Stephen Pettigrew's guest appearances

Stephen Pettigrew

Mass for Shut-ins: The Gin and Tacos Podcast

Andrew Johnson

Astra Taylor

Steve Allen

Ryan Cooper

Harold Holt

Jim Brady

David Parsons

Mike Pearl

Adam Johnson

Tom Sexton

William Walker

Amanda Litman

Samantha Montano

Daniel Immerwahr

Lil BUB

OwlTail

Story: Andrew Johnson gets incredibly drunk at his inauguration and makes a scene you'll have to hear about to believe. He calls out every member of the Cabinet by name (Wu-Tang style), makes up his own oath of office, and nearly drives his colleagues to weep from shame. And he owed it all to Civil War-era medicine's inability to treat serious illness except with Patent Medicines (i.e., alcohol, opium, or alcohol with opium) Guest: Dr. Stephen Pettigrew, Senior Analyst on the NBC News decision team. He's one of the people who decides when races are "called" by the network on election night. He gives us a fascinating look behind that curtain, and there's some great insight about the challenges posed by alternative voting methods like mail-in ballots.  Cocktail of the Month: Doctor Chase's Soothing Cordial. In the spirit (pun intended) of the Johnson story, I found the recipe for a Civil War era patent medicine. I'll give you one hint: the first ingredient is opium. Like, just a big piece of opium. Question Cathy returns with the mailbag. Please support Mass for Shut-ins, an independent and ad-free podcast, via Patreon. Contact me via Facebook, Twitter (@gin_and_tacos), or the venerable website Gin and Tacos. Brand new seriously kick-ass t-shirts are available. Buy one why don't ya. Thanks: Dr. Pettigrew, all the bands that contribute music (Waxeater, IfIHadAHiFi, The Sump Pumps, Oscar Bait), Zachary Sielaff, Question Cathy, and all Patreon supporters, subscribers, and listeners.

Story: Andrew Johnson gets incredibly drunk at his inauguration and makes a scene you'll have to hear about to believe. He calls out every member of the Cabinet by name (Wu-Tang style), makes up his own oath of office, and nearly drives his colleagues to weep from shame. And he owed it all to Civil War-era medicine's inability to treat serious illness except with Patent Medicines (i.e., alcohol, opium, or alcohol with opium) Guest: <a href="https://www.stephenpettigrew.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Stephen Pettigrew</a>, Senior Analyst on the NBC News decision team. He's one of the people who decides when races are "called" by the network on election night. He gives us a fascinating look behind that curtain, and there's some great insight about the challenges posed by alternative voting methods like mail-in ballots.  Cocktail of the Month: Doctor Chase's Soothing Cordial. In the spirit (pun intended) of the Johnson story, I found the recipe for a Civil War era patent medicine. I'll give you one hint: the first ingredient is opium. Like, just a big piece of opium. Question Cathy returns with the mailbag. Please support Mass for Shut-ins, an independent and ad-free podcast, <a href="http://www.patreon.com/ginandtacos" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">via Patreon</a>. Contact me via <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ginandtacos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/gin_and_tacos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@gin_and_tacos</a>), or the venerable website <a href="http://www.ginandtacos.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gin and Tacos</a>. Brand new seriously kick-ass t-shirts are available. <a href="http://www.ginandtacos.com/buy-stuff/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buy one why don't ya.</a> Thanks: Dr. Pettigrew, all the bands that contribute music (<a href="https://waxeater.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Waxeater</a>, <a href="https://ifihadahifi.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">IfIHadAHiFi</a>, <a href="https://sumppumps.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Sump Pumps</a>, <a href="https://oscarbait.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Oscar Bait</a>), Zachary Sielaff, Question Cathy, and all Patreon supporters, subscribers, and listeners.

013 - Dr. Stephen Pettigrew / The Drunken Inauguration of Andrew Johnson