Detroit Strange

This epsiode Alex and Jess chat about everyone's favorite internet website; snopes.com, the development of how news spreads on tik tok, and Reeses holiday shaped peanut butter cups. Then Alex dives in to tell Jess about 3 Michigan "Ghost Towns." What is Michigan’s Pompeii? Where is Michigan’s Atlantis? And what is the connection between moss and a possible curse? 

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Join Jess & Alex this week as they catch up about some strange things they've learned, using torches, and a few bad puns while sipping on some Fig Rosemary Cocktails. Then Jess dives in to tell Alex about the story behind, and continued lore of the Dixboro Ghost. Who was she? How did she die? What secret did she know that sent her to her grave? Come for the story, stick around for the poor Irish accent!

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Join us this week as Alex and Jess talk a few movie recommendations and then Alex tells Jess all about the alias queen Sarah Elizabeth Lewen? What were some of her many crimes? What horrendous thing did she do that finally landed her in jail? And what career did one of the detectives from her case end up doing later? Tune in to find out!

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Join this week and Jess and Alex still can't stop thinking about pizza, chat quickly about what their watching, and sip on some Truly Punches. Then Jess tells many stories about what she's decided to call Detroit's version of the Cecil Hotel; The Savoy/Hotel La Salle/Hotel Detroiter/Carmel Hall. How did famous early radio broadcast celebrity Jerry Buckley meet his death in the lobby? What else was going on that gave July 1930 the nickname 'Bloody July' in the city? What final discovery in the 80's led to the building being closed for over decade before it was demolished? Tune it to find out all this and more!

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This week Alex and Jess talk about perscription drug ads, board games, and camping whil sipping on some Spicer's (#notsponsed) wine. Then Alex dishes up a saucy story about Detroit Style Pizza. Who came up with it? How are the pizza world championships involved? And how has it recently become a food trend? All this and more on this week's episode!

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Join us this week as Jess and Alex talk a little about trips they had, the stars, and ideas for reality shows. Then Jess dives in and tells Alex all about the man behind the road; Augustus Woodward. How was he involved in early money laundering? Why was the street named after him? And what other bafoonery turned him into the original snow bird? Tune in to find out!

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Welcome to episode 103! This week Alex and Jess talk about the party they had for their 100th episode, complete with karaoke contest. Then Alex tells Jess about the mammoth building that is well known in the Detroit skyline, none other than The Detroit Renaissance Center! What cutting edge 70's design elements were included in it? If you've been to Atlanta or LA why does it look so familiar? And just how many bedsheets do they have to wash in the hotel? Tune in for all this and more!

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This week Jess & Alex explore the deep questions like "how do I walk?," they chat about some fun upcoming ideas, beer cocktails, and a listener updated. Then Jess tells Alex about the history of Stroh's. Which Strohs family member came here originally? How did the company survive during prohibition? What decisions led to the company being sold?

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Join us this week as Alex and Jess talk about Iced Tea, kayak scavenger hunts, & the wonders of water shoes. Then Alex tells Jess all about the Boeing family, the ones with the jets! What connection do they have to Detroit? Where did their fortune first come from? How did they end up in the flying machine business? Tune in and find out!

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This is it! Our 100th episode! We're so excited to share this milestone with y'all and even more excited that Author, Reporter, & Writer Karen Dybis was able to join for the fun!

In this episode Alex and Jess talk with Karen D, and even have a small clip from the first time she was mentioned on the show, in EPISODE 1! They talk about favorite strange tales in Detroit and the wonder that Detroit is while finding out a bit more about Karen's Journey into writing about it. Jess & Alex then go on to tell Karen about the history of the Masonic Temple. What unfinished spaces lie in the largest Masonic temple? Who may be haunting it? And, what conspiracies are there about the freemasons? Tune in for this and more!

Karen D IG & Twitter: @karendybis

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