My Lil Cult

You can't tell me that you have heard of this guy, unless you are from San Fransisco. Today we are looking at Joshua Norton AKA Emporer Norton I. Joshua had one business decision put him in the whole, but he crawled out, "royalty". How did he accomplish this, why am I talking about him, and what does he mean to the city of San Fransisco? Well hit play and find out. Thanks for tuning...

Well, what else is there to say? It's Season 2! For Episode 1 I weave a tale that you have never heard. In medieval 12th-century Suffolk County, England, two children were found in a wolf pit wearing weird clothes, speaking a language no one recognized, and oh yea, their skin was green. This mysterious account has not been passed around for centuries, so gather 'round the fire and find out...

This service tells the tale of Tom Young and Keith Reinhard. They both disappeared from the same town in the Rocky Mountains less than a year apart. Were their disappearances connected? Was there foul play involved? That's so cliche sounding. Did bigfoot get them? Why would someone want to run away from it all? Well, I can think of a few reasons. But it happens every day. Thousands of people go mi...

The "Yellow Kid" was one of the most convincing and charismatic con men to ever come out of Chicago. Joseph "Yellow Kid" Weil never stole from the poor, but it's said that he took over $100 million in today's money from those that had "larceny in his heart".- Weil  Joseph loved the race track, which is where he spent most of his time, and that's where he won most of his money. But he had othe...

No shaming aloud. In this episode, we dive into the lives of adult thumb suckers. We hear from those themselves who suck in the shadows, but there are those who you might see on the bus or waiting in line at Starbucks just sucking away. Why do they do it? Why doesn't society approve? Society sucks that's why! Let's cut everyone some slack and come on in and learn something new! Check out this Go F...

Diving into the controversial disease Munchausen Syndrome. What is it? What are the symptoms? Can you believe people hurt their pets for attention and sympathy? I find out why people do this and what we can do to keep an eye out, so we can save all the fur babies!

Amy Carlson was the leader of the cult LoveHasWon. She claimed to be a spiritual leader who had plans to lead her followers into a new plane of existence, the 5D, a new world! But she had too many demons to wrestle with until they finally brought her down. Even after Amy passed away she was still being worshipped by her followers, literally. The Sagauge County Sheriff's Office in Colorado found Am...

According to the testimony he gave at the British inquiry after the wreck of the Titanic, Charles Joughin claimed he helped save many lives and bring dozens of women and children to the lifeboats, all while stopping every so often to take a swig of brandy in his cabin. Then he makes the claim that he is the last one on board, as he said he rode the stern down until it disappeared underneath the su...

Just like the title says, this is the adventure of Pigasus and Phil Ochs at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. But if you must know… Pegasus was a pig that was offered up by a short-lived political party, the Yippies, as a presidential candidate in 1968. The pig was purchased by singer songwriter Phil Ochs. There’s other humans and also some more animals, so if you like animals…

This is the curious case of Landon Jones. A boy from Iowa who woke up one day without his sense of hunger and thirst. Quickly fading away, as his parents scramble to find answers and the treatment that will save his life. Join me for this medical oddity, for the curiosity. 🪬

This service is dedicated to only the life of Yoko Ono, not Yoko & The Beatles! We will discuss her early life and how she became the artist that she is today. And explore some events and emotions that molded her spirit. This is an art and musically driven episode so bring your lawn chair and prepare to be blown away!

In this fact filled episode, I inspect the history of our favorite cereal pirate, Cap’n Crunch. How he came to enter our Saturday morning hearts, and how a toy inside one of his cereal boxes helped create the Apple company. Seriously. 🪬

I think I overloaded myself this episode. I’m offering up not one, but two disaster stories. First we travel to London 1953, where the worlds first “smog” suffocated the city and killed thousands. Then we’ll travel back to 1919 Boston, to try and figure out how the streets were filled with molasses, killing so many innocent puppies. I know that’s terrible right!

In what I think is my biggest episode yet, I explain what dueling is, different kinds of duels, who did some dueling, and who killed who while dueling back in the day. Lots of dueling going on.

In this episode I weave the tale of Mike Marcum. The time traveling tinkerer that documented his steps of building a time machine on a popular radio show, gained a cult following, and then just disappeared. What happened to Mike “Madman” Marcum?

This one’s a stinker. I expose old people smell for what it is, (What is it?) and prove that it’s not as bad (Really? Can’t be true) as everyone claims it to be.

In my second episode I tackle why flamingos have to eat with their heads totally upside down and find out why pink flamingos are actually pink. Join me for some more useless knowledge.

In my first episode I dig into the history of miniature golf. Or is it Putt Putt? I know right?!? Finally someone is here to distinguish the two! Did you know there is a difference? If not, discover how different and a lot more useless facts.