1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
514 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 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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THREE GHOSTLY STORIES
December 21, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBTHREE 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 m...
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 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBThe 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 ...
JOHN DILLINGER PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1 (PT 1)
December 07, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBIn 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-storyteller...
HEROES OF WWII: ADMIRAL CHESTER W. NIMITZ
November 30, 2020 00:00 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBWe 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 ...
CIVIL WAR COMMANDO THE DARING RAID TO SINK THE CSS ALBEMARLE
November 19, 2020 00:00 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBYou 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" o...
THE SHOCKING TRUTH SAIPAN'S MARIE CASTRO RECALS STORIES OF AMELIA EARHARTS 1937 CAPTIVITY ON SAIPAN
November 16, 2020 00:00 - 44 minutes - 61 MB87 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 p...
THE FINAL HUNT FOR D.B. COOPER EXCLUSIVE HISTORY CHANNEL INTERVIEW
November 11, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBThe 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 A...
THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF TOM BASS THE FIRST HORSE WHISPERER
November 09, 2020 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBTom 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=co...
THE BEAST OF GEVAUDAN
November 02, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBIn 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 dev...
1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 3)/TALKING UFO'S WITH NUCLEAR PHYSICIST STANTON FRIEDMAN
October 29, 2020 23:00 - 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...
JACK THE RIPPER THE LAST WORD:: DR. TUMBLETY DID IT AUTHOR INTERVIEW MICHAEL HAWLEY
October 29, 2020 00:27 - 59 minutes - 81.2 MB"Jack the Ripper TUMBLETY DID IT Prime Suspect: Dr. Tumblety. Ripper Author Michael Hawley, author of "The Ripper's Haunts", discusses his new evidence on the only Ripper suspect that provides all these proven matches: 1), Was held by police as a suspect in the Ripper murders, 2), jumped bond and escaped after the last murder; 3) had an open hate for prostitutes, 4), was in London during the ten weeks of murders in 1888, 5), was named by two Scotland Yard investigators as the killer, 6) coll...
1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 2)/UFO SWARMS OVER DC/DR. STANTON FRIEDMAN INTERVIEW
October 25, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBIn 1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 2)/SAUCER SWARMS OVER DC/DR. STANTON FRIEDMAN INTERVIEWwe tell "the rest of the story", including the 1952 flying saucer swarms over Washington DC on two consecutive weekends in July of 1952, Washington's reaction, the scrambling and loss of US jet fighters, Feschino's work to discover this and tie all these events together with the Braxton County Monster incident, Project Blue Book, Capt. Ruppelt, Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting weeks before Roswell , the si...
1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 1): THE BRAXTON COUNTY MONSTER
October 18, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBA manned UFO lands in a small West Virginia town and becomes of the most believable UFO incidents in American history. Contains an in-depth Ivan Sanderson review. Part two next week we will be speaking with nuclear physicist Dr. Stanton Friedman.and covering the UFO swarm over Washington D.C. 1952. 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.app...
MIRACLE OFF CAPE COD (PT 2) THE PENDLETON/FT.MERCER TANKER RESCUES 1952
October 11, 2020 23:00 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBIn part two we cover the finding of the Pendleton bow section with all hands lost, and the rescue of the Ft. Mercer bow and stern sections in high seas off Cape Cod. At the end- parts of a Cape Cod Times interview with Andrew Fitzgerald; portions of the Coast Guard memorial flag ceremony for Berne Webber with words from USCG Master Chief Petty Officer Jack Downey; also included a Disneyworld tribute for Andrew Fitzgerald. Credits given in this episode to ,The Finest Hour' authors Michael J. ...
MIRACLE OFF CAPE COD: THE PENDLETON/FT. MERCER COAST GUARD RESCUE (PT 1)
October 04, 2020 23:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBPart One- Saving the crew of the Pendleton- On February 17th, 1952, a wicked nor'easter tore through New England, leaving 42 deaths n its wake. The cyclone winds, driving snow and sleet, and 70 foot waves caused havoc off Cape Cod, causing two huge T-2 oil tankers to break in half- leaving over 80 crewmen and officers in all 4 ship sections at the mercy of the ocean. The US Coast Guard was alerted first to one of the ships, the Fort Mercer, and sent their cutters and lifeboats out in extreme...
THE UNANSWERED LETTER: ONE HOLOCAUST FAMILY'S DESPERATE PLEA FOR HELP
September 27, 2020 23:00 - 36 minutes - 50.4 MBOne Holocaust Family's Desperate Plea For Help- "you are surely informed about the situation of all Jews in Europe...help us to follow our children. It is our last and only hope"... This was the desperate plea of Alfred Berger, mailed in a letter to an American stranger who shared the same last name. Fifty years later, after languishing in a trunk in a California attic, the letter found itself in the hands of journalist Faris Cassell- who wouldn't rest until she discovered the ending to th...
THE SOMERTON MAN/TAMAM SHUD COLD CASE MYSTERY
September 20, 2020 22:00 - 36 minutesOne of the greatest cold case mysteries in history- a man is found dead lying on a beach in South Australia.on the morning of December 1, 1948. He is wearing business attire, and is lying with his head slightly propped up on the embankment behind him with his legs crossed. An unsmoked cigarette is on the lapel of his jacket. There are no signs of a struggle and no wounds on his body. He is in his mid 40's and carries no ID. The labels have been removed from his clothing. An autopsy is perform...
VIENNESE CROISSANTS & OTHER STORIES
September 13, 2020 23:00 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBA collection of diverse stories including 1) The origin of the croissant, 2) The race for the atom bomb- it was closer than you think 3), Peter Francisco, teen hero of the revolution, 4,) Annie Oakley misses her chance,5) Brother Can You Spare A Dime, 6), The Legend of the Silver Madonna, 7) Steve Goodman and the City of New Orleans. Link to "the City of New Orleans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fF1lqEQFVUo NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts...
THE TEN KEY CAMPAIGNS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
September 09, 2020 23:00 - 42 minutes - 59.1 MBWe interview Mark Lender, one of the contributors to this fascinating new book, which is a collection of ten new historical works which provide unique insight to the inner workings of the American Revolution. From the Battle in Brooklyn Heights to the Quebec Campaign and the Southern Campaigns for the hearts and minds of patriots and then to Yorktown, author/historian Mark Lender provides some very insightful background to the war that made the United States a free country. NEW 1001 Ghost ...
LAST MISSION TO TOKYO
September 06, 2020 23:00 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MBIn 1942, the United States, still reeling from the Japanese surprise attack on our naval fleet at Pearl Harbor, needed to show Japan that they were not invincible. Jimmy Doolittle led a fleet of 16 bombers on a successful raid over Tokyo- 13 of those crews managed to crash land safely in China -but a handful of American pilot were captured and kept in Japanese prisons where they were starved and tortured.. The US authorities believed they were all dead. After the fall of Japan in 1945, the A...
HACKSAW RIDGE AND THE BLOODY BATTLE FOR OKINAWA
August 30, 2020 22:00 - 44 minutes - 61.6 MBThis is the story of the bloody battle for Okinawa in 1945- the last stop before the invasion of the island of Japan, which continued to refuse to surrender even though Emperor Hirohito and the top military elite knew they had no chance of winning.The Japanese dug in with 140,000 army regulars and Okinawan conscripts and prepared for an all out suicide war using civilians as human shields. Over 1000 Kamikaze planes were turned loose on the fleet supporting the Okinawa invasion, and for 81 st...
SOARING TO GLORY W TUSKEGEE AIRMAN COL HARRY STEWART- A 1001 HISTORY AUTHOR INTERVIEW
August 26, 2020 23:14 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MB1001 Best History Storytellers Podcast offers this special interview with Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart in which recalls the challenges he faced being among the first black pilots to enter the US Air Force- and provides an inspiring account of the kind of focus and hard work which is needed to achieve your dreams...along with the necessity for a back up plan at all times. Lots of stories shared in this interview from the day he faced and shot down three German aircraft in WWII to...
BRIAN MCDONOUGH'S TREASURE & THE LOST DUTCHMAN MINE
August 23, 2020 21:09 - 47 minutes - 64.7 MBSolving one of America's greatest unsolved mysteries- the location of the Lost Dutchman's treasure trove- and solving the mystery of the legendary Peralta Maps-is a feat that very people can accept. But one humble cab driver who has spent 30 years part-time prospecting in gold-rich Arizona has apparently found the key. Now he has to figure out how to go about getting it all out of the ground-the politics-the money-the media-the heartaches. Is it all worth it?We will set up a post at www.fac...
