Bonus: Running Hot and Cold

About this episode

This episode discusses extreme weather in DC and historical remedies for heat.

This episode accompanies episode 7.2, "Was it this hot when Lincoln was around?" Jason Samenow described the craziest DC weather he's ever experienced, and Jason Hauser told us about some… creative… historical remedies for coping with the heat. www.lincolncottage.org

People in this episode

Guests: Jason Samenow, Jason Hauser

Topics covered

• weather
• historical remedies
• Lincoln

Keywords

• DC weather
• heat remedies
• Lincoln

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Running Hot and Cold

Places: DC

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