1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
505 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.5K ratingsWhere History Comes Alive! A fast-paced, well-researched weekly podcast covering a wide range of historical events, persons, places, legends, and mysteries, Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, the selection of stories and interviews includes lost treasure, unsolved mysteries, unexplained phenomenon, WWII stories, biographies, disasters, legends of the Old West, American Revolutionary history, urban legends, movie backstories, and much more. Available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Comcast, Google Play & others. Episodes air Sundays at 12pm ET and Thursdays at 6am ET.
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UFO UPDATE (PT 1)/THE NIMITZ "TIC-TAC" INCIDENT/REPORT TO CONGRESS/INTERVIEW NEIL NIXON
July 18, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourWe discuss the recent UFO report to congress with UFO author Neil Nixon, including the Nimitz "Tic-Tac" sighting, as well as two 1952 UFO incidents- the Washington DC "flying saucers" incidents and the possibly connected Flatwoods West Va. incident which occurred a few weeks later. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podc...
(PT II) UNSUNG HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: SNIPERS, SPIES, WOMEN WARRIORS & GUERRILLA FIGHTERS
July 11, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourUnsung Heroes of the American Revolution (pt 2):The incredible true stories of the unsung heroes and heroines of the American Revolution, men and women of all colors and from all stations in life, who came together to fight for a common cause-liberty. This episode includes the stories of: Francis Marion, also known as The Swamp Fox; James Armistead, a slave, who volunteered and became Lafayette's best spy; Mary Hayes Ludwig, who manned her fallen husband's cannon and helped win the Battle of ...
THE FIGHTING BUNCH- THE BATTLE TO END VOTING CORRUPTION IN TENNESSEE (AUTHOR INTERVIEW)
July 04, 2021 22:00 - 45 minutesIn August of 1946 the Democrat party was holding most of the state of Tennessee in an iron grip and had been for 10 years. Voters were being shot, beaten, and intimidated. Ballot box stuffing was the rule in many counties. Election integrity was non-existent. The corruption went all the way to Washington DC. The DOJ, the FBI, the Tennessee State Supreme Court- all turned a blind eye to the worst corruption ever witnessed in the south, ignoring desperate pleas for help looking into the problem...
JAN BAALSRUD'S MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (PT 2) : AGAINST ALL ODDS
June 27, 2021 23:00 - 38 minutesNow the only surviving member of the commando unit, Jan desperately seeks shelter, but needs to keep moving on so as not to draw attention to the families which are providing him with shelter. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW 1001 Ghost Stor...
JAN BAALSRUUD'S MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (PT 1): A DEADLY MISTAKE
June 20, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutesIn late March of 1943 four expat Norwegians, having received commando training in Scotland, cruised into a remote fjord on Norway's northern coast in a fishing boat loaded with explosives and supplies needed to complete their mission, which was to assist locals in the area in resisting the Nazi occupation and to destroy a German-held airfield. The mission quickly went south when a local marine shop owner got nervous and contacted the German authorities. Baalsrud was left on his own to try to ...
MISFIT IN HELL / TO HEAVEN EXPAT
June 16, 2021 22:00 - 1 hourThe second interview in our "Proof of Heaven" series. Kathleen McDaniel''s incredible account of her near-death experience (NDE) and what she learned from it.. Her book title "Misfit in Hell/To Heaven Expat" will make sense as soon as you hear her story. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I...
IN SEARCH OF LIFE AFTER DEATH AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR STEPHEN H. MARTIN
June 13, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutesAuthor Stephen Hawley Martin joins us for a journey into the unknown to answer the following questions: Is there life after death? Does our life have a meaning? Does reincarnation exist? To find out more about him visit www.shmartin.com. Support our show and checkout www.simplisafe.com/1001! Only 14.99/mo- no long contracts-no tools required. This is a great product- highly reviewed (40,000 Amazon reviews)- we recommend it. NEW Enjoy THE 1001 HISTORY CHALLENGE on Apple Podcasts! https://podca...
MR STANDFAST (CHAP 22) (CONCLUSION)
June 13, 2021 22:00 - 29 minutesHannay's division is in the center gap that the Germans need to reach Amiens. If German scout planes see how weak his lines are they will attack and Hannay's division will be wiped out. The job falls to the hands of the air corps. Hannays old friend Peter makes an unexpected appearance. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https:...
