Ryan talks about a World War 1 Battle that involved gas attacks that made soldiers look like walking dead. The Battle of Osowiec , was a horrendous attack but an even more amazing resistance by a hugely outnumbered and poisoned group of men. These "dead men" held out for 12 days!

The Tennessee Bell Witch legend is well known. But how much is real? We delve into some of the research problems of the legend and what is needed to help keep it real.

During the reign of King Charles II, Thomas Blood attempted to steal the Crown Jewels. It was going well, with one man putting the Royal Orb in his pants, but then they had to run for it. Would they get away or caught and put to death?

For the anniversary of the Addams Family premiere, we look into a little of the history of the show. Where did their names come from? And a house with pink walls are some of the "things" we are talking about today

Invented in 1897 and first sold in 1898, Grape-Nuts has a crazy history. From the time the inventor spent in a famous sanitarium through course cases and into a p[op culture phenomenon, Grape-Nuts has been through it all. It was used in war, exploration, and health crazes, and still in our cereal bowls.

The Battle of Château-Thierry in July 1918 is where American forces helped halt a German offensive. Facing a German advancement, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) launched a counterattack with French allies, achieving the first American victory of the war. This battle was a key turning point in the Second Battle of the Marne, significantly impacting German plans.

During World War 22, America had to ration some items for the war effort. Using ration books and tokens , Americans could get a fair share of those items. But it was a lot more involved than that

A shiny 17 pound yellow rock found a 12 year old boy leads to the first Gold Rush in the US. Find out where and when in this podcast. Even the past of the landowner is interesting.

Chase returns after his summer of digging fossils and finding history. You won't believe what he go this summer. Items from a top secret area to fossils, and they will all be in the store soon.

Initially Martha Tabram was listed as a victim of Jack the Ripper and then removed from the list of victims due to the way she was killed. We discuss how she may have Benn a fledgling kill by Jack the Ripper as he was honing his craft. Forensics now would see her killing as him learning and progressing his mode operandi, what do you think?