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Almost Over the Hump – Podcast #174

Published on June 20, 2022

Posted in: Escape and Survival, Podcast

Just what happens when your airplane crashes high up in the Himalayan mountains and there is no chance that anyone will ever find you? This happened to two pilots during WW II as they attempted to pilot a cargo plane over “The Hump.”

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Retrocast #10 – Podcast #173

Published on June 1, 2022

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

Sliced bread is banned, popcorn in theaters may be banned, women using fly swatters to lose weight, and much more! Matt Breen of the Explorers Podcast cohosts.

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Henry Ford’s Peace Ship – Podcast #172

Published on May 16, 2022

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

In 1915, Henry Ford sought to end WWI by chartering a ship and sailing with many of the prominent peace activists of the day to Europe. Find out what happened next...

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Arbor Day Turns 150! – Podcast #171

Published on April 28, 2022

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

Arbor Day is 150 years old! Learn the origins of the day, plus how one small upstate New York town continues the annual celebration.

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Retrocast #9 – Podcast #170

Published on April 13, 2022

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A woman dumps her fiancé at the altar to marry the minister, a jealous husband who used rattlesnakes to keep men away from his wife, and much more!

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The Father of Voice Radio – Reginald Fessenden – Podcast #169

Published on March 31, 2022

Posted in: Forgotten History, Podcast

It’s hard to believe, but when the first words were spoken on radio, it was dismissed as a novelty. It seems as if everyone thought that Morse code was the future. Everyone except for Reginald Fessenden.

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The Case of the Hollow Nickel – Podcast #168

Published on March 15, 2022

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Law & Order, Podcast

In 1953, paperboy Jimmy Bozart was counting his subscription money. He dropped the coins and one nickel split open, revealing a piece of microfilm. This led to the arrest of a high-ranking Soviet spy.

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Retrocast #8 – Podcast #167

Published on February 28, 2022

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A live baby is auctioned, a knife thrower hits his human target, a dog warden with an unusual approach to keeping thieves out of the pound, and more!

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The Eddie Cantor Peace Prize – Podcast #166

Published on February 15, 2022

Posted in: Entertainment, Forgotten History, Fraud & Deception, Podcast

In 1936, superstar Eddie Cantor asked his radio listeners to write an essay describing how the United States could avoid war. The prize was a full college scholarship. With no set rules, something was certain to go wrong. And it did...

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Retrocast #7 – Podcast #165

Published on January 31, 2022

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A man falls out of a window and is saved by a flagpole, seven tonsillectomies done in an assembly line fashion, the last cigarette commercial on US network television, and much more!

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The Glass House Girl – Podcast #164

Published on January 13, 2022

Posted in: Entertainment, Podcast

Edna Kirby spent more than a decade in Hollywood appearing in silent movies for Paramount Studios. While she never became a movie star, Edna drew large crowds in nearly every town that she visited. That’s because Edna Kirby lived in a glass house.

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Bad Apples #3 – Sunset Boulevard – Podcast #163

Published on January 3, 2022

Posted in: Bad Apples Movie Review, Podcast

My wife Mary Jane joins me to review the classic movie "Sunset Boulevard." Directed by Billy Wilder, this movie tells the story of a struggling screenwriter who gets into a dangerous relationship with a faded Hollywood actress who dreams of a big comeback.

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Retrocast #6 – Podcast #162

Published on December 15, 2021

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast, Retrocasts

A reindeer that bit a boy’s finger, a lawsuit over the world’s largest Christmas stocking, an absent-minded Santa Claus, a Santa caught with his pants down, the first Christmas film ever made, and much more!

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Tom McGee’s Back on the Chain Gang – Podcast #161

Published on November 30, 2021

Posted in: Crime & Punishment, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast

Tom McGee wanted nothing more for Christmas than to be able to spend time caring for his hogs. The only catch was that he needed to commit a crime and hope that a judge would sentence him to time on one of Georgia’s infamous chain gangs.

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Retrocast #5 – Podcast #160

Published on November 16, 2021

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts, Tidbits

In this episode: A proud father who kidnapped his newborn daughter, a mother jailed for cooking a woodpecker, Einstein gives a student incorrect math advice, a snake that joined a woman in the bathtub, and much more!

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