82: D.B. Cooper’s Infamous Hijacking (Part 1)
This episode kicks off our coverage of the only unsolved airplane hijacking in United States history. On November 24, 1971, a nondescript man boarded a flight to Seattle. He wore a dark suit. He car...
3 Dec 20251h 28min
81: Blinded By The Spite: The Richardson Spite House
Spite Houses: The architectural equivalent of a middle finger. They’re structures or dwellings designed specifically to piss someone off. This week, Norm does a deep dive into a truly ridiculous spite...
19 Nov 20251h 47min
80: Grandma Gatewood Keeps on Walking (Part 3)
It had been exhausting. It had been challenging. But Emma Gatewood refused to give up on her dream to solo thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. So? She kept going. As she hiked, media outlets chronicled h...
12 Nov 20251h 26min
79: Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail (Part 2)
Emma Gatewood was embarrassed. Her first attempt at solo hiking the Appalachian Trail had been a disaster. But she was nothing if not determined. So, Emma tried again. On her second attempt, the 67-ye...
5 Nov 20251h 28min
78: Grandma Gatewood Takes One Hell of a Walk (Part 1)
When Emma Gatewood set off on the Appalachian Trail, she didn’t look like much of a hiker. She was 67 years old. She wore a pair of Keds. She had no training. But she figured that wouldn’t matter. An ...
29 Okt 20251h 29min
77: The Ann & Abby Feud Goes Intergenerational (Part 4)
In the final episode of our series on Ann Landers and Dear Abby, the feud reached new heights when Abby fell victim to a “gotcha” moment on Charlie Rose. (Who woulda guessed?) Afterward, she agreed to...
22 Okt 20251h 38min
76: Bad Blood: Ann Landers, Dear Abby Feud Goes Public (Part 3)
For a few years, the feud between twin sisters Ann Landers and Dear Abby was an industry secret. That changed in 1958, when Life Magazine printed a story that exposed the rivalry. In the article, Abby...
15 Okt 20251h 31min
75: Advice Column Rivals: Dear Abby and Ann Landers (Part 2)
Ann Landers was thrilled. She’d just landed a job as the new syndicated advice columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times. Her new role gave Ann something to call her own. Then, just three months later, her ...
8 Okt 20251h 21min
