The Concentration Camp by My Apartment

Send us Fan MailUnlike Buchenwald, which is nestled in the woods fairly far from everything else, the concentration camp near my apartment was within a thousand feet of grocery stores and a major soccer stadium. On this episode, I investigate rumors about an Italian town on the Adriatic, and I get way more than I'd anticipated.Always Remember Your Name (Book)Always Remember Your Name (Documentary)The Trieste ModelLiberators: America's Witnesses to the HolocaustLa Risiera Di San SabbaSupport the show

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when you love hunting ghosts, but you're also a skeptic? What happens when you finally do see a ghost, or at least you think you might have, but again, you're a skeptic? What would it take for you to believe your own eyes? We hear some of Jake Warga's scary stories and try to find out why he's still not convinced.Here's a link to Jake's story about the haunted summer camp featured on This American Life.Please check out some of Jake's other work here.Support the show

Send us Fan MailIn 1854, violence broke out in what today is a corn field in Eastern Wyoming. A dead cow, a new West Point Lieutenant, a drunken translator, and an entire village of Lakota Sioux came together in the greatest defeat of US Soldiers to a native force west of the Mississippi to that date. Today we visit the site of the battle and learn about the odd and unusual elements that kicked off years of violence in this part of the American West.Left or Right, Jaeger Held & CJ Young in front of Fort Laramie's Officers' Quarters "Old Bedlam." Photo Courtesy of CJ Young.Support the show

Send us Fan MailHave you ever wanted to quit you job and just go someplace where you can listen to the waves crashing on a tropical beach? On this episode we hear the story of two cousins and what happened to them when they did. Support the show

Send us Fan MailSalt Lake City's Avenues District is the oldest neighborhood in one of the oldest cities in The Mountain West. From polygamists, to golf promotors, a house that was used as the set of a horror movie, to a rumored rental of Ted Bundy, this old neighborhood played host to some of the strangest and most quirky stories in SLC. On this episode we hear Cevan LeSieur, author of two books about the avenues, tell us some of the more interesting stories from this small neighborhood with a big history.PHOTO: This is Governor William Spry's home shortly after it was moved to I street. Photographer's name wasn't given.Buy Cevan's Books:Images of AmericaThe Avenues of Salt Lake CitySources:A Bit about The LDS Church in DenmarkOtto Branning the Chili KingMore about The Grabeteria The Death of Mrs Moormeister and some more on thatJeremy Pugh's Article about Mrs Moormeister's Murder "Utah's Black Dahlia" A Bit About Joe Hill The Executed Labor ActivistBomb Found at Governor Spry's ResidenceBomb Meant for Governor Spry Explodes in a BoxcarSupport the show

Send us Fan MailFrom Mark Twain to Saddam Hussein, Curt Cobain to John Wayne, Presidents, Dictators, Outlaws, and Artists have kept pets and on this episode we talk about some of the weirder ones. Sources:The Presidential Pet Museum Drunkard and Satan  Presidential CowJefferson's Ram killed a little boy Tiger cubs The Coolidge PetsPresidential Alligators? The Yuki Johnson Duets The Carter ElephantReagan’s fish The Prince's Fish Biden’s dog MajorBiden's Dog Commander Hemingway  Hunter S ThompsonHitler and Blondie Stalin and HIs Bear Mao’s cricket Hitchcock dogsKubrick Cats Cobain Cats Sid Vicious Billy Joe’s Dog EscobarUSMC Dogs Mayor Max III Support the show

Send us Fan MailDo you remember a house that you were warned to stay away from? On this episode we explore the truths of a legend that turned one unfortunate woman into a "witch" in the minds of her neighbors at the mouth of Parley's Canyon in Utah.Please check out Jennifer Jones' Blog: The Dead HistoryIf you'd like to visit Parley's Hollow Nature Park here's their website: https://www.slc.gov/parks/parks-division/parleys-historic-nature-park/Sources:Deseret News Article: https://www.deseret.com/1992/7/31/18997457/sugar-house-memories-br/Susan Dudler's Death Certificate https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2018/166/105839865_f9631c0a-8883-4570-9215-2f3b4a02af39.jpegSusan Dudler's Obituary  https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2013/56/105839865_136190971385.jpgAmelia's Overdose: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2013/56/105860220_136191426427.jpgJoseph Dudler's Obituary https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1897&keyword=dudler&region=us-utSupport the show

Send us Fan MailIn 1972 Mike Shay hitchhiked from Texas To Berkley, CA. He shares the odd, funny, and frightening things that happened to him on his trip and what he learned about being an American. NOTE: I do not condone hitchhiking, but I think this is a good story.Support the show

Send us Fan MailPutting the same amount of energy and passion that most artists reserve for marble or metal, Catherine Morris sculpts what she sees in her mind's eye into sand. If that wasn't hard enough, she lives thousands of miles from the nearest ocean. To find out how this Wyomingite who'd never even taken an art class got so good at sculpting sand in one of America's windiest states, check out this episode.Visit Catherine's Facebook PageSee a video of Catherine Sculpting the fish from this episodeSupport the show

Send us Fan MailIn the early 1960's when it was believed that "only crazy people saw UFO's,"  psychologist Leo Sprinkle began to interview alleged UFO witnesses, but when he started to share his findings, many of his fellow scientists proved to be anything but inquiring or open minded. Find out what happened to a man who tried to use what he had learned about examining the world around him to get answers that many people still weren't ready for.Support the show