Deep Cuts
195 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago -Hosts Dave Baker and Andrew Price walk you through the ins, outs, and the nitty gritty of an astonishing story from pop culture or history that you won't believe you've never heard before.
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Nobody Knows Who Played This Song | Case File #194
June 20, 2024 03:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIn the mid-80s, a teenager recorded a song from a German radio station onto a cassette tape. Years later he uncovered the song and tried to figure out who performed it. His quest to figure out who played The Mysterious Song would end up being decades-long and build a large following of dedicated song sleuths on the Internet. But would they ever find out who was behind the song? -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick...
Georgia Tann, Child Trafficking Grandma | Case File #193
June 05, 2024 21:22 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn the early 1920s, one woman created a massive child trafficking network where she kidnapped babies and sold them to wealthy parents. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie Written by Armaun Saheli -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! ...
The Roswell UFO Crash | Case File #192
May 29, 2024 10:53 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBIn 1947, something crashed on a farm just outside of Roswell, New Mexico. Was it a weather balloon? Secret government experiment? Or was it...aliens? -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -...
Galactic Boy 00001 | Case File #191
May 22, 2024 12:21 - 23 minutes - 21.1 MBWho is Galactic Boy? -- Episode edited by Spandrew Spice & Lewis Poggie Music by Spandrew Spice -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the ris...
The Living Dinosaur People | Case File #190
May 15, 2024 03:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBScientists have speculated for decades that a race of dinosaur people that evolved from certain species of creatures distinct from the ape creatures that humans evolved from could be living amongst us. Is there any truth to it? -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the o...
Crop Circles Were A 13-Year Prank | Case File #189
May 08, 2024 21:14 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBCrop circles are a major part of alien lore. There have been certain reports of them dating back to the 1600s. But the popularization of them, and most of the high profile reports of them, can all be contributed to two British guys who pulled an elaborate 13 year hoax back in the 1990s. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! http...
The People Who Went to Sleep For Decades | Case File #188
May 01, 2024 11:31 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBIn the early 1920s, millions of people across the world suddenly started falling asleep and couldn't wake up. Nobody was ever able to explain why, and it was completely overshadowed by the Spanish Flu. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie Written by Armaun Saheli -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official ...
The Wolfpack, Imprisoned Child Filmmakers | Case File #187
April 23, 2024 09:31 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBThroughout the late 90s and early 2000s, 6 brothers were locked inside of their New York City apartment, not allowed to leave or see anybody from the outside world. All they could do was watch 1000s of movies. Eventually, they started shooting meticulous shot-for-shot remakes of their favorite films. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! ...
The Life, Eccentricities, and Sexual Proclivities of Salvador Dalí | Case File #186
April 10, 2024 11:23 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBSalvador Dali was a complex and interesting figure. He painted some of the most iconic surrealist art and had a larger-than-life persona. He also had a 40 year sexless marriage and maybe died a virgin? -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! ...
The Brothers Who Lived in a Booby-Trapped Mansion | Case File #185
April 03, 2024 08:10 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIn the early 1900s, two eccentric and wealthy brothers decided to leave society and lock themselves inside of their New York City mansion. No gas, no electricity, and a series of elaborate hand-made tunnels and booby traps. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie Written by Armaun Saheli -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the...
A Nightmare on Tax Day | Case File #184
March 28, 2024 08:08 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBIt's Tax Season in the Mystery Treehouse, but Dave has a horrifying secret. He hasn't done his taxes in three years! But why does this terrify Spandrew? -- Episode edited by Spandrew Spice and Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch...
The Loveland Frogman | Case File #183
March 20, 2024 08:15 - 45 minutes - 42 MBIn a little town in Ohio, people have spotted a bipedal frog man slinking through the night. Some have even spotted multiple frog people carrying magical wands. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- List...
El Chupacabra | Case File #182
March 13, 2024 08:33 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBIs the goat sucker truly the G.O.A.T. of cryptids? -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/6...
