Lost in the Pages

Who's ready for a history lesson?! This week Isaac tells John and friend of the podcast, Jake, about the Hero of the 1833 Cholera Epidemic of Lexington, KY, William "King" Solomon! Hear how a town drunk became a legend, his odd couple friendship with a woman named Charlotte, people with too much diarrhea and so much more!

In a very very special episode of Rumors & Confabulation, we welcome in special guest Grady! He and Isaac delve into some of the dumbest crimes and headline worthy stories from our home state of Kentucky; as well as a small list of odd laws out of the Bluegrass. We've got swords, meth heads, butt dialed police, and even an invitation to a whole new country by our esteemed guest! Plus so much more!

R&C is back with the conclusion of our series discussing the 12 Tribes/Yellow Deli Cult! We wrap up the story of leader Gene Spriggs, talk about some of the weird rules of the cult, how they recruit, racism, sexism, child abuse and some of the worst (or best depending on your pov) podcasts you'll ever hear! Plus so much more!

We've got a cult! In part 1 of this series, Isaac and John go into the cult with the most businesses, Tennessee's own: the Twelve Tribes aka The Yellow Deli aka Vine Community Church etc etc. We go into depth on the life of leader, Gene Spriggs, the Colorado wildfire that they most likely started, and how a cult runs a successful restaurant, a brief dip into the Jesus movement and as always, so much more!

A rural Wyoming museum proudly displays 3 oddities: a death mask, a skull and a pair of shoes...made from human flesh! Join us this week in discovering how these items wound up in a museum of all places. We delve into the criminal career of the outlaw, Big Nose George Parrott (it really is a big nose), a Wyoming physician turned Governor, John Eugene Osborne, the Pacific Railroad, and gang life in the wild west frontier of Wyoming. Plus much more!

In what will be our last monster tale for a long while, we conclude the story of Nashville's (and its surrounding area) cooky cryptids by exploring the small town of White Bluff, TN and its problematic Screamer. We talk banshees, racist newsies, how America can't name anything and so much more!

We're coming back to our home state of Kentucky with one of the deadliest cryptids in the USA, everyone's favorite goatman, The Pope Lick Monster! At the Pope Lick Trestle Bridge just outside of Lousiville, dozens of injuries and even deaths have occurred over the decades when people climb to the top of the rail tracks; are these tragedies caused by simple lack of awareness or is there something more sinister at play? Join us as we go into the legend of the half man, half goat, half sheep (or something like that) creature that paralyzes drunk teenagers with fear! We also take a brief dip into the legends of other Goatman found across the Bluegrass State. Email us at [email protected] with your thoughts, theories and encounters!

Have you ever felt a dark, unearthly presence brush against your leg as you sit in a poorly lit dining room? Well, you may have encountered The Thing! We revisit the Music City with another urban legend from the 1800's. We get into the eccentric couple, Ben and Sue Allen, their subsequent seances and our theories on what "The Thing" even is. Email us your thoughts and theories at [email protected]!

Have you ever seen a big balloon and thought to yourself...I wonder if the Union Army had a division of balloon men in the US Civil War? This time John tells Isaac the story behind what some dismissed as fanciful, the US Army Balloon Corps. Join us and witness the rise of the mighty balloonist (spoiler alert, it only lasted 2 years)

Welcome to the podcast for the 1st time, special guest Fidel! He joins Isaac in talking about 3 stories of statesman that couldn't keep it classy from Kentucky, Tennessee and Texas. We talk overdue library books, ducky pajamas, threatening school principals, Mayor Boner and so much more!