Transcript of Homeland
Italian immigrant George Sodder was living the American Dream. When his home caught fire on Christmas Eve 1945, that dream became a nightmare.
- 36:43
- 3.5K views
- Published over 4 years ago
Transcript of Under the Weather
In 1900, one man controlled the weather bureau. When he ignored the experts about the path of a monster hurricane, the people of Galveston Texas paid with their lives.
- 34:18
- 3.2K views
- Published over 4 years ago
Transcript of Courage
How Robert Smalls went from stealing a Confederate ship to gain his freedom, to owning the very mansion he'd been enslaved in.
- 33:13
- 2.3K views
- Published almost 5 years ago
Transcript of On the Trail
Believing they'd found peace on land no one else wanted, the Osage soon became more hunted than ever.
- 34:45
- 2.6K views
- Published almost 5 years ago
Transcript of Dead Ends
George Parrott claimed to have ridden with Butch Cassidy and Jesse James, but his legendary status has nothing to do with being an outlaw.
- 34:07
- 2.6K views
- Published almost 5 years ago
Transcript of Containment
An inoculation for smallpox should have been something to celebrate. Instead, it caused outrage and violence.
- 34:18
- 3.1K views
- Published almost 5 years ago
Transcript of Unsung
Life on British Prison Ships during the Revolutionary War, and the horrifying tale of a man who spent time aboard the most notorious of them all: the HMS Jersey.
- 30:13
- 2.5K views
- Published almost 5 years ago
Transcript of In the Flesh
The story about how stolen corpses played a crucial role in the development of Western medicine -- and how one man made a living at the center of the trade. Sterile white coats, antiseptic hallways, bedside manner: these are the things we hope for when we get sick. But next time you go to the doctor, it's worth remembering: if it weren't for all of the corpses who were dug up and stolen in the days of early Western medicine, you too might already by six feet under.
- 30:50
- 2.5K views
- Published almost 5 years ago
Transcript of Prophets Over People
How one woman found God, murder, and the Anti Christ -- multiple times -- in 1850s Connecticut. The things that people do in the name of salvation can teeter on the edge of fanatical -- and sometimes plunge into the realm of murderous. This is a story of a time that American was hungry for answers -- and the people at the helm counting down to the end-of-days.
- 34:47
- 2.2K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Seeds of Change
One man's quest to control the weather in Southern California -- with disastrous results that would change a city forever. Weather control has always been a vestige of the gods -- or so we've always thought. But there way one man at the turn of the century who convinced people otherwise -- with disastrous results.
- 37:11
- 2.8K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Body of Truth
It was a long time before President Abraham Lincoln would finally rest in peace -- his corpse would have to survive counter fitters and grave robbers, first. After President Lincoln was assassinated, his corpse went on a cross-country tour -- but his burial wasn't the end of the story. After death, Lincoln's body took on a life of its own -- and it would be a long time before he would finally rest in peace.
- 36:50
- 2.6K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Misguided
Political intrigue and murder in the aftermath of an American invasion of Canada in 1866.
- 32:07
- 2.7K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Unbridled
The darker side of American horse racing, and the shadows cast by some of the tragedies along the way.
- 32:47
- 2.5K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Dark Hearts
One man's obsession with lonely hearts ads of a century ago, and his abuse of the false trust they engendered.
- 28:26
- 3K views
- Published over 5 years ago
American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that are hidden and forgotten in the shadows. From better-known tales like the conspiracy to steal Lincoln’s body, to less-known stories, like the rainmaker who flooded San Diego. Join host Lauren Vogelbaum as she spans two centuries of omitted lore from our country’s history books.