The goat-sucker romes the land the the UFO's fill the skies- in the eighties and nineties they were both blamed for a series of strange animal mutilations in Puerto Rico and the United States.

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In many of these stories, the town of Deadwood is as much a character as the people who live in it.  Today, the town of Deadwood and two notable women who you didn't see in the HBO series.

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You can't talk about Wild Bill Hickock, or Deadwood for that matter, without talking about Calamity Jane.  Out of all the women who lived in the West in the 1800's, why was her name remembered?  She'll tell you one story, the facts will tell another.

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From his days on the Pony Express to his death (spoiler) in Deadwood, South Dakota- Hickock was a legend in his own time.  The trouble was figuring out what parts of the legend were true.

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As we get ready for Christmas, a special episode for those who have stayed subscribed- Belsnickel from the Pennsylvania Dutch!  Regular episodes will continue the first week of January, and we'll be looking at the Wild West, witches, more murder ballads- all the stuff we love!

The story behind a favorite Christmas Carol

A famous Thanksgiving story about a love triangle among the Pilgrims- now mostly told in cartoons.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Halloween!  The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is about as New England as you can get, but this is the story re-written to take place in my home state of Georgia.  Hope you like it!

For Halloween we actually break with tradtion and travel to Europe to hear some stories of headless guys on horses.  Then we travel back to the United States to hear two stories of headless men terrorizing the countryside.  This is a long one, but will certainly get you in the Spooky Season mood!

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A story from Tennessee- just right for Halloween!