Useless Information Podcast

Podcasting since 2008! - It really is all true! Quirky, bizarre, and unusual stories from the Flip Side of History.

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The Double Life of Clarence King - UI Podcast #048
Clarence King, was a famed scientist, explorer, and author. Yet, few people knew that he lived a double life.
25 min
202
The French Nobleman - UI Podcast #047
A French nobleman gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Did he ever get the girl?
18 min
203
Grady the Cow - UI Podcast #046
After giving birth to a stillborn, Grady the Cow just bolted from sight. Just where could she have gone?
21 min
204
The Fly Paper Murderess - UI Podcast #045
Six men died in a Chicago woman's home in three years, most of whom were married to 47-year-old Margaret Summers.
19 min
205
The Man Buried Alive - UI Podcast #044
Just why would anyone choose to be buried alive? Surprisingly, a number of people have opted to do so.
23 min
206
Lyndon Johnson's Camel Driver - UI Podcast #043
U.S. Vice President Lyndon Johnson invites camel driver named Bashir Ahmad to the United States.
26 min
207
Noach Goldberg's Wooden Leg - UI Podcast #042
In 1928, there was a court battle over Noach Goldberg's wooden leg. Listen to find out why.
16 min
208
Conrad Cantzen's Shoes - UI Podcast #041
Conrad Cantzen died in 1945 and is long forgotten, but his shoe fund still lives on. Learn about this down-on-his-luck actor's bizarre will.
19 min
209
Coney Island's Baby Incubators - UI Podcast #040
A premature baby born before the 1940s had little chance of survival unless the baby was lucky enough to be part of a popular sideshow exhibit at Coney Island.
21 min
210
Samuel Resnick Buys His Own Murder - UI Podcast...
Albany jeweler Samuel Resnick retired to Phoenix, Arizona, but something went wrong. He ended up paying to have himself murdered.
20 min
211
The Cardiff Giant - UI Podcast #038
The 1869 discovery of this fossilized giant provided the first definitive proof that giants once did inhabit the Earth. Listen to find out the real facts in the story.
23 min
212
The 34-Year Nightmare - UI Podcast #037
Stephen Dennison was sent to prison for stealing $5.00 worth of chocolates back in 1926. He was still there 34 years later.
26 min
213
The Greatest Escape - UI Podcast #036
Slavomir Rawich's escape from a Siberian prison camp is among the greatest stories of survival ever. So great that it seems totally unbelievable at times.
29 min
214
Dumpy the Dog - UI Podcast #035
For a while, it seemed like Dumpy the Dog could survive just about anything, but a puppy-hood illness came back to haunt him.
14 min
215
Death by Exploding Playing Cards - UI Podcast #034
William Kogut decided to end his life using a deck of ordinary playing cards. Learn how he managed to do so in this fascinating true story.
16 min
216
The Little Widow of Herald Square - UI Podcast ...
Ida Mayfield Wood lived as a recluse for 24 years. When she died, 1,103 people claimed to be the heir to her fortune. Who would get her fortune?
22 min
217
The Sterilization of Ann Cooper Hewitt - UI Pod...
Wealthy Ann Cooper Hewitt was tricked into being sterilized at age 20. Just why did her mother do so?
23 min
218
The Phantom Sniper - UI Podcast #031
The Phantom Sniper terrorized women in the Los Angeles area in the early 1950s. He was captured due to one minor mistake that many would have overlooked.
20 min
219
The Strange Kidnapping of Milly McGill - UI Pod...
Long forgotten story about the strange kidnapping of Milly McGill back in 1945. It is what happened after Milly was returned back to her parents that is the oddest part of this true story.
14 min
220
The 1913 Calumet Christmas Party Disaster - UI ...
A Christmas Eve celebration for the children of Calumet, Michigan turned into a death trap.
18 min
221
The Cranberry Crisis of 1959 - UI Podcast #028
Can you imagine Thanksgiving without cranberries? That happened in 1959 when cooks across America tossed out all of their cranberry products.
19 min
222
The Great Elephant Caper - UI Podcast #027
Eleven circus elephants died from arsenic poisoning within one-week. The search for the murderer was on...
14 min
223
You've Got the Wrong Men - UI Podcast #026
One of the best stories ever covered on this podcast. It's the story of two men placed on trial for murder and were saved from almost certain death by an event that occurred many miles away.
19 min
224
Escape in a Homemade Submarine - UI Podcast #025
The fascinating true story of three Milwaukee men who started bombing Milwaukee Sears stores in an effort to obtain $100,000 and escape in their homemade submarine.
16 min
225
The Kidnapping of Caleb Milne IV - UI #024
A long-forgotten story about the sensational kidnapping of Caleb Milne IV back in 1935.
19 min