Volsteadland Live at the CC Club

In this special Volsteadland Live episode, Amy and Heather take the stage at the legendary CC Club in Minneapolis for a raucous, revealing, and sometimes emotional journey into the life and myth of Isadore “Kid Cann” Blumenfeld. Joined by authors, filmmakers, musicians, and descendants of the men who ran the town, we dive into the bullet-riddled underworld of Prohibition-era Minneapolis—and the family lore that still surrounds it.

Chapter Markers

00:03:53 Ron de Beaulieu

00:15:36 Michael Greenberg

00:30:13 Paul Maccabee 

00:43:49 Marc Percansky

01:02:50 Sherwin Linton and Pam Linton

Hear firsthand stories from:

• Ron de Beaulieu, author of Minnesota's Most Notorious Mobster, who tried to separate the man from the myth (and ended up in the ghost files).
• Michael Greenberg, filmmaker behind the short film The Combination, who aims to bring Minneapolis' Jewish mob history to the big screen.
• Paul Maccabee, author of John Dillinger Slept Here, who shares what finally brought Kid Cann down (spoiler: it wasn’t bullets).
• Marc Percansky and the extended Percansky family, who tell unforgettable stories about The Flame nightclub, pool cues, gangster funerals, and a glimpse into their grandfather, Abe Percansky.
• Sherwin and Pam Linton. Sherwin brings country music charm and jaw-dropping memorabilia from his days at The Flame (including bar counters and contracts!).
• Special guests from the audience, including Rita (with tales of blood oaths and milk bottle bootlegging) and David LaBonne (whose dad managed a prized liquor store), Percansky Cousin Michael, and one of the owners of the CC Club, Steve.

Plus: haunted soundboards, backroom politics, a mystery tunnel, and the Italian musician who wrote a haunting tribute to Kid Cann...from Italy.

🎧 Featured Song:

The Last Prayer for Isadore Blumenfeld by Paolo For Lee (used with permission)

📺 Related Links:

🎞️ Watch The Combination on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jtY82Ma5A18?si=L0k5uM9CqpIEdYkj

 📖 Buy Minnesota's Most Notorious Mobster by Ron de Beaulieu: https://amzn.to/4jQKzGz

 📖 Read John Dillinger Slept Here by Paul Maccabee: https://amzn.to/4jQKzGz

🎵 Learn more about Paolo For Lee’s Minneapolis project: https://www.youtube.com/@paoloforlee

🎤 Find Sherwin & Pam Linton’s tour dates: sherwinlinton.com | pamlinton.com

📚 Explore Twin Cities Music Highlights: twincitiesmusichighlights.net

 Magic Marc Productions: https://www.magicmarcproductions.com/

Got to Be Something Here: The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound by Andrea Swensson: https://amzn.to/434j0mt

Amazon links are affiliate links and may result in a tiny commission to the podcast at no extra cost to you.

This episode was recorded May 3, 2025 at the CC Club in Minneapolis. This version was release May 11, 2025.

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Guests: Ron de Beaulieu, Michael Greenberg, Paul Maccabee, Marc Percansky, Lisa Percansky Goldwater Romy Percansky, Abe Percansky Segal, Sherwin Linton, Pam Linton, Percansky cousin Michael, David LaBonne, Rita, and Steve Shapiro.

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

Contact

If you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call the Hotline at 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

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Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Here's just a little bonus thank you episode. I'm still working on editing the actual show, and will release it just as soon as it's ready!

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

If you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call the Hotline at 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt: https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Hotline: 612-424-1684 (you can text too)

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

Hello!!! It’s great to see you again!

We’ve been on hiatus, but wanted to come back and tell you about our LIVE show coming up in May 2025.

So we’re dusting off our mics and getting back in the game! Then hopefully you can join us at our live show on May 3^rd 2025.

Our guests will be Ron de Beaulieu, Author of Minnesota's Most Notorious Mobster: The Making and Breaking of Kid Cann,

Filmmaker, Michael Greenberg director of, “The Combination” which is included in this year’s Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, and

Paul Maccabee, historian / author and basically the Kid Cann expert.

We hope to also have time to bring audience members up on ‘stage’ to tell their own stories. So if you have any family lore or history stories about Kid Cann or his cronies, come prepared to tell them. If you want to reach out to me beforehand, please email at volsteadland@gmail.com

Prepare for engaging interviews, lively discussions, and maybe even a few surprising revelations! This is your chance to hear firsthand from the experts and get your burning questions answered.

