Podcast Episodes

Bad Apples – Lost Boundaries

Season 18 Episode 247

My wife, Mary Jane, joins me to discuss the 1949 movie Lost Boundaries, the screen adaptation of the lives of Dr. Albert and Thyra Johnston, the New Hampshire couple who passed as white for nearly t…

Published on 8 hours ago

A White Lie

Season 18 Episode 246

A New Hampshire doctor and his wife kept a secret from their children, friends, and community for nearly two decades. That was until the federal government discovered the lie. After the publication o…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Rewind: The First Jewish Couple Married on National TV

Cartoonist Leigh Rubin's parents were the first Jewish couple ever to be married on US television, but it almost never happened. Includes audio clips from that Bride and Groom television episode. Or…

Published on 4 weeks ago

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Season 18 Episode 245

Abbott & Costello agree to perform in a boy’s backyard for 70 cents, parents sue a milk dairy because their son grew too tall, a man sleeps only 2 hours per day for 33 years, and much more!

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Escape from Monkey Mountain

Season 18 Episode 244

Nearly 175 monkeys escaped from a zoo in Massapequa, New York in 1935. Led by an outlaw monkey named Al Capone, they mostly took refuge in the woods. While the vast majority of the monkeys were soon …

Published on 2 months ago

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Season 18 Episode 243

Eight different stories in which someone or something got the last laugh. Includes: rattlesnakes that outsmarted a snake trap, jokes aimed at women are funnier, a friendly feud with the cable company…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

To Russia for Love

Season 18 Episode 238

A British man hadn't seen his Russian wife for nearly five years. The Soviets repeatedly refused to allow him into the USSR, and they denied her request to leave. He became so desperate that he decid…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

The Denver Spiderman

Season 18 Episode 241

In Denver, Colorado, in 1941, a man was found murdered in his own home. The most unusual part was that all of the doors and windows were locked from the inside. So, how was the killer able to make hi…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Season 18 Episode 238

A warning to stay away from people with blue eyes, Stanford students use ice nickels to pay for phone calls, the speed limit for automobiles is set at 2 mph, and much more!

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Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Diamond Jim's Shack

Season 18 Episode 239

A pristine view. A stubborn fisherman’s legacy. When wealth clashes with tradition, who wins? Dive into the gripping saga of Diamond Jim's Shack, where a simple fishing spot turns into a battleground…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago