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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.
Michigan's Dogman comes with a Paul Rudd detour, if your cryptids could use comic relief.
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A bloody fingerprint ties Benny's murder to the Aurelius killings, while the larger mystery stays unresolved.
Detroit Strange frames two grim old cases around the kind of clue that keeps a mystery from settling into the past. Benny's murder on St. Aubin and the Aurelius killings sit side by side, with Leon seen attacking his children in the front yard before being sent to Fairview…
A cartoon detour opens into a loose, thoughtful appreciation of a difficult, nearly forgotten book.
This bonus conversation has an easy, affectionate drift, turning memory into a set of odd little doors: We're Back, The Land Before Time, a stalled attempt to read the Bible, and Evangelist, a difficult book admired for moments of "shocking clarity and outrageous beauty." The…
Jerry Selbee turns a lottery brochure into a lesson in reading the fine print.
Detroit Strange follows Jerry Selbee from a quiet retirement into the odd logic of the Windfall lottery game, where a corner-store brochure and a few minutes of math reveal an opening hiding in plain sight.
Henry Ford's peace crusade turns into a costly farce with a darker legacy.
Henry Ford's peace mission plays here as earnest, costly, and almost painfully strange. Jess and Alex follow the voyage of the peace ship from the chill reception in Oslo to Ford's four-day retreat while he recovered from the flu, then on to his late-night departure by train and…
Michigan's Dogman takes shape through old folklore, local details, and one grin at the window.
Detroit Strange treats Michigan's Dogman as a legend that gains force through repetition and detail. The hosts start with French Loup-Garou accounts from the late 1600s and early 1700s, then move into scratches, screams, and the image of a grinning figure at a window.
Miller Beach chaos, served breakfast-style.
Pennsylvania by county, landmark, and stone.
Nebraska culture, live and close to home.
Detroit Strange revisits the St.
Detroit 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.
Detroit 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.
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.
Detroit 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.
Detroit 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.
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Detroit 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.
Detroit Strange examines the 1974 killing of Harvey Leach, a University of Michigan graduate who operated Joshua Door furniture stores in Taylor, Michigan.
Detroit Strange’s Alex and Jess examine how Detroit developed a local stock exchange for regional companies during the city’s early-1900s investment boom.
Jess and Alex kick off spooky season with banter about Halloween, pumpkins, and their love for Detroit's quirky history.
Jess and Alex return from a break, chat about birthdays and zodiac signs, and set up their show about Detroit's strange history.
Hosts Jess and Alex celebrate their 100th episode milestone, discussing their podcast's journey and giving away koozies.