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The Sinister Side of Little Orphan Annie, Part Two: Drink Your Ovaltine
Once the Little Orphan Annie comic strip was adapted to a radio program, it wasn't just a hit show -- it was a marketing coup for the good folks at O…
4 years, 6 months ago
The Sinister Side of Little Orphan Annie, Part One: Parents Were Terrified
These days, most folks think of Little Orphan Annie as a folksy, wholesome slice of nostalgia -- but during its heyday as a radio program, parents ac…
4 years, 6 months ago
CLASSIC: How White America Tried To Destroy Chinese Restaurants
Today Chinese restaurants serve some of the most popular cuisine in the United States, with more than 41,000 restaurants scattered around the country…
4 years, 7 months ago
Russia’s Real-life Ice Queen, Part 2: Weird, Brutal Flexes
As rulers go, Anna of Russia was considered pretty bad news. In the second part of this two-part series, the guys explore how Anna (aka Anna the Terr…
4 years, 7 months ago
Russia’s Real-life Ice Queen, Part 1: The Tsar is a Jerk
“Despite being born into royalty, Anna Ioannovna didn’t have the easiest life. Her uncle publicly ridiculed her marriage, and the cruelty she experie…
4 years, 7 months ago
That Time a Baboon Worked for the Railroad
When a horrific accident left railroad signalman James Wide without the use of his legs, he was desperate to maintain his livelihood -- an effort tha…
4 years, 7 months ago
Austin and the Texas Archives War
After its formation in 1836, the new Republic of Texas had some problems -- multiple people wanted the capital in different places. The Republic's ar…
4 years, 7 months ago
King for a Week: The Strange Story of Otto I
For most people, the old saying "it's good to be king" is just a cool phrase -- but for magician and noted spinner of tall tales Otto Witte, this sou…
4 years, 7 months ago
The Bloody Tale of the Sausage War
The Battle of Varolampi Pond has another, less formal name: the Sausage War. Don't let the funny moniker fool you -- the 1939 conflict between Finlan…
4 years, 7 months ago
Modern Thanksgiving, Part Two: Sarah Josepha Hale Finally Gets Her Wish
As the Civil War broke out, Sarah Josepha Hale found politicians were, understandably, more occupied with country-wide chaos than the creation of a n…
4 years, 7 months ago