Podcast Episodes

UNRESOLVED Ep 17: Greg Peters

A collaboration with the Akron Beacon Journal: In 2003, Greg Peters was working his dream job - the clerk of an Akron, Ohio head shop where the self-proclaimed hippie greeted like-minded people who s…

Published on 2 years ago

OM Backroads Ep:11 Who Coined the Term "Rock and Roll"?

Join Dan and Mike as they rock and roll their way down Ohio’s Backroads to Cleveland to determine if Alan Freed really coined the term “Rock and Roll” while he was a popular disc jockey on Cleveland …

Published on 2 years ago

Ep. 252 - Revelations from a Preble County Jane Doe

Season 1 Episode 252

In 1968, children in Eaton discovered partial remains in a flooded ditch, determined by pathologists to belong to a middle-aged woman. In 2019, Det Adam Turner in Shelby is searching for a missing pe…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

OM Backroads Ep:10 Football's First Forward Pass

Season 1 Episode 10

Football season is heating up, so Dan and Mike are “going long” and hitting Ohio’s backroads to bring us some little-known and fascinating history on the development, execution, and success of footba…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 251 - The fortune teller killer

Season 1 Episode 251

In 1847, a fortune teller from Morgan County traveled to Williams County and offered his self-proclaimed clairvoyant skills to the local farmers and settlers. There, he enlisted a mentally-challenged…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

OM Backroads Ep:9 The Millfield Mine Disaster of 1930

Season 1 Episode 9

In this episode we explore the Millfield Mine Disaster of 1930. On November 5, 1930 the town of Millfield, Ohio was devastated by an explosion in the Sunday Creek coal mine which resulted in the deat…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 250 - Ohio's prehistoric race of giants?

Season 1 Episode 250

Ep. 250 - Ohio's prehistoric race of giants?

Between 1800 and 1904, there were dozens of reports in Ohio of people finding huge skeletons, mostly while excavating prehistoric Indian mounds. Descriptio…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

OM Backroads Ep 8: Im hearing voices. Ohio's connection to 4 great Hollywood voice actors

In this episode, we explore the Buckeye state's connection to Smokey the Bear, the TV shows Gunsmoke and the Adventures of Superman, the cartoon character "Mr. Magoo", Yogi Bear, Disneyland and even …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Ep. 249 - A haunted gun in McConnelsville

Season 1 Episode 249

In 1905, McConnelsville town constable Horace Porter was shot to death by a local man with no history of violence. Four years later, the same gun found its way into the hands of Morgan County prosecu…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

OM Backroads Ep 7: Wes Craven, Freddy Krueger, and Kirtland, Ohio

Season 1 Episode 7

In this special Halloween episode, Dan and Mike travel down Ohio’s backroads to explore the Buckeye State’s connection to horror film director-writer and Cleveland native Wes Craven, who created one …

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago