Thu. 12/29 - BEST OF: Witchy Beer-Makers, CIA-Funded British Cartoons; & Predictions For Today From 1922

<p><strong><em>Our final lookback on some of the best segments from the past few years. From 2021, how beer-making used to be considered women’s work, and also may have popularized some of the popular symbols, like broomsticks and pointed hats, that we associate with witches today. Plus, why the CIA covertly funded the British cartoon adaptation of Animal Farm in the 1950s. And, as 2022 comes to a close, a look back at one man’s predictions for this year, written from his perspective in 1922.</em></strong></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing/episodes/1a6e66bb-2eb4-4e04-b117-8580837baa48" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fri. 03/12/21 - Brewsters &amp; Alewives</a> (Cool Stuff Ride Home)</li><li><a href="https://theconversation.com/women-used-to-dominate-the-beer-industry-until-the-witch-accusations-started-pouring-in-155940" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women used to dominate the beer industry – until the witch accusations started pouring in</a> (The Conversation)</li><li><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw9egk/witches-hats-alewife-brewster-history" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Ale-Soaked Medieval Origins of the Witch's Hat</a> (Vice)</li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/hops-the-beer-ingredient-most-drinkers-love/2014/02/10/fd5daab0-8f57-11e3-84e1-27626c5ef5fb_story.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hops: The beer ingredient (most) drinkers love</a> (Washington Post)</li><li><a href="https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/10/the-history-of-the-witch-s-hat-origins-of-its-pointy-design.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The history of the witch's hat: origins of its pointy design.</a> (Slate)</li><li><a href="https://www.themarysue.com/the-history-of-beer-and-witches/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Much Did the History of Beer Have to Do With ... Witches?</a> (The Mary Sue)</li><li><a href="https://art19.com/shows/coronavirus-daily-briefing/epis