Offbeat Oregon History podcast

www.offbeatoregon.com (finn @ offbeatoregon.com)

A daily (5-day-a-week) podcast feed of true Oregon stories -- of heroes and rascals, of shipwrecks and lost gold. Stories of shanghaied sailors a1512nd Skid Road bordellos and pirates and robbers and unsolved mysteries. An exploding whale, a couple shockingly scary cults, a 19th-century serial killer, several very naughty ladies, a handful of solid-brass con artists and some of the dumbest bad guys in the history of the universe. From the archives of the Offbeat Oregon History syndicated newspaper column. Source citations are included with the text version on the Web site at https://offbeatoregon.com.

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The notorious Tusko led a colorful and tragic life

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

09/22/23 • 11 min

Largest elephant in captivity went from “Tusko the Magnificent,” star of Lotus Isle, to “Tusko the Unwanted,” abandoned at the Oregon State Fair, with several destructive rampages along the way. But who could blame him? (Portland, Multnomah County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1209c-tusko-the-terrible-led-a-colorful-tragic-life.html)

Lotus Isle, Oregon’s most surreal amusement park

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

09/21/23 • 9 min

The short-lived attraction on Tomahawk Island was launched in an attempt to shake down the owners of nearby Jantzen Beach; their bluff called, the backers were forced to go forward with it. (Hayden Island/Tomahawk Island, Multnomah County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1209b-lotus-isle-amusement-park-a-swindle-gone-awry.html)

Scholarly Albany flyer was the real father of Oregon aviation

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

04/17/24 • 9 min

In a race with Portland neophile Henry Wemme to be the first owner of an airplane in Oregon, Cornell-educated John Burkhart was two weeks too late; but unlike Wemme, he designed, built and flew his own machine. (Albany, Linn County; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1410d.310.burkhart-aviation-pioneer.html)

Did L. Ron Hubbard battle Japanese subs off Astoria?

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

11/20/23 • 10 min

Pulp writer and religious figure L. Ron Hubbard figures prominently in the most spectacular story of action against “Japanese submarines” in Oregon waters. It's called, with tongue firmly in cheek, the “Battle of Cape Lookout.” (Off Cannon Beach, Clatsop County; 1940s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1407a.sunken-submarine-rumors.html)

Would Slate's all-metal steam-powered airship have worked?

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

02/14/24 • 10 min

If so, the Linn County lad might have revolutionized air travel. But a launch-day disaster ruined his prototype, the Great Depression scared off all his investors, and the Hindenburg disaster ended the era of airship travel. (Linn and Benton county; 1910s, 1920s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1602c.pt2-slate-metal-airship-inventor-379.html)

Massive jumbo jet airliner landed at tiny country airport by mistake

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

06/10/22 • 8 min

Troutdale Airfield is just 10 miles from Portland International — and built to serve Cessnas, not 747s. But one dark night in 1962, a DC-8 pilot got a little confused .... (Troutdale, Multnomah County; 1960s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1802a.massive-jet-lands-at-tiny-country-airport-by-mistake-481.html)

Famous ‘Doolittle Raid’ roots in Pendleton air base

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

08/16/23 • 7 min

Oregon played a vital role in America's answer to Pearl Harbor — the daring daylight airstrike on Tokyo and other Japanese cities that provided a much-needed morale boost during the dark days of 1942. (Pendleton, Umatilla County; 1940s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1504c.part1-doolittles-pendleton-raiders.335.html)

Klamath Falls airport had unusual run of bad luck

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

04/25/22 • 9 min

In the past 75 years, there have been only four lethal commercial-airliner crashes in Oregon. By an odd statistical fluke, two of those happened to planes flying out of the airport in Klamath Falls. (Klamath Falls, Klamath County; 1960s, 1970s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1712b.klamath-falls-plane-crash-capitol-473.html)

Keeping Terrible Tilly lit was hard, scary, expensive

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

08/31/22 • 9 min

Tillamook Rock gets the worst weather in the state — weather that drives waves that sometimes break over the top of the lighthouse. When they do, they sometimes carry with them boulders torn off the basalt bluff below. (Tillamook Rock, Tillamook County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1511b.storms-on-tillamook-rock-364.html)

Oregon’s highest, smallest city once had its jail stolen

Offbeat Oregon History podcast

10/02/23 • 8 min

Because of how it's chartered, the ghost town of Greenhorn remained an incorporated city even when its population was zero — but it couldn't defend its city hoosegow from the midnight raiders of Canyon City one summer night. (Grant and Baker County; 1960s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1505d.greenhorn-smallest-city-jail-stolen-340.html)

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How many episodes does Offbeat Oregon History podcast have?

Offbeat Oregon History podcast currently has 1238 episodes available.

What topics does Offbeat Oregon History podcast cover?

The podcast is about Weird, Pirate, Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Gold, History, Newspaper, Podcast, Podcasts, Daily and Oregon.

What is the most popular episode on Offbeat Oregon History podcast?

The episode title 'Steamboat monopoly’s clever coup was a big mistake' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Offbeat Oregon History podcast?

The average episode length on Offbeat Oregon History podcast is 10 minutes.

How often are episodes of Offbeat Oregon History podcast released?

Episodes of Offbeat Oregon History podcast are typically released every day.

When was the first episode of Offbeat Oregon History podcast?

The first episode of Offbeat Oregon History podcast was released on Jan 1, 2020.

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