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Veteran's Day Special with Guests Chris and Jon
It's An Interesting Story
11/09/22 • 70 min
Special Veteran's Day episode with guests Chris and Jon who will be talking about their time in Baqubah, Iraq in 2007 during the US Surge. Their battalion was tasked with spearheading the push to go in and overtake Al Qaida's self-proclaimed Islamic State Capital.
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What's That Spooky Sound?!
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10/05/22 • 25 min
We live in an amazing world and it can produce some of the eeriest sounds. To begin spooky season, we're going to countdown 8 of the creepiest noises on record and how or why they occur. The list has everything from Thomas Edison's talking doll to an animal that sounds like a woman screaming. Every one of these could be the soundtrack to a horror movie but they're all real sounds that either occur naturally or were unintentionally made to fuel nightmares. You may never sleep soundly again after this list. Enjoy! Mmmwwwhahahahaha....
A Cult Takes Over An Entire Town
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10/19/22 • 39 min
A small Oregon town was taken over by a sex cult in the 1980s that set its sights on taking over the whole county. When their bid to replace the county government positions didn't work out how they wanted things got out of control. Eventually, they'd be embroiled in a scandal that included poisoning the county's residents, intimidation, immigration fraud, wiretapping, and a host of other things. Let's talk about the Rajneeshee's!
https://www.grunge.com/236968/the-strange-history-of-antelope-oregon/?utm_campaign=clip
https://sos.oregon.gov/archives/exhibits/ghost/Pages/agriculture-antelope.aspx
https://www.oregonlive.com/realestate/2021/11/rajneesh-building-for-sale-in-antelope-oregon-includes-relics-of-rajneeshpuram-made-famous-in-wild-wild-country.html
https://www.visitoregon.com/cities/antelope-oregon/
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/city_of_antelope_muddy_ranch/#.YzOHsXbMK3A
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2018/apr/24/wild-wild-country-netflix-cult-sex-noa-maxwell-bhagwan-shree-rajneesh-commune-childhoodhttps://www.biography.com/religious-figure/bhagwan-shree-rajneesh
https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2018/spring/feature/rajneeshpuram-was-more-utopia-desert-it-was-mirror
https://www.scoopwhoop.com/culture/shocking-things-about-rajneeshpuram/
https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/wild-wild-country-netflix-cult-documentary-interview-bhagwan-shree-rajneesh-antelope-oregon-sheela-rajneeshpuram
https://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/1985/06/rajneeshees_from_india_to_oreg.html
https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2018/03/read_the_oregonians_original_2.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope,_Oregon
Netflix: “Wild, Wild Country” Documentary
Andrew Kehoe
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11/16/22 • 21 min
Andrew Kehoe was a control freak and the monster who perpetrated the first US school massacre back in 1927. Angry over taxes the school was generating for him he decided the best thing to do was blow the school up. It resulted in the deadliest school massacre in US history. ***I do not get graphic with the details but this episode does talk about the murder of school children so please be warned***
Sources:
https://nypost.com/article/how-andrew-kehoe-became-us-first-mass-murderer/
https://murderpedia.org/male.K/k/kehoe-andrew.htm
https://www.britannica.com/event/Bath-school-disaster-1927#ref1246751
https://www.britannica.com/event/Bath-school-disaster-1927
https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2022/05/24/bath-consolidated-school-massacre-uvalde/
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103186662
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2017/05/11/bath-school-bombing-oldest-surviving-student-recalls-how-awful/101194330/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/05/06/bath-township-school-disaster-children/101364436/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Kehoe
BONUS EPISODE: The Indestructible Michael Malloy: Pt. 2
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01/05/23 • 27 min
Listen to the conclusion of this wild case in this second episode of The Indestructible Michael Malloy.
