Black town erased. We pour a drink and walk straight into the history so many of us were never taught: the Rosewood Massacre of 1923. Rosewood was more than a dot on a map—it was a self-sustaining Black community with churches, mills, a post office, a ball team, and two-story homes rising from Florida’s red cedar country. When a white woman’s accusation in nearby Sumner collided with a sheriff’s posse and Klan mobilization, the story spiraled into torture, lynching, a siege at the Carrier home, and the burning of Rosewood’s heart. Families fled into January swamps. Trains spirited women and children out before dawn. Newspapers framed it as a “race war,” shifting blame from arsonists to the people defending their lives. We trace how fear enforced silence for seventy years, until a reporter’s work in the early 1980s surfaced survivor accounts and pushed Florida toward a rare reparations bill. We talk numbers, too—what was paid, what was promised, and the generational wealth that vanished when homes, businesses, and land went up in smoke. Along the way, we ground the story in place: State Road 24’s heritage marker, the rail line that carried evacuees, and the communities that stepped up when officials stood down. We also share resources to go deeper, from the film “Rosewood” to the series “Dreams of Black Wall Street,” which connects this atrocity to a wider map of American dispossession. This isn’t about reliving pain for its own sake. It’s about clarity—naming how rumor, racism, and power aligned, and how easily history can be buried when silence takes root. We hold space for grief, then press forward with resolve: teach the specifics, visit the sites, read the markers out loud, and keep the names alive. If this story moved you, subscribe, share it with someone who’s never heard of Rosewood, and leave a review telling us what you’ll pass on to the next person. CHECK OUT THE BAND! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3frHy91870 LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    1h 7m

  5. FEB 11

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING EMMETT TILL RECAP

    A boy leaves Chicago for a summer with family in Mississippi. A whistle, a store, and a night that exposes the machinery of Jim Crow—what came next would force the nation to look. We walk through Emmett Till’s life with care, tracing the Great Migration roots that shaped his home, Mamie Till’s steady strength as a mother and professional, and the impossible talk she had to give her 14-year-old about surviving the Deep South. From sharecropping days in Money, Mississippi to the fateful stop at Bryant’s Grocery, we break down what eyewitnesses said, what myths endured, and why small choices—like placing money in a cashier’s hand—could turn lethal under segregation. The kidnapping by Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, the torture, the cotton gin fan, and the recovery of Emmett’s body are told plainly, without sensationalism, anchored by the LT ring that made identification possible when even his face could not. We then follow Mamie’s decision to hold an open-casket funeral and rally Black media, shifting a local atrocity into national consciousness and energizing the civil rights movement. Inside the courtroom, we examine the dynamics that made justice impossible: racist greetings from law enforcement, attacks on Mamie’s composure, and a jury unmoved by evidence. We connect the acquittals to the killers’ later confession and to Carolyn Bryant’s belated admission that nothing Emmett did justified the violence. Along the way, we talk about why this history must be taught—clearly, honestly, and early—and how memory fights erasure. This is a story about a child, a mother’s resolve, and a country learning, painfully, what it takes to confront itself. If this conversation moved you, share it with someone who hasn’t heard the full story, follow the show, and leave a review—your support helps keep hard history in the light. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    57 min

  6. FEB 6

    EPISODE 66: EMMETT TILL

    A friendly hello, a surprising rock icon message, and a round of drinks set an easy scene—then the floor drops. We shift into the life and legacy of Emmett Till with the care this story demands, tracing his childhood in Chicago, Mamie Till’s warnings before his trip south, and the fatal stop at Bryant’s Grocery. We walk through the kidnapping, the recovery of his body, and Mamie’s unflinching decision to hold an open-casket funeral that forced the nation to face what was done to her son. The trial that followed—armed jurors, beer in the jury box, the contempt in open court—culminated in acquittals for men who later confessed in print, a reminder of how power hides in plain sight when a system invites it. We talk frankly about how to teach hard history: introducing truth early with age-appropriate honesty, trusting teens with context and evidence, and turning shock into sustained awareness. The conversation connects past to present, drawing lines from Emmett Till to modern cases and the “good old boy” culture that still shields accountability. This isn’t doom; it’s a call to vigilance. Education is a practice. Memory is an action. Keeping these stories alive is part of building a better civic spine. To breathe after the heaviness, we close with a cathartic band spotlight: Alexandra’s Crisis. It’s a fierce blend of precision and grit that channels grief into motion and reminds us why art belongs next to truth. Come for the story, stay for the band—and if it moves you, pass it on. Subscribe, share this episode with someone who teaches or parents, and leave a review with one thing you learned or will teach forward. Your voice helps keep these stories in the light. NEVER SKIP OUT ON THE BANDS! CHECK IT OUT!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuh-rEJkqhI LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    54 min

