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The Enfield Horror 2:03:13

5h ago2:03:13

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In April of 1973, the city of Enfield, Illinois, a sleepy little village , would find itself at the epicenter of one of the most bizarre and brief cases in all of cryptozoology! A mind warping tale of a hideous 3-legged, hissing, abomination seemingly from another world that would be dubbed the Enfield Horror! Join hosts Laura Kram and Creepy Acres…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - April 22nd 8:09

4d ago8:09

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Ready for some time travel? This week sort of had Beatles For Sale in 1976, in 1990, the guitar Jimi Hendrix played at Woodstock earned a few quid and no matter who sings Happy Birthday, it can still sound ropey! Looking at you Bruuuuuce!על ידי Marty Miller

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This Week In The Blues: April 21 - April 27, 2024 7:38

4d ago7:38

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 21 - April 27, 2024. Some of the highlights include The Blues Brothers, The "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, blues guitarist Albert King, and boogie-woogie piano player Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you want to…

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April 15, 1912: The RMS Titanic Sinks (And 85 Years Later There's a Huge Fandom About It) 1:08:11

4d ago1:08:11

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Iceberg right ahead! This week, V and Emily plumb the depths of the entire world's massive Titanic fandom and its accompanying "Leomania." James Cameron's Titanic was impossible to ignore in 1998 -- from the cinema to some weird video store in Utah, from middle school dances to the Oval Office, from the pages of Vanity Fair to the wilderness of Geo…

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Episode 330 - The Rangers' Big Inning 1:18:42

7d ago1:18:42

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How many rakes do you have to step on before the spectacle of it goes from funny to unfunny to hilarious again? Unfortunately for Baltimore fans, the Orioles put this to the test 28 years ago this week when the allowed 16 runs in the 8th inning to the Texas Rangers. As they sometimes do, Mike and Bill dig into this extraordinary inning on a granula…

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TWIH 162 The Donner Party pt2 1:17:09

20d ago1:17:09

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This is part two of the Donner Party. Be advised this episode contains descriptions some may find upsetting. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacyעל ידי This Week In History

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - April 15th 7:45

11d ago7:45

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Hello there. The week on the podcast we talk about the time Pink Floyd set a fella on fire. In the name of art. In 2021, The Simpsons took on Morrissey. Morrissey wasn’t happy And 2Pac tried to shock the people in 1996 with makeup clad boyos. All that and loads more in less than 10 minutes. Here and Now! Marty…

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April 3, 1999: What Would They Think? 1:00:11

11d ago1:00:11

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What would they think? This week, Emily and V -- okay. This episode was supposed to be about the April 2000 Slate Magazine article, "Luke Skywalker Is Gay?" And it does start out that way. But thanks to Emily's personal fannish history and a tiny footnote in the article, this episode goes... somewhere else. And oh my god. Links Follow This Week in …

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This Week In The Blues: April 14 - April 20, 2024 9:13

11d ago9:13

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 14 - April 20, 2024. Some of the highlights include soul blues singer to Mighty Sam McClain, the "Empress of the Blues", Bessie Smith, Chicago blues guitarist Byther Smith, and delta blues harmonica player Frank Frost. We just covered some of the highlights…

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Episode 329 - Fox On The Sox 1:18:08

14d ago1:18:08

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Was Nellie Fox overrated by old school types who voted him into the Hall of Fame? Or is he undervalued by today's modern metrics that rank him as one off the weakest members of that exclusive club of players? The answer, most likely, is yes to both questions. But he was never more valuable than he was 65 years ago this week, when he collected five …

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - April 8th 7:32

18d ago7:32

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Welcome to this week in Music History - Looking at April 8th to 12th This week in 1967 John Lennon got the car spruced up! David Bowie in 1983 was being the best he could be and downloading music via your computer for free? No way said Metallica back in 2000. Thanks for listening. Share with your buddies! Marty…

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This Week In The Blues: April 7 - April 13, 2024 9:42

18d ago9:42

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of April 7 - April 13, 2024, 2024. Some of the highlights include singing legend Billie Holiday, Chicago blues guitarist Louis 'Mr Bo' Collins, the original table rocker himself, Chicago blues guitarist "Hound Dog" Taylor, and blues singer Shemekia Copeland. We just…

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April 2, 1956: As the World Turns Premieres on CBS 46:33

18d ago46:33

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It wasn't me... it was... my evil twin brother! This week, V and Emily look at a somewhat different kind of fandom by delving into the long, long history of As The World Turns, a daytime soap opera that ran for over 50 years. ATWT made television history in 2007 when they featured the first M/M kiss, and first positively-portrayed M/M relationship,…

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Episode 328 - His Grace, Duke Edwin Snider 1:22:59

21d ago1:22:59

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Overshadowed by the greatness of Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle, the third of the holy trio of Golden Age, New York-based center fielders, Duke Snider, was a marvel in his own right. A five tool player whose short peak rivaled Willie's for the title of the best player in the National League and pushed the Dodgers to their first championship. But all…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - April 1st 8:22

