The Greatest Con on Earth: PT Barnum, Topsy the Elephant & the Dark History of the Circus
Krissy cracks open a beer and immediately realizes cotton candy is basically propaganda. 🎪🍺 This week on Brews with Boo’s, we spiral HARD into the dark history of circuses, carnivals, PT Barnum, freak shows, rigged games, exploited performers, and Topsy the elephant… aka the moment we all collectively realize The Greatest Showman conveniently left out the crimes.
From Joice Heth’s horrifying exploitation to carnival scams, kidnapped sideshow performers, OSHA violations with confetti, and Edison literally electrocuting an elephant for PR, this episode turns into a full chaotic rage spiral…
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