His Royal Snakeship

or perhaps just one of his country cousins

In 1855 the town of Perry, New York was terrorized by a "sea serpent" in nearby Silver Lake. It was a hoax... but whose hoax was it?

Categories: Bonus Episodes, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Legendary Lands & Beasts, Wild Card

Tags: Colonel Joseph H. Wood cryptozoology folklore New York State Presented by #13 pseudo-science Seneca Nation Silver Lake skepticism

Published: July 12, 2021

He Whooped to See Them Burn

Simon Girty (1741-1818) -- renegade and traitor, or man of principle?

Was "white savage" Simon Girty (1741-1818) a renegade and traitor, or a man of principle? We reexamine his history and try to figure out what made him tick.

Categories: Biography, History, Most Popular, Series 4

Tags: American Revolutionary War Amherstburg ON Battle of Point Pleasant Canada Chief Logan Detroit, MI French and Indian War Kentucky Lord Dunmore's War Michigan Mohawk Nation Moravian Church Native Americans Northwest Indian War Ohio Pennsylvania Pittsburgh, PA Presented by #13 Seneca Nation The Devil and Daniel Webster United Kingdom United States of America Virginia War of 1812 West Virginia

Published: July 13, 2020