The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds
53 - The Past Times with Sam Sacks
Dec 8, 2023
Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds host political commentator and journalist, Sam Sacks. They discuss topics like royal dentistry in Sweden, unusual anatomy leading to surgical mishaps, lost stories in their hometown, a cheap beer mishap, a daring escape after a depot explosion, the ban on the Charleston dance, bizarre practices to stop cholera in China, Miss Gertrude's remarkable swim across the English Channel, and mistreatment and mistaken identity in camps.
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Quick takeaways
- A case of mistaken identity led to a man's family moving away, believing he was dead.
- The Department of Health in Mexico City banned the Charleston dance due to concerns about health risks.
Deep dives
Swimming champion makes surprise visit to find family moved
Charles Kaiser, a quartermaster in Baltimore, returned home to find that his mother and sister had moved to Tuckahoe, New Jersey after believing he was dead. It was discovered that his name had been confused with one of the victims of a tanker explosion in Port Arthur, Texas. Charles eventually located his family and was relieved to find them safe.
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