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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.... more
FAQs about American Esoterica:How many episodes does American Esoterica have?The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.
August 28, 2025Episode 81 - What Exit, Your Highness?We actually had genuine royalty in this country once, and no, I don't mean Beyoncé (or Queen Bey, as those of us who are true fans call her). And in New Jersey, of all places....more9minPlay
August 14, 2025Episode 80 - JFK, Not Blown AwayRemember that time that somebody almost assassinated JFK? Probably not....more11minPlay
July 31, 2025Episode 79 - Thirteen-ish ColoniesA baker's dozen colonies? A regular dozen? Fourteen? Fifteen? Twenty-six? HOW MANY COLONIES WERE THERE?...more9minPlay
July 03, 2025Episode 78 - A Second, Non-Consecutive Term of Presidential PotpourriHere's another round of lightning-fast-ish presidential trivia, from the devil to the Beast and everything in-between....more12minPlay
June 19, 2025Episode 77 - Holy ToledoThe tip of Lake Michigan is just the tip of the iceberg that spins out into a war between the states. Two states, that is....more9minPlay
June 06, 2025Episode 76 - How We Went Nuts for CountryTHIS ONE'S GOT IT ALL, FOLKS - hucksters, country music, goat testicles, pirate radio, patent medicines, wire fraud, William Jennings Bryan...you name it! This is the bizarre story of how rural America fell in love with country music....more15minPlay
May 22, 2025Episode 75 - Counter ProposalMeet Herman Hollerith - the founder of your digital world and archnemesis to The Count on Sesame Street. ...more7minPlay
May 11, 2025HOT NUGGET OF HISTORY - Sorry, MomWe all know that THE story about George Washington isn't true, but what if what we've been wrong about all this time is that the story is KINDA true-ish? ...more3minPlay
May 10, 2025Episode 74 - Book NookSometimes American cultural greatness runs in very concentrated pockets. ...more6minPlay
April 24, 2025Episode 73 - Foolin', Too"Fool me once, shame on...shame on you. Fool me—you can't get fooled again..." - George W. Bush....more14minPlay
FAQs about American Esoterica:How many episodes does American Esoterica have?The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.