What is the most famous song created by a constipated assassin’s lawyer, a corpse-desecrating drummer, and a whale penis collector? Obviously, the Star Spangled Banner. On a special Fourth of July Off Key, Nate and Jeff chronicle the surprisingly fascinating history of a very boring song. American history is a beautifully dumb thing. It’s time to celebrate both aspects of it.

Last month, we solved some long confusing mysteries. This week we remain stumped. From the vanishing woman who paved the way for the 1970's to the time traveling one hit wonder kidnapped by ninjas, these cases left us dumbfounded, but we hope you do not find them dumb.

This week the intrepid investigators at Off Key solve some famously unsolved case. Tune in and find out about how a magical princess really rescued nine hikers from a yeti attack, the mysterious murderer that turned Elvis into a star, and how Jack the Ripper helped launch jazz. It's no mystery why you should check it out.  

This week, we are talking about how musicians unintentionally bailed out criminal masterminds. From the country legend that bought a stolen cocaine sniffing bear, to the Beach Boys song that financed a whacky kidnapping, to bizarre and violent rock and roll ponzi scheme that led to the rise of Youtube and TikTok, musicians make for some strange accomplices.

Happy new year! A lot of people mark the changing of the calendar with a change in themselves. This week we are talking about people who found great success by constantly changing their identities. From the Heavy Metal singer that career as a Holocaust resister or Hollywood hitmaker are the least notable things about her, to the organist who's secret double life changed American culture and racial barriers forever to the alien abductee whose lies about The Beatles broke up The Carpenters and powered The Bee Gees, this week's people are hard to pin down into any one word or life.

Ho Ho Ho, Hello. Welcome to the Off Key Christmas Special. This week we talk about how George Bailey stole a Yeti, the man driven insane by White Christmas, and the con artist sax player who invented Santa Claus. Here is our gift to you.

On our Thanksgiving special, we are celebrating tall the great things about humanity. From the Hall of Famer who stopped terrorists from blowing up another Hall of Famer to the pop song that rescued hostage victims to the Beatles Cover band that saved 600 people, there are so many things in this beautiful world to love. 

Scammers know a good score when they see one. The most powerful singers in the world make ripe targets for swindling. Some of the biggest names in music have been at the good end of a rotten deal. Others have been taken for suckers. Find out how the CIA and the Mafia broke up two of the biggest groups in history. 

Happy Halloween. This week, we unleash tales from the shadows into the spotlight. Curses and demons suck, but they can make some great music.

An easy trick to ignore someone's humanity is to call them a monster. If anything these monsters are acting on the oldest of human impulses. People have been killing each other since the Garden of Eden. From the song that popularized jazz and left six people dead to the journalistic injustice that accidentally turned an opera star into a vampire, this week's show is about how serial killers are also part of the society they haunt.