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Stories From History's Dust Bin

A collection of stories about well-known and long-forgotten personalities is as informative as it is interesting. It is a must-listen, a wealth of unique information about people and events that is in... Read more

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Ranked #1

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Larry Walters: He Set the Standard in Lawnchair Aviation - Episode 109

Larry Walters: He Set the Standard in Lawnchair Aviation - Episode 109

There's a wonderful animated film about an elderly man who takes flight without ever leaving the comfort of his own home... Read more

26 Apr 2022

8mins

Ranked #2

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Margaret Winkler: She Discovered Walt Disney - Episode 108

Margaret Winkler: She Discovered Walt Disney - Episode 108

Okay, if you’re the kind of person who likes to skip to the end and read the final chapter of a book  - and if you happe... Read more

5 Apr 2022

4mins

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April Fools‘Day: Fool me once, and . . . . - Episode 107

April Fools‘Day: Fool me once, and . . . . - Episode 107

Certain days evoke certain human emotions, such as the warmth of Mother’s Day, the joy of Christmas, the spookiness’ of ... Read more

29 Mar 2022

7mins

Ranked #4

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Ray Chapman: His Death Changed Baseball‘s Rules - Episode 106

Ray Chapman: His Death Changed Baseball‘s Rules - Episode 106

Ray Chapman played 8 seasons of professional baseball in Cleveland until August of 1920 when he died during an "at-bat".... Read more

22 Mar 2022

5mins

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Saint Urho: Finland‘s Fictional Finnish Saint - Episode 105

Saint Urho: Finland‘s Fictional Finnish Saint - Episode 105

Saint Urho’s Day is the 1956 brainchild of either Richard Mattson or Kenneth Brist, depending on whose brain you believe... Read more

15 Mar 2022

7mins

Ranked #6

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Collyer Brothers, Homer & Langley: Don‘t Bother Us! - Episode 104

Collyer Brothers, Homer & Langley: Don‘t Bother Us! - Episode 104

Homer and Langley Collyer grew up under the most favorable of conditions.  Their father was a successful gynecologist – ... Read more

8 Mar 2022

6mins

Ranked #7

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Soapy Smith: America‘s Slipperiest Con Artist - Episode 103

Soapy Smith: America‘s Slipperiest Con Artist - Episode 103

In the movies, a grifter might be portrayed as someone with beady little eyes and a toothy smile that could charm even t... Read more

1 Mar 2022

4mins

Ranked #8

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Mary Toft: An odd claim of a woman giving birth to rabbits - Episode 102

Mary Toft: An odd claim of a woman giving birth to rabbits - Episode 102

Rabbits?  Yes, rabbits!  Plural!  As in “Mary Toft gave birth to more than one rabbit.”  Believable?  Not these days.  B... Read more

22 Feb 2022

7mins

Ranked #9

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Jules Verne: One of the Father‘s of Science Fiction - Episode 101

Jules Verne: One of the Father‘s of Science Fiction - Episode 101

The story is told that at the age of eleven, Jules Verne secretly hired on as a cabin boy for a trip to the West Indies.... Read more

15 Feb 2022

8mins

Ranked #10

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Saint Valentine: The Man, the Saint, the Holiday - Episode 100

Saint Valentine: The Man, the Saint, the Holiday - Episode 100

With this podcast, we celebrate Saint Valentine’s Day – the origin of which – as you will learn – is genuinely heart-ren... Read more

8 Feb 2022

5mins

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