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Back to SearchEp. 256 - The Great Raymond
Season 1 Episode 255
In the late 1800 and through World War II, The Great Raymond was a household name. Maurice Saunders, who started learning magic tricks at the age of 9 while growing up in Akron, traveled the globe mo…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
OM Backroads Ep:17. The Unsolved Murders at Berlin Lake
Season 1 Episode 17
1994 would prove to be an awful year for the community of people surrounding Berlin Lake, Ohio. In the span of a year, the bodies of 4 people would be discovered in the woods off of Berlin Lake on a …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
OM Backroads Ep:16. The Last Run of Pretty boy Floyd
Season 1 Episode 16
Join us as we discuss the notorious outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd and his exploits in Ohio. Considered "Public Enemy Number One", Floyd would live a life of crime including when Floyd was 25 and using the …
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Rewind -10-Minute Mystery: Symmes' Hollow Earth Theory
10-Minute Mystery: Symmes' Hollow Earth Theory
John Cleves Symmes Jr., who died in Hamilton, Ohio in 1829, spent his later years lecturing about his theory that the planet had a large habitable hole r…
Published on 1 year, 11 months ago
Ep. 255 - The Christmas Twinkler
Season 1 Episode 256
In the 1950s, John Garver, a teacher at Boardman High School in Mahoning County, designed a Christmas ornament that could spin using the heat from the tree's electric Christmas lights. But despite se…
Published on 2 years ago
OM Backroads Ep:14. Mission Lost: The Incredible Tale of The Lady Be Good
Season 1 Episode 14
Hello, in today's episode we examine a war story about the tragic first mission of the plane and crew of the "Lady Be Good", a WW2 bomber B-24D. It was considered lost until a fateful day 15 years la…
Published on 2 years ago
Ep. 254 - Street names with remarkable origins. Pt 1
Season 1 Episode 253
Most streets are named for people or places. Sometimes they're connected to the street itself, sometimes not. But once in a while, a street name is a clue to a remarkable piece of history. This new s…
Published on 2 years ago
OM Backroads Ep:13. Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Hamilton, Hulse, and Grapewin
Season 1 Episode 13
Did you know that there were three actors from Ohio who starred in the 1939 classic film, “The Wizard of Oz”? Join Dan and Mike as they travel the backroads of Ohio to tell the stories of these three…
Published on 2 years ago
Ep. 253 - John Bingham, a founding father for a new America
Season 1 Episode 253
The United States changed dramatically after the Civil War, and new laws were needed in order to make reconstruction work. Enter John Bingham, a congressman from Ohio, who framed the 14th Amendment. …
Published on 2 years ago
OM Backroads Ep:12 Body Snatching in the 1800's
Season 1 Episode 12
In this episode we explore the gruesome ritual of body snatching. In the 1800's when medical colleges needed cadavers to dissect, they would frequently turn to clandestine groups of men and women, fr…
Published on 2 years ago