Eight Things We Like 1970
It's the break between Series 11 and 12, so you know what that means... another list of eight things we like!
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Shenandoah Airship Disaster Monument
On the way home from Road Trip 2022, #7 and #13 took a detour to visit the monument to the USS Shenandoah disaster in Ava, OH.
Categories: History, Supplement
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Air Crash Museum
sorry, Meat Loaf -- two out of three ain't good
The US Navy invested heavily in rigid airships... only to lose the majority of their fleet in tragic accidents. Learn why we can't have nice things.
Categories: History, Man's Amazing Inventions, Series 11
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The Sea King
the last Confederate ship
In 1864 the Confederacy sent a privateer to destroy the whaling industry. It succeeded beyond their wildest dreams... but not until after the war was over.
Categories: Daring & Epic Journeys, History, Series 11
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Jelly Time
what's the difference between jam and jelly?
...and for that matter, what the heck is marmalade? Have no fear, #7 has all the answers!
Categories: Arts & Culture, Series 11, Wild Card
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A Warning To Future Man
either the most astonishing revelation in history... or its greatest hoax
"I myself cannot explain it. I know only that I remember Lemuria! Remember it with the absolute conviction of a fanatic..."
Categories: Entertainment & Media, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Most Popular, Series 11
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Holy Ghost Babies
ten times worse than Brigham Young (or so they say)
George Jacob Schweinfurth was a charlatan who mocked religion, stole money, and despoiled women with his hypnotic powers. Then he did something unexpected.
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 11
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Independent by Accident
a brief history of Neutral Moresnet (1814-1918)
An ambitious Prince William Frederick, prince of Orange-Nassau, was an ambitious man. The House of Orange had been chased from Holland by French revolutionaries, so when the Napoleonic empire crumbled in the final months of 1813 he was determined to grab as much of the spoils as he possibly could. His ultimate ambition was to […]
Categories: History, People & Places, Series 11
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“I Am [Not] Charley Ross”
who was Gustave Blair, really?
In 1939, Gustave Blair convinced an Arizona court that he was the missing Charley Ross. But was he really? The answer has been a mystery... until now.
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, People & Places
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Your Heart’s Sorrow
the 1874 abduction of Little Charley Ross
In 1874 four-year-old Charley Ross was kidnapped in front of his family's Philadelphia home... and became America's first case of kidnapping for ransom.
Categories: Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, People & Places, Series 11
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Road Trip 2022
In June #1, #7 and #13 piled into a car and drove halfway across America. They couldn't resist visiting a few podcast-related sights along the way.
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The Buzzer Brigade
a shocking scandal in the world of sport
Years before baseball played its first game under electric lights, the 1900 Philadelphia Phillies used electricity at the Baker Bowl... to steal signs.
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Man's Amazing Inventions, Sports & Leisure
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