225. MYSTERY: What Caused the Straw Hat Riots?

Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery - A podcast by Megan and Kara

Back in the early 1900s people got really out of sorts over straw hats, and Megan can’t stop asking, “Really? Over hats?”  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: [email protected] Want more? There’s bonus content, ad-free episodes, and other perks on our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/witchesmagicmurdermystery Podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast Support our sponsors!  Spotify for Podcasters: Thinking about starting your own podcast? Download the Spotify for Podcasters app or go to www.spotify.com/podcasters to find everything you need, for free, all in one place. Sources: https://historycollection.com/these-insane-viral-trends-and-fads-overtook-history-long-before-the-internet/16/ https://www.amusingplanet.com/2021/12/the-straw-hat-riot-of-1922.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sg0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4EgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1666,3136231&dq=straw-hat+riot&hl=en https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/straw-hat-riot/ https://www.nypl.org/blog/2022/09/23/straw-hat-riots-nyc https://www.buniquemillinery.com/pages/the-straw-hat-riot-of-1922 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_Hat_Riot https://historycollection.com/these-insane-viral-trends-and-fads-overtook-history-long-before-the-internet/12/ https://theretrobliss.medium.com/the-straw-hat-riots-of-1922-c6e5f8b7d2 All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate. If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Find her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  Get to know us better! Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram  Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Theme music: Chloe’s Lullaby by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices