x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

The Nifty Fifty Show

Have you ever gone on a road trip or looked at a map and wondered...what makes that place different from all others? In this podcast, I talk about the stories that give places their identity. The Nifty Fifty Show is the perfect companion for the road warrior, armchair traveler, and the curious, as well as the perfect antidote to the dreaded word "flyover." So pull out a map, and let"s get going!Have any fun stories? Comments? Questions? Feel free to email me at kennen@niftyfiftyshow.com.

society & culture places & travel

All Episodes

26:24

Nebraska Side Trip: Hastings, Red Cloud, and a Hop...

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/12/10

Send us a text We're taking a quick break from the interstate (again) and heading south through the plains of Nebraska to see where America's favorite childhood drink was invented and stop by a literary gem of a town before heading to Lincoln to pick up our journey again.

en-us

27:56

Cheyenne to Lincoln

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/12/03

Send us a text We're making it out of the West and into the Midwest as we leave Wyoming. Today's topics range from women's suffrage to Cabela's to a heartfelt community story centered on trains running through North Platte. The land is getting greener as we enter the rain-fed plains...

en-us

32:23

Salt Lake to Cheyenne

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/11/19

Send us a text Now comes the worst possible drive ever: Wyoming. (Sorry not sorry.) But before we leave SLC, we'll talk about the Olympics and pioneers, then endure Evanston and the barrenness of central-southern Wyoming where it snows in June and there's a random Lincoln statue in the mountains.

en-us

34:53

Winnemucca to Salt Lake City

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/11/12

Send us a text We're crossing the West, I promise! Today's episode covers eastern Nevada and Western Utah, ending in Salt Lake City! We'll talk about Basques, the Great Basin, salt, and Utah's lovely hilltop state capitol.

en-us

18:11

Nevada Side Trip: Carson City and Lake Tahoe

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/11/05

Send us a text We're taking a small break from the interstate and heading south of Reno to Nevada's cute state capitol and one of the most gorgeous lakes in the world. We're also in true Western territory, with some of the largest ghost towns and silver mines in American history close by as well.

en-us

38:16

Sacramento to Winnemucca

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/10/29

Send us a text We're continuing our journey eastward over the Sierra Nevada. This will be a short jaunt, be we've got two 19th century stories to talk about: the Donner Party and the namesake of Reno, Nevada.

en-us

41:17

San Francisco to Sacramento

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/10/22

Send us a text This is the first episode of our armchair roadtrip! We're starting in one of America's most scenic cities: San Francisco. We'll enjoy some time eating sundaes and looking at the Golden Gate Bridge (getting some steps in on the hills!) before hopping into the car and winding our way around the bay and into the Central Valley. It's a short drive to Sacramento, but we'll talk about the second-most flood prone city in the US, which is coincidentally one of the sunniest cities on th...

en-us

19:57

Interstate 80

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/10/15

Send us a text Interstate 80. Millions see and drive on it every day, but did you know it is one of the heavy lifters of the US Interstate System? It also parallels the routes of the earliest cross-country road trips (mostly) as well as the first transcontinental railroad. Before we depart on our armchair roadtrip, we'll talk about how the interstate highway system came to be and about Interstate 80 in particular.

en-us

4:35

Season 2 Trailer

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2025/10/10

Send us a text I'm back after 18 months! This season is going to be different...instead of stories all over, we're going to take an armchair roadtrip along Interstate 80.

en-us

26:51

The Hurricane Party Makes a Good Story

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/03/15

en-us

28:27

The Bonapartes in America

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/03/08

en-us

19:08

Reverse the River!

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/03/01

en-us

17:36

The Gallstone in Omaha's Gut

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/02/23

en-us

22:48

The Flushing Remonstrance

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/02/16

en-us

16:00

Yankton: A Mother City Full of Cement

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/02/09

en-us

22:50

All the Windows in Oklahoma City

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/02/02

en-us

19:33

Utah's Salty Stage: the Great Salt Lake

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/01/26

en-us

2:38

Welcome to the Nifty Fifty Show!

The Nifty Fifty Show ·

2024/01/19

en-us

18 results

Similar Podcasts

Voices of Life

APG Mannheim

Promo Estereo Podcast

Promo Estereo

Talking Timelines Podcast

Talkingtimelines

גיקונומי

ראם שרמן ודורון ניר

Drømmefanger

Drømmefanger