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Jess and Alex explore and celebrate the strange and unusual history of Detroit with a side of humor. They tell stories, share a cocktail, and have some laughs while discussing the great and sometimes ooky spooky city they love.
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Ep. 151 - There's Something About St. Aubin (St. Aubin st Massacre continued & the other St. Aubin St Massacre)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange revisits the St.
Mar 23, 2023·1h 10m·5 clips - 2
Ep. 150 - Rewind! (The Detroit Occult Murders Revisited)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange revisits the July 3, 1929 Detroit murders of Benny Evangelista, his wife Santina, and their four children after Vincent Elias arrived for a 10:30 a.m.
Feb 16, 2023·1h 44m·5 clips - 3
Ep. 149 - ROAD TRIP to Roll Down (How Jerry Selbee found a loophole in the lottery)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange tells the story of Gerald and Marge Selbee, an Everett, Michigan couple whose 64-year-old retiree identified a mathematical loophole in the state lottery game Windfall.
Dec 1, 2022·1h 24m·5 clips - 4
Ep. 148 - A Real Turkey (Henry Ford)
Detroit Strange hosts Jess and Alex examine Henry Ford's failed 1915 Peace Ship mission, including his decision to spend about $10.5 million in today's money after leaving the vessel.
Nov 17, 2022·51m·5 clips - 5
Ep. 147 - Croakie's Utopia Party Island Inc P2 The Sequel (Dog Lady Island & The Dogman of Michigan)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange’s Jess and Alex examine Dog Lady Island near Monroe, Michigan, including its history as Fox Island, a religious retreat, a commune site, and a local legend involving a feral woman and dogs.
Oct 27, 2022·1h 7m·4 clips - 6
Ep. 146 - We Love a Recommendation (82 Alfred Street & Only Lovers Left Alive)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange examines 82 Alfred Street in Brush Park, a 6,200-square-foot Queen Anne house built in 1879 and later used as Adam's home in Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive.
Oct 13, 2022·1h 22m·5 clips - 7
Ep. 145 - A Collage (St. Andrews Hall, The St. Andrews Society, John Sinclair, & The Fifth Estate)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange's "Ep.
Sep 29, 2022·1h 5m·4 clips - 8
Ep. 144 - So Many Rhymes (May & Nay Ford - Not the Automobile Fords)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange examines May Dutton’s 1921 marriage to Ney Ford, whose surname and claims of proximity to Henry Ford helped sell her on a wealthy future.
Sep 22, 2022·48m·3 clips - 9
Ep. 143 - Your Uncle in the Furniture Business (The Murder of Harvey Leach)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange examines the 1974 killing of Harvey Leach, a University of Michigan graduate who operated Joshua Door furniture stores in Taylor, Michigan.
Sep 15, 2022·39m·2 clips - 10
Ep. 142 - Alex Was There With His Phonograph (The Detroit Stock Market)
Hidden gemDetroit Strange’s Alex and Jess examine how Detroit developed a local stock exchange for regional companies during the city’s early-1900s investment boom.
