Grab your barrel and your bayonet — this episode uncorks the Whiskey Rebellion, the moment frontier farmers went head-to-head with George Washington's brand-new federal government. When a tax on distilled spirits lit tempers in western Pennsylvania, Washington didn't just send a letter — he sent an army. We'll explore how this showdown tested the Constitution, cemented federal authority, and proved that the revolution's ideals were one thing — but enforcing laws was another. America's first "tax protest" gets spirited in more ways than one.