NEWS AND REVIEWS JUNE 2021
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HANNAH DUSTIN'S REVENGE
June 06, 2021 23:00 - 42 minutesHannah Dustin was a colonial Massachusetts Puritan mother who was taken captive by the Abenaki tribe during King Phillips War along with her nursemaid and newborn daughter, who was killed by her captives. Showing incredible courage, she killed her captors and escaped, bringing their scalps back for reward. She was the first woman in America to be honored with a statue in her name and likeness. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devi...
WARRIOR BIOGRAPHER ROBERT MATZEN TALKS AUDREY HEPBURN, JIMMY STEWART, AND CAROLE LOMBARD
June 02, 2021 23:00 - 43 minutesBiographer Robert Matzen discusses his second Hepburn book (Warrior) which covers her last 5 years working for UNICEF in war torn countries like Somalia and Sudan as well as his biographies on Jimmy Stewart and Carole Lombard. Included-portions of Global News interview with Audrey Hepburn, and Luca Dotti (son of Audrey Hepburn). Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW B...
THE GREAT ROCK & ROLL DEBATE (PT 2) w NEIL NIXON
May 30, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourIntroducing Neil Nixon- well known author and radio show personality in the UK- with a lifelong interest in rock music. In part one we set up the ground rules for the great rock and roll debate- which decade, the 50';s-60's, or 70's- was the greatest decade for rock and roll? First- "rock and roll" will be loosely defined as "top 40" radio. The criteria- CONSISTENCY- THE WHOLE TEN YEARS IS HOT INNOVATION- NEW ,MOVEMENTS STARTED- SOUND TECHNIQUES -GENRES ENDURANCE- HOW IS THE MUSIC FROM THAT D...
MASTERING THE ART OF STORYTELLING: TIPS FROM AUTHOR/JOURNALIST VERONICA HINKE
May 26, 2021 23:00 - 41 minutesToday thousands of aspiring authors are submitting articles and stories to social media sites like Instagram and Reddit- and there are millions of us who want to write a book but just haven't been able to make that leap for a variety of reasons. We spoke with journalist/author Veronica Hinke, who wrote The Last Night On The Titanic- Unsinkable Drinking, Dining and Style on the subject of mastering storytelling Sometimes its as easy as finding your own Popcorn Dan. Learn more about your ad cho...
THE GREAT ROCK & ROLL DEBATE with NEIL NIXON (PT 1)
May 23, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutesIntroducing Neil Nixon- well known author and radio show personality in the UK- with a lifelong interest in rock music. In part one we set up the ground rules for the great rock and roll debate- which decade, the 50';s-60's, or 70's- was the greatest decade for rock and roll? First- "rock and roll" will be loosely defined as "top 40" radio. The criteria- CONSISTENCY- THE WHOLE TEN YEARS IS HOT INNOVATION- NEW ,MOVEMENTS STARTED- SOUND TECHNIQUES -GENRES ENDURANCE- HOW IS THE MUSIC FROM THAT D...
UNSUNG HEROES OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION (PT I): WASHINGTON'S SPIES
May 19, 2021 23:00 - 57 minutesUnsung Heroes of the American Revolution (Pt 1): The Culper Spy Ring, Nathan Hale, and others: Few people leaving the Banana Republic Store at 66th and 3rd st Manhattan, NY, stop to notice the plaque on the outside wall that mentions the spot less than 100 yards away where courageous young Nathan Hale spoke his famous last words “I regret that have but one life to give for my country’- before being hung from a tree by his British captors. And many probably have no idea how and why those words...
BROTHERS DOWN THE STORY OF THE USS ARIZONA AT PEARL HARBOR
May 16, 2021 23:00 - 53 minutesWe interview author Walter Borneman about his riveting book BROTHERS DOWN, which is the story of the heroes aboard the USS Arizona, which was dive-bombed and sunk by Japanese planes on December 7th, 1941. 63 of the Arizonas 1, 177 dead were brothers. At this point going into WWII, fathers, sons, and brothers serving together were not uncommon. Author Walter Borneman gives us a preview here of a story that needs to be shared and remembered- that America must always maintain its vigil and must ...
