In 1971, a strange aircraft took to the skies over New Jersey. The Aereon 26 was a prototype intended to be the first in a series of increasingly gargantuan hybrid airships. We explore the history of the Aereon, which goes back to the Civil War, and its links to modern day blimp-building projects. We also interview Jack Olcott, the test pilot of the Aereon and the only person ever to fly it.

The black community of the Sourland Mountains included war heroes, a man who stood up to Charles Lindbergh, and an enslaved woman who beat up her owner and escaped to live past the age of 100. Their stories have rarely been told. Diccon Hyatt and Joe Emanski interview authors Elaine Buck and Beverly Mills, whose new book, "If These Stones Could Talk," tells the story of these and other black residents of the Sourlands.

Around the turn of the last century, Dr. Henry Cotton set out to relieve the suffering of the mentally ill by discovering and curing the underlying biological causes of madness. Unfortunately, his scientific research led him to try very unusual and painful procedures on thousands of patients. Dr. Cotton's career turned out to be a bizarre and forgotten dead-end in the history of medicine.

Written and narrated by: Diccon Hyatt

Co-Host: Joe Emanski

Theme music: The Quiet Earth by Thomas Barrandon

Special thanks to Eric Weinstein. Recorded at the studios of 107.7 The Bronc at Rider University.

Around the turn of the last century, Dr. Henry Cotton set out to relieve the suffering of the mentally ill by discovering and curing the underlying biological causes of madness. Unfortunately, his scientific research led him to try very unusual and painful procedures on thousands of patients. Dr. Cotton's career turned out to be a bizarre and forgotten dead-end in the history of medicine.

Written and narrated by: Diccon Hyatt

Co-Host: Joe Emanski

Theme music: The Quiet Earth by Thomas Barrandon

Special thanks to Eric Weinstein. Recorded at the studios of 107.7 The Bronc at Rider University.