Champy, the Loch Ness Monster of Lake Champlain | Case File #181
March 06, 2024 09:18 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBThere's a creature that lives in the bottom of Lake Champlain. And his name is Champy. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! htt...
The Day Mike Miller Came to Town | Case File #180
February 29, 2024 12:08 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBAll's been quiet for the Mystery Treehouse gang for a while. That is, until a hard-nosed detective named Mike Miller shows up, looking for a missing husband he's been hired to track down. But a simple tracking jobs takes a turn for the multiversal when Detective Mike Miller and our intrepid Boy Detectives discover that their past actions have caused rifts in the space-time continuum that must be fixed. -- Episode edited by Spandrew Spice and Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! ...
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Greatest Living Explorer | Case File #179
February 21, 2024 05:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBIn the 1970s, this explorer did something that nobody had ever done before and hasn't attempted since - traveling across the Antarctic on foot. He also ended up being a domestic terrorist? Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- List...
The Nostalgia Problem | Case File #178
February 14, 2024 08:48 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBNostalgia used to mean a very specific thing that wasn't necessarily a good thing. Now it means "hey, I remember that." And it's fundamentally shaped the way that we perceive media. And that's the Nostalgia Problem. Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_...
Jonny Quest | Case File #177
February 07, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBIn the 1960s, a cartoon franchise was created by some of the most skilled illustrators in the business. And while it never really took off and became a massive hit, it's still deeply iconic and one of the finest works in the medium of children's television. Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder...
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Hijacking Trains Ep. 2 | Case File #176
December 13, 2023 09:01 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBThroughout the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s, an autistic man named Darius McCollum couldn't stop hijacking trains and buses in the New York City area. After 40 years stealing and driving over 500 trains and going to prison for multiple years, he might be the greatest train thief of all time - and also the most utterly screwed over by the criminal justice system ever. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! http...
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Hijacking Trains | Case File #175
December 09, 2023 06:52 - 1 hour - 77.9 MBThroughout the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s, an autistic man named Darius McCollum couldn't stop hijacking trains and buses in the New York City area. After 40 years stealing and driving over 500 trains and going to prison for multiple years, he might be the greatest train thief of all time - and also the most utterly screwed over by the criminal justice system ever. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https:/...
The Los Angeles Lizard People | Case File #174
November 15, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBFor decades there was an urban legend that an ancient race of lizard people built a series of subterranean tunnels underneath the city of Los Angeles, California and hid gold. Then, in the 1930s, a man built a machine to actually try and find it... -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen...
The Little Girl Who Predicted Her Own Death | Case File #173
November 08, 2023 09:22 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBIn the 1980s, a little girl became convinced that she was going to die when she turned 16. It consumed her life. She ended up being right. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2...
The Reality Show Where Dying People Competed For Donor Kidneys | Case File #172
November 02, 2023 01:27 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBIn 2007, a reality TV aired on Dutch television called The Great Donor Show - where a woman with brain cancer would decide which dying kidney transplant patient would get one of her when she passed away. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fal...
John Edward, Rockstar Psychic Grifter | Case File #171
October 25, 2023 07:18 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBHe’s a psychic medium who claims to be able to communicate with people from BEYOND THE GRAVE. In fact, he’s been so successful at this that he’s made a living at it for close to 30 years, and has had two tv shows. Some might say… that he’s the world’s most famous psychic medium. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch --...
The Woman Who Died Before She Became Famous | Case File #170
October 18, 2023 09:11 - 1 hour - 83.4 MBVivian Maier took some of the greatest and most profound photographs of all time. But she never developed them and just stored them in a box in her closet until she died. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/...