DEFIANCE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE BIELSKI BROTHERS (PT 2) HARD CHOICES
May 09, 2021 23:00 - 48 minutesIn part two we cover the start and rapid growth of the Bielski partisan camps in Belarus, their raids on Gernan patrols and on German sympathizers, and the hard and often times deadly choices that needed to be made to protect the forest clans. We also cover what happened to the four brothers after the war and the filming, which was done in Lithuania, which borders Belarus. We also discuss the controversy that faced the movie as well as criticisms that the movie basically whitewashed the story...
DEFIANCE: THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF THE BIELSKI BROTHERS (PT 1) TRAGEDY IN BELARUS
May 02, 2021 23:00 - 41 minutesThis is part one of the story of the Bielski Brothers- a tightly knit group of 4 brothers- the yoiungest 13, and the oldest 33, who formed an armed resistance group in the forests of Belarus during WWII to save Jews from certain death in the hands of the Nazis. Led by Tuvia Bielsky, the group created a working community in the forest which was capable of defending itself against Germans, formed an alliance with a local Russian partisan group from whom they were able to get their first weapons...
THE ELUSIVE TREASURE OF THE HMS de BRAAK
April 25, 2021 23:00 - 32 minutesThe HMS deBraak was a British Royal Navy frigate commanded by James Drew. She was sent to accompany a large fleet to the Virginia Capes but became separated in a storm and spent 7 weeks acting as a pirate ship raiding Spanish and French merchant ships. When she arrived in the Delaware Bay on May 25th, 1798, towing a captured Spanish ship she was, as the story goes , loaded with plunder. A squall sprang up and a huge gust of wind capsized her, sending her quickly to the bottom along with the c...
THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY: THE TURNING POINT OF WWII, AND THE BATTLE THAT CHANGED NAVAL WARFARE FOREVER #WWII #Navy #Enterprise #Midway
April 18, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourThis episode is dedicated to all the courageous soldiers and sailors who gave their lives for freedom. (#THE BATTLE OF MIDWAY) #WWII #Navy #Enterprise #Yorktown #History #Midway By May of 1942 Germany had occupied Europe and was attempting to bomb England into submission. Japan had attacked the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor just months before and had sacked the Phillipines , brutally killing over 10,000 surrendered soldiers and civilians. With half of the United States fleet damaged or sunk, ...
THE TRUE STORY OF LOU GEHRIG THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (ARCHIVE)
April 14, 2021 23:00 - 39 minutesThe incredible story of baseball player Lou Gehrig, who was diagnosed with ALS in mid career. From our 2017 archives. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A ...
TALKING UFO'S WITH NUCLEAR PHYSICIST STANTON FRIEDMAN (ARCHIVE)
April 12, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour1001 had the rare opportunity to speak face to face (on Skype) with physicist, lecturer, and professional UFOlogist Stanton Terry Friedman last year and at that time he shared his knowledge of UFO's as well as his ties to the story known as The Braxton County Monster. This episode is offered here in his honor, as we lost him this pat May 13th. He will be sorely missed in the UFO believers community. He was the first civilian to investigate the Roswell incident and he worked a number of top se...
(NEW) THE ROSWELL UFO INCIDENT (PART TWO) THE COVERUP
April 11, 2021 23:00 - 58 minutesThis is the new long awaited for sequel to our ROSWELL UFO episode from last year, detailing the lengths our government went to to cover up the crash of an alien craft in New Mexico in July of 1947 as well as the removal of wreckage and alien bodies from the crash sites. Stay tuned at the end for a portion of our earlier interview with nuclear physicist turned ufologist Dr. Stanton Friedman. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as w...
THE LIFE (AND AFTERLIFE) OF OUTLAW JESSE JAMES
April 04, 2021 23:00 - 54 minutesJesse James was an American outlaw who rode for Bloody Bill Anderson's bushwhackers and Quantrill's Raiders before, during, and after the Civil War., As a guerilla raider Jesse and his brother Frank took part in the brutal slayings of hundreds of unarmed civilians as well as surrendered union soldiers. As an outlaw after the Civil War, the James brothers and the gangs they organized were responsible for dozens of bank, train, and stagecoach robberies during which unarmed civilians were shot d...
