In this episode I tell podcaster Sarah Marshall a truly wild story I uncovered about the first recognized case of Munchausen Syndrome (Factitious Disorder) in the United States. An alleged professional wrestler and American folk anti-hero called the Indiana Cyclone faked symptoms of injury and illness while blowing through hospitals across the country from t ... Show More
Dec 2021
EP137: The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget, I Lived Through The Depression And Didn’t Even Know It! and The 1st "Disneyland" on Lake Michigan's Shore, and The Man Behind It
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kengor, PoliSci professor at Grove City College, brings us the details of the devastating nature of an attack the U.S. government chose to keep details hidden about; Donald Sturm tells the story of how his parents did everything they ... Show More
38m 16s
Jan 2020
Herrin Massacre
In the spring of 1922, the United Mine Workers of America announced a national strike. And then, that summer in Herrin, Illinois, 23 people were murdered over two days. Men, women, and children came out of their houses to watch, and in some cases, to take part in the violence. Sc ... Show More
26m 53s
Apr 2020
Betty and Barney Hill: The UFO Case that Changed Everything, with Toby Ball
<p>In September of 1961, on an empty country road in rural New Hampshire, Barney and Betty Hill experienced the most profound, bizarre night of their lives in what would become the first widely-publicized account of an alien abduction in US history -- the case that would go on to ... Show More
56m 44s
Oct 2021
EP91: Bankrupt and Dying from Cancer, "I Felt Guilty About Being Successful, Until..." and The Fateful Night During WWII Cecil Wax Met God
On this episode of Our American Stories, Christopher Klein tell the story of how former U.S. president and Civil War hero, Ulysses S Grant raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution; Ralph Stayer, the founder of Johnsonville Sausage, shares his ... Show More
38m 16s
Mar 2021
Episode 1: Long, Dark Alley
In 2018, a 23-year-old Indigenous woman named Jermain Charlo stepped out of a bar in downtown Missoula, Montana, and disappeared. Journalist Connie Walker travels to Montana to retrace what might have happened to Jermain. This is Episode 1 of Stolen: The Search for Jermain. To he ... Show More
50m 6s
Mar 2023
Rebel Wilson, Meghan Markle & A Story We’re Sick Of Telling
On the show today… What do Scarlett Johansson, Penélope Cruz, Michael Fassbender, and Owen Wilson all have in common? Well, they’re in talks to star in a new Nancy Meyers movie and we feel like rom-coms are officially making a comeback. Here’s what you need to know. And the new c ... Show More
19m 9s