The Greatest War Story Never Told Ep. 3 | Case File #169
October 11, 2023 09:18 - 49 minutes - 45.6 MBIn between WWI and WWII, one of the most unbelievable and unknown war stories occurred. 4 mighty empires fell, and it was all orchestrated by 3 men and a small army of 50,000 POWs. -- This episode was written by guest writer Lewis Poggie. Lewis's Website: https://lpoggie.weebly.com/ -- Sources: The Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century, by Mark Mazower Dreams of a Great Small Nation by Kevin J. McNamara Fighting Without A Country – Czechoslovak Legions of World War 1: https://www.youtube...
The Greatest War Story Never Told Ep. 2 | Case File #168
October 04, 2023 08:48 - 53 minutes - 48.7 MBIn between WWI and WWII, one of the most unbelievable and unknown war stories occurred. 4 mighty empires fell, and it was all orchestrated by 3 men and a small army of 50,000 POWs. -- This episode was written by guest writer Lewis Poggie. Lewis's Website: https://lpoggie.weebly.com/ -- Sources: The Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century, by Mark Mazower Dreams of a Great Small Nation by Kevin J. McNamara Fighting Without A Country – Czechoslovak Legions of World War 1: https://www.youtube...
The Greatest War Story Never Told Ep. 1 | Case File #167
September 20, 2023 11:07 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBIn between WWI and WWII, one of the most unbelievable and unknown war stories occurred. 4 mighty empires fell, and it was all orchestrated by 3 men and a small army of 50,000 POWs. -- This episode was written by guest writer Lewis Poggie. Lewis's Website: https://lpoggie.weebly.com/ -- Sources: The Dark Continent: Europe’s Twentieth Century, by Mark Mazower Dreams of a Great Small Nation by Kevin J. McNamara Fighting Without A Country – Czechoslovak Legions of World War 1: https://www.youtube...
Did William Shatner Kill His Wife? | Case File #166
September 06, 2023 08:13 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn the late 90s, William Shatner's wife died under mysterious circumstances. Was it a tragic accident, or is there something more to it? -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNm...
The Prisoner | Case File #165
August 30, 2023 20:28 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIn the 1960s, an actor named Patrick McGoohan created a show that encapsulated man's struggle for ultimate freedom. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WItoNmRUeM159TxKLWew Learn ...
The Purple People Cult | Case File #164
August 23, 2023 08:30 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn the 1970s, a cult cropped up across the country that essentially lured homeless people into free housing in order to turn them into wage slaves. They're still around to this day. This episode was written by special guest writer Jessica Balboni. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song r...
The Boon Island Cannibals | Case File #163
August 09, 2023 08:49 - 59 minutes - 54.5 MBSorry for the hiatus! We had a major scheduling issue with Dave doing convention season and Spandrew on his yearly summer family trip. But we're back! Everybody knows about the Donner Party. But do you know about the grim story of the Boon Island Cannibals? This episode was written by special guest writer Tim Midura. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder...
The Strange Story of Baywatch Nights | Case File #162
July 06, 2023 09:30 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBIn the late 80s, 'Baywatch' became one of the most popular tv shows ever. So they...made a spinoff that involved ghosts and monsters? And it was somehow very bad? -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1t...
How 'Pimp My Ride' Was a Total Scam | Case File #161
June 29, 2023 02:34 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBIn the early 2000s, Pimp My Ride took the world by storm. Turns out, they were completely screwing all those contestants with nightmare cars from hell. This episode was written by special guest writer Armaun Saheli. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fal...
The Boy Scout Who Built a Nuclear Reactor Pt 3 | Case File #160
June 23, 2023 08:03 - 1 hour - 73 MBIn the early 90s, a 16-year-old Boy Scout in suburban Detroit with advanced knowledge of atomic energy attempted to build a functional nuclear reactor in his backyard. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C...
The Boy Scout Who Built a Nuclear Reactor Pt 2 | Case File #159
June 14, 2023 10:38 - 1 hour - 73 MBIn the early 90s, a 16-year-old Boy Scout in suburban Detroit with advanced knowledge of atomic energy attempted to build a functional nuclear reactor in his backyard. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C...