TORNADO!: REMEMBERING THE 2011 SUPER OUTBREAK TEN YEARS AGO
March 28, 2021 23:00 - 1 hourFROM OUR 2019 ARCHIVES;: Nearly 10 years ago, On April 27, 2011, the U.S. Storm Prediction Center (SPC) counted 219 tornadoes in the United States, breaking a previous record of 147 which was set in 1974. There were 317 fatalities that day alone, and a record-breaking 4 EF-5 tornadoes cut huge swaths through Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee, while many other huge tornadoes swept through 16 states over a 4 day period, leaving behind a path of devastation claiming over 340 lives and costing ...
JACK JOHNSON VS THE GREAT WHITE HOPE AMERICAN BOXING HISTORY REVISITED
March 21, 2021 23:00 - 34 minutesOn July 4th, 1910. in Reno, Nevada, a fight for the Heavyweight Championship of the World took place between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries. Jack Johnson was a black man- the first black man to hold the heavyweight title in boxing, which he had won two years before. His lifestyle was, by 1910 standards, flagrant- he was frequently seen acting indecently in the company of white blond prostitutes, he drank and gambled to excess, and he liked fast sports cars. In the past two years a number of wh...
THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS (PT 2) THE WORST OF HUMANITY ON DISPLAY
March 14, 2021 23:00 - 43 minutesThe first villager, Sarah Bishop, is chosen to be hung, 19 others follow. Anne Putnam Jr. and others put on courtroom shows, accusing innocent people of witchcraft, and the judges and jury all fall for it. This is the story of the victims and the Salem Village citizens, including the handful that stood up for truth in a town gone mad with witch hysteria in 1692. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: 1001storiespo...
THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS (PT 1) MADNESS DESCENDS UPON SALEM VILLAGE
March 08, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutesIn March of 1692 the little village of Salem Massachusetts became a hotbed of lies, deception, and fear as a group of teenage girls went into convulsions and named selected locals as witches who were possessing them. The judge, the reverends, and most of the townspeople were caught up in the frenzy and fear and those who spoke up faced sure retribution. When the witch hunt started it gained momentum- and was at its worst when a four year old girl whose mother had already been accused was inte...
THE DEATH OF HITLER'S WAR MACHINE AN INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR SAM MITCHUM
March 01, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutesHow were Hitler's forces finally defeated? What happened after the Battle of the Bulge? These questions and many more are answered in this interview with author Sam Mitchum, who the Wall Street Journal calls "a prolific chronicler of WWII". Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste into your url) Apple devices: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/1001-historys-be...
TOM HORN: THE TRUE STORY OF A WESTERN LEGEND
March 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour"Tom Horn: The True Story of a Western Legend": He was the man who Geronimo trusted and respected enough to arrange his surrender to Gatewood and Miles. He was there when Ed Schefflin discovered a rich load of gold and gave Tombstone its name. In his life he was a scout and interpreter for the US Cavalry, a Pinkerton Detective, a Sheriff, a Rancher, and a bounty hunter for the Wyoming Cattleman's Association. As a bounty hunter, he was a man crime deterrent against rustlers, but in 1901 his k...
THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE MOVIE RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
February 22, 2021 00:00 - 35 minutesThe movie Raiders of the Lost Ark was the highest grossing movie of 1981 and ensuring lasting stardom for Harrison Ford and Debra Allen. The plot, centered in the 1930's, featured an archeology professor from the US vying against Hitler's agents to recover the Lost Ark of the Covenant, which the Germans believed had power they could harness for war. In this story we cover the true story of the German quest to prove Aryan supremacy by searching the world for archeological proof of their superi...
THE MONSTER THAT TIME FORGOT
February 15, 2021 00:00 - 47 minutesFor a few months back in the summer of 1972, a shaggy beast terrorized the tiny town of Louisiana Missouri, scaring the living bejezuz out of kids and adults and mystifying researchers. He had been spotted at a year previous but forgotten- passed off as a prank, but when he came back, he did so with a vengeance- killing at least one dog, and running one family out of their home. He left genuine three toed footprints, smelled like long dead meat, and had thick black hair covering his face and ...
NO CHILD'S GAME: ORIGINS OF THE OUIJA BOARD (HOUDINI PT 2)
February 08, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutesIn this episode we discuss the spiritualism movement that lit up the country (but especially northwest and central New York) between 1840 and the 1920's, including the Fox sisters, who were fraudulent mediums who made lots of money cheating bereaved war widows and moms. Spiritualism and Ouija boards rely upon communing with spirits of the dead for advice and counsel. We also cover the history and legacy of the Ouija Board, which sprang from the spiritualism movement and is still purchased by ...
