The "Send a Dime" Chain Letters of 1935 and The Lost Subway System

You don't need social media to spread an idea. Or a small coin, in this case, which was representative of a badly thought-out get-rich scheme. We discuss the fad of 1935 that tied up post offices and its political implications. And Grover Cleveland takes on a powerful lobby group, while a city slowly discovers a lost subway system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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