The Boy Scout Who Built a Nuclear Reactor Pt 1 | Case File #158
June 07, 2023 11:48 - 1 hour - 154 MBIn the early 90s, a 16-year-old Boy Scout in suburban Detroit with advanced knowledge of atomic energy attempted to build a functional nuclear reactor in his backyard. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C...
The Dark Reason Dominos Stopped Using the Noid | Case File #157
May 24, 2023 07:39 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBIn the 1980s, Dominos unveiled a massively popular new mascot called The Noid. Despite its success, they abruptly stopped using the character only a few years later for an extremely dark reason. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https:/...
The Sad Life of the Real Lone Ranger | Case File #156
May 10, 2023 08:43 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBClayton Moore played the iconic Lone Ranger through 8 tv seasons and 2 movies. But after his time as the character was up, he spent the next 40 years refusing to hang up the hat and domino mask. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https:/...
The Boston Molasses Massacre | Case File #155
May 03, 2023 06:27 - 50 minutes - 46 MBIn 1919, a confluence of weather conditions and negligence caused an explosion of a tanker of molasses that became one of the goofiest but most horrific freak accidents of all time. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify...
Bettie Page | Case File #154
April 26, 2023 09:11 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBThough her career was short, she was in over 20,000 pin-up photos and ended up defining an entire cultural sexual awakening. She also lived a tortured and ultimately tragic life. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.co...
Damanhur, Italian Art Cult | Case File #153
April 14, 2023 06:18 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBIn the 1970s, a cult started in Italy dedicated to creating the most beautiful artwork in the world. They built one of the most astonishing structures in the world. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu...
The US Soldier Who Became a North Korean Movie Star | Case File #152
April 05, 2023 06:20 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBIn the mid 1960s, US soldier Charles Jenkins defected from his post to escape the Vietnam war and wound up as a POW in North Korea for 40 years - where he became a movie star? -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/a...
Zambia Space Program | Case File #151
March 15, 2023 06:40 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBIn the 1960s, a man from the newly-independent nation of Zambia started a space program to beat the US and Russia to the stars. It...didn't work but the story is hilarious and weirdly inspirational. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! htt...
The Time YouTube Pranksters Assassinated Kim Jong Un's Brother | Case File #150
March 09, 2023 08:00 - 56 minutes - 52 MBTwo women were tricked into thinking they were hired to play pranks on random strangers for YouTube, but they'd end up unknowingly assassinating the North Korean dictator's older brother. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.s...
The Great Australian Emu War | Case File #149
March 01, 2023 09:09 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBShortly after World War I, a town in Australia was overrun by 20,000 Emu. The government decided to wage a war on them using 3 men and 2 machine guns. Somehow the government lost? -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.c...
Craziest Unsolved Art Robbery Of All Time | Case File #148
February 22, 2023 08:13 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn the 90s, unidentified thieves stole millions of dollars worth of fine art from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. They were never caught. We never saw that artwork again... -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com...
Grady Stiles, Homicidal Lobster Boy of Florida | Case File #147
February 15, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBGrady Stiles grew up in the circus sideshow community because of his physical condition. Eventually his life would end in multiple murders. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5uu1tkzZ2FhfsrSSf5s?si=q4WI...
Catherine Leroy, Photographer Who Brought Empathy to the West | Case File #146
February 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBDuring the Vietnam war, one woman took photographs that were the first glimpse of the horrors of war for most Westerners. It forever changed our political landscape. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the rise and fall of Napster! https://open.spotify.com/album/63C5u...
How Mr. Rogers Saved Porn | Case File #145
January 25, 2023 08:33 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBFred Rogers built a children's show empire throughout the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s, but also somehow ended up nearly singlehandedly saving the porn industry??? This episode was co-written by Spandrew Spice and guest writer J Bard. -- Join our Discord server! https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! https://bit.ly/deepcutsmerch -- Get the official Deep Cuts shoulder patch! http://bit.ly/deepcuts_patch -- Listen to our album, a 9 song rock opera about the...