  7. FEB 5

    Aunt Aggie’s Lake City Bone Garden Story

    A garden of roses and bones once turned a North Florida yard into a destination. We follow the trail of Aunt Aggie, a Black and Creek healer, poet, and fortune teller whose Lake City “bone garden” drew travelers, couples, and curiosity-seekers from across the country in the early 1900s. What began as a story for Black History Month becomes a vivid journey through local memory, segregation-era resilience, and the strange beauty of a landmark that was equal parts eerie and welcoming. We dig into the geography—how Alligator became Lake City, why White Springs’ sulfur baths fueled regional tourism, and where the garden likely stood near today’s Richardson community and Annie Maddox Park. Along the way, we weigh lore against sources: animal bones woven into arches, rumors of human remains in the small store Aggie ran with her husband Jinx, and the postcards and photographs that prove how far her reputation spread. More than a spectacle, Aggie’s space doubled as a storefront, a healing practice, and a cultural beacon, where produce, potions, fortunes, and flowers met good manners and an unmistakable presence. This story is also a guide to remembrance. We talk about the “Maddox Rose,” the power of naming, and a simple ritual—lay a red rose and say “Yes, ma’am, thank you, ma’am”—to honor a woman who shaped community identity. If you’re ready to rethink Florida history through local Black heritage, Indigenous roots, folklore, and place-based archives, press play and take the walk with us. When you’re done, share this with a friend, leave a review, and tell us: would you visit the bone garden at night? LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    15 min

  8. FEB 4

    DRUNK ABOUT SOMETHING TAMLA HORSFORD RECAP

    A birthday sleepover. A pot of gumbo. A football game on TV. By sunrise, a mother of six was found face down in the yard. We walk through the final hours of Tamla Horsford’s life with care and precision, tracing the timeline, the interviews, and the red flags that have fueled years of questions. This isn’t about chasing shock; it’s about clarity, context, and the dignity owed to a life cut short. We start with who Tamla was: a joyful parent, a devoted sports mom, a woman trying to build community in a new town. From there, we map the house layout, the guest list, and the social dynamics that shaped the night—accepted drinks, rejected tequila, patio smoke breaks, and the moment the party turned into a mystery. The morning discovery and the 911 call set the tone for what followed: a blunt notification to the family, a quick accident ruling, and a trail of investigative gaps that never fully closed. Along the way we examine Cumming, Georgia’s racial history and why it matters for understanding trust, power, and perception. We look at dead security cameras, missing door notifications, unusual interview behavior, and the days of private meetups after the fact. We also revisit the wave of public pressure that pushed the case back onto investigators’ desks, and why the official conclusion still leaves so many unconvinced. Through it all, we keep the focus where it belongs—on Tamla’s humanity and the basic standards any fair inquiry must meet. If you care about true crime with context, if you want more than headlines and rumors, press play. Then tell us what detail sticks with you, what theory you find plausible, and what questions you still need answered. Subscribe, share with a friend who follows unsolved cases, and leave a review to help others find the show. LET US KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!!! Ready to explore more shocking true crime cases with us? Subscribe to Drink About Something for new episodes every Friday, and visit drinkaboutsomething.site with links to see all our content, including visual evidence from the cases we cover. AS ALWAYS D-A-S

    33 min
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True crime and some fun banter adventures with music you don't want to miss!Lindsey finds stories that are amazingly shocking enough that you just may need a drink after or during the tales of past crime trauma!  

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  • Creator
    Jendsey
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Drink about something
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