Useless Information Podcast

Podcasting since 2008! - It really is all true! Quirky, bizarre, and unusual stories from the Flip Side of History.

Useless Information Podcast is a history podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 275 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Useless Information Podcast, a history show with 275 episodes published.

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  Episode #263

  The Straw Hat Riots - UI Podcast #263

  Sep 22, 202630 minS19

  It started as a harmless Wall Street tradition: smash the straw hats of any man foolish enough to wear one after September 15. Then teenagers took up the cause, and before long, New York City was in the grip of the bizarre—and sometimes deadly—Straw Hat Riots. Steve's Toolbox, my new YouTube channel, can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@StevesToolbox Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/the-straw-hat-riots-podcast-263/ You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network.  Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #260

  Retrocast #43 - UI Podcast #260

  Jul 8, 202630 minS19

  In this episode: Al Capone’s son tries to avoid his notorious father’s past, a boy survives a 2-1/2 mile plunge in a tunnel, and much more! Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-43-podcast-260/ You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network.  Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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  Episode #258

  Retrocast 42

  Jun 3, 202630 minS19

  <p>In this episode: A house is cut in half after two sisters argue over its repair, two babies are switched at birth, an airplane lands at the wrong airport, and much more!</p> <p>My appearance on WNYT, our local NBC television channel: https://wnyt.com/capital-region-news/historys-flip-side-bringing-untold-stories-to-life/</p> <p>The data showing the least and most popular days for a baby to be born in the United States: https://data.tablepage.ai/d/us-births-by-day-of-year-1994-2014 </p> <p>Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-42-podcast-258/</p> <p>You can follow...

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  Episode #257

  Leaping Leopards

  May 12, 202630 minS19

  <p>A wild leopard fresh from the jungles of India escaped the Oklahoma City Zoo in 1950, unleashing a frantic manhunt that turned the city into a spectacle of fear, fascination, and chaos. The cat seemed to vanish and reappear like a phantom, leaving searchers scrambling to keep up.</p> <p>Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/leaping-leopards-podcast-257/</p> <p>You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms:</p> <p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast</p> <p>X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV</p> <p>Reddit: https://www...

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  Episode #256

  Retrocast 41

  Apr 19, 202631 minS19

  <p>In this episode: Who or what is ETAOIN SHRDLU, Nat King Cole is attacked, a boy gets the day off from school for a good deed, a man breaks into ȧ home to change a baby’s diaper, and much more!</p> <p>You can read about the two-time Carnegie Medal recipients at https://www.carnegiehero.org/heroes/roll-of-two-time-carnegie-medal-recipients/</p> <p>Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-41-podcast-256/</p> <p>You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms:</p> <p>Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast</p> <p>X (Twi...

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