Mildred Fish-Harnack was a Wisconsin-born woman on a mission...an Anti-Nazi resistance mission.  And the road to success wasn't easy as one can imagine, nor was it met with support by even the United States.  During WWII, she and her husband led the largest underground resistance movement in Berlin.  She risked her life for 10 years with incredible courage and heroism, yet not many people know of this woman and her resistance group, "The Red Orchestra."  Find out more about this woman, who she was, and why we know little about her with our friend and special guest, Tim Field, on this episode of the Missing Chapter.  

It is one of the most iconic images in American History.  A photograph so powerful, it captured the essence of despair that gripped an entire nation, over an entire time period.  A woman holding a baby, 2 small children huddled by her side; shielding their faces over her shoulders.  The woman stares into the distance, a single hand drawn to her cheek.  Her expression, one of hopelessness and desolation; anxiety etched deep in the lines on her face.

But who was this woman and what was her story?  How did this picture of her come to capture an entire generation’s struggle through the worst economic depression the country and the world, had ever experienced?  Like a book cover without a story, the chapters of her life will astound you, and her feelings toward that famous image, might just surprise you… in this revealing episode of The Missing Chapter Podcast.

“The British are coming, the British are coming” - Paul Revere’s famous ride, right?  Well of course, but the problem with that is he never said that, even though he did manage to warn all of Lexington about the British invasion, it was hours before he spurred a horse toward Concord.  But that’s not where the Missing Chapter is going here...we’re going to the unknown story of a person who did almost the exact same thing, but not at age 41 like Revere was, this person was a teenage girl!  Find out more about who this girl was and what she did for Americans in the revolution on this episode of the Missing Chapter.  

Back by popular demand - the Top 5!  

Today the Phils walk through their Top 5 Haunted Historical sites in the United States in no particular order.  What better way to kick off Halloween weekend than to talk about the part of history that haunts locals, travelers, and tourists alike?  Get your favorite coffee and get ready to hear some ghost stories in Missing Chapter Podcast style!

“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” by famed author Washington Irving, is widely considered to be the first “ghost” story in the then young country’s history. The tale of a headless horseman in a quiet, unassuming New York town, often resurfaces every year around the time of Halloween.  But Irving didn’t invent the idea of a headless rider, nor did he base the story entirely on fiction.  Find out more about the American classic, in this episode of The Missing Chapter.

Some say this Autumn staple is their favorite candy, while others say it's best dealt with by being thrown directly into the trash!  What is the history behind this polarized treat?  Or is this candy altogether a trick?  Find out more on this episode of the Missing Chapter.

The best inventions have always stemmed from a vision.  Great visionaries can picture a solution to a current problem, or imagine turning a luxury into a necessity, or maybe an innovation that changes how a future society operates entirely.  And most visionaries are met with nay-sayers and doubters, and even outright barriers or obstacles because others can’t see what this visionary can.  This particular inventor holds over 300 patents on items that are difficult to understand even in our technology-immersed society of the 21st century.  Oh, and his first vision for his revolutionary invention?  Came at a mere 14 years old.  One of the most incredible parts of this, though, is not just his idea at 14, but the obsessive pursuit of completing this invention at such a young age.  Find out what this invention is and who this person is on this episode of the Missing Chapter.

When the United States entered into World War II in 1941, people of all backgrounds and demographics enlisted and went to fight overseas.  In fact, others would end up joining these same ranks and travelling to far off places to assist in the war effort as well – and not all were people. Included in this group was a 4-pound Yorkshire terrier, who was discovered in New Guinea, near an American military base in 1944.  Find out more about this K-9 soldier and what he did in the war efforts on this episode of the Missing Chapter.

It's 1930 in Banks Mississippi, Robert Johnson walks into a juke joint where two of the most popular blues guitarists of the day, Son House and Willie Brown, were playing a show for a packed house.  He had not been seen in almost a year and asked Son House if he could sit in his chair and play a few songs.  Son responded saying, “Alright, but you sit in that chair, you better do something with it.”  Son House had heard Robert play before and had not been impressed by what he thought of as Robert’s mediocre talent.  Robert, a young man who was already a widower at age 19 strode up onto the stage and sat down with his guitar.  The audience had no idea what was going on, but what happened next started one of the most famous legends in Mississippi Delta Blues history and would have a profound impact on music for the next 80+ years.  Surrounded in mystery, there are only three known pictures of him and 29 recorded songs.  Sadly, only 8 years after that performance he would become the inaugural member of the macabre 27 club.  Find out more about Robert Johnson on this episode of The Missing Chapter.  

It was on October 22, 1962, that former president JFK told the world that the Soviets were building secret missile bases in Cuba, about 90 miles off the coast of Florida. And not only did he make claims to that, he had photographic evidence to prove it.  The Americans and Soviets began the nose-to-nose confrontation over these bases stationed in Cuba.  So, while a diplomatic solution was ultimately the goal, and as our US government tirelessly tried to pursue that, no one knew what was really taking place inside the Soviet submarine B-59, off the coast of Florida, and how one man, who was actually on our enemy’s side, saved the world from nuclear war.  Find out who this person is and the circumstances surrounding this event on this episode of The Missing Chapter.