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America The Bizarre

History Podcasts

Dive into the weirdness of American history each week with Jordan & Jeremy Rausch as they explore the crazy stories that shaped America into the beautiful weirdo she is today.

Location:

United States

Description:

Dive into the weirdness of American history each week with Jordan & Jeremy Rausch as they explore the crazy stories that shaped America into the beautiful weirdo she is today.

Language:

English

Contact:

2083014572


Episodes

71 - Roe of Roe v. Wade

3/25/2021
We discuss the life story of Norma McCorvey, the woman famously known as Jane Roe in the historic Roe v. Wade case, and her journey of becoming the face of the pro-choice movement and then her switch to becoming a prominent activist for pro-life groups.

Duration:00:45:19

70 - Rain, Rain, Bombs Away

3/18/2021
Congress passes legislation to bomb the sky in an effort to make some rain.

Duration:01:01:04

69 - Citizen Hirabayashi

3/11/2021
Gordon Hirabayashi refused to comply with America's Japanese Relocation order to an internment camp. Instead, he fought all the way to the Supreme Court and when ordered to prison, hitchhiked all the way from Seattle to Tucson because the government didn't have the money to send him.

Duration:01:01:16

Special Presidential Trivia

2/25/2021
America the Bizarre will return with new episodes on March 11th. Until then, answer this week's presidential trivia for a chance to win a free t-shirt. Submit your answer to bizarreusa@gmail.com or through the contact form at americathebizarre.com

Duration:00:04:18

68 - A History of Anti-Vaxxers

2/18/2021
An enslaved man named Onesimus gave Cotton Mather information to create America's first smallpox inoculation, however, it was immediately met with push back and conspiracy theories.

Duration:00:29:46

67 - Amistad Rebellion

2/11/2021
In 1839, a group of slave captives revolted against the slave ship's crew in an effort to secure their freedom which ultimately led to a fight in the Supreme Court.

Duration:00:31:44

66 - God Machine

2/4/2021
A 19th-century spiritualist believed that he could trap the second-coming of christ in a machine in order to save humanity.

Duration:00:47:26

65 - The Notorious Willie Dee

1/28/2021
The Willie Dee had the worst luck of any battleship during WWII that led to them almost blowing up FDR.

Duration:00:33:42

64 - Human Guinea Pigs

1/21/2021
During World War II, some conscientious objectors chose to serve their country by signing up as human guinea pigs in scientific trials that starved them, infested them with lice, and gave them hepatitis.

Duration:00:48:14

63 - Fly Into The Hurricane

1/14/2021
Colonel Duckworth bet a bunch of British pilots that he could fly his single-engine plane in and out of a hurricane. The loser had to buy the winner a cocktail.

Duration:00:47:06

62 - Killer Judge With A Bowie Knife

1/7/2021
David S. Terry was a judge that had a reputation for having a hot temper and occasionally slashing at witnesses with his bowie knife. His second wife liked to do the same with a loaded pistol and they got into some trouble with US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Fields.

Duration:00:37:09

Holiday Re-Release: Bat Bombs

12/31/2020
We discuss Dr. Lytle S. Adams, a dentist and part-time inventor that was inspired by his New Mexico vacation to use bats in his revenge plot against Japan for Pearl Harbor.

Duration:00:37:45

Holiday Re-Release: Moon Nukes

12/17/2020
In this episode, we go back to the time that America tried to both bomb the moon and then store nuclear weapons on the moon.

Duration:01:27:13

Holiday Re-Release: Colter's Naked Run

12/10/2020
John Colter was a true American mountain man. One day he found himself caught by 800 Blackfeet warriors and had to run for his life. Oh, and he was completely naked.

Duration:00:41:12

61 - Lemurs and Quaaludes

12/3/2020
Professor Buettner-Janusch was one of the first Americans to study lemurs and was very successful until he started using his research lab to make party drugs.

Duration:01:22:45

60 - The True Story of Squanto

11/26/2020
We discuss the history of Squanto, why he spoke perfect English when the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, and his continuing relationship with the Pilgrims.

Duration:00:38:06

59 - Martha The Mouth

11/19/2020
Martha "Mouth of the South" Mitchell was taken hostage and drugged in order to keep her quiet about Nixon's involvement with Watergate.

Duration:00:52:46

58 - Psychic For President

11/12/2020
Victoria Woodhull was a clairvoyant and the first woman to run for president in the United States.

Duration:00:36:00

57 - Freedom Meters

11/5/2020
The reason America doesn't use the metric system is a combination of pirates and the French snubbing us.

Duration:01:18:52

56 - Rathbone Murder

10/29/2020
Major Rathbone failed to save Lincoln's life during his assassination. Rathbone carried the guilt with him until it took over with lethal consequences.

Duration:00:41:22