HITLER'S DEATH-WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
August 16, 2020 23:00 - 55 minutes - 75.8 MBWhen Berlin fell in April-May of 1945 under the Russian onslaught, Adolph Hitler and his new bride Eva Braun, as the story went for years, committed double suicide- he by a gunshot to his head, and she by cyanide. The story continued that their bodies were carried outside of their bunker and set ablaze by their personal guards. For years the Russians kept the whereabouts of their corpses a secret, and conspiracy theories abounded. Some said they had escaped by plane or submarine to South Ame...
ALL BLOOD RUNS RED (PT III): THE TRUE STORY OF EUGENE BULLARD, THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOT
August 10, 2020 01:00 - 27 minutesIn "All Blood Runs Red Part III", we tell the story of Bullard's escape from war torn France to Spain and then Portugal, where, suffering from wounds and exhaustion, he is placed upon a ship bound for New York. Upon reaching New York, he reunites with other veterans of the war, his daughters are returned, he visits the south of his boyhood only to find it hasn't changed- finding his older brother has been lynched. In New York City he is encouraged to write his story 'All Blood Runs Red", whic...
ALL BLOOD RUNS RED (PT II): A WWI BLACK FIGHTER PILOT STORY
August 10, 2020 00:00 - 49 minutes"All Blood Runs Red" (Pt 2): Eugene Bullard: The first African American fighter pilot in History Part II (of three) covers Bullard's wounding while fighting at Verdun with the French Foreign Legion, his transfer to the French Air Corps and service there, his nightclub ownerships and marriage to a wealthy French socialite, and his fighting in WWII at Orleans. Music: fats waller (1925) Public domain Ada Smith Public Domain NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple ...
ALL BLOOD RUNS RED (PT 1) THE INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY OF EUGENE JACQUES BULLARD:THE WORLD'S FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIGHTER PILOT
August 09, 2020 23:00 - 31 minutes"All Blood Runs Red: The Incredible True Story of Eugene Bullard". WWI & II war hero in France, and the first American born African-American man to become a fighter pilot, Eugene Jacques Bullard was a living legend in France, and a virtual unknown in his own country. Part one covers his growing up in Georgia, his leaving home at age 12 to find racial equality in France, his stowing away on a German freighter, his experiences in Scotland, England, and France, and his signing up with the French...
JOAN OF ARC (PART TWO) DREAMS NEVER DIE
August 02, 2020 23:00 - 37 minutes - 51 MBJoan of Arc leads France to a series of victories against the English until she is captured and imprisoned. She is given an unjust and illegal trial and the Catholic Bishop declares her to be a heretic- after which she is burned at the stake.. We discuss what the world might look like had France not won its freedom against England, and most historians believe that Joan of Arc was primarily responsible for France winning the One Hundred Years War. Support us at Patreon! Visit www.patreon.co...
JOAN OF ARC (PART 1) THE PROPHECY
July 26, 2020 23:00 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBIn 1425 France was reeling from decades of war with with England and almost all hope was gone, The French people, never giving up hope, found solace in an old prophecy that had come from centuries ago. The prophecy stated "A woman shall loose France...but it shall be redeemed once again by a virgin from the border of Lorraine". The first part of the prophecy had been fulfilled when the Queen of France, Queen Isabeau, had committed the ultimate treason- she had signed a treaty with the King o...
VETERAN'S FORUM #1 BOBBY RANDALL
July 19, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBIn VETERAN'S FORUM, which is a new feature within 1001 Heroes podcast, we talk with military service veterans about their time spent on deployment outside of country. Contact us at [email protected] if you would like to volunteer your time to speak with us. All fronts from WWII to present day are welcome. Bobby Randall served with the US Marines and US Army during 3 tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. Want to be a guest on Veteran's Forum? Email us at 1001storiespodcast@gmai...
LONESOME DOVE THE REAL STORY BEHIND ONE OF THE GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE
July 05, 2020 23:00 - 58 minutesLarry McMurtry's screenplay turned novel "Lonesome Dove" reached an estimated 23 million homes when it first aired on CBS in February of 1989, bringing much-needed attention and popularity back to the western genre shows on television and in movies. Although his character's names and personalities were fiction- his story was taken from actual historical events- namely, the creation of the legendary Goodnight-Loving Trail in Texas and New Mexico, and the events and tragedy surrounding Charles ...
