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Green & Gold
Hidden gemRay Robinson’s 1919 trolley-bridge accident became the Green Man story, not a supernatural origin.
Jun 5, 2022·43m·2 clips - 2
Dittenhoffer, Captured at Last
Mar 12, 2022·5m - 3
Philadelphia Evening Public Ledger - January 7th 1920
Hidden gemThe episode recounts the capture of millionaire draft dodger Grover Cleveland Bergdahl in 1920, based on contemporary newspaper articles.
Jan 9, 2022·28m·1 clip - 4
Austin Dam
Hidden gemNewspapers estimated 1,200 dead, but only 78 deaths were confirmed after the Austin Dam burst.
Oct 18, 2021·29m·1 clip - 5
A Big Dumb Dilemma
Sep 11, 2021·16m - 6
Eyebrows
Apr 25, 2021·11m - 7
Somerset Tragedy, A Young Pittsburgh Man Murdered by Drunken Cook
Mar 21, 2021·6m - 8
Presidents of Pennsylvania 2
Feb 21, 2021·6m - 9
Presidents of Pennsylvania 1 - Thomas Wharton Jr.
Feb 14, 2021·8m - 10
Lost Gold 3
Feb 7, 2021·7m - 11
George B. Stevenson Dam
Jan 31, 2021·15m - 12
American Patriot
Jan 18, 2021·15m - 13
People Teeth
Jan 3, 2021·13m - 14
Ghost Writers
Dec 20, 2020·22m - 15
Moraine State Park
Hidden gemDoctor Pennsylvania examines how Lake Arthur transformed Moraine State Park, including the submerged Route 422 and a lake filled in 1970 after an 11-month filling period.
Dec 14, 2020·26m·1 clip - 16
Keffer Murder Suicide
Oct 19, 2020·28m - 17
The Snow Shoe Times
Oct 4, 2020·11m - 18
Decker Rain Man
The 1983 and 2011 accounts of Don Decker's rain cannot both be accurate.
Sep 28, 2020·19m·1 clip - 19
The Black Wolf of Oak Valley
Jul 26, 2020·9m - 20
Small Town Sandwich Shop
Jul 19, 2020·17m - 21
Harmonist Cemetery
Jul 5