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American Esoterica

American history, bite-sized. These are the stories that may have slipped through the cracks - the odd detours that have shaped our history and culture in small, but sometimes significant, ways.

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All Episodes

10:16

Episode 54 - Fabulously Unintended

American Esoterica ·

2024/06/06

An inquisition that everybody expects uses its greatest weapon - surprise - against its worst enemy - itself. It begins with a reign of terror but ends in a very different place.

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02:06

HOT NUGGET OF HISTORY - Railroaded

American Esoterica ·

2024/05/23

The intersection of the National Mall's biggest eyesore and its ultimate revenge on its most consequential critic.

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09:38

Episode 53 - By Design, Part 4: The New Old Plan

American Esoterica ·

2024/05/17

In the fourth of four episodes on our nation's capital, new heroes emerge to drag Washington, D.C., kicking and screaming into the 20th century via a plan from the 18th century. In other words, the D.C. you know is a lot younger than you think.

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09:14

Episode 52 - By Design, Part 3: A Century of...

American Esoterica ·

2024/05/16

In the third of four episodes on our nation's capital, it takes a century for the nation's capital to become...the national toilet. Follow the federal city as it grows and decays simultaneously.

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02:06

HOT NUGGET OF HISTORY - Pope of the Potomac

American Esoterica ·

2024/05/11

If you think Washington, D.C., is a joke, well...it came by it honestly.

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11:27

Episode 51 - By Design, Part 2: L'Enfant Terrible

American Esoterica ·

2024/05/10

In the second of four episodes on our nation's capital, one man's ego gave us a grand plan for our capital city, but it also led to his downfall. Come for the French fuss, stay for George Washington micromanaging real estate negotiations instead of presidenting.

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09:16

Episode 50 - By Design, Part 1: The Dinner Party

American Esoterica ·

2024/05/09

In the first of four episodes on our nation's capital, a struggling new nation pulls itself together over dinner. Literally. Three men enter, two plans leave. Witness the most consequential dinner party in history.

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11:06

Episode 49 - April Foolin'

American Esoterica ·

2024/04/11

Hey, just because something isn't true doesn't mean we should just ignore its historical importance, right? Also, contains vague discussions of prior episodes and one use of the world's mildest profanity. Your great-grandma has been warned.

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06:59

Episode 48 - Tragedy on Tenth Times Two

American Esoterica ·

2024/03/28

What could possibly overshadow a tragic and eerie event that would cost the lives of 22 people in a government office building?

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02:00

HOT NUGGET OF HISTORY - Deep Dish Dye Job

American Esoterica ·

2024/03/17

In this mini-sode of what were already short episodes, learn the origins of how Chicago learned how to turn brown into green.

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09:43

Episode 47 - Hamilton 2: Burr Boogaloo

American Esoterica ·

2024/03/14

The duel may have been the end of Alexander Hamilton's story, but it was only the beginning of Aaron Burr's descent into treasonous lunacy and at least a little karma.

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07:21

Episode 46 - Self, Made

American Esoterica ·

2024/02/29

Get ready to build your multimillion-dollar international business empire - here's a dollar and fifteen years. Can't do it? Sarah Breedlove did - this is her story.

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14:18

Episode 45 - No Small Feat

American Esoterica ·

2024/02/15

A fierce love, a bold plan, and a desperate need - but will it be enough for Robert Smalls to rescue his family and escape the Confederacy?

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09:16

Episode 44 - Amplified

American Esoterica ·

2024/02/01

They tried to keep her silent, but instead gave her something to sing about, along with the most incredible stage in the world from which to sing it.

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08:15

Episode 43 - The Swim

American Esoterica ·

2024/01/18

If it were a work of fiction, you wouldn't believe it. This is the story of an epic feat of strength, bravery, and compassion.

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06:41

Episode 42 - As Amended

American Esoterica ·

2024/01/04

Our First was their third - the Bill of Rights that Congress sent to the states for ratification had twelve amendments, not ten, so what happened to those extra two?

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05:01

Episode 41 - Better Watch Out

American Esoterica ·

2023/12/21

The story of how one man during the Cold War accidentally wound up tracking the wrong kind of red airspace invader. And if you've heard the story before, you probably heard it wrong.

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04:52

Episode 40 - It’s a Wonderful Filler

American Esoterica ·

2023/12/14

A beloved Christmas classic may not have always been so beloved, which is what directly led to it becoming beloved. Beloved.

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06:38

Episode 39 - Mac & Cheese

American Esoterica ·

2023/11/23

Our national obsession with a cheezy pasta dish began in the kitchens of Monticello, but it isn't Jefferson to whom we owe the credit.

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10:54

Episode 38 - In Extravagantly Plain Sight

American Esoterica ·

2023/11/09

This is the story of the world's greatest heist - the time the CIA stole a Soviet submarine in full view of the entire world with the help of an eccentric billionaire.

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