{"id":117124,"date":"2025-03-07T05:43:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/the-return-of-billy-possum\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T05:43:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T05:43:04","slug":"the-return-of-billy-possum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=117124","title":{"rendered":"The Return of Billy Possum"},"content":{"rendered":"


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This time he\u2019s not toying around.<\/em><\/strong>
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To celebrate the publication of my brand new article about Billy Possum in Smithsonian Magazine<\/a>, our latest episode is a sequel of sorts to one of our favorites, The Rise and Fall of Billy Possum<\/a>, and<\/em> Rebecca the Disgraceful Racoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

20 years after a short-lived possum fad was launched by William Howard Taft\u2019s possum and taters feast in Atlanta, Georgia, another possum wandered into the annals of presidential history. This Billy Possum was real, and alive. And possibly the escaped mascot of a nearby high school baseball team.<\/span><\/p>\n

Listen to the episode here:<\/span>