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Episode List:
T. J. English on the surprising relationship between two grand American traditions—jazz and organized crime
Hilary Hallett on the enduring impact of Hollywood tastemaker Elinor Glyn
Camper English on when alcohol was the cure
Matthew Green explores Britain’s ghost towns and drowned settlements
Caleb Gayle on a complicated tale of belonging
Tamara Dean on abortion in the 19th century
April White on the hottest place to untie the knot in 1890s America
Flicka Small on how food is everything in the world of Ulysses
Sloane Crosley on her new novel
Hopwood DePree on the quest to restore his ancestral English seat