25d ago8:22

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Hello there This week in Music History, looking at April 1st to 5th. The Beatles get bored in studio waiting for Phil Spector to do his Job. Doors get cancelled because of their front man Jim Morrison and Marvin Gaye, shot dead and buried in LA. As always, all of that and more in less than 10 minutes. Thanks for listening…

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March 26, 2005: Doctor Who Returns to the BBC 58:34

25d ago58:34

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Fantastic! This week, Emily and V finally get to talk about one of their shared favorite fandoms: Doctor Who (New Who). With a focus on the emotional, oft-overlooked Ninth Doctor as played by Christopher Eccleston, they discuss the best and worst aspects of the show, how it makes them cry, and some timely (pun intended) elements brought specificall…

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This Week In The Blues: March 31 - April 6, 2024 8:13

25d ago8:13

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 31 - April 6, 2024. Some of the highlights include Piedmont blues guitarist and singer Etta Baker, West Coast blues guitarist Lowell Fulson, Texas pianist Amos Milburn, and blues legend McKinley Morganfield, who you probably know as Muddy Waters. We just co…

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TWIH 161 The Donner Party pt1 1:05:12

27d ago1:05:12

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This week we learn that not all dreams come true and some are worse than nightmares. Listeners please be aware this episode contains some descriptions that might be upsetting. Part 1 of the most famous family to travel the Oregon trail Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: http…

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Episode 327 - Sammy Sosa Takes the Crosstown Express 1:21:11

28d ago1:21:11

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The Cubs might not be willing to acknowledge it today, but it was 32 years ago this week that they acquired one of the greatest players in franchise history, trading away aging slugger George Bell for a dynamic, young Sammy Sosa. Sosa would go on to challenge for the single season home run record, club more than 600 career bombs, and win an MVP. Mi…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - March 25th 8:17

1M ago8:17

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Hello there. Busy week to get through. 2 years gone already this week. Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters In 1985 Stevie Wonder got 'radio' in South Africa really fired up and pissed! And in 1987, U2 were getting grief from LAPD Thanks for listening.על ידי Marty Miller

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March 22-25, 2012: Holy Musical B@man! 49:22

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He's darkness! He's vengeance! This week, V and Emily look at the uniquely nerdy StarKid fandom and their superhero parody musical, HOLY MUSICAL B@MAN! (That's "B@man," not "Batman," in case Warner Brothers asks.) They look at the way StarKid musicals feel like your Tumblr dashboard, how Sean Astin will do basically anything you ask him to do appar…

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This Week In The Blues: March 24 – March 30, 2024 9:03

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 24 – March 30, 2024 Some of the highlights include Louisiana blues and rhythm-and-blues guitarist Boogie Bill Webb, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin, Austin's own blues guitarist and singer Sue Foley, and blues guitarist Eric Clapton. We just covered some …

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Episode 326 - Judy Johnson Refuses To Go Gray Gracefully 1:28:58

1M ago1:28:58

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It was the most expensive trade in Negro League history. It was also specificallly designed to be the killing strike that finished off the Pittsburgh Crawfords. Finally, it ended the career of Hall of Fame third baseman Judy Johnson, who refused to report to the Homestead Grays when he and Josh Gibson were traded there 87 years ago this week. Mike …

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - March 18th 9:11

1M ago9:11

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This week is tough sad one. Looking at March 18th to 22nd, when David Bowie was busted and arrested in 1976. Pure tragedy for Eric Clapton in 1991, living nightmare stuff. And a good bye to guitarist Randy Rhodes again, pure tragedy.. Thanks for listening. You may need a lie down after this one :(על ידי Marty Miller

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This Week In The Blues: March 17 – March 23, 2024 10:08

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 17 – March 23, 2024. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist and juke joint legend Willie King, the one and only Sister Rosetta Tharpe, founding member of the Fabulous Thunderbirds Jimmie Vaughan, and blues guitarist Son House. We just covered some o…

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March 1988: The Killing Joke Is Released 56:03

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Do you want to know how he got these scars? This week, Emily and V take a trip to Gotham City to look back at Alan Moore's Batman magnum opus, The Killing Joke. While it garnered tons of accolades for its darkness, grittiness, violence, and portrayal of The Joker's semi-definitive backstory, The Killing Joke has also received a lot of (totally warr…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - March 11th 7:28

2M ago7:28

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Hi there Thanks for popping in! Lots to get through in a very quick amount of time, talking March 11th to 15th, when in 1969 Linda McCartney was feeling "terribly happy". In 2006 Sex Pistols stick it to the man And Rob Stewart annoyed for his Ferrari in 2022 Thanks for listeningעל ידי Marty Miller

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March 7, 2002: The Snapefic Liberation Front Forms (PLUS: The Snapewife Saga) 1:07:43

2M ago1:07:43

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There's no need to call him 'sir,' professor! This week, V and Emily really, really try very, very hard to be generous and understanding about people loving Severus Snape even though it is extremely difficult for them because he is the worst. In their personal opinions. Which are not facts, just opinions, and do not mean that you cannot love Severu…

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This Week In The Blues: March 10 - March 16, 2024 10:13

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 10 - March 16, 2024. Some of the highlights include blues guitarist Ronnie Earl, swamp blues giant Lightnin' Slim, one of the first of the Blues Divas Clara Smith, and blues guitarist "Lightnin'" Hopkins. We just covered some of the highlights here. If you …

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Episode 325 - Baseball Beyond Borders (with Michael Clair) 1:23:52

2M ago1:23:52

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From the very beginning of the National League, baseball's overlords have attempted to grow the sport beyond America's borders. These efforts have met with varying levels of success over the years, but it's clear that baseball has never been more popular abroad than it is in 2024. Our guest this week, MLB.com's manager of storytelling Michael Clair…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History March 4th 7:57

2M ago7:57

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Busy week, but we'll still get through it in less than 10 minutes. Rolling Stone's head Bill Wyman split from his very young wife in 1990. Stones drummer Charlie Watts told it like it was. On the actual wedding day! Ozzy and Osbournes arrive on TV with their home life show in 2002. And John Lennon plays down brilliance in 1975.…

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This Week In The Blues: March 3 - March 9, 2024 5:36

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of March 3 - March 9, 2024. Before we get into this episode, it's important that you try to donate whatever you can to the Mississippi John Hurt GoFundMe. The entire story is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/mississippi-john-hurts-legacy-will-rise Back to this episo…

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February-March 2009: Racefail '09 Continues, with Guest bossymarmalade 1:03:23

2M ago1:03:23

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No pithy exclamation this week, folks, we're jumping right into the actual episode description: This week, V and Emily are joined by Maggie @bossymarmalade, who was one of the key meta-writers during this unfortunate fandom (and wider writing world) event. "Racefail '09" is the moniker for a lengthy discussion on LiveJournal in 2009 about the role …

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Episode 324 - Baseball In the Little Big Apple (with special guest Kevin Baker 1:31:43

2M ago1:31:43

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For as long as it has existed, baseball has been intertwined with New York City, with the two developing alongside one another into American institutions. With special guest Kevin Baker, author of The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of a New City, Mike and Bill trace the history of the sport in the greatest city in the world, how New York poli…

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The Loveland Frogmen 1:46:33

2M ago1:46:33

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In the first weeks of March 1972 the city of Loveland, Ohio, a sleepy suburb of Cincinnati, was the scene of one of the most bizarre and unusual cases in all of cryptozoology. 2 different police officers, 2 weeks apart, would both separately encounter what some would describe as a 3-foot-tall, bipedal, frog faced entity. What was perhaps more outra…

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This Week In The Blues: February 25 - March 02, 2024 5:48

2M ago5:48

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 25 - March 02, 2024 Some of the highlights include “The Uncrowned Queen of the Blues” Ida Cox, Bo Diddley receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys, Chicago born boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, and Irish Blues Guitar Maestro Rory Gallaghe…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History Feb 26th 6:30

2M ago6:30

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Hello there. Welcome to another week in Music History. This time, February 26th to March 1st. Some U2 stuff this week from 1980 and '84 including a record deal and embracing a song they initially ran from. A childhood home of Paul McCartney (Beatles) For Sale in 2015 and in '76 Paul Simon wins at the Grammys. Mainly, he thinks, because Stevie Wonde…

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TWIH 160 The Lost Battalion 1:01:45

2M ago1:01:45

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This Week we are learning about true American hero's a story that ends in tragedy but is steeped in some of the most amazing acts of war that should never be forgotten. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-history/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/p…

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Episode 37 Rerun - Danny Gardella and the Mexican League Declare War 48:55

2M ago48:55

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Major League Baseball rarely faces a realistic challenge to its hegemony, but, 72 years ago this week, Danny Gardella became the first American-born player to sign with Jorge Pasquel's Mexican League, touching off a short war that challenged the reserve clause, increased salaries at home and abroad, and wound up ending both Gardella's career and th…

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This Week In The Blues: February 18 - February 24, 2024 6:20

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HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 18 - February 24, 2024 Some of the highlights include John Lee Hooker's "Boogie Chillen", blues guitarist "Scrapper" Blackwell, Texas blues legend Johnny Winter, and the Delaware Destroyer, none other than blues and boogie woogie guitarist George Thorogo…

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Marty Miller's This Week In Music History - Feb 19th 8:28

2M ago8:28

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Hi! Welcome to another week of music history. Looking at the week of February 19th to 23rd. The week we lost the singer of a very big Rock'N'Roll band in 1980. There was health advice from Iron Maiden front man Bruce Dickinson and in 1972, enough is enough decided one wife, divorce proceedings were under way... Take a listen! Marty…

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February 2009: Twilight Fandom Stays Wide Awake 1:26:13

2M ago1:26:13

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Badwards and cookies and unicorns, oh my! This week, V and Emily head to Forks and dive off the cliff into the world of Twihards, Twank, and one very special gazebo as they look at the first Twilight superfic and, arguably, the one with the biggest impact on the fandom: Wide Awake by angstgoddess003. Is this fic the reason that 50 Shades of Grey ex…

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