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American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that...
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American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that are hidden and forgotten in the shadows. From better-known tales like the conspiracy to steal Lincoln’s body, to less-known stories, like the rainmaker who flooded San Diego. Join host Lauren Vogelbaum as she spans two centuries of omitted lore from our country’s history books.
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27 JUL 2023 · In the 1950s the United States launched a witch hunt, and it's not at all what you think.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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13 JUL 2023 · What would you do when faced with a life-or-death situation? Alferd Packer had to answer this question for himself, and do something that is -- for many -- unthinkable. See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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29 JUN 2023 · The story of a man who loved his mother. Too much.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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15 JUN 2023 · When the bicycle was invented it did more than simply change people's lives, leisure and mobility. It ignited a controversy over traditional gender roles. One woman set out to change all that.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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1 JUN 2023 · The fight for equal rights was long and slow until one day a fight broke out with police, culminating in a riot. What happened next is history.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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18 MAY 2023 · Prussian immigrant Louis Wagner came to America hoping to make a better life for himself. Working as a fisherman in the Isle of Shoals it seemed he was living the dream, until he found himself down on his luck.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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4 MAY 2023 · The Gilded Age was a time of opulence and opportunism, an age that turned businessmen into household names. But it also created some of the biggest rivalries in the rush to unearth the past.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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20 APR 2023 · Thomas Neill Cream wanted nothing more than to leave the family shipping business to become a medical doctor. Having graduated with honors, his future seemed promising -- until the bodies began to appear. See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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6 APR 2023 · Spirits were high that summer’s day as everyone boarded the General Slocum. The passengers were looking forward to their annual picnic just up river… but as fate would have it, they’d never arriveSee https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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23 MAR 2023 · In 1918, the US Government created a plan to track, detain, and imprison women for the STIs brought home from soldiers.See https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that...
show more
American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that are hidden and forgotten in the shadows. From better-known tales like the conspiracy to steal Lincoln’s body, to less-known stories, like the rainmaker who flooded San Diego. Join host Lauren Vogelbaum as she spans two centuries of omitted lore from our country’s history books.
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| Author | Grim & Mild |
| Organization | iHeart Podcasts |
| Categories | History |
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