FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST

Welcome to the Forgotten News podcast. This is your window to hear true stories from long ago. Stories that once made headlines. Stories that people thought would be unforgettable, but soon were lost in the sands of time, or were buried deep in the dustbin of history. In this podcast, we brush off the sand and dust, and share those stories with you, today — as fresh as when they were first told.

FORGOTTEN NEWS PODCAST is a history podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 112 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  THE LENA BAKER TRAGEDY

  Jul 30, 202650 min

  In 1945, a poor black maid was executed by the State of Georgia, for the killing a rich white man. 60 years later, the State of Georgia officially declared her innocent, and gave her a posthumous pardon. ⁠ Support this Podcast! ⁠⁠⁠ === EPISODE RELEASE DATE: 07/30/2026. === HISTORICAL REFERENCES: The Lena Baker Tragedy Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page. However, we will be happy to provide that information, in regard to this episode, upon your request, by email: ⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com⁠ NARRATOR: ⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren ⁠⁠⁠ , co-host, Forgotten News Podcast. Police Blotter and Court News: October 16th, 1933. ⁠⁠⁠ GUEST NARRATOR: ⁠⁠⁠ Erin Suminsby ,⁠ Voice performer. === MISCELLANEOUS: Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Already Gone ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast. Exit Aphorism - quote from Ohio State Sen. Casey M. Weinstein (May 10, 2021). Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , co-host of Forgotten News Podcast. === MUSIC: At Rest The Curtain Rises I Knew A Guy. LICENSED FROM: Kelvin Ruijters t/as Frequency Also: Kevin MacLeod of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ – Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses / by 3.0. === All Sound Effects & Short Instrumentals Are From ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Freesound.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or the Public Domain. === HEY! CONTACT US! E-Mail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ForgottenNewsPodcast@gmail.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FNP Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/Forgotten-News-Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kit Caren's Facebook page: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/people/Kit-Caren/100085459732466⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@forgottennews.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ===

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  THE CLAW HAMMER MURDER OF ALBERTA MEADOWS

  May 30, 202655 minS0

  <p>In 1922, pretty Clara Philips somehow became an adored overnight celebrity, after she brutally murdered young widow Alberta Meadows, with whomher husband was having an affair.</p><p>Support this Podcast!⁠⁠</p><p></p><p>===</p><p>EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  05/30/2026.</p><p>===</p><p></p><p>HISTORICAL REFERENCES:</p><p><br></p><p>The Claw Hammer Murder of Alberta Meadows:</p><p><br></p><p>Unfortunately, because of limitations on the length of our show notes, by our host website, we cannot provide a list of our reference sources, on this page.  However, we will be happy to provide that informatio...

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  SHE MURDERED HER SISTER

  Apr 15, 202625 minS0

  <p>The shocking story of the 1880 murder of Lizzie Anderson by her sister.</p><p>⁠Support this Podcast!⁠</p><p></p><p>===</p><p>EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  04/15/2026.</p><p>===</p><p><br>HISTORICAL REFERENCES:</p><p>The Boston Globe, Jan. 20-21, 1880; May 7, 1880.<br>Illustrated Police News, January 31, 1880.</p><p><br></p><p>NARRATOR: ⁠Kit Caren⁠, co-host, Forgotten News Podcast. </p><p></p><p>===</p><p>MISCELLANEOUS:</p><p><br>Host Intro – Nina Innsted, host of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Already Gone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ podcast.</p><p>Exit Aphorism - quote widely attributed to⁠⁠ G.K. Chesterton.</p><p>Aphorism Voice - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kit Caren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, co-host of Forgotten News Podcast.</p><p><br></p><p>===</p><p><br></p><p>MUSIC:</p><p><br></p><p>...

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  THE MYSTERIOUS UNSOLVED MURDER OF LYDIA THOMPSON

  Jan 25, 20261h 1mS0

  <p>In 1945, Lydia Thompson was killed in a very strange murder near Detroit, Michigan. There were multiple suspects, including her husband and his mistress, as well as dozens of unanswered questions.</p><p>Support this Podcast!⁠</p><p><br></p><p>===</p><p>EPISODE RELEASE DATE:  01/25/2026.</p><p>===</p><p><br></p><p>HISTORICAL REFERENCES:</p><p><br></p><p>The Mysterious Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson:</p><p><br></p><p>The Unsolved Murder of Lydia Thompson, Troy Taylor's American Oddities Museum (October 13, 2025)·</p><p>Cold Case Michigan 1945: Lydia Thompson, 95.3 - The Ticket (Jan. 20, 2022). </p><p>The Fatal Obsession of L...

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  2025 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL !

  Dec 14, 20251h 18mS0

  <p>A Christmas Gift, From Your Hosts, Jim and Kit Caren!</p><p>Back by Popular Demand:</p><p>On this episode, we feature our Seventh presentation of the 1939 radio broadcast of "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens, featuring the voices of Orson Welles and Lionel Barrymore. Complete, and uncut.</p><p>ENJOY !!!</p><p>Merry Christmas!  </p><p>⁠Support this podcast⁠</p><p><br></p><p>====</p><p><br></p><p>HISTORICAL REFERENCES:</p><p>A Christmas Carol, The Campbell Playhouse, CBS Radio Network, December 24, 1939 (radio play, audio).⁠</p><p>O’Leary, Dorothy, Barrymore’s Scrooge, New York Times, December 21...

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