Sep 8, 2022·49m·3 clips - 11
Ep. 141 - ACTUAL ROAD TRIP (Marshall, MI)
Aug 15, 2022·50m - 12
Ep. 140 - Pasta Salad Season (Michigan LGBTQ History Pt. 3)
Jul 7, 2022·1h 18m - 13
Ep. 139 - Gaily Speaking (Michigan LGBTQ History Pt.2)
Jun 30, 2022·1h 17m - 14
Ep. 137 - When You Can't Make Homemade (David Hahn, The Radioactive Boyscout)
Jun 16, 2022·1h 14m - 15
Ep. 136 - Indoor Bonfire (The Short Life of Hotel Pontchartrain)
Jun 9, 2022·1h - 16
Ep. 135 - And He Ra-ah-an, He Ran so Far Away-ay-ay (The Gruesome Murder of Mariah Haney )
May 11, 2022·1h 7m - 17
Ep. 134 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Building (The Lakeshore Global Building)
May 4, 2022·37m - 18
Ep. 133 - The Man Who Died Twice? (The Murder of Effie Phipps)
Apr 28, 2022·1h 1m - 19
Ep. 132 - Crossword Enthusiast (Nina Housden & the Murder of Charles Housden)
Apr 14, 2022·48m - 20
Ep. 131 - Fruitland (Road Trip to The South Lyon Hotel & Other Ooky Spookies)
Apr 7, 2022·54m - 21
Ep. 130 - The Lost Episode (The Wayne County Building)
Mar 31, 2022·54m - 22
Ep. 129 - Michigan Princess (The Edwardian Era Gossip Column Sensation Clara Ward)
Mar 3, 2022·1h 26m - 23
Ep. 128 - TKO (Joe Louis)
Feb 24, 2022·1h 8m - 24
Ep. 127 - Friend Meet Cute (The Murder of Viola Luizzo )
Feb 17, 2022·1h 14m - 25
Ep. 125 - A Kerfuffle (The Incident & Trial of Larry DeLisle)
Jan 27, 2022·1h 7m - 26
Ep. 123 - Road Trip: The Kellogg Brothers (Pt 1 of 2)
Jan 13, 2022·54m - 27
Ep. 122 - I Think Therefore I Scam (Detroit's Chamelon, William Douglas Street Jr)
Jan 6, 2022·45m - 28
BONUS Episode - Cinema Strange - Scream
Dec 30, 2021·28m - 29
Ep. 121 - The You Can See Canada Center (Cobo/TCF/Huntington Hall, Center, Place)
Dec 23, 2021·54m - 30
Ep. 120 - Satanic Panic (The Murder of Stephanie Dubay, Satanic Panic, & The largest Satanic Temple)
Dec 16, 2021·57m - 31
Ep. 119 - Two Wrongs Don't Make a Right (The Brightmoor Neighborhood)
Dec 9, 2021·55m - 32
Ep. 118 - Squabble, Squabble, Squabble (The History of Joseph Campau)
Dec 1, 2021·59m - 33
Ep. 117 - The Whole Ruth & Nothing But the Ruth (The Boroo Gang)
Nov 24, 2021·50m - 34
Ep. 116 - It's a Collage! (The Hotel Yorba Triple Feature)
Nov 17, 2021·1h 4m - 35
Ep. 115 - The Paper Clip Department (J.L. Hudson's)
Nov 10, 2021·1h 3m - 36
Ep. 114 - When the Coffee Date Doesn't Show (The Cold Case of Philip Traci)
Nov 3, 2021·55m - 37
Ep. 113 - Prophet for Profit (Jeffrey Lundgren & his followers)
Oct 27, 2021·52m - 38
Ep. 112 - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night (The Crouch Family Murders of Spring Arbor)
Oct 20, 2021·56m - 39
Ep. 111 - Buried By Candle Light (Lady Bluebeard of Detroit, Euphemia Mondich)
Oct 13, 2021·49m - 40
Ep. 110 - Same Architect! (A Tale of Two Spooks)
Oct 6, 2021·1h 5m - 41
Ep. 109 - Since You've Been Gone (Michigan Ghost Towns)
Sep 29, 2021·50m - 42
Ep. 107 - There’s Something about Lewen (The Crime of Sarah Elizabeth Lewen)
Sep 15, 2021·56m - 43
Ep. 106 - Detroit's Own Cecil Hotel (Hotel La Salle, The Shooting of Jerry Buckley, and Bloody July)
Sep 8, 2021·47m - 44
Ep. 105 - It's Hip to Be Square (Detroit Style Pizza)
Jess and Alex kick off spooky season with banter about Halloween, pumpkins, and their love for Detroit's quirky history.
Sep 1, 2021·54m - 45
Ep. 104 - The Great Big Nincompoop (Augustus Woodward)
Jess and Alex return from a break, chat about birthdays and zodiac signs, and set up their show about Detroit's strange history.
Aug 25, 2021·1h 6m - 46
Ep. 103 - That's a Big Building (The Ren Cen)
Hosts Jess and Alex celebrate their 100th episode milestone, discussing their podcast's journey and giving away koozies.
Aug 11, 2021·50m