American Esoterica

American history, bite-sized. These are the stories that may have slipped through the cracks - the odd detours that have shaped our history and culture in small, but sometimes significant, ways.

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Episodes

7 days ago

Juvenility ensues over the 16th #1's #2. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Thursday Oct 24, 2024

There are famous ghosts and ghosts of famous people, but rarely do you find a ghost famous for being non-famous, as our subject today is. Be ready for the tragic theories behind the ghost known only as "The Thing."

Episode 61 - Rubber Meets Road

Thursday Oct 17, 2024

Thursday Oct 17, 2024

It was a quick sales call that would go on to change everything and shape the world to come, until it all came to a fiery halt.

Episode 60 - By Any Measure

Thursday Sep 26, 2024

Thursday Sep 26, 2024

Is something setting off my Geiger counter, or are you just happy to see me? Sometimes, our usual methods of measurement just won't do.

Thursday Aug 29, 2024

You got your prehistoric beach in my voting patterns! No, you got your voting patterns in my prehistoric beach! Hmm...maybe these are two great tastes that taste great together!

Episode 58 - Same Old Song

Thursday Aug 15, 2024

Thursday Aug 15, 2024

It's not just A national anthem. It's THE national anthem of all national anthems. But it isn't ours. At least, not anymore. But it kind of was. Twice. In different ways.

Thursday Aug 01, 2024

No person is above the law. Not even the president. Especially when street racing.

Thursday Jul 04, 2024

Look, getting it right is hard. Sometimes we have to settle for "close to right" or "sort of right" or even "not remotely right, but a good story nonetheless." This one features an interview with a special guest, Stuart Fisk Johnson, Esq., of the Aaron Burr Association, who has some things to say about we've treated Mr. Burr.

Thursday Jun 20, 2024

In which men once again learn which is the superior sex. You may have never heard of the Smith sisters, but after this, you won't forget them. Or their cows.

Thursday Jun 06, 2024

An inquisition that everybody expects uses its greatest weapon - surprise - against its worst enemy - itself. It begins with a reign of terror but ends in a very different place. 

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