Podcast Episodes

Retrocast 33

Season 18 Episode 238

The Titanic is supposedly unsinkable, a cat is jailed, clothing seems to instantly combust, shoes for postmen are designed to minimize dog bites, a tastier spinach, and much more!

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Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

Rent-A-Wife

Season 18 Episode 232

Need help? Try renting a wife! They would do anything from A to Z, except for X! A true story from the early 1980s in which some ambitious women decided to market what they did best: being a wife. In…

Published on 6 months ago

Retrocast 32

Season 18 Episode 236

A man discovers the Roman Ruins of his youth have been torn down, a violin made from a lobster claw, an electric chair that electrocuted itself, and much more!

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Ding Dong Daddy - Part 2

Season 18 Episode 235

Step into the life of Francis Van Wie, a streetcar conductor with charm, wit, and a string of marriages that captivated 1940s San Francisco, transforming a wartime distraction into a national sensati…

Published on 7 months ago

Ding Dong Daddy - Part 1

Season 18 Episode 229

In 1915, a man known only as John F. Kennedy appeared in Kenosha, WI unable to recall his past or even his own name. With only a few cryptic clues and a suitcase marked with the initials "R.E.J.," he…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

Retrocast 31

Season 18 Episode 233

A man recovers his lost diamond ring through a chance encounter, manhole covers fly in Chicago, how to divide a Cadillac 57 ways, a man is fined for barking like a dog, and much more!

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Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

Who Owns Her Face?

Season 18 Episode 232

When 17-year-old Abigail Roberson's photo was printed on a widely distributed poster without her consent, it set off a legal battle that would forever change the definition of privacy.

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Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Christmas Retrocast

Season 17 Episode 236

Christmas Retrocast! Includes: Tumbleweed replaces the standard Christmas tree for one family, a Santa who practically gave away the store, a policeman has a live turkey thrown at him for Christmas, …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Snatched From Death

Season 17 Episode 235

The harrowing true story of three airmen stranded on an unforgiving, desolate island after their airplane crashed off the coast of Greenland. After the search for them was abandoned, they faced the r…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Retrocast #29

Season 17 Episode 229

Jill ChaCha of the podcast Well… That’s Interesting! cohosts! Includes: A debate over whether we should have female judges, a ventriloquist projects his voice to avoid paying a fine, why homely girls…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago