We've talked about him many times throughout Wild Quincy's history, now we are diving deep into the "Little Giant" Stephen Douglas with author and Douglas aficionado Reg Ankrom.

Check out all of Reg's books at the Quincy History Museum on the Square... for those not local, find them here.

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German heritage in the Gem City has been a stable of the community for literally hundreds of years with the German's migrating to Quincy in the mid 1800'sBut what would the city of Quincy look like if there was not a mass German migration to Quincy in the mid 1800's? For that matter would Quincy even be considered a town? In this episode we accidentally step on a butterfly and see how different Quincy might look without the German migration.

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Quincy was rocked to it's core in 1912 when the aftermath of a rural fire revealed the brutal axe killings of a family and houseguest. Suspicion fell on son/brother of the victims Ray Pfanschmidt who's trial captivated the the region if not the country. Did Ray do it, what happened to him? We're joined by local Pfanschmidt expert  and author Beth Lane whose book, Lies Told Under Oath documents all the wild details of this case. What do you think...was Ray guilty?

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It's April of 1945, an end to World War 2 looks to be near and the small town of Quincy just finds out that the President has suddenly passed away. You would think that would be the talk of the town for days to come but Mother Nature had other plans. Find out in this episode about the worst tornado to ever hit the Gem City. Visit the episode blog for pics and info mentioned in the episode.

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Another new category to fill your Wild appetite as we turn towards the people who have and still do make the wheels of the Gem City roll. And who better to start our new category with then none other then former mayor Chuck Scholz. We cover the days before becoming mayor and the highs and lows of his days once in office. We also throw in our go to on Patreon, the lightning round questions. Enjoy this SUPERSIZED episode of your favorite new podcast!

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It's the first ever "What if" episode and this week we dive into the question; What if I want to be buried at Woodland Cemetery. This questions required some expertise so we brought in Will Spear from the Hansen and Spear Funeral Home to help us out.

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When you think that crazy bank heist are something for only the movies a story like this comes up. It's one of the biggest bank heist in the United States and it happened right here in our backyard. Get all the details of this Ocean's Eleven style robbery in this episode! Check out the episode blog for pics of the robbers and more visual context!

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When you think Civil War you think about places like Gettysburg or Vicksburg, but Quincy had its own struggles and concerns during the time of national turmoil. In our first episode of season 3 we take a deep dive into the war on the home front with a amazing book by David Costigan called A City in Wartime - Quincy Illinois and the Civil War.  For some visual context to what we talk about on the episode be sure to check out the episode's blog entry.

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It's been on our minds for over a year now and the question is simple. Why does a catholic town like Quincy have a devil as its mascot? We try to find out the answer with Muddy River Sports' Matt Schuckman in the final episode of the season!

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As we prepare to give the Fun category a break for a bit, we wrap up the category by talking about some assorted fun Quincy topics such as: reminiscing about Quincy businesses from our youth that are no more as well let you in on some secret menu items for both local and chain restaurants within Quincy. Thanks for listening, we hope you enjoy!

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