ON PREVIOUS DAYS:
- YESTERDAY:
Benjamin Franklin's Kite đŞâĄ - DAY BEFORE:
Who You Gonna Call? - DAY BEFORE THAT:
Crazy Frog v Coldplay - DAY BEFORE BEFORE THAT:
The Zoot Suit Riots
ON THIS DAY
Chuck Berry v the IRS
It was the THIRD time behind bars for legendary rock nâ roller Chuck Berry when he was found to have dodged $110,000 in income tax on 11th June, 1979.
He insisted on being paid cash-in-hand for his sometimes shambolic personal appearances, and his propensity for stashing it was so well-known that in Australia the authorities introduced limits on the amount of cash that could be transited across their border, specifically in response to him once stuffing $50,000 in his guitar case.
In this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly dig deeper into some of Chuck Berryâs former convictions; take a disturbing peek into his home video library; and reveal the true origins of the âduck walkâ…
Content Warning: detail of underage, exploitative and non-consensual sexual acts
Further Reading:
⢠The New York Post on Berryâs scandalous sex life (2017):
https://nypost.com/2017/03/21/the-dark-past-of-chuck-berrys-scandal-filled-sex-life/
⢠Inc. on why Berryâs âmusical genius was also his financial undoingâ (2017):
⢠Chuck Berryâs duck walk – a compilation:
ON THIS DAY
Chuck Berry v the IRS
It was the THIRD time behind bars for legendary rock nâ roller Chuck Berry when he was found to have dodged $110,000 in income tax on 11th June, 1979.
He insisted on being paid cash-in-hand for his sometimes shambolic personal appearances, and his propensity for stashing it was so well-known that in Australia the authorities introduced limits on the amount of cash that could be transited across their border, specifically in response to him once stuffing $50,000 in his guitar case.
In this episode, Rebecca, Arion and Olly dig deeper into some of Chuck Berryâs former convictions; take a disturbing peek into his home video library; and reveal the true origins of the âduck walkâ…
Content Warning: detail of underage, exploitative and non-consensual sexual acts
Further Reading:
⢠The New York Post on Berryâs scandalous sex life (2017):
https://nypost.com/2017/03/21/the-dark-past-of-chuck-berrys-scandal-filled-sex-life/
⢠Inc. on why Berryâs âmusical genius was also his financial undoingâ (2017):
⢠Chuck Berryâs duck walk – a compilation:
ON PREVIOUS DAYS:
- YESTERDAY:
Benjamin Franklin's Kite đŞâĄ - DAY BEFORE:
Who You Gonna Call? - DAY BEFORE THAT:
Crazy Frog v Coldplay - DAY BEFORE BEFORE THAT:
The Zoot Suit Riots
Join Club Retrospectors
Ditch the ads and get an exclusive Sunday episode every week – all when you join Club Retrospectors on Apple Podcasts.
On our Patreon, there’s three tiers to choose from, each with their own wonderful perks, from ad-free versions to BIRTHDAY SURPRISES.
OLLY MANN
Olly Mann made his name with another trivia-wielding podcast, Answer Me This! with Helen Zaltzman – and now presents The Modern Mann, The Week Unwrapped, and Four Thought for BBC Radio Four. He also has an A-Level in History, so Dan Snow beware.
REBECCA MESSINA
Rebecca got a passion for podcasting  working at The Week magazine and a passion for trivia appearing on University Challenge in 2011, making The Retrospectors her natural home.
ARION MCNICOLL
Arion started out in satirical news in Australia, then moved to the UK to work for ostensibly serious publications including The Times, CNN, and The Week⌠before realising that since around 2016 the news has all been satire really.
Do you have a day of note that we should cover? Or would you or your business like to support the podcast? Get in touch!
