Fam Damily

Lyman? Who names their kid Lyman? Story writing. Journalism. Theater. Chicken Farming? When dreams meet tragedy is it Wonderful or Wicked? Or both...?

Happy Australia Day! This week Kourtney shares the story of Australia Icon, Banjo Paterson, and his contribution to literature in Aus. Myles misses the cuisine from down under. Thanks for tuning in!

Myles and Kourtney discuss philosophy. Socrates didn't know anything.

What would it be like to walk down the street only to come face to face with.... yourself? Or someone who looks remarkably like you? Doppelgangers are a wild phenomenon, but that's not exactly the subject of this episode. Eddy Galland, Robert Shafran and David Kellman weren't just doppelgangers, they were identical triplets who were separated at birth and happened to reunite on a whim 19 years lat...

The woes of pronunciation. The despair of spousal mockery. It's all in good fun. This week's episode we dive into the background and career of Edgar Allan Poe, icon of the gothic genre.

Australia is known for a lot of things, such as the many dangerous animals that call it home, their love for barbequed shrimp (prongs), and the catchy nicknames they give even the simplest of words. But did you know that they once went to war with Emus... and LOST? Now THAT is a story you must hear. Tune in to listen to the details that Kourtney shares.

Who actually roasts marshmallows for Christmas? Fam Damily revisits the lost (kinda) Christmas tradition of telling ghost stories around a "fireplace" Also, an explanation of our weird encounter during last episode. Send in any stories to famdamilypodcast@gmail.com

Episode 120 is a... choice. Tune in to hear Kourtney share the unique tale of Elmer McCurdy, a guy who may have needed a career change during his life but had plenty of crazy opportunities postmortem. Confused? Us too. Did Kourtney and Myles catch the whispers of a ghost on camera? Listen closely towards the end of the episode (we freak out a little, so you won't miss that at least) and let us kno...

A Christmas message from space?? This week, Myles shares the story of the Apollo 8 mission, and their message to the world on December 25th, 1968. Christmas is approaching! Send your favorite Christmas stories and traditions to famdamilypodcast@gmail.com

Have you ever wanted to escape from your reality into other worlds? That's plenty of reason to read a good book or play a video game for a while. Or, in this case, 20,000 hours of World of Warcraft. Mats Steen was a young boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy that created and lived in an alternate reality within the game World of Warcraft. He spent most the later part of his life living vicariously...

You are all in for a treat! Rare footage of Myles crying! This week, Myles shares the story of the world-renowned wildlife conservationist, Steve Irwin. Send in your own stories or recommendations to famdamilypodcast@gmail.com

How on earth has it been 16 episodes since our 100th episode? Not gonna lie, we had to go back to count the weeks to be sure. Well, you know what they say - time flies when you're having fun! This week, Kourtney shares the story of the Kentucky Blue People from the 1800's! What a wild phenomenon. What made them blue? Was it supernatural or... something else? Where are they now? Tune in to this epi...

A war hero, who took the path of pacifism. This week, Myles tells the story of Desmond Doss, the soldier who refused to take up arms, and contributed his efforts to the war in other ways. Send in your own stories or recommendations to famdamilypodcast@gmail.com

Kourtney shares the story of Scarface, the most notorious Italian Mobster in America! Al Cabone left quite the legacy with his bootlegging. We certainly would not have wanted to cross his path during the Prohibition. Kourtney and Myles try to come up with their own mobster nicknames and come up short. What would you like to be called if you were part of one of the most dangerous gangs in America?...

A bit of Halloween trivia and history for you and yours during this Halloween season. What are some of your favorite Halloween traditions?

HAPPY HALLOWEEN (almost!). Kourtney is just a little excited for her favorite holiday. To celebrate, she stares the story of Ed and Lorraine Warren, a couple that spent their whole lives together investigating the paranormal. They received a lot of push back, but what do you think? Where they frauds, or does the scientific evidence prove that they were legitimate? Share your own spooky stories thi...

The invention of the wheel is Myles' new obsession. This week, we hear the history of the RMS Queen Mary and its current state of being. Would you spend the night in B340? Let us know! Send in story recommendations and your own stories to famdamilypodcast@gmail.com

Have you ever had the desire to eat a fried chicken wing while swimming the English Channel? No? Well, it might not be as unusual as it sounds because that is exactly what Trudy Ederle did back in 1926. After breaking world records and competing in the 1924 Paris Olympics, she was ready for the task... Fried chicken in tow. Listen to episode 110 to hear the rest of Trudy's story, and then listen t...

Incanu... Incuba... Incunaluba... However it's pronounced. In this week's episode we hear the story of Belle da Costa Greene, the personal librarian to banking mogul JP Morgan, and how she managed to trick the world about her origins until just recently. Stay tuned to hear about Kourtney's newfound love - books.

While we may not be a true crime podcast, we do love to occasionally dabble in the realm of crime stories. This week, Kourtney shares the tale of the first female serial killer in the UK - Mary Ann Cotton. She was sneaky, evil, and money motivated... or so the press would have us believe. What do you think? Is Mary Ann as horrifying as they say, or was she wrongly accused by someone who got his fe...

Looking at a timeline of notable events in history can really warp your perspective... Myles shares the story of the University of Oxford and how it came to be. What secrets are they really hiding...? Send in your own stories/recommendations to famdamilypodcast@gmail.com

This episode is WILD (no joke). Kourtney shares the story of Jane Goodall and her time spent living among the Chimpanzees in Africa. Turns out, we are fairly similar to primates.... with all this monkey business, who woulda thought? Tune in next week and stay fresh, friends!

How did people get around before Google Maps? This week, Myles shares the story of Mary Tornich Janislawski and her contributions to the world of navigation. Send in your own stories/recommendations to famdamilypodcast@gmail.com

Howdy folks! This week Kourtney shares some of the incredible talents and noteworthy accomplishments of those who received awards in the Guinness Book of World Records - along with the history of the book and how to submit your own talents for consideration of being the best in the world! Thank you for tuning in as always!

A statement on which humanity thrives. Myles takes us through a list of significant inventions that have shaped the world as we know it today... Stay to the end to find out the most important one of all. Death wish foods, chickens and eggs, and TV shows (as always) You know you love it.