We hope to see you at the CC Club on May 3^rd 2025!

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis. In each episode, we chose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy and Heather

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

If you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Blog: http://www.volsteadland.com/blog  

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt: https://www.bonfire.com/store/volsteadland-merch/

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Volsteadland is produced by me, Amy, at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

Our sister podcast, The Activity Continues is a podcast where a couple of dorks (Amy & Megan) chat about the TV show, The Dead Files and other creepy shit. Each week we each choose an episode to dissect and chat about.

See our socials (links below) or our blog for extras. 

So grab your hankies, hop in the Cadillac, and join us when… The Activity Continues.

Season two starts in just a week! 

MERCH!

Our new T-shirt Store, Bonfire: https://www.bonfire.com/store/collected-sounds-merch/

Other stuff, Red Bubble:  https://www.redbubble.com/people/theactivitycont/explore?asc=u

Support your hosts

Megan’s Etsy Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/CraftJewelerybyMegan

Amy’s Podcast Production page: http://www.collectedsounds.com/

Amy’s other show, Volsteadland: https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland/

Donate to the show: https://www.podpage.com/the-activity-continues/support/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theactivitycontinues

If you’d prefer to watch the video versions of our episodes, please see our YouTube Channel

https://bit.ly/TAC_videos

Disclaimer:

This podcast is in no way affiliated with the Travel Channel, Painless TV, or the TV show The Dead Files or any of its cast or crew. We’re just a couple of fans that love the show and want to build a community of like-minded people who would enjoy hanging out and discussing the episodes and similar content.

Content Warning:

This is a general content warning, many of the episodes of the TV show talk about murders, some even involving children. So that may come up in our conversation as well. So please proceed with that in mind. But if you already watch The Dead Files you’ll be prepared.

Also, while Amy and Steve's swears are bleeped on TV, ours are not.

Credits:

Hosted by: Amy and Megan

Produced by Amy at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

Theme song. “Ghost Story” and segment music by Cannelle https://melissaoliveri.com/

Socials:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theactivitycontinues

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theactivitycontinues/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheActivityCont  

Other:

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theactivitycontinues

Website: https://bit.ly/TACOfficial

YouTube: https://bit.ly/TAC_videos

Newsletter sign up: http://eepurl.com/hWnBLL

Say hello at theactivitycontinues@gmail.com

Send us cool stuff at:

Collected Sounds Media, LLC

8014 Olson Memorial Hwy 55 No.240

Golden Valley, MN 55427-4712

Thank you for listening, take care of yourselves. We’ll see you next week!

#paranormal

#thedeadfiles

#truecrime

#comedy

#ghosts

#physicalmedium

#history

This is our 17th episode, it's Season 2 Episode 4. “Red Herrings and Scandal”.

We have a different format for you this time. We sat down with our friend Amoreena to chat about another famous person who was charged with the Mann Act, aka White Slavery Act. This is the charge that basically brought down Kid Cann in the 1960s.

Amoreena is the friend who has done some wonderful artwork for us and when I asked her to do the artwork for the Marilyn Tollefson episode, she said, “Oh the Mann Act, that’s what they tried to get Charlie Chaplin for!” It sounded like an interesting story so I asked her to join us for an episode to tell us what she knows. What resulted was a fun discussion about old Hollywood and the gossip machine. By the way, the woman who was at the center of the charge was Joan Barry.

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis (and also beyond…Hollywood, this time). In each episode, we chose a story from that era to present to you.

:

Episode Links:

Movies:

Trailer: The Cat’s Meow (2001) https://youtu.be/jy9SS59oQFQ

The Great Dictator (1940) https://youtu.be/2vOacn2ZcOs

Trailer: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) https://youtu.be/1qn6HxTJp0k

Whole movie: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2018) https://amzn.to/3OpWlcb

Chaplin (1992) https://amzn.to/3vz5IO6

Trailer: Chaplin (1992) https://youtu.be/8UAy9ynS-l4

The Kid (1921) https://youtu.be/LQE0c1Zugx8

Books:

Full Service: My Adventures in Hollywood and the Secret Sex Lives of the Stars 

https://amzn.to/3OqDcGZ

Hollywood Babylon by Kenneth Anger https://amzn.to/3L6qJ9t

My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin https://amzn.to/3L6rvTV

Other:

Joan Barry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Barry_(American_actress)

 [Amazon links are affiliate links]

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

Artwork: Amoreena

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is called “The Gangster Mind” and it’s about the criminal mind, psychology and history of the gang and gangsters. It is episode three of season two: Single Barrel Edition. Heather is presenting.

 Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

Voiceover Marilyn Ann Tollefson: Melissa Oliveri

Artwork for this episode: David Gentner 

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is called “Izzy’s Funny Valentine” and it’s about Marilyn Ann Tollefson. It is episode one of season two: Single Barrel Edition.

This time Amy is covering the life of Marilyn Ann Tollefson, the woman who at one time, loved Isadore Blumenfeld then ultimately took him down.

Happy Valentine’s Day, we hope your Valentine is truer to you than either of these people were to each other.

Content warning: story about dick pics. (PG13) and sex work.

 Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

Voiceover Marilyn Ann Tollefson: Melissa Oliveri

Artwork for this episode: Amoreena Farrell

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is about George “Machine Gun” Kelly and is episode one of season two: Single Barrel Edition.

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is an update on what’s happening in the Collected Sounds Podcast Universe.

·        Volsteadland is on break until season two (probably in February, but may be sooner)

·        Tales from the Shift is looking for guests! It could be you! (see link below)

·        Amy’s podcast recommendations, all spooky ones this time.

·        Amy is available to be your Podcast Producer!

“Breaking News” sound from Sound Effects Factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtn_hy6BHhk

Be like Gary! Become a Patreon for Volsteadland: https://www.patreon.com/join/volsteadland

Important Links:

Collected Sounds: https://www.podpage.com/collected-sounds/ feel free to suggest public domain stories for me to read.

Volsteadland: http://www.volsteadland.com – new episodes coming soon!

Tales from the Shift: Become a guest! https://www.podpage.com/tales-from-the-shift/guests/intake/

This is a bonus episode where you'll hear the full conversation I had with my friend Melissa about how she "met" Kid Cann. We also talk about my haunted house, her book and podcast and a few other things. I hope you enjoy it.

I hope the sound quality of the call portion won’t turn you off. I tried to fix it, and it honestly sounds better once you get used to it :)

Melissa’s podcast, The Skylark Bell: https://melissaoliveri.com/the-skylark-bell

Listen to the episode of her other podcast, Grab a Blanket on which I was a guest: https://open.spotify.com/episode/76zqY28XrUjfYtkr0GRCnY?si=8d0ae5f2d2bd4f01

Collected Sounds Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/collected-sounds

 Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is our season one Finale. Our cocktail is the Fancy Free. So mix one up and join us while we talk about some of the sources and online research we’ve done.

Video version of this episode: The Insiders: https://youtu.be/wEddi6qy5iQ

Transcript of this episode (it's a long one so it's in two parts): https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland/blog/transcript-episode-11-the-insiders-season-1-finale-pt-1/

https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland/blog/transcript-episode-11-the-insiders-season-1-finale-pt-2/

The Fancy Free:

• 2 ounces rye whiskey
• ½ ounce maraschino liqueur
• Dash of Angostura bitters
• Dash of orange bitters
• Orange twist, for garnish

Stir all liquid ingredients with ice. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Garnish with an orange twist.

Links I promised you:

Collected Sounds Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/collected-sounds

Tales from the Shift Podcast: https://redcircle.com/shows/tales-from-the-shift

"Augie's Secrets" by Neal Karlen (the book we talked about) https://amzn.to/3C7dd00 (affiliate link) 

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s in Minneapolis, focusing on notorious mobster Isadore Blumenfeld, a.k.a. Kid Cann.

If you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on Isadore Blumenfeld, aka Kid Cann, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

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Hosts: Amy and Heather

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

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Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

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Volsteadland is produced by me, Amy, at Collected Sounds Media Productions and is part of the Collected Sounds Podcast Network. 

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This episode is the end of Kid Cann’s story. Tonight, we drank Bourbon and Ginger Beer, and Bev Wine. So mix one up and join us while we talk about the end of Kid Cann’s reign in Minneapolis. This is a long one because I didn’t want to split it into two. The flow wouldn’t have been right.

 Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

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Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

For this episode, I’m giving you a sneak peek at a series I’m producing over on my other podcast, Collected Sounds.

I am reading to you the short story called “Afterward” by Edith Wharton. This story was written in 1910.   It is an ironic ghost story about greed and retribution. This is my favorite so far of the ones I’ve done.

Happy Spooky Season!

Credits

This independent podcast is produced by Amy at Collected Sounds Productions.

Host: Amy Elle

Story: “Afterward” by Edith Wharton (public domain).

Theme music by Cannelle, written especially for Collected Sounds. https://www.patreon.com/melissaoliveri

Story background music is Beethoven’s Sonata No. 19 in G Minor, Op. 49 No. 1 - I. Andante. The artist is Daniel Veesey and I got it from the Free Music Archive.

If you have any other suggestions for stories for me to read to you, please let me know. You can reach me at collectedounds@gmail.com or at 612-424-1684 (leave voice or text message). Or you can visit our website and leave a voice or text message there. https://www.podpage.com/collected-sounds/

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Volsteadland is produced by me, Amy, at Collected Sounds Productions and is part of the Collected Sounds Podcast Network.

Thanks for listening! 

This episode is about The Syndicate’s Rum Ring and the murder of its’ Fixer. Our cocktail is Bootleg (originated right here in Minneapolis!) So mix one up and join us while we talk about bootleggers finally paying for their crimes and what not to do if you don’t want to end up in a ditch with 14 bullets in you (spoiler alert: keep your mouth shut)

 Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

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Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is about the aftermath of the murder trial. Our cocktail is The Bootleg. So mix one up and join us while we talk about bribing juries, extortion, and attempted murder.

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

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Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is part two of The Bumbling Crew, the continuation of the trail of Kid Cann for the murder of Walter Liggett and the aftermath. Our cocktail is the Scofflaw So mix one up and join us while we talk testimonies that make no sense, frustrating procedures and questionable practices.

Here's the link to Heather Woodbury's Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/heather-woodburys-as-the-globe-warms/id986176517

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

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Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

Volsteadland: Episode 6 The Bumbling Crew

This episode is about the trial of Kid Cann for the murder of Walter Liggett. Our cocktail is the Scofflaw. So mix one up and join us while we talk murder, a bungled investigation and a bananas trial.

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

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Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is about an historic kidnapping, and two journalists who just couldn't let it go. Our cocktail is the Ward 8. So, mix one up and join us while we talk kidnapping, editorial attacks, real attacks and murder.

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

Voiceover work by Richard Molby and Greg Hetzler 

Artwork by Amoreena Farrell

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

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Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is about Cann's bootlegging, and two more brushes with law enforcement.

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland  Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt:  https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!  

This episode is an addendum to Episode 3:Battle of Bullets

If you think I got anything wrong here, please let me know!

Volsteadland is a podcast about the seedy underworld of the 1920s and 30s and even beyond, in Minneapolis, with a special interest in Isadore Blumenfield, aka Kid Cann. In each episode, we choose a story from that era to present to you.

 Credits:

Hosts: Amy Lotsberg and Heather Cram

Theme Music: "The Last Prayer (to Isadore Blumenfeld)" by Paolo For Lee

Background Music: "The Velvets" (instrumental version) by Cannelle

Production, Artwork, and Editing: Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.

if you or your parents, grandparents, etc. have any stories, folklore, or anything really, on the gangster mobster life in Minneapolis in the 1920s through 1960s, please let me know. We’d love to get in touch and chat about it or use your story in the podcast. Anonymous of course, unless you want credit!

You can leave a message (voice or text) on the website, https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland Just click on the little microphone at the bottom right of the page. 

You can also call 612-424-1684 (leave voicemail or text), or Email: Volsteadland@gmail.com

We'd love to hear from you for any reason! Just send us a note to tell us how we're doing!

Engage!

Our website: http://www.volsteadland.com/ or https://www.podpage.com/volsteadland

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/volsteadland 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/volstead_land/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Volsteadland

FB Discussion Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/volsteadland/

Get your own Volsteadland T-shirt: https://www.zazzle.com/s/volsteadland

Watch the video versions of these episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@volsteadland

Contact:

Send your stories to Volsteadland@gmail.com

Leave a text or VM: 612-424-1684

Volsteadland is produced by Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media and is part of the Collected Sounds Indie Podcast Network. 

Thanks for listening!