Ranked #1
Bonus episode! Justin from Generation Why tells us about the Kansas City Massacre
Bonus episode! Justin from Generation Why tells us about the Kansas City Massacre
In this special bonus episode, we chat with Justin Evans (of the Geneation Why and The Peripheral Podcasts) about a stor... Read more
23 Jul 2018
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33mins
Ranked #2
Nevada County, CA: The Donner Party
Nevada County, CA: The Donner Party
A small resort community in the California mountains hides a dark history. Yep, we're going there: It's the freaking Don... Read more
16 Jul 2018
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59mins
Ranked #3
Lincoln-palooza: Springfield, Il
Lincoln-palooza: Springfield, Il
Springfield is all about Abraham Lincoln, but hey, what about Mr. Accordion? Also, the Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon, a ... Read more
30 Apr 2019
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39mins
Ranked #4
Blind Bluesmen and a Disappearing Daughter: Anson County, North Carolina
Blind Bluesmen and a Disappearing Daughter: Anson County, North Carolina
We take a look at Morven, North Carolina, where a community comes together to support literacy. Then, we investigate the... Read more
2 Jul 2018
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47mins
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Ranked #5
Lake County OR: Perpetual Geysers and Sheepshooting Murderers
Lake County OR: Perpetual Geysers and Sheepshooting Murderers
The atlas takes us to Lake County Oregon, home to geologic oddities and the rumors of rangewars past. We tak about alkal... Read more
8 Aug 2018
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40mins
Ranked #6
Hartford County, CT: Black dogs and Harriet Beecher Stowe
Hartford County, CT: Black dogs and Harriet Beecher Stowe
We check out Bloomfield, CT, one-time home to the New England Muscle Bicycle Museum and the most depressing group of Whi... Read more
11 Feb 2019
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49mins
Ranked #7
Itasca County, MN: Unkillable Louts and Native American Uprisings
Itasca County, MN: Unkillable Louts and Native American Uprisings
We visit Itasca County, home of lakes, logging and long-ago louts. We tell the story of Sam Christy, an 1880s roustabout... Read more
2 Sep 2018
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48mins
Ranked #8
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
Cedar Crest, New Mexico
In this Anytown, USA/City on the Edge mashup, your hosts Ty Bannerman, Courtney FitzGerald and Mike Smith take a look at... Read more
17 Dec 2019
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46mins
Ranked #9
Guam: Not a state, not a county.
Guam: Not a state, not a county.
From the legacy of colonialism to forgotten Japanese soldiers, we enter uncharted territory (literally) with our first e... Read more
9 Sep 2019
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54mins
Ranked #10
Rattlesnake Stations and Stage Coach Barons: Mountain Home, ID
Rattlesnake Stations and Stage Coach Barons: Mountain Home, ID
Somehow, Mountain Home, Idaho, isn't in the mountains. In fact, it was founded when one town more or less swiped a post ... Read more
26 Feb 2019
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41mins
Ranked #11
The Valley of the Crooked Stream: Fulton County, NY
The Valley of the Crooked Stream: Fulton County, NY
The first European claim on land that would become part of Fulton County, NY was a tract of Mohawk hunting ground called... Read more
23 Sep 2019
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29mins
Ranked #12
One man's wasteland. Cecil Garland and Juab County, Utah.
One man's wasteland. Cecil Garland and Juab County, Utah.
When the US Air Force was looking for empty land on which to build a massive MX missile base, Juab County, Utah, seemed ... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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29mins
Ranked #13
Lincoln, NE: Gas-powered roller skates and the Great Sheedy Murder Trial
Lincoln, NE: Gas-powered roller skates and the Great Sheedy Murder Trial
On a cold night in January, 1891, local gambler and influential citizen John Sheedy was felled by a blow to his head. Al... Read more
19 Jun 2017
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47mins
Ranked #14
Hypocritical VPs and exhaustive photo projects-- Johnson County, Iowa
Hypocritical VPs and exhaustive photo projects-- Johnson County, Iowa
We look at Johnson County, Iowa, named after a particularly hypocritical vice president of the United States, and the to... Read more
7 Aug 2019
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43mins
Ranked #15
The Long Strange Life of Dippy the Dinosaur- Carbon County, Wyoming
The Long Strange Life of Dippy the Dinosaur- Carbon County, Wyoming
There's a good chance that the first dinosaur you ever saw was a "Dippy." Where did it come from? How did it wind up in ... Read more
25 Nov 2019
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29mins
