8 stories in which someone got the last laugh. Includes: rattlesnakes outsmart a snake trap, jokes aimed at women are funnier, & more!
27 min
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To Russia for Love - UI Podcast #242
A British man risks his life to see his Russian wife.
43 min
3
The Denver Spiderman - UI Podcast #241
A man was found murdered in his own home. The most unusual part was that all of the doors and windows were locked from the inside. How did the killer get away?
24 min
4
Retrocast 34 - UI Podcast #240
Beware of people with blue eyes, students use ice nickels to pay for phone calls, speed limit for automobiles set at 2 mph, & more!
32 min
5
Diamond Jim's Shack - UI Podcast #239
One man decides to take on the wealthy grandson of financier J.P. Morgan.
27 min
6
Retrocast 33 - UI Podcast #238
The Titanic is supposedly unsinkable, a cat is jailed, clothing seems to instantly combust, & more!
25 min
7
Rent-A-Wife - UI Podcast #237
Need help? Try renting a wife! They would do anything from A to Z, except for X!
54 min
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Retrocast 32 - UI Podcast #236
A man discovers the Roman Ruins of his youth have been torn down, a violin made from a lobster claw, and much more!
30 min
9
Ding Dong Daddy - Part 2 - UI Podcast #235
Part 2 of the true story of Francis Van Wie, the streetcar conductor whose scandalous marriages captivated 1940s San Francisco.
54 min
10
Ding Dong Daddy - Part 1 - UI Podcast #234
A man known only as John F. Kennedy, appears in Kenosha, WI in 1915. He was unable to recall anything about his past.
29 min
11
Retrocast #31 - UI Podcast #233
A man recovers his lost diamond ring through a chance encounter, manhole covers fly in Chicago, dividing a Cadillac 57 ways, and more!
27 min
12
Who Owns Her Face? - UI Podcast #232
In 1900, a 17-year-old girl's photo is printed on a poster without her permission.
36 min
13
Christmas Retrocast - UI Podcast #231
Tumbleweed replaces the standard Christmas tree for one family, a Santa who practically gave away the store, & more!
33 min
14
Snatched From Death - Podcast #230
Three airmen stranded after a Greenland crash face brutal cold and starvation. Will rescue come in time, or will the Arctic claim their lives?
35 min
15
Retrocast #29 - UI Podcast #229
Why homely girls make the best wives, a drum majorette knocks herself out, and much more!
71 min
16
Pet Rocks - UI Podcast #228
The fascinating story of the Pet Rock fad that began for Christmas of 1975.
21 min
17
Miss USA for a Day - UI Podcast #227
Leona Gage had beauty, charm, and a crown—until scandal snatched it away.
47 min
18
Retrocast #28 - UI Podcast #226
A man is forced to pay for the burial of a porcupine, a stowaway who hid inside of someone’s coffin, & much more!
30 min
19
Winston Churchill Gets Run Over - UI Podcast #225
While Winston Churchill was crossing Fifth Avenue in Manhattan in 1931, he was hit by a car and thrown down to the pavement.
30 min
20
Dubious Advice 2 - UI Podcast #224
An exploration of advice columns and their evolution over time.
17 min
21
Lies in the Fast Lane - UI Podcast #223
Truck driver Eugene Wood hid a BIG secret from his friends and family.
25 min
22
Retrocast #27 - UI Podcast #222
True fish stories, a newsreel photographer goes on an unexpected flight, & more!
29 min
23
Pete the Python - UI Podcast #221
The incredible true story of an 18-foot, 150-pound python who escaped from the Fort Worth Zoo back in 1954.
37 min
24
The Man Who Would Become Uncle Sam - UI #220
Historian Kathy Sheehan takes us on a tour of Troy, NY, the home to Samuel "Uncle Sam" Wilson.
29 min
25
Mr. Benefactor - Podcast #219
An unidentified benefactor distributed substantial sums of money around the city of Aurora, Illinois.