Topic: Prohibition

The segment explores how the 18th Amendment and the rise of Hollywood influenced the flapper lifestyle, turning illegal alcohol and makeup into symbols of glamour. Transitioning to modern economics, the hosts argue that the "independence" sold to women is a trick, as the current economy requires a "two-paycheck society" for most people to survive. They note the irony of the corset moving from a symbol of restriction to a symbol of sex work.

Congressman Bobby Rush's 2016 apology for his vote on the 1994 Crime Bill is reviewed alongside the roles of Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The hosts argue that the "super predator" narrative was a calculated political tool used by both parties. A clip from New Jack City is used to argue that the drug trade is a "big business" protected by the same power structures that benefit from prohibition.