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Retrocast #27 – Podcast #222

Published on July 24, 2024

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

True fish stories, a newsreel photographer goes on an unexpected flight, a young girl attempts to visit Honolulu, and much more!

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Retrocast #26 – Podcast #218

Published on May 15, 2024

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A man is arrested for stealing his own money, a barn is stolen while a farmer sleeps, a Harvard graduate who lost his memory, and much more!

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Retrocast #25- Podcast #216

Published on April 9, 2024

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

An alligator is found in a California swamp, male toll collectors oppose the hiring of women, a mummified man inspires a Don McLean song, a chewing gum party, and much more!

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Retrocast #24 – Podcast #212

Published on January 23, 2024

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A family is limited to one bath per week; a woman catches a trout with a fly swatter, Beatles hair is clogging up swimming pools, and much more!

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Christmas Retrocast – Podcast #210

Published on December 20, 2023

Posted in: Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast, Retrocasts

In this episode: A look at letters to Santa through the years, a judge who sentences two men to get a boy his Christmas gifts, Santa’s pants fall down, and much more!

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Retrocast #22 – Podcast #208

Published on November 30, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

In this episode: A hippopotamus is on the loose in Detroit, a skydiver in freefall grabs a parachute from another skydiver, Chicago steaks are really horse meat, a boy’s crib is struck by lightning, and much more!

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Retrocast #21 – Podcast #206

Published on October 23, 2023

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Podcast, Retrocasts

Boston women face deadline to marry, a man’s feet are too big for the US Marines, a vice-principal cuts offensive images from a sex-ed textbook, and much more!

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Retrocast #20 – Podcast #204

Published on September 20, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A kangaroo is on the loose in NYC, a woman fails her driving test 39 times, someone is sneaking under the tables at college libraries and painting women’s toenails, and much more!

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Retrocast #19 – Podcast #202

Published on August 15, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts, Tidbits

A World War II vet who could only rent a home if he agreed to bring a live goat, Baltimore requires male go-go dancers to cover their breasts, and a woman who saw The Sound of Music 864 times, and much more!

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Retrocast #18 – Podcast #199

Published on June 21, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A deer stabs a man, a dress made from postage stamps, three teenagers take a joyride in an airplane, the history of the pay telephone, & more!

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Retrocast #17 – Podcast #195

Published on April 19, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A train derails and then jumps back on track, a man who owned the universe, a bet in which the loser would eat 1 million peas, and much more!

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Retrocast #16 – Podcast #193

Published on March 20, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

In this episode: a man who recorded the location of buried treasure on a record, a girl who swallowed 200 rocks, a color-blind plumber, the history of McDonald’s Big Mac, and much more!

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Retrocast #15 – Podcast #191

Published on February 14, 2023

Posted in: Love & Marriage, Podcast, Retrocasts

A man who eats match heads, every kiss supposedly knocks 3 minutes off of your life, a couple waits 60 years to marry, a 10-year-ban is proposed to curb the spread of tuberculosis, and much more!

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Retrocast #14 – Podcast #189

Published on January 19, 2023

Posted in: Podcast, Retrocasts

A man claims his wife snores in Morse code, a man hitchhikes after his car is stolen and is picked up by his own vehicle, the AMA recommends those over 40 not do the Twist, and much more!

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Christmas Retrocast – Podcast #187

Published on December 20, 2022

Posted in: Footnotes to History, Holidays & Celebrations, Podcast, Retrocasts

A special holiday Retrocast featuring 10 true stories from Christmas past, plus a holiday song recorded in 1913.

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