Episode 654: Topsy the Elephant
The Last Podcast on the Left dives into the dark, violent, and often absurd history of elephants, from rogue beasts to state-sanctioned executioners, climaxing with the tragic public electrocution of Topsy the elephant in 1903.
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Marcus Parks, Henry Zabrowski, and Ed
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