The Prophet of the Pacific

from San Francisco to Honolulu to Bombay, first class all the way

Sometimes a journey of ten thousand miles starts with mailing yourself from San Francisco to Honolulu. Read More...

Categories: Daring & Epic Journeys, Eccentrics & Prophecies, Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, People & Places, Series 6

Tags: Christianity Presented by #13 religion San Francisco, CA The Philippines

Published: January 11, 2021
Edited: June 23, 2021

The Terror of Gillikin Country

they terrorized the rust belt for years, and the cops were none the wiser

For years the Monongahela Valley was terrorized by the Torso Burchianti Gang. Except maybe that gang wasn't quite as fearsome as the cops thought... Read More...

Categories: People & Places, Series 6

Tags: Chicago, IL Cleveland, OH crime Detroit, MI Michigan Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA Presented by #13

Published: December 28, 2020
Edited: January 3, 2021

The Spirit of Capitalism Made Flesh

if you like 'em big, well, they don't get any bigger than this

A fun night out at the theater featuring ethnic jokes, slapstick violence, a sappy moral, three tons of feminine pulchritude, and a dead cat. Read More...

Categories: Bonus Episodes, Entertainment & Media, Wild Card

Tags: New York, NY Presented by #13 vaudeville

Published: December 14, 2020
Edited: January 3, 2021

Eight Things We Like Meet the Wolf Man

There's no new episode this week, so if you need your podcast fix why not try one of these eight shows we like? Read More...

Categories: Meta

Tags: Maintenance Phase Overheard podcasts Radio Free Hipster Spectacular Failures stuff we like The Constant The Dollop The Last Archive The Pessimist's Archive Wild Thing

Published: December 7, 2020
Edited: June 23, 2021

Exceeding Great

that's Ezekiel 9:9 for those of you reading along at home

How many times will folks fall for the same old tricks? You might be surprised. The story of Prince Mike, King Ben, and the Houses of Israel and David. Read More...

Categories: Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 5

Tags: "Prince" Michael Keyfor Mills Ann O'Delia Diss Debar baseball Canada communism crime cult David Livingston Mackay Detroit, MI Messiah Michigan New and Latter House of Israel Presented by #13 Protestantism religion United Kingdom Windsor, ON

Published: November 23, 2020
Edited: June 23, 2021

Pennies from Heaven

In honor of our latest episode, #7 has graciously decided to share some photos of the best pressed pennies in her collection! Read More...

Categories: Man's Amazing Inventions, Supplement, Wild Card

Tags: elongated coins field trip hobbies pressed pennies squished pennies travel

Published: November 16, 2020
Edited: January 3, 2021

Pressing Matters

the only souvenir option that makes cents

It's the only souvenir option that makes cents - or rather, is made from cents. A brief history of the pressed penny, squished penny, or elongated coin! Read More...

Categories: Man's Amazing Inventions, Series 5, Wild Card

Tags: 1893 Chicago World's Fair and Columbian Exposition elongated coins hobbies Presented by #7 pressed pennies squished pennies travel

Published: November 9, 2020
Edited: February 22, 2021

Bound in Mystery and Shadow

thou shall not suffer a witch to live

In 1929 it was a sensation, "the most notorious witchcraft trial since Salem." Today it's all but forgotten. Let's talk about the York County Hex Murder. Read More...

Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, People & Places, Series 5

Tags: crime Pennsylvania Presented by #13 quackery

Published: October 26, 2020
Edited: January 3, 2021

Normalating

let me tell you about the healing power of color

The idea that color has healing power is a relatively modern (and utterly fallacious) one. We discuss its development through the 19th and 20th centuries. Read More...

Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Science & Nature, Series 5

Tags: civil law crime eclectic medicine Presented by #13 quackery Theosophical Society Theosophy

Published: October 12, 2020
Edited: June 23, 2021