Dead Ringers – Podcast #58 Published on November 24, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fraud & Deception, Podcast Akron, Ohio citizen Larry Bader and Omaha sportscaster Fritz Johnson were complete opposites. Yet, they were dead ringers for each other.Click to Read More...
Will the Real Dr. Brown Please Stand Up? – Podcast #55 Published on July 10, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Fraud & Deception, Hoaxes, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Dr. Brown was loved by everyone in Groveton, Texas. When he was arrested for a crime that could have endangered others, they didn't abandon their faith in him.Click to Read More...
The Case of the Misplaced Belly Button – Podcast #54 Published on May 27, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Law & Order, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Virginia O'Hare underwent tummy tuck surgery and then sued her doctor for $1.5 million dollars. Why? Because her belly button was supposedly 2" off-center.Click to Read More...
The Patron Saint of the Vocally Challenged – Podcast #53 Published on April 25, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Humor, Miscellaneous, Podcast Florence Foster Jenkins is considered to be the forerunner to today's talentless celebrities. Her recordings are considered to be among the worst of all time.Click to Read More...
Jack the Stripper – Podcast #52 Published on March 21, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast An odd true story about a San Diego robber dubbed "Jack the Stripper" by the press in the early 1960s. Click to learn about his unusual modus operandi.Click to Read More...
Tinker the Toad – Podcast #51 Published on February 13, 2012 Posted in: Animals & Pets, Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast, Science, Technology & Medicine Tinker the toad was found buried under 6-inch thick concrete. The slab had been poured nine years earlier. Find out how Tinker survived this entombment.Click to Read More...
The Corpse Bride – Podcast #50 Published on January 17, 2012 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Death and Murder, Love & Marriage, Podcast The true story of Karl von Cosel and the girl of his dreams. They slept together in the same bed every night - nine years after she had died.Click to Read More...
Midnapore’s Wolf Children – Podcast #49 Published on December 14, 2011 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Podcast The story of Amala and Kamala, two girls in India who were claimed to have been raised by wolves. Find out the facts of this unusual story.Click to Read More...
The Man Buried Alive – Podcast #44 Published on May 4, 2011 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Escape and Survival, Podcast On August 21, 1933, Jack Loreen was dug up after spending the previous 64 days buried in a coffin. That was just the start of a crazy competition to survive the longest at six feet under.Click to Read More...
Noach Goldberg’s Wooden Leg – Podcast #42 Published on March 15, 2011 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Money & Financial, Podcast Frank Laiken skipped town to avoid paying alimony in 1928 and was never to be seen again. His ex-wife Rose learned of a man named Noach (Noah) Goldberg who had died in Vienna. It was his wooden leg that made her certain that Noah was her husband.Click to Read More...
Conrad Cantzen’s Shoes – Podcast #41 Published on February 11, 2011 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Death and Murder, Entertainment, Money & Financial, Podcast Conrad Cantzen died in 1945 and is long forgotten, but his shoe fund still lives on. Read the story of this bizarre provision in this down-on-his-luck actor's handwritten will.Click to Read More...
The Cardiff Giant – Podcast #38 Published on October 26, 2010 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Fraud & Deception, Podcast The 1869 discovery of this fossilized giant provided the first definitive proof that giants once did inhabit the Earth. Could it be true?Click to Read More...
The Strange Kidnapping of Milly McGill – Podcast #30 Published on February 1, 2010 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Love & Marriage, Podcast The long forgotten story about the strange kidnapping of Milly McGill back in 1945. It is what happened after Milly was returned back to her parents that is the oddest part of this true story. Click to Read More...
Escape in a Homemade Submarine – Podcast #25 Published on September 2, 2009 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Crime & Punishment, Escape and Survival, Podcast The fascinating true story of three Milwaukee men that started bombing Milwaukee Sears stores in an effort to obtain $100,000 and escape in their homemade submarine. Click to Read More...
The Flubber Fiasco – Podcast #16 Published on July 20, 2008 Posted in: Bizarre & Oddities, Entertainment, Podcast The unbelievable story of how to deal with the disposal of millions of pieces of the toy Flubber. It's the product that they just couldn't keep down! Click to Read More...