Podcast Episodes

The Last White Deer of Mount Madonna (Classic)

The story of the white deer on Mount Madonna, the two robber barons who put them there, and the last survivor of the herd.

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

How to Quarantine in a Ghost Town

Back in 2020, a lot of people moved to faraway places to escape urban life amid a global pandemic. Brent Underwood bought and moved to an abandoned town. We check in, three years later. To learn more…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

It’s Getting Hot in Here

Let’s all go to hell. Seriously. Hell, Michigan, that is :)

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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Villa de Vecchi

An abandoned mansion in Italy has become the source of rumors about ghost activity that some believe is justified by its very real gothic past. 

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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Dead Companions (Classic)

We nearly stump host Dylan Thuras with a seemingly simple question: Who are the top five dead people he would like to go on a road trip with?

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Arthurdale

The New Deal is known for ushering a string of social safety net programs. But in this episode, we tell the saga of an ambitious, government-backed homestead project in West Virginia that never quite…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Mysterious Sinkholes of Mt Baldy

One family’s regular day of exploring some sand dunes at the edge of Lake Michigan turned into a wild tale of a little boy being sucked into a sinkhole, and the discovery of underground tunnels.

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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Embracing Adventure in Fayetteville

A tiny town in West Virginia takes “living lift to the fullest” to a different level, with its embrace of extreme adventure activities. Like, for instance, a day where people sign up to jump off a br…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

A Whale of a Tale with Daniel Kraus

We chat with writer Daniel Kraus, who let his imagination run deep into the ocean after hearing a wild news story about an encounter between kayakers and a whale. And we get the backstory to Kraus’ n…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

Spacecraft Cemetery (Classic)

Where does space stuff go after it dies? To this spot deep, deep in the Pacific ocean.

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Published on 2 years, 4 months ago