Rome, ME is so awesome that someone walked into the woods in 1986 and didn’t come out until 2013.  On this episode of Press Gang, we tell the story of Christopher Thomas Knight, aka “The North Pond Hermit”, and gab about our love for Rome (the one with Day’s Store, not the one with the Colosseum).

Music:

WANTED by BLUE STEEL

Sources:

The Atlantic. (2020, April 23). The Last True Hermit Survived Alone for 27 Years [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFcbAllQmxc

Fascinating Horror. (2025, April 22). In Hiding for 27 Years: The North Pond Hermit | Fascinating Horror [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rftItsbN2mo

Harvey, A. (2025, September 16). The Astonishing Story Of Christopher Thomas Knight, The Maine ‘Hermit’ Who Lived In Isolation For 27 Years. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/christopher-thomas-knight

Wikimedia Foundation. (2025, August 16). Christopher Thomas Knight. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Thomas_Knight

TVO Today. (2017, August 28). The Last True Hermit [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEcbijLmEXs

The most famous shootout in the history of the FBI was born out of a string of robberies, murder(s), and a whole lot of mustaches. On this episode of Press Gang, we discuss a very bad day at work. Join us for the story of the 1986 Miami-Dade FBI Shootout and a whole lot of unqualified blabbering.

Music:

WANTED by BLUE STEEL

Sources:

Bushatz, A. (2019, June 21). Shootout in Miami. Recoil. https://www.recoilweb.com/shootout-in-miami-142459.html 

Fatal Firefight in Miami. (n.d.). Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fatal-firefight-in-miami 

Harrell, Paul. (2017, March 31). FBI 1986 Miami Dade Shooting: An Analysis [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv8cByaVyNQ&t=1193s

Pike, T. (2023, December 28). Guns of the ’86 Miami Shootout: An In-Depth Look - The Mag Life. The Mag Life. https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/guns-of-the-86-miami-shootout-an-in-depth-look/ 

The FBI Files. (2020, August 8). Firefight | FULL EPISODE | The FBI Files [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5UVkNhqi_k&t=2563s

Wendigoon. (2024, December 29). The Deadliest Shootout in FBI History [Video]. YouTube. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzJyn_NbxSk&t=4707s

Wikipedia Contributors. (2025, September 5). 1986 FBI Miami shootout. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation.

During The Battle of Stalingrad, a four story apartment building with questionable strategic importance…exists.  And everybody wants it.  On the very first episode of Press Gang, we tell the story of Pavlov’s House, aka “The Lighthouse”, and how the Red Army turned it into a fortress of fascist death. 

Music:

WANTED by BLUE STEEL

Sources:

http://www.digitalcapricorn.com/Pavlov/Downloads/Pavlovs_House_Companion.pdf

Pavlov’s House. (n.d.). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pavlovs-house 

Pavlov’s House / Sights of Volgograd / BATTLEFIELD TOURS OF STALINGRAD. (n.d.). Www.stalingradtours.com. https://www.stalingradtours.com/en/sights/articul/pavlov_s_house 

Pavlovs House - Stalingrad fortress. (n.d.). Stalingradfront.com. https://stalingradfront.com/articles/articles-about-stalingrad-battle/pavlovs-house/ 

“Pavlov’s House” - Volgograd - TracesOfWar.com. (2025). Tracesofwar.com. https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/10529/Pavlovs-House.htm 

Pavlov’s House - War History. (2015, February 24). War History. https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/pavlovs-house?amp=1 

TIKHistory. (2018, July 16). The REAL Story of Pavlov’s House at Stalingrad [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc-rFzC63hU&t=773s

Wikipedia Contributors. (2018, December 1). Battle of Stalingrad. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad 

Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, August 5). Operation Barbarossa. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa 

Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, May 8). Pavlov’s House. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlov%27s_House 

Yakov Pavlov. (2021, January 7). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Pavlov