Detroit Strange

Join Alex and Jess as they catch up as Alex is feeling better. They talk a little holidays, some Gossip Girl (xoxo), and Fresh off the Boat before Alex tells Jess about the engineered marvel that is the longest international underwater tunnel in the world, the Detroit - Windsor tunnel. How exactly are underwater tunnels built? What came first, the tunnel or the bridge? How much air is pumped through the tunnel every 90 seconds? Tune in and find out!

Join Jess and Alex this week as they talk about what to do when you're sick, Ratatouille the Musical, 9 to 5 and some of their other watches. Then they sip on cozy drinks while Jess takes Alex on a little (boat)road trip and tells him about the Edmund Fitzgerald and the possible circumstances that led to it's sinking. Who was DJ Captain? What accoutrements lined the inside of the ship? And, what do you think was in the Clamdigger Punch? All this and more on this weeks episode!

On this week's episode, Alex and Jess talk about the election results, fandoms, and parent's interests that rubbed off on them. Then Alex tells Jess about one of the Midwest's best Scheme Queens, Isma Martin. How did she get the nickname the "notorious adventuress?" How did she use her generic last name to change her identity? Why did she avoid pictures so much? All of this and more on this week's episode!

Join us this week as Jess & Alex record on Halloween! They talk costumes, movies, and of course a little Tik Tok. Then Jess tells Alex all about Stephen Simmons, who at the age of 9 sat across the road as George Washington was sworn in as the first President of the US, but he wasn't destined for civic involvement like many of his siblings. Eventually he would move from the East Coast to the Michigan Territory in the early 1800's in search of land along with his wife Levana and their many children. What would he do that would make his otherwise unknown name be recorded in history? What would a jealous rage cause him to do? And, how did this change the landscape of the Death Penalty in Michigan? Tune in and find out.

Join us this week as we catch up on Alex's halloween costume, some spooky (and not so spooky) watches, and Alex tells Jess all about the infamous Cadieux Cafe & Feather Bowling. What were they possibly doing during prohibition? What exactly is feather bowling? And who or what may greet you at the door just for the hell of it? Tune in and find out!

It's still SpOoOoKy Season so join us for another OoOoky SpoOoOky episode! Alex and Jess talk about their investigation at Eloise Asylum, Professional Ghost Hunters, & Reality TV while sipping on some warm beverages. Then Jess takes them on a lil ROAD TRIP to tell Alex all about the Holly Hotel and some of it's resident spooks. Who once paid a visit the hotel once with her axe? What events happened exactly 65 years apart to the day? And what happens every year during the week leading up to Halloween? Tune in and find out!

In this episode Alex and Jess talk about the beauty of camping, road trips, and weddings before Alex tells Jess the strange and rich history of the Eloise Asylum. What did it start out as? How was it once the largest psychiatric facility in the country? And what and "who" still remains? All this and more on this week's OoOoOky SpOoOoky episode!

This week Jess and Alex talk about their fall favorites. Things to do, things to bake, and just how they're trying to take fall by the balls. Then Jess tells Alex about some of the history of the largest outdoor market in the country; the Eastern Market! What could be hiding below the market? What used to lay below the area? And what is possibly still lurking throughout many spots within the market? Tune in and find out!

In this episode Alex and Jess talk Miley Cyrus covers, Black Mirror, and Great British Bake Off before Alex tells Jess about Michigan's most polluted square mile; Zug Island. How did the island come to be? What goes on there? What does it have to do with the Windsor Hum? All this and more on this episode of Detroit Strange!

This week Jess and Alex chat a little about about fall bonfires, Pop Tarts, what's been stewing in their kitchens. Then Jess goes on to tell Alex about the disappearance of Metro Detroit Restaurant Tycoon Chuck Muer. In 1993, he along with his wife and two of their friends were last seen leaving the Bahamas on a 40 foot sailboat towards Jupiter Florida via the Bermuda Triangle. What could have happened to their boat? What calls were made from their boat that night? How high were the reported waves on the sea that night? Tune in to find out!