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Strange Country

Sometimes you need to have a glass of wine, cuppa whatever and listen to a good old weird story. Musical score Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands.

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Oct 12, 2017

How much do you think about facial hair? Get ready to dive deep, and get hairy when we discuss the life of Joseph Palmer, a man persecuted for wearing the beard, in Strange Country Episode 10. It was a strange time when men were expected to be clean shaven, or else they would be attacked in fear of the free-thinkers. It's a good thing Beth wasn't around back then, she may have joined in. Tune in and beard on, or something like that. 

Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands

Cite your sources!

All About Beards. https://www.beards.org/

 Atlas Obscura, http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/grave-of-joseph-palmer

"Joseph Palmer – The Man Who Was Sent to Jail for Wearing a Beard." Joseph Palmer - The Man Who Was Sent to Jail for Wearing a Beard - Page 2 of 2. N.p., 15 Oct. 2016. Web. 10 Oct. 2017. <https://m.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/15/joseph-palmer-the-man-who-was-sent-to-jail-for-wearing-a-beard/2>.

Sifakis, Carl. Great American eccentrics: strange and peculiar people. Galahad Books, 1984.