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S2Ep7 | Mary Todd Lincoln's Hands Were Enormous

Mar 16, 202033 minSeason 2Ep. 7
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Episode description

In 1943, Colonel Leslie R. Groves recruited 2-year-old math whiz kid Henry "Count 'Em Up" Kelly to be part of the Manhattan Project. After going on to help with the reconstruction of Europe at age 5, Kelly found himself in the Deep State (District Mary Todd), where he would eventually become CFO. But a whistleblowing episode got him banished in the 1990s, and now all Kelly wants is to find his find the secret passage back home.

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Credits:

Bam Alston played Henry Kelly. Bam performs with Washington Improv Theater house ensemble Lena Dunham. Follow him on Instagram at @bam.gram.

Liz Sanders played Muriel Wolland. Liz performs with Madeline, a Washington Improv Theater house ensemble.

Produced by Tim Townsend.

Theme music by Bart Warshaw.

Cover art by Claire Smalley

Website by Chance Griffin. 

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