America The Bizarre

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.

71 - Roe of Roe v. Wade 03/25/2021

71 - Roe of Roe v. Wade 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/18462899

70 - Rain, Rain, Bombs Away 03/18/2021

70 - Rain, Rain, Bombs Away Congress passes legislation to bomb the sky in an effort to make some rain. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/18373928

69 - Citizen Hirabayashi 03/11/2021

69 - Citizen Hirabayashi 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/18279530

Special Presidential Trivia 02/25/2021

Special Presidential Trivia 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 [email protected] or through the contact form at americathebizarre.com /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/18087494

68 - A History of Anti-Vaxxers 02/18/2021

68 - A History of Anti-Vaxxers 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17994962

67 - Amistad Rebellion 02/11/2021

67 - Amistad Rebellion 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17909774

66 - God Machine 02/04/2021

66 - God Machine A 19th-century spiritualist believed that he could trap the second-coming of christ in a machine in order to save humanity. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17816879

65 - The Notorious Willie Dee 01/28/2021

65 - The Notorious Willie Dee The Willie Dee had the worst luck of any battleship during WWII that led to them almost blowing up FDR. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17721161

64 - Human Guinea Pigs 01/21/2021

64 - Human Guinea Pigs 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17631764

63 - Fly Into The Hurricane 01/14/2021

63 - Fly Into The Hurricane 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17541506

62 - Killer Judge With A Bowie Knife 01/07/2021

62 - Killer Judge With A Bowie Knife 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17454857

Holiday Re-Release: Bat Bombs 12/31/2020

Holiday Re-Release: Bat Bombs 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17385494

Holiday Re-Release: Moon Nukes 12/17/2020

Holiday Re-Release: Moon Nukes 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17230142

Holiday Re-Release: Colter's Naked Run 12/10/2020

Holiday Re-Release: Colter's Naked Run 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17137586

61 - Lemurs and Quaaludes 12/03/2020

61 - Lemurs and Quaaludes 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. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/17046272

60 - The True Story of Squanto 11/26/2020

60 - The True Story of Squanto We discuss the history of Squanto, why he spoke perfect English when the Pilgrims arrived at Plymouth, and his continuing relationship with the Pilgrims. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16961555

59 - Martha The Mouth 11/19/2020

59 - Martha The Mouth Martha "Mouth of the South" Mitchell was taken hostage and drugged in order to keep her quiet about Nixon's involvement with Watergate. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16870967

58 - Psychic For President 11/12/2020

58 - Psychic For President Victoria Woodhull was a clairvoyant and the first woman to run for president in the United States. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16782233

57 - Freedom Meters 11/05/2020

57 - Freedom Meters The reason America doesn't use the metric system is a combination of pirates and the French snubbing us. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16692281

56 - Rathbone Murder 10/29/2020

56 - Rathbone Murder Major Rathbone failed to save Lincoln's life during his assassination. Rathbone carried the guilt with him until it took over with lethal consequences. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16594211

55 - The Pledge 10/22/2020

55 - The Pledge Join us during our 1 year birthday to discuss how the pledge of allegiance was written by a socialist nationalist in order to sell flags to children. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16501778

54 - The Year Without A Summer 10/15/2020

54 - The Year Without A Summer In April of 1815, the volcano Mount Tambora erupted and caused a massive ash cloud that cooled the entire Earth. Americans dealt with snowstorms that occurred all throughout 1816 and struggled to grow crops and keep their animals alive. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16410803

53 - Government Poisoned Alcohol 10/08/2020

53 - Government Poisoned Alcohol During prohibition, people still drank a lot. In order to combat this, the government began to poison industrial alcohol that ended up killing around 50,000 Americans. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16319051

52 - Surprise Guam, It's America 10/01/2020

52 - Surprise Guam, It's America Guam was never aware that the Spanish-American War was happening until America showed up to take over. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16229453

51 - Louisiana Hippo Farms 09/24/2020

51 - Louisiana Hippo Farms At the turn of the 20th century, America was facing a massive meat shortage. The solution? Hippo farms in Louisiana /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16137101

50 - Wickedest City In America 09/17/2020

50 - Wickedest City In America General Patton once threatened to level Phenix City, Alabama which was once dubbed "The Wickedest City in America" /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/16044131

49 - Coney Island Babies 09/10/2020

49 - Coney Island Babies Premature babies had extremely high mortality rates until a showman doctor opened up his incubator baby exhibit on Coney Island, attracting visitors and desperate parents from all over the world to marvel at this new technology. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/15955595

48 - The President's Party Blew Up 09/03/2020

48 - The President's Party Blew Up President John Tyler threw a huge party on the USS Princeton to celebrate the future annexation of Texas. Then tragedy struck. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/15863168

47 - The Great Taxidermist 08/27/2020

47 - The Great Taxidermist Carl Akeley revolutionized taxidermy while also becoming a prolific inventor, hunter, and conservationist. There was also that time he killed a leopard with his bare hands. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/15774671

46 - Ludlow Massacre 08/20/2020

46 - Ludlow Massacre In 1914, Rockefeller ordered to have strikers in his mining company shot and their homes burned to the ground. /episode/index/show/americathebizarre/id/15685781

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