WAITING FOR HOUDINI
February 01, 2021 00:00 - 53 minutesThe incredible story of America's greatest magician Harry Houdini, who came over from Hungary with his family as a young boy, saw his share of poverty, and decided to make it on his own, using his brain and his God-given talents. He learned magic, married a woman named Bess who became his partner, and worked his way up through stage shows and vaudeville doing hand cuff escapes and card tricks- until an agent suggested that he do escape acts. By 1908 he had toured the US and Europe and was mak...
FOOTNOTES IN HISTORY (VOL 1)
January 25, 2021 00:00 - 34 minutesIn my research, footnotes often contain some of the best history-and here are 9 stories that I found through footnotes. Explicit: animal abuse in story #8 see below. A life saved- a life taken. A young man is rescued from danger by a famous actor in 1864. A man named Burns invents a wacky musical instrument and while the instrument fades into history, its name lives on. The Jazz age in Paris in the 20's and 30's created stories, legends, and heroes. Meet Josephine Baker. A long lost Ameri...
THE NEW MADRID EARTHQUAKES OF 1811-12
January 18, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutesThis story chronicles the most powerful and destructive earthquake to ever hit the U.S. mainland, and it was only one of many that hit the settlement of New Madrid Missouri and surrounding towns. Of the top twent earthquakes to hit the U.S. mainland and Alaska, three nit the New Madrid region within a few months, destroying entire towns, causing geysers to spew sulphur smoke throughout the region, and leaving many homeless. The Mississippi River was forced to run backwards for 2 hours because...
TESLA AND THE ARK
January 11, 2021 00:00 - 31 minutesNikola Tesla was an American electrical engineer and inventor who made significant bounds in the areas of electrical applications, motors, remote controlled boats, dynamos, and the invention of alternating current motors which could power cars. To honor Tesla's contribution, Elon Musk, the head of the electric car company Tesla, named his company after the great inventor. One of the least known of Tesla's many projects was the particle accelerator, which some people have named the "Death Ray"...
THE LEGEND OF THE LOST SUBLETT MINE and THE BLACK SEMINOLE SCOUTS OF TEXAS
January 04, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutesTwo great stories from the old west! 1) THE LEGEND OF THE LOST SUBLETT MINE They thought Old Ben Sublett was crazy when he rolled into the town of Odessa Texas and persisted in saying that one day he would come back from his weeks of prospecting in the Guadalupes with a wagon full of gold. Those mountains were full of Apaches and rattlesnakes- but not gold. They had no idea that Old Ben had been a Texas Ranger and won medals fighting for the Confederacy.- and when he said he could do somethin...
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: (1001 Flashback Apr 2, 2018)
December 28, 2020 00:00 - 57 minutes"Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Incredible Story That Inspired the Spielberg Movie", tells of Project Serpo, a top-secret U.S. government program that arranged an exchange program with aliens that sent 12 astronauts to a planet 40 light years away with hopes of gaining insight to another civilization and their technologies. Inspired largely by a well-known physicist named Dr. Hynek, who had been the head of the classified "UFO Project Blue Book", and was hired by Speilberg and Columb...
LUX RADIO THEATER'S "MIRACLE ON 34TH ST." ON 1001 RADIO DAYS 31 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
December 25, 2020 00:00 - 1 hourA 1947 Lux Radio Theater presentation of the Christmas Classic "Miracle on 34th Street" that you will enjoy. Starring the original film stars Maureen O'Hara. Edwin Gwynn, William Payne and Natalie Wood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
THREE GHOSTLY STORIES
December 21, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutesTHREE GHOSTLY STORIES 1, The Greenbrier Ghost- a young lady is murdered by her husband and no one suspects her husband until the dead girl's ghost appears to her mother and explains that she was murdered. This true story from West Virginia is the only murder case in the US that used testimony provided by a ghost as evidence. 2. The White House Ghost- The ghost of Abraham Lincoln has been seen by dozens of people from Eleanor Roosevelt to the Bush children. 3. The Red Barn Murder- The most fam...
