DB Comedy Presents THE ELECTABLES

Pandemic Democracy, Part 1 - A SPECIAL EPISODE!

Episode Summary

DB Comedy interrupts our regular podcasts for our first SPECIAL EPISODE, wherein we do a deep dive into how various Presidents handled various wide-spread illnesses from the time the Republic became a Republic to just about now. In what is the first of two podcasts, we travel from colonial times all the way up to the misnamed but widespread "Spanish" Flu. Take your Vitamins C and D and enjoy - and get ready for all sorts of modern maladies in Part II!

Episode Notes

DB Comedy interrupts our regular podcasts for our first SPECIAL EPISODE, wherein we do a deep dive into how various Presidents handled various wide-spread illnesses from the time the Republic became a Republic to just about now. In what is the first of two podcasts, we travel from colonial times all the way up to the misnamed but widespread "Spanish" Flu.

This episode’s sketches were Written and Produced by:

Gina Buccola
Sandy Bykowski
Joseph Fedorko
Ramona Kywe
Sylvia Mann
Paul Moulton
And Patrick J. Reilly

This episode’s sketches were performed by:

Sandy Bykowski 
Joseph Fedorko 
Ramona Kywe 
Paul Moulton 
Patrick J. Reilly 
And Tommy Spears 

Featuring Dr. Chelsea Denault on History!
Original Music written and performed by Throop McClerg
Audio production of THE ELECTABLES podcast is by Joseph Fedorko
Sound Effects procured at freesound.org
DB Comedy Logo by Adam L. Harlett
THE ELECTABLES and Pandemic Logo by Dan Polito
THE ELECTABLES concept was created by Patrick J. Reilly.

BOOTH COLD OPEN – Written by Patrick J. Reilly

            Announcer – Paul
            Booth – Tommy

MERCURY AND MILK – Written by Tommy Spears

            Dr. Warren – Paul
            Dr. Perkins – Joe

FRESH AIR – Written by Joseph Fedorko

            Daughter – Ramona
            Mother – Sandy

ISOLATIONISM – Written by Paul Moulton

            Copeland - Tommy
            Wilson – Paul

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