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The Kid Is Not My Son
Season 15 Episode 198
In 1923, Joseph Boyer III was born to a wealthy Detroit couple. He stood to inherit a trust fund valued in the many millions of dollars until everyth…
2 years, 8 months ago
Dubious Advice
Season 15 Episode 197
Something NEW! for the podcast: A look at advice columns and how they have evolved over time. Have the questions and responses changed over the past …
2 years, 9 months ago
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion
Season 11 Episode 196
Frasier was a decrepit old circus lion whose best days were far behind him, or at least that was what his caregivers believed. While he wasn’t much t…
2 years, 9 months ago
Retrocast #17
Season 15 Episode 195
In this episode: a train that derailed and then jumped back on the track, a man who claimed ownership of nearly the entire universe, a bet in which t…
2 years, 10 months ago
The Love Pirate
Season 15 Episode 194
In 1923, Kathleen Morrell was arrested by Chicago police for having five children out of wedlock. She was an excellent mother, but as an unmarried wo…
2 years, 10 months ago
Useless Information Retrocast #16
Season 15 Episode 193
In this episode: a man who recorded the location of buried treasure on a record, a girl who swallowed 200 rocks, a color-blind plumber, the history o…
2 years, 11 months ago
A Severed Relationship
Season 14 Episode 192
Ouch!!! The ghastly true story of Bertha Boronda who, in 1907, took a straight razor and sliced off her husband Frank’s penis. During her trial, the …
2 years, 11 months ago
Retrocast #15
Season 17 Episode 191
In this episode: A man who eats match heads, a wife receives a frozen baby elephant for Valentine’s Day, every kiss supposedly knocks 3 minutes off o…
3 years ago
Marty the Marijuana Mouse
Season 15 Episode 190
The crazy true story of Marty, a mouse who was stealing marijuana and other drugs from the evidence room of the San Jose police department in 1974. H…
3 years ago
Retrocast #14
Season 15 Episode 189
In this episode: A man claims his wife snores in Morse code, a student runs away after his teacher tells him not to return until he brings his textbo…
3 years, 1 month ago