There are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. But there are also unknown knowns.
The Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope is a secret society devoted to unearthing and sharing this forgotten knowledge. In podcast form.
Charles Dickens once said “The law is a ass.” We once said that he used the wrong indefinite article in that sentence.
In which two Irish art students commit a daring daylight museum heist with virtually no planning, and somehow get away consequence-free. Read More...
Categories: Arts & Culture, Series 7
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Both Texas and Wyoming lay claim to America's first woman governor. But who really deserves the honor? Read More...
Categories: Biography, History, People & Places, Series 6
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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
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In 1902 baseball player Nap Lajoie was prohibited by law from entering the state of Pennsylvania. How did this weird state of affairs come to pass? Read More...
Categories: Series 4, Sports & Leisure
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The amazing story of Laura Biggar, the Anna Nicole Smith of 1901, and her crazy plot to steal an inheritance that may or may not have been rightfully hers. Read More...
Categories: Biography, History, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 4
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The Harmony Society managed to survive the death of its founder, but could it survive the twin ravages of time and greed? Read More...
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 2
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An unusual cemetery leads us to the story of the Harmony Society (1803-1905), the richest communists in the world, and the saga of their rise and fall. Read More...
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, History, Series 2
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The story of the "weeping icon" has it all - a 102-year-old flying nun, the Gulf War, armed robbery, John Gotti, religious schism, and insurance fraud. Hear the amazing truth in this week's episode, "Goodnight, Irene"! Read More...
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Series 2, Wild Card
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Bebe Rebozo was Nixon's best friend -- but was he a kind, generous man or a fiend combining the worst aspects of Rasputin and Al Capone? Read More...
Categories: Biography, History, Series 2
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