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NEWS!! The History Theater has released their line up for the Raw Stages Festival and amongst the shows is....drum roll please AMERICAN GOLEM: THE KID CANN STORY By Ryan London Levin Dramaturgy by Jay Owen Eisenberg …

The reviews are coming in! For Ron de Beaulieu's book!!https://www.startribune.com/ron-de-beaulieu-isadore-blumenfeld-minnesotas-most-notorious-gangster/601325468Be sure to mark your calendar to come to our live show next month and meet her, ask que…

Join Amy and Heather, hosts of the podcast, Volsteadland to chat about Minneapolis' history of organized crime in the 1920s-30s, more specifically our most notorious crime boss, Kid Cann aka Isadore Blumenfield (or Blumenfeld). Special guests:Ron d…

Movies: Trailer: The Cat’s Meow (2001)  The Great Dictator (1940)    Trailer: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)  Whole movie: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018)  Chaplin (1992…

Heather's Haiku I travel for work My favorite location Brandy Manhattan Brandy Manhattan by Heather 1 serving 2 ounces Brandy1 ounce sweet vermouth2 dashes Angostura bittersDrizzle of cherry juice from Amarena Cherries in Syrup by Fabbri 1905…

Here are the sources that Heather used for this episode.   Maryville University: https://online.maryville.edu/ 10 Incredible Facts About the Criminal Brain: https://leelofland.com/10-incredible-facts-about-the-criminal-brain/ Biography on C…

Our very talented friend Amoreena create some new artwork for us for the latest episode.   We love it so much!!!   Here it is, as it appears on the podcast.   Thank you so much Amoreena! You rock!    

If you heard the new episode, you learned that Marilyn's fave song was "My Funny Valentine". If you listen to the lyrics and think of Izzy it's pretty funny...literally.   “MY FUNNY VALENTINE” LYRICSBehold the way our fine-f…

This morning Heather (co-host) texted me with this photo saying this was what she saw in her Uber this morning! Then she sent me this one, the driver's uncle wrote this book! She gave him our card and asked him to reach out. He's a Minneapolis h…

Does anyone recognize this art piece or the photo in the middle? I found it in a stack of photos and I have no idea where it came from. My guess is it was in a drawer in one of our old houses and it just made the move with us. No one in my family re…

Meet Marilyn Ann Tollefson. She is the woman who is at the center of the White Slavery trial that took place in 1960 where Kid Cann (Izzy/Fergie et.al) was on trial for transporting this woman across state lines for “immoral purposes”.⁠ …

Normally on Fridays I post a cocktail that has something to do with the latest episode. But this week I’m going to tell you about tea. It’s the favorite tea of @melissaoliveri (our most recent guest). Her friend @foxescuriosity sent it t…

If you heard the episode I released yesterday, The Spark, and you’re curious about the room in which Melissa “met” Kid Cann, this is the wall where she was looking at the wallpaper when he whispered in her ear. I sure loved this ho…

This morning I released a bonus episode for you! It’s the full version of my chat with Melissa Oliveri about how she “met” Kid Cann. If you listened to episode 4, Drunk Chickens, you’ve heard part of this, but this is the who…

I ran into a friend the other night who said that they didn't see a super easy way to listen to all the episodes in order. I pondered this for awhile and it came to me....PLAYLISTS!! So I created one in Spotify (click here) Or just click below: …

I'm researching the so-called White Slavery Trial for an upcoming episode while we’re on hiatus. I can’t wait to share with you. This is the report of an interview with Marilyn Tollefson, the sex worker involved in the case. I have be…

This was from the St. Cloud Times February 5, 1945There has GOT to be more of this story. I have so many questions!They were found by her boss? Hmm.How do people die of carbon monoxide poisoning when the car is OUTSIDE?Did she have a relationship wi…

Last night I was looking on my local PBS channel for a film I'd seen about Skid Row (more on that later) and I found this gem. It's a documentary about First Avenue, our local iconic nightclub/music venue. It's soooo good. If you watch it, you will…

Today we're thankful for...YOU! Happy Thanksgiving. We want you to know how very thankful we are for you, dear listeners. We reached over 1300 downloads this week and have a bunch of new listeners. So WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! ⁠ We know …

Today we're thankful for...1950s recipes! One of the things I love about doing this research for the show, is that I find so many funny, cool gems in the old newspapers. I came across this recipe and I just had to share! It’s a “salad&…

Cannelle aka Melissa Oliveri! If Melissa had never "met" Kid Cann, I wouldn't have started this podcast. You know the song you hear in between segments and sometimes in the intro? Well, it's called "The Velvets" and it's written by her too and she…

Happy Thanksgiving Week. We want you to know how very thankful we are for you, dear listeners. We reached over 1300 downloads this week and have a bunch of new listeners. So WELCOME! We're so glad you're here! We know holidays can be hard, so w…

A friend of the show popped over the other day and brought me TONS of files about our guys, Izzy, Harry, Yiddy, and Abe Percansky (Perkins)! He also lent me a few books too. Two of them by Susan Berman. She’s the one whose dad was Davey The Je…

I thought I'd do a special post about the theme song we've been listening to for the last few months. I discovered this tune when I first started researching. One of the things I did was to search "Kid Cann" and "Isadore Blumenfeld" in YouTube and …