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July 31, 2023Uncategorized

Willy Higinbotham: A Name You Should Know, But Don’t – REWIND

First released November 2, 2020. Willy Higinbotham is considered by many to be the inventor of the world’s first video game. But there’s more – he was also on the […]
July 23, 2023Uncategorized

Nub City: The Worst Kind of Insurance Fraud

In the late 1950s and early 60s, a rash of dismemberment claims were filed in the panhandle of Florida. Most of the new amputees in the whole country were turning […]
July 17, 2023Uncategorized

Torches of Freedom: Women’s Right to Smoke Cigarettes

One of the many marches for Women’s Rights through the years has been somewhat forgotten by history: The right to smoke cigarettes. In the 1920s, there was a push-back against […]
July 10, 2023Uncategorized

Tarrare: The Man Who Ate Everything

Tarrare was a French 18th century man who is known to history for having the largest appetite known to man. He would regularly eat ridiculous amounts of food without ever […]
July 5, 2023Uncategorized

Eugene the Mummy and Other Displayed Bodies

NEW EPISODE! What happens when a person is found deceased and has no one to claim them. In the old days, they were put on display. And in this episode, […]
June 26, 2023Uncategorized

A Titanic Hero at Dunkirk: Charles Lightoller – Rewind

Originally released October 18, 2021. Charles Lightoller was the Second Officer on board the ill-fated maiden voyage of the H.M.S. Titanic. Only saved by an exploding boiler, he went on […]
June 19, 2023Uncategorized

The Hidden Village Under Central Park – Rewind

Originally released September 14, 2020. Seneca Village was one of our nation’s first, free middle-class black communities. Its memory was nearly lost to history. In this podcast, we explore what happened […]
June 12, 2023Uncategorized

The Confederados: The Confederate Flag Flies in Brazil – Rewind

Originally released Jan 3, 2022. In 1808, a lover’s quarrel in Paris led to one of the most interesting duels ever fought. Monsieur LePique and Monsieur de Grandpré both fell […]
June 5, 2023Uncategorized

LePique and Grandpré: The Hot Air Balloon Duel – Rewind

Originally released Jan 3, 2022. In 1808, a lover’s quarrel in Paris led to one of the most interesting duels ever fought. Monsieur LePique and Monsieur de Grandpré both fell […]
May 29, 2023Uncategorized

Sovereign Sapling: The Tree that Owns Itself

Can a tree own itself? If you visit Athens, GA or Eufaula, AL, you’ll find trees that are self-owned. But is that even legal? It’s certainly one way residents of […]