Boston women face deadline to marry, a man’s feet are too big for the Marines, a vice-principal cuts images from a sex-ed textbook, and much more!
33 min
27
The Naked Mustard Ladies - UI Podcast #205
A true story that involves mustard, relish, UPS, and 3 nude Michigan women.
20 min
28
Retrocast #20 - UI Podcast #204
A kangaroo is on the loose in NYC, a woman fails her driving test 39 times, someone is sneaking under the tables at college libraries and painting women’s toenails, and much more!
39 min
29
Boxed for a Better Life - UI Podcast #203
Johann Beck was jobless in Germany. He dreamt of a new life in the U.S. but lacked funds. His unusual plan to cross the Atlantic changed everything.
33 min
30
Retrocast #19 - UI Podcast #202
A WWII vet could only rent a home if he brought a live goat, Baltimore requires male go-go dancers to cover their breasts, and a woman who saw The Sound of Music 864 times, and much more!
31 min
31
Back Into the Woods - Podcast #201
Ted Hollingworth discusses the intense search for his 5-year-old sister Pamela Hollingworth back in 1941.
63 min
32
Mississippi Bans Sesame Street - UI Podcast #200
In 1970, Sesame Street was banned in Mississippi due to alleged concerns over its racially diverse cast.
30 min
33
Bonus Episode: I Am a Guest on the Off Exit 10 ...
I discuss how I became a teacher, what it was like to be on the Internet before the world wide web, how the podcast came about, & more.
96 min
34
Retrocast 18 - UI #199
A deer stabs a man, a dress made from postage stamps, three teenagers take a joyride in an airplane, the history of the pay telephone, and much more!
28 min
35
Bonus Episode: The Cold War Spy Swap
With the recent passing of FBI cryptanalyst Marvin Lautzenheiser, History Daily tells the exciting story of aka Rudolf Abel and his Cold War spy swap with US pilot Gary Powers.
21 min
36
The Kid Is Not My Son - UI #198
A wealthy Detroit man suspects that he is not the father of his son. He then learns that his wife isn't the mother. Just whose baby was it?
31 min
37
Dubious Advice - UI Podcast #197
A special look at advice columns and how they have evolved over time.
47 min
38
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion - UI Podcast #196
Frasier was a decrepit old circus lion who proved that it was better to be a lover than a fighter.
31 min
39
Retrocast #17 - UI Podcast #195
A train derails and then jumps back on track, a man who owned the universe, a bet in which the loser would eat 1 million peas, and much more!
38 min
40
The Love Pirate - UI Podcast #194
In 1923, Kathleen Morrell was arrested by Chicago police for having 5 children out of wedlock.
25 min
41
Retrocast #16 - UI Podcast #193
A man who recorded the location of buried treasure, a girl who swallowed 200 rocks, a color-blind plumber, the history of McDonald’s Big Mac, and much more!
27 min
42
A Severed Relationship - UI #192
Ouch!!! The ghastly true story of Bertha Boronda who, in 1907, took a straight razor and sliced off her husband Frank’s penis.
24 min
43
Retrocast #15 - UI Podcast #191
In honor of the month of love (Valentine's Day!), unusual true stories about love, marriage, and relationships.
27 min
44
Marty the Marijuana Mouse - UI Podcast #190
21 min
45
Retrocast #14 - UI Podcast #189
A man claims his wife snores in Morse code, the AMA recommends those over 40 not do the Twist, and more!
24 min
46
The Newburyport Anti-Inflation Plan - UI #188
In 1947, Newburyport, MA came up with a plan to fight runaway inflation. Did it work?
33 min
47
Christmas Retrocast - UI Podcast #187
10 long-forgotten true stories from Christmas past!
18 min
48
Bad Apples #5 - The Bishop's Wife - UI #186
A review of the 1947 classic Christmas movie "The Bishop’s Wife," starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven.
33 min
49
200 Years of Twas the Night - UI Podcast #185
Author Pamela McColl discusses the history of the classic poem Twas the Night Before Christmas.
57 min
50
The Cryptanalyst (Part 3) - UI Podcast #184
Marvin Lautzenheiser discusses leaving the FBI, modeling nuclear wars, his patents, and his theater organ.