AMERICAN PATCHWORK VOL I
June 21, 2020 23:00 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBA collection of 14 distinctly American stories covering a wide range of topics from early explorers to Appalachian legends. In order: 1) Bjorni Herefson, the man who didn't discover America, 2), Why the Mayflower really landed at Plymouth (they were out of beer), 3) The unread message at Trenton, 4) Washington was really our 8th president, 5) Every vote counts, 6) The song Dixie was born in New York City?, 7) Elvis loved Dixie, 8) Save the Last Dance For Me, the song, the backstory, 9) Karao...
THE 40 THIEVES ON SAIPAN
June 14, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBA handpicked marine unit of 40 men is dropped behind Japanese lines on Saipan. Their orders are to use deadly silent force to break Japanese resistance, and they have been trained in killing techniques that few people are aware of. For 17 days of brutal fighting on Saipan they did their jobs, and paid for it, The son of the company commander, Joe Tachovsky, had never been told what his father did on Tinian and Saipan- he was to find out after his father's death. This is the incredible stor...
VICTORIO'S TREASURE (PT 2) GOLD FEVER
June 07, 2020 23:00 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBAs word of Doc Noss's find gets out, gold seekers from around the world beseige White Sands Mssile Range with requests to search. A US president is rumored to be removing large amounts of gold bullion and storing them on his ranch and an active cover up is underway. 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...
VICTORIO'S TREASURE (PT 1)
May 31, 2020 23:00 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBThe incredible story of the discovery of a $60 billion dollar (estimated) treasure which was discovered by a husband and wife while camping at Victorio Peak New Mexico, Before they could retrieve more than a small portion, the US Government claimed the land as part of White Sands Missile Range and began removing the treasure without consulting the claim owners.. The couple had filed all the proper claims, but the husband was killed, and his wife sued the US Government for rights to the treas...
HISTORY'S 9 MOST INSANE RULERS w SCOTT RANK
May 24, 2020 23:00 - 41 minutes - 57.2 MBThey talked to trees, used their subjects for bow and arrow practice, drowned entire harems, and were and are some of history's biggest nutjobs- all known as HISTORYS 9 MOST INSANE RULERS. Join us for the interview with author, historian , and podcaster (History Unplugged) Scott Rank as we discuss Turkmenhashi, King George III, Kim Jong Un, King Ludwig II, Sultan Ibraham I, Caligula, Putin, and Ivan The Terrible, to name a few. Were they born mad or did they get that way? NEW Enjoy 1001 Gr...
ANCHORS AWEIGH-HOW NAVY GOT ITS MARCHING SONG
May 24, 2020 13:47 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBThe story of How Navy got its famous marching song "Anchors Aweigh" CATCH ALL 8 1001 SHOWS TOGETHER at www.1001StoriesNetwork.com. Its not an app but it is now our home website. Links: Our Twitter: @1001podcast Our Facebook: www.Facebook.com/1001Heroes Our Email: [email protected] Patreon.com (Monthly Support): www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork.com CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED. ALL SHOWS. SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwor...
IN SEARCH OF THE LOCH NESS MONSTER
May 17, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB1001 Heroes takes a deep dive into Loch Ness to find Nessie- and ends up with a story which has evolved into a timeless legend.. Included in latter half-an interview with Loch Ness's own Tony Harmsworth- author, blogger, and skeptic who was once a believer. Tony has been deeply involved along with Adrian Shine in setting up information/display centers for visitors and in assisting research on Loch Ness and its marine inhabitants. Find his website at www.loch-ness.org and list of books he has...
THE AMBER ROOM ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST UNSOLVED MYSTERIES
May 10, 2020 23:00 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBThe Amber Room was an ornate chamber decorated in custom crafted amber panels backed with gold leaf and mirrors and located in the Catherine Palace in Tsarke Selo near St. Petersburg. It was a gift from Prussia to Russia in the 18th century in order to promote an alliance against Sweden. It was stolen from the palace by Nazi Germany in WWII and moved to Konigsberg Castle in Germany, where some say it was destroyed by either Soviet or RAF bombing raids which destroyed most of that city. Konig...
THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY AUTHOR INTERVIEW W BRAD MELTZER
May 06, 2020 23:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBNY Times best-selling author Brad Meltzer shares some unique insight with regard to his new book THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY- the story of the plot to kill Lincoln in 1861 while on his way to his inauguration and the efforts of The Pinkerton Agency and their first female agent Kate Warne to save Lincoln's life. 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...
