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Mismatch
More often than not, interesting stories feature a mismatch - people who don’t line up with each other, or with circumstances, or expectations. Join host Roger Weber for stories of square pegs in round holes.
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Mismatch Presents: Space Curious
If you like Mismatch, we think you're going to love this new podcast from Graham Media and WKMG. This is episode 3 of Space Curious. Subscribe whereve...
Mismatch Presents: The Eyes of Texas
We've wrapped up our second season of Mismatch, but we've got a fun story to share with you from our friends at The Eyes of Texas podcast.
“It’...
Jose Feliciano’s Anthem Encore
It was 1968. The assassinations of Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy had already shaken Americans to the core. 300 American soldiers were being kil...
I’m Never Using My Smartphone Again
Let's face it. Most of us are addicted to our phones and the apps that populate them. This is a story of one former addict quitting her iPhone and soc...
The Hidden Letters, Part 2
This is Part 2 of The Hidden Letters. Before proceeding, we suggest listening to Part 1. In this episode, Tim Mallad tracks down Helen Sebba's grandso...
The Hidden Letters, Part 1
Tim Mallad is the unlikely discoverer and steadfast keeper of a stranger’s story. One family’s tragedy grabbed him and wouldn't let go. For the story...
The Amazonian expedition that nearly killed Teddy Roosevelt
He had soldiered on through all of it, a bullet in the chest, a chronic illness that left him gasping for air, a carriage accident that killed his bod...
The House That Beards Built
In a lot of ways, The House of David religious colony seems too good to be true. Between their baseball team, the amusement park, the zoo and the warm...
Dueling Doctors
Dr. Michael DeBakey and Dr. Denton Cooley were two of the most prominent surgeons in the world. They were pioneers in the first open heart operations....
The Original Siamese Twins
Mismatch is back with Season Two! As conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker’s lives were astonishing. Their adventure, beginning in 1811 in what is now...
The One and Only Wolverine
You’d think the Wolverine State would have wolverines. But they hadn’t been seen in Michigan for a century or more. When one of those animals suddenl...
The Jingle King Takes A Bow
If you’ve watched TV anytime over the last four decades, you’ve heard the music of Dan Yessian.
However, the accomplished commercial jingle wri...
My Disastrous Family Reunion
Mark Hawkins grew up in Michigan. The family who gave him up for adoption lives in the heart of Appalachia. 38 years after he was adopted, Hawkins’ bi...
The Wolves and Moose are Out of Whack
One the hunter. One the hunted. Each dependent on the other. When the balance of nature goes out of whack on a remote island in Lake Superior, bad thi...
Square Dancing in the Amazon
In 1928, Henry Ford, one of the wealthiest men in the world, established Fordlandia.
Deep in the Amazon jungle, Ford aimed to tame the South Am...
Someone’s in the Kitchen with Thai Food
What happens when you claim a word that’s not yours, and proceed to build a beloved brand out of it? A deliciously complicated tale of food, language,...
The Terrible Tragedy of Daniel Dodge
He was filthy rich. She was dirt poor. His dad helped put the world on wheels. Her dad was a mail boat captain. But they were in love, and didn’t real...
Sparky and Nixon
Every now and then, TV treats us to a strange pairing of people. Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg hosting a cooking show. Bing Crosby and David Bowie sin...
Introducing Mismatch
Welcome to Mismatch, a new show hosted by veteran reporter Roger Weber. Our show brings you stories of the incompatible, unsuitable and out of step. <...