THREE GHOSTLY STORIES
December 21, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutesTHREE GHOSTLY STORIES 1, The Greenbrier Ghost- a young lady is murdered by her husband and no one suspects her husband until the dead girl's ghost appears to her mother and explains that she was murdered. This true story from West Virginia is the only murder case in the US that used testimony provided by a ghost as evidence. 2. The White House Ghost- The ghost of Abraham Lincoln has been seen by dozens of people from Eleanor Roosevelt to the Bush children. 3. The Red Barn Murder- The most fam...
JOHN DILLINGER (PT 2) THE LADY IN RED
December 14, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutesThe amazing story of John Dillinger: Public Enemy No. 1 continues. We cover the FBI raid on the Little Bohemia resort, which turned into a public relations nightmare for Hoover and the FBI, as well Dillingers face-changing operation, two of the Dillinger gang's most memorable bank robberies, AnnaSage's betrayal of Dillinger and the FBI's execution of Dillinger outside a theater in Chicago, and the hunting down of Dillinger's gang, including Van Meter and Baby Face Nelson in the aftermath of D...
JOHN DILLINGER PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 (PT 1)
December 07, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutesIn the episode we take a look at the life and early career of America's most notorious gangster, John Dillinger. His gang, within a one year period from 1933 to 1934 robbed 24 banks and 4 police stations, killing or wounding a number of policemen and creating fear and panic in 5 states, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (c...
HEROES OF WWII: ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
November 30, 2020 00:00 - 59 minutesWe interview "The Admirals" author Walter Borneman to get an in-depth look at why Admiral Chester Nimitz was the right man at the right time to lead our US Naval Forces in the Pacific during WWII. Enjoy 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on the Podbean Podcast App today! Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.podbean.app.podcast iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podbean-podcasts-on-the-go/id973361050?ls=1&mt=8 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre i...
CIVIL WAR COMMANDO THE DARING RAID TO SINK THE CSS ALBEMARLE
November 19, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutesYou may not have heard of this largely unsung hero of the Civil War- William J. Cushing...but you are about to. In this interview with author Jerome Preisler (Civil War Commando-William J. Cushing and the Daring Raid to Sink the CSS Albemarle) we are treated to a first-hand look at what goes into the writing of a great non-fiction novel and why 21 year old Commander William Cushing, an undisciplined hothead who dropped out of Annapolis three months before graduating, became the "Jack Ryan" of...
THE SHOCKING TRUTH SAIPAN'S MARIE CASTRO RECALS STORIES OF AMELIA EARHARTS 1937 CAPTIVITY ON SAIPAN
November 16, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes87 year-old Marie Castro, who was a young child on Saipan in 1937 during the Japanese occupation, recalls accounts of Amelia Earhart as a Japanese captive in the summer of that year before her death due to dysentery. Ms. Castro provides a fascinating first-hand account of life on Saipan during the American invasion in 1944. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices: https://podbay.fm/p/1001-historys-best-storytellers (cut and paste...
THE FINAL HUNT FOR D.B. COOPER EXCLUSIVE HISTORY CHANNEL INTERVIEW
November 11, 2020 18:00 - 37 minutesThe search for hijacker D.B. Cooper has perplexed the F.B.I. and hundreds of investigators for 50 years. The History Channel contacted us at 1001 to let us know they are launching a new show called Histories Greatest Mysteries on Nov 14th and asked if we would like to interview the lead investigator for the premier show of the series, titled THE FINAL HUNT FOR D.B. COOPER- and this is that interview (with Erc Ulis). Enjoy 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on the Podbean Podcast App ...
THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF TOM BASS THE FIRST HORSE WHISPERER
November 09, 2020 00:00 - 25 minutesTom Bass was the son of a slave who developed highly sought after skills in horse training and was known for introducing a new, gentler way of training horses. He became known world-wide for his skills, becoming friends with a wide range of showmen and celebrities like Wild Bill Cody, Will Rogers, and a number of US Presidents. This is his story. Enjoy 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries on the Podbean Podcast App today! Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pod...
THE BEAST OF GEVAUDAN
November 02, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutesIn 1764 in a small province in south central France,a wolf-like beast began to prey on the people of that community. For three years it continued killing, savagely, terrorizing the region, while eluding all efforts to kill it. Many thought it was unstoppable-that it was the beast from hell. In this story we cover all the theories as to what this beast was and what happened to it in the end. Catch ALL our author interviews in one place here at 1001 History's Best Storytellers! Android devices...