Short Stuff: Edward Mordake

Before Facebook and MySpace, before even Friendster, there was SixDegrees. Dive in today to learn about the first social media site, that was a few years too early.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

8 tracks were during vinyl, but preceded cassettes. Why? So people could listen to their music on the go. Check out this antiquated medium today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous fictional character in the world, and for good reason. More than a hundred years on, Arthur Conan Doyle’s 60 Holmes stories are still in print and he is the most portrayed human literary character in history.See omnystudio.com/listener f ... Show More

Today in Closing Remarks, Steve has a message just for young people and he also shares with us the proudest day of his life as a Black man.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

From the Bronx to the silver screen, Schlitzie charmed all who knew him. And for those who loved him, they’d stop at nothing to keep him safe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Life at the edge of death is a curious thing. These two incredibly individuals made that abundantly clear.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Former NBA player Keyon Dooling is one of the few brave men to come forward with his story of childhood abuse, and how keeping it a secret for years drove him to a mental institution. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/liste ... Show More

Clever thinking has led to some curious stories, as these two tales demonstrate for us today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today in Closing Remarks, Steve leaves us with a real gem in terms of what fear really does to a person.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today in Closing Remarks, Steve shares wellness secrets and took us down memory lane with a story about Harry Belafonte  The legend recently passed away at age 96.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Our boy had some things to say about his attacker and none of it was ill willed.                                                                                                                                                                                                         ... Show More

Between 1854 and 1929, 250,000 orphans - at peril in the dangerous, overcrowded streets of New York - were placed on trains and sent west to live with new families. A desperate solution to a desperate problem, some of the stories turned out well and some far from well. The bond b ... Show More