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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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09:36

Episode 37 - Lincoln’s Last Ride

American Esoterica ·

2023/10/26

Look, we don't know why we keep coming back to Lincoln, either. But this one has a ghost train, so there's that.

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05:58

Episode 36 - Hatefulness

American Esoterica ·

2023/10/12

On a Saturday morning in 1971, it took one word to bring many across the nation to the brink of utter panic. Blame Wayland Eberhardt.

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08:39

Episode 35 - Rogue Island

American Esoterica ·

2023/09/14

Thirteen original colonies smiling and holding hands? Nope. Twelve colonies and one knock-down, drag-out fight with one stubborn holdout.

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04:42

Episode 34 - Atomic Dogs

American Esoterica ·

2023/08/31

All it takes is one idiot to make your local street corner a radioactive hot zone. Note: this one is both gross and cruel towards dogs; we're less concerned with the people.

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06:12

Episode 33 - In Spite Of

American Esoterica ·

2023/08/17

This is the story of a nation scorned taking delicious - and extraordinarily petty - revenge.

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08:24

Episode 32 - Crumb of Equality

American Esoterica ·

2023/08/03

This is a story about the worst of intentions, and it is 100% about sex. Just not THAT kind.

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05:24

Episode 31 - A Balance

American Esoterica ·

2023/07/20

Two names, two families, forever entwined. And it began even earlier than you know.

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36:44

Episode 30 - The Great American Road Trip, A Travelogue

American Esoterica ·

2023/07/07

Eight days, 11 states, 36 minutes of ill-advised anecdotes, two people on a mission to see, hear, touch, smell, and taste all the America. This one's a three-hander, giving you more America than you ever knew you wanted.

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09:44

Episode 29 - Founding Father, Deadbeat Dad?, Part II

American Esoterica ·

2023/06/22

Think you've had a rocky relationship with your parents? You've got nothing on William Franklin, who loses everything for the cause of American... Dependence. This one gets dark. Part II of II (That's Roman-speak for 2!).

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07:36

Episode 28 - Founding Father, Deadbeat Dad?, Part I

American Esoterica ·

2023/06/16

Benjamin Franklin may have been a beloved Founding Father, but not so much when you take the word "founding" out of it. In this first of two episodes, learn how a nearly inseparable relationship between father and son turned into a feud with historic consequences.

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07:02

Episode 27 - Presidential Potpourri

American Esoterica ·

2023/05/25

It's pop quiz time, and the subjects are "The Address of the Address," "Counting Commanders-in-Chief," "The War of Whenever," and "A King for a President." Good luck.

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05:00

Episode 26 - One Woman, One Vote

American Esoterica ·

2023/05/11

The vote for millions came down to the vote of just one, and a short, sublime campaign of influence by a powerful figure.

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06:50

Episode 25 - The Sex Cult of Quality Flatware

American Esoterica ·

2023/04/27

The weird story behind an iconic American brand, featuring old-time religion, free love, presidential assassination, and lots of silverware.

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07:17

Episode 24 - The Revolution Will Be Subsidized

American Esoterica ·

2023/04/13

Spy, saboteur, and financier of the Continental Army... Meet Haym Salomon, superhero of the Revolution.

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06:47

Episode 23 - Wright Left

American Esoterica ·

2023/03/30

In 1982, one man conned his way into one of the biggest races in NASCAR, then disappeared without a trace for over forty years. Get ready for a hard left turn.

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05:03

Episode 22 - Grandpa Tenth President

American Esoterica ·

2023/03/16

No time - just listen, before it's too late. (Also, the story of the results of John Tyler's procreative history.)

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05:45

Episode 21 - Technically Free Speech

American Esoterica ·

2023/03/02

About the tension between Freedom of Speech and human decency, and how one canny Police Commissioner tried to protect both at once. Come laugh at the bigots with us.

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09:41

Episode 20 - By the Hem of Her Dress

American Esoterica ·

2023/02/16

An epic tale of an indomitable spirit and the small world of the Civil War-era United States. Meet Elizabeth Keckley.

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04:33

Episode 19 - A Teddy for Valentine’s

American Esoterica ·

2023/02/14

The story of the saddest Valentine's Day in American history. Listen with a loved one.

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06:19

Episode 18 - The Raid

American Esoterica ·

2023/02/02

If you think a raid into enemy territory that rescued over 750 enslaved people and destroyed millions of dollars of Confederate property sounds impressive, you should hear about the woman who led it

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