Part 2 of this story discusses Richarda "Dikki" Morrow-Tait's trip from Alaska back to London in her 1938 effort to become the first woman to pilot an airplane around the world. Would she make it?
31 min
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The Flying Housewife - Part 1 - UI Podcast #140
In 1938, Richarda "Dikki" Morrow-Tait set off from London in an attempt to become the first woman to pilot an airplane around the world. She encountered setback after setback. Would she make it?
24 min
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The Fight for Hildy McCoy - UI Podcast #139
In 1951, Hildy McCoy was born out of wedlock and her mother put her up for adoption. When she later learned that the new parents were Jewish, a six year long legal battle for the custody of Hildy McCoy had begun.
46 min
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Titanic's Orphans - UI Podcast #138
After the Titanic sank, two brothers were orphaned after their dad perished. The search for a family member became an front page news worldwide.
40 min
105
Becoming a CPA with Morgan Simmons - UI Bonus E...
In this special edition of the podcast, Chatham High School graduate Morgan Simmons interviews Sue Baer, president of the Baer Tax Group in Ghent, NY.
16 min
106
The Zambian Space Program - UI Podcast #137
In 1964, the newly established country of Zambia announced that it planned to be the first nation to place a man on the moon. An excellent story about a forgotten chapter in space exploration history.
35 min
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The Child Bride - UI Podcast #136
Just how young is too young to marry? This episode takes a look at the 1937 marriage between 9-year-old Eunice Winstead and 22-year-old Charlie Johns.
37 min
108
Game Design & Testing with Eddie Tice - UI Bonu...
Chatham High School senior Eddie Tice interviews Senior QA Tester Trevor Farnsworth at Vicarious Visions, a game developer located in Albany, NY.
20 min
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Emperor of the Sahara (Part 2) - UI Podcast #135
Learn what happened to Jacques Lebaudy after his brief reign as an emperor came to an end. Let's just say that the story does not have a happy ending.
33 min
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Emperor of the Sahara (Part 1) - UI Podcast #134
The crazy true story of Jacques Lebaudy's attempt to build an empire of his own in the Sahara.
29 min
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A Nose for Fishing - UI Podcast #133
Sometimes a person can accomplish a great deal over the span of his or her lifetime but is forever defined by one thing that took just a brief moment while they were still young. Harry Morse was one of those men.
19 min
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In the Blink of an Eye - UI Podcast #132
In 1925, the parents and sisters of 9-year-old Evelyn Castle were killed after their car collided with a train. What came next for Evelyn was totally unexpected. It's a story that is both heartbreaking and uplifting at the same time.
37 min
113
An Inside Job - UI Podcast #131
The incredible story of how James Rufus Landis stole $160,000 in $20 bills from the United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing on New Year's Eve of 1953.
35 min
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A Christmas Eve Kidnapping - UI Podcast #130
On Christmas Eve of 1937, a man in Centerville, Indiana kidnapped a young boy and his babysitter. Minutes later, the boy's mother and the local grocer were taken prisoner by a second thug. A shootout between the bandit and the boy's father then followed.
33 min
115
Soul Searching - UI Podcast #129
Miner James Kidd made an incredibly unusual request in his will that would take more than 21 years for the courts to resolve.
42 min
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The Prick of Death - UI Podcast #128
In 1933, a young man was walking through a busy train station in India when he was pricked in the arm by a man walking in the opposite direction. He would soon be dead and the shocking truth as to how and who murdered him was revealed.
28 min
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The Case of the Doctor-Doctor Kidnapping - UI P...
In 1933, a medical doctor and a chiropractic doctor were found severely injured a short distance from one another. The two had never met before, but their lives had somehow violently crossed on that fateful day.
24 min
118
The Transcontinental Taxi Ride - UI Podcast #126
An offbeat story from 1966 about a woman requested that a taxicab drive her all the way from Toledo, Ohio to San Francisco, CA
23 min
119
The Snoring War - UI Podcast #125
A fun story from 1964 in which Brooklyn neighbors Sam Gutwirth and Sam Scheir ended up in court due to Scheir's loud snoring.
27 min
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Flying Blind - UI Podcast #124
A great story about a Navy pilot who was blinded during a bombing run over North Korea in 1952 and the attempt by another pilot to land him safely.
26 min
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The Many, Many Murders of Michael Malloy - UI P...
Back in 1933, more than 30 attempts were made on the life of Michael Malloy before he finally succumbed.
12 min
122
1st Jewish Couple Married on TV (Part 2) - UI #122
Part 2 of my interview with cartoonist Leigh Rubin during which we discuss how he got into cartooning and went on to become a successful syndicated cartoonist.
28 min
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1st Jewish Couple Married on TV (Part 1) - UI #121
Natalie and Stan Rubin were the first Jewish couple ever married on national TV, but it almost never happened.
40 min
124
The Great Podcast Switcheroo!
For the Great Podcast Switcheroo, hear an episode of the Historical Blindness podcast titled The Camden Wonder.
36 min
125
UI Bonus Episode #4 - An Incredible Life of Lea...
The story of Ronald McLean who started his career as a soda jerk in a pharmacy and ultimately made his way to be appointed as the Interim Dean at the Albany College of Pharmacy.