A PINKERTON STANDS TALL THE EXPLOSIVE STORY OF HOW ONE MAN STOOD UP TO POLICE CORRUPTION IN HAWAII
May 03, 2020 23:00 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MBHe was beaten within an inch of his life three times by police, his family threatened, and his attorney, as he found out later, was also representing his worst enemy- a corrupt cop. 1001 Heroes features an exclusive interview with Kristopher Pinkerton.- a direct descendant of the legendary Allen Pinkerton- who took a stand against police corruption in Hawaii in 2006 and came out on top. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/100...
LITTLE BIGHORN (PT 3) MYTH VS. REALITY
April 26, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBIn this episode we explore the myths that have grown up around Custer's Last Stand and the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and we include the eyewitness report of Pvt. Thompson, who earned a Medal of Honor for his heroic trips through Indian occupied ravines to get water for wounded and dying fellow soldiers. Stay tuned at the end for a number of new reviews from Indian lovers and ad haters. NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/...
EAST MEETS WEST 1001 INTERVIEWS IRELAND'S OWN PODCASTER IAN KELLY (DYNAMOS DOZEN)
April 26, 2020 22:00 - 43 minutes - 59.9 MBWe talk to ex-pro wrestler turned podcaster Ian Kelly (Dynamos Dozen Podcast) about...well, everything from pro-wrestling to podcasting to the best Irish movies to favorite episodes from our shows. Enjoy: 1001 History Challenge RSS Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADL9898865211 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 HI...
LITTLE BIGHORN: THE BACKSTORY PT 2 BENTEEN'S STAND
April 19, 2020 23:00 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBCuster edges closer to Sitting Bull's village and splits his forces 3 ways- sending Capt. Benteen to the South, and Major Reno to the opposite side of the river. He orders Reno to attack- and that's where everything begins to go wrong. Benteen takes command in the deadliest siege in Western history. 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. E...
LITTLE BIG HORN: THE BACKSTORY (PT 1): VISIONS OF THE COMING STORM
April 12, 2020 23:00 - 39 minutes - 55 MBIn part one we cover the personalities and events that led to one of the most one-sided battles in history- a devastating defeat for the 7th Cavalry- and the beginning of the end of freedom for the remainder of the Sioux and Cheyenne Indians who had not yet succumbed to life on the reservation. Credits: The Last Stand, Nataniel Philbrick; White, Richard, The Winners of the West, The Battle of the Greasy Grass, National Geographic, Kershaw, Robert, The Red Sabbath. Support our show and chec...
URBAN LEGENDS #9 : SUPERSTITIONS AND FOLKLORE
April 05, 2020 23:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBAn all-new Urban Legends episode covering the following topics: Bad Moon On the Rise~ Easter Superstitions~Beginner's Luck~Salt Superstitions~ Rabbit's Foot for Good Luck?~Hocus Pocus~Broken Mirrors and Bloody Mary~You Better Knock On Wood~ Wishbones for Wishes~Some Tips on Clothing from the Victorian Era 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 recom...
THE ROSWELL UFO INCIDENT
March 29, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBIn July of 1947 somethings very strange crashed to Earth on the high desert plains of New Mexico. Hundreds of witnesses testified to seeing portions of wrecked flying discs as well as small alien bodies with the wreckage at two crash sites. The Air Force immediately cordoned off the areas and issued warnings to all witnesses not to discuss any details of what they had seen- which, they said, was the simple wreckage of a crashed weather balloon. They continued to debunk and marginalize all at...
THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN (PT 2) TURNING POINT OF THE REVOLUTION
March 22, 2020 23:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBThe Scotch-Irish frontiersman from beyond the Alleghenies respond to British Major Ferguson's threat against their homes and families and march across the mountains to join patriot forces in wiping out the British threat- at Kings Mountain, then Guilford Courthouse, and then the Cowpens- beating the British army at every turn and sending them running toward Yorktown and their final defeat. RSS feed for 1001 Greatest Love Stories https://feeds.megaphone.fm/ADL9816103705 Support our show a...
THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN (PT 1) 1780 THE DARKEST DAYS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
March 15, 2020 23:00 - 40 minutes - 55.7 MB1780 was the darkest year of the American Revolution, as the British, embarking on a plan to subjugate the American South, which they felt contained much more Loyalist support, won battle after battle against incompetent American generals -namely Gen.Benjamin Lincoln who surrendered 4,000 troops at Charleston and General Gates- whose blunders cost another 2,000 American soldiers to be killed or captured. It was then that British Major Ferguson, hoping to finally squelch American resistance f...