The Rube
It's An Interesting Story
11/02/22 • 44 min
I'm not a sports fan but for this one, I made an exception. If you've never heard of Rube Waddell you're missing out. This might be one of sport's most eccentric characters. He loved the game but not enough to stay put if something caught his attention during a game. Alligator wrestling during his off time? Check. Dropping his glove and chasing fire trucks? Check. Wandering off to join the circus for a few days? Changing into his uniform on the mound? Check and check. This man was as unpredictable as he was great. Meet Hall of Fame baseball player George "Rube" Waddell...I promise you won't be disappointed!
Sources for this episode were gathered through the kindle version of the book:
Rube Waddell: The Zany, Brilliant Life of a Strikeout Artist by Alan H. Levy
Airport Living
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11/23/22 • 51 min
Thanksgiving is the most traveled time of the year. In honor of that, we're going to talk about people who have lived in airports for extended periods of time for various reasons. One man lived in a French airport for nearly 2 decades! You won't believe these stories.
Leo Koretz Shames Ponzi
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09/28/22 • 41 min
Who's Leo Koretz? He perpetuated one of the biggest financial schemes in history becoming one of the richest men in Chicago. But because it involved people with big titles and deep pockets they almost succeeded in burying this story forever out of embarrassment that they were duped. When it all came crashing down two decades later he killed himself with...chocolate?! Listen to this insane story of the man who made Ponzi look like an amateur.
References: the book "Empire of Deception" by Dean Jobb
#leokoretz #fraud #scam #crime #truecrime #Ponzi #pyramidscheme #interesting #history #stories
Molasses, Beer, and Whiskey, OH MY!
It's An Interesting Story
09/14/22 • 20 min
Mother nature is destructive all on her own but what about when you have floods of molasses? Or, beer? Or, a flowing river of whiskey...that's on fire? Those are a whole new level of disaster you can't really plan for and it adds a unique element when trying to combat them. Come along for 3 short stories of food and drink disasters that has no trouble keeping up with any other Shakespearian Tragicomedy!
Sources:
https://www.wisegeek.com/what-was-so-dangerous-about-the-dublin-whiskey-fire.htm
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/offbeat/the-night-a-river-of-whiskey-ran-through-the-streets-of-dublin-1.2743517
https://www.thesocialhistorian.com/london-beer-flood-1814/
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/beer-flood-1814/
https://www.history.com/news/london-beer-flood
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1814-beer-flood-killed-eight-people-180964256/
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/
https://www.boston.gov/news/100-years-ago-today-molasses-crashes-through-bostons-north-end
https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2019/january_2019.html
https://www.history.com/news/great-molasses-flood-science
https://www.history.com/news/the-great-molasses-flood-of-1919
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-boston-molasses-disaster-was-so-deadly-180961209/
https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/great-boston-molasses-disaster-1919/
Marcus Hutchins Saves The World
It's An Interesting Story
01/11/23 • 38 min
Have you ever dreamed of doing big? Like, save the world kind of big? Meet Marcus Hutchins, a guy who actually did just that. In 2017 an insidious cyber attack was invading computers all over the world and holding them for ransom. It was infecting hospitals, railways, businesses, and regular people at lightning speed. In 24 hours, it would have made its way to every vulnerable computer in the world...that is if Marcus Hutchins hadn't figured out how to neutralize it. As if that wasn't amazing enough, he was barely out of his teens, he'd done it from the comfort of his bedroom, and he did it by accident. This is one hell of a story you don't want to miss!
https://www.wired.com/story/confessions-marcus-hutchins-hacker-who-saved-the-internet/
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How many episodes does It's An Interesting Story have?
It's An Interesting Story currently has 38 episodes available.
What topics does It's An Interesting Story cover?
The podcast is about News, Mystery, True Crime, Story, History, Inspirational, True, Funny, Comedy, Podcasts, Arts and Suspense.
What is the most popular episode on It's An Interesting Story?
The episode title 'Veteran's Day Special with Guests Chris and Jon' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on It's An Interesting Story?
The average episode length on It's An Interesting Story is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of It's An Interesting Story released?
Episodes of It's An Interesting Story are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of It's An Interesting Story?
The first episode of It's An Interesting Story was released on Aug 28, 2022.
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