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American Shadows

American Shadows

Ersteller: iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild

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...

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Lavender Haze

Lavender Haze

In the 1950s the United States launched a witch hunt, and it's not at all what you think.
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2023-07-27 00:01:00 1752
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Hungry For Justice

Hungry For Justice

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 ma...

2023-07-13 00:01:00 1828
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A Morbid Obsession

A Morbid Obsession

The story of a man who loved his mother. Too much.
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2023-06-29 00:01:00 1904
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Like The Wind

Like The Wind

When the bicycle was invented it did more than simply change people's lives, leisure and mobility. It ignited a controversy over traditional gender ro...

2023-06-15 00:01:00 1557
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Louder Than A Riot

Louder Than A Riot

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.
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2023-06-01 00:01:00 1687
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A Deadly Isle

A Deadly Isle

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 wa...

2023-05-18 00:01:00 1799
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Boneheads

Boneheads

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 ri...

2023-05-04 00:01:00 1685
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Bad Medicine

Bad Medicine

Thomas Neill Cream wanted nothing more than to leave the family shipping business to become a medical doctor. Having graduated with honors, his future...

2023-04-20 00:01:00 1869
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Anchors Away

Anchors Away

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…...

2023-04-06 00:01:00 1587
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The American Plan

The American Plan

In 1918, the US Government created a plan to track, detain, and imprison women for the STIs brought home from soldiers.
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2023-03-22 23:01:00 1639
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Cold Case

Cold Case

In the mid 1930s an unidentified killer stalked Kingsbury Run, Ohio. It's a mystery that even Elliott Ness couldn't solve.
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2023-03-09 00:01:00 1668
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Glorified

Glorified

When we think of American outlaws, we often think of cowboys and dusty trails in the Wild West. Meet the Ashley Gang who operated out of the Florida E...

2023-02-23 00:01:00 1593
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Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

Every once in a while, there are news stories that are stranger than fiction. In this episode, we meet Ruth and Judd, possibly the worst murders of th...

2023-02-09 00:01:00 1612
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Aloha

Aloha

Hawaii didn't become a state until 1959. Before then, it was a Republic, but not by choice. A coup by an American fruit corporation staged a coupe and...

2023-01-26 00:01:00 1755
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Protest

Protest

The story of Andrew Kehoe and his opposition to taxes, namely school taxes and the disaster that followed.
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2023-01-12 00:01:00 1626
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The Mercy Run

The Mercy Run

Only one thing stood between a town's survival: 674 miles of unforgiving terrain in the worst arctic weather conditions in 20 years. Boats, planes, an...

2022-12-29 00:01:00 1699
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Lucky

Lucky

Timothy Dexter was many things — at least to himself. But mostly, he was lucky in the strangest of ways.
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2022-12-15 00:01:00 1561
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Family Blood

Family Blood

William Beadle had everything he'd dreamed of: a pretty and good-hearted wife, beautiful children, social status, and plenty of wealth. But when he lo...

2022-12-01 00:01:00 1704
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Works of Art

Works of Art

Edmonia Lewis always loved art. In the 1800s, there weren't many women sculptors. Edmonia wasn't interested in what she couldn't do. She was only inte...

2022-11-17 00:01:00 1591
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Roses of War

Roses of War

When men went off to fight in WW II, women did their own part. They worked in factories, played in a women's baseball league, and raised families. One...

2022-11-02 23:01:00 1633
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The Write Stuff

The Write Stuff

The mysogenistic article, 'What Are Girls Good For' infuriated Elizabeth Cochrane. Her well-written response to the newspaper did more than get her po...

2022-10-20 00:01:00 1549
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Ambitions

Ambitions

The story of Aaron Burr, who's legendary battle with fellow Founding Father began long before the duel.
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2022-10-06 00:01:00 1678
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Stolen Lives

Stolen Lives

Georgia Tann believed the rich were better than those without means. She also believed lower-income couples should not have children This is the story...

2022-09-22 00:01:00 1540
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Night Life

Night Life

During times of war and difficulties, people turned to sports and clubs as a way to enjoy friends, a good time, and to forget about their troubles and...

2022-09-08 00:01:00 1565
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Shadow Land

Shadow Land

For many tourists, Coney Island was the epitome of summer. However, the carnivals and fun houses revealed another side of human nature. 
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2022-08-25 00:01:00 1613
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The Night Season

The Night Season

Before electricity, those who walked the night were looked down on — and feared. Murderers, thieves, and sex walkers were frightening enough. But thos...

2022-08-11 00:01:00 1667
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Lovesick

Lovesick

Our quests for love can be disappointing. Maddening, even. When the love story that plays out is different than the one imagined – or the one you had...

2022-07-28 00:01:00 1983
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Hell on Earth

Hell on Earth

Sometimes, life will change in an instant, in a flash, or... in the case of the 1944 Hartford Circus... with a spark. 
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2022-07-14 00:01:00 1498
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Grim & Mild Presents: Season 2 Trailer

Grim & Mild Presents: Season 2 Trailer

This summer, Grim & Mild Presents continues its journey into the strange, the unusual, and the fascinating. For our newest season, we’ll be taking to...

2022-07-08 00:01:00 100
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A Spoonful of Sugar

A Spoonful of Sugar

If something seems too good to be true it often is, from snake oil to opiates the American medical system has tried some radical treatments to heal th...

2022-06-30 00:01:00 1516
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Of Medicine and Miracles

Of Medicine and Miracles

If I were to tell you that some of the things you know about health and wellness come from behind the veil, would you believe me? There was one man --...

2022-06-16 00:01:00 1798
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The Long Con

The Long Con

There were those who exploited the cracks in the American dream, and took advantage of others -- and then there was one man who used it to become ever...

2022-06-02 00:01:00 1571
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Inhospitable

Inhospitable

Growing old isn't for the faint of heart. It's true that none of us will get out alive -- but we can all hope that no one takes that truth into their...

2022-05-19 00:01:00 1434
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Cut From a Different Cloth

Cut From a Different Cloth

They say that "clothes make the man" -- but in the case of these violent few days in Los Angeles, clothes also became man's undoing.
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2022-05-05 00:01:00 1984
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Dark Waters

Dark Waters

There's a darkness in the human soul when it comes to survival.
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2022-04-21 00:01:00 1674
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Swindled

Swindled

Get rich quick schemes have been around forever. But one con man not only made history, but became a household name. 
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2022-04-07 00:01:00 1599
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Daredevils

Daredevils

Daredevils. They are on a quest to go higher, faster, and bigger than anyone else. Some think they are foolish for tempting death. But for those in th...

2022-03-23 23:01:00 1591
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The Primrose Lane

The Primrose Lane

Sometimes, it's true what they say about karma.
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2022-03-10 00:01:00 1674
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Expendable

Expendable

On March 25, 1911, a fire broke out in the garment district. Within 18 minutes, 146 people were dead. Though the factory owners were acquitted of wron...

2022-02-24 00:01:00 1613
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Mysterious

Mysterious

In 1587, 115 people arrived on Roanoke. The newly appointed governor left for England, promising to return with supplies. When he returned, all that r...

2022-02-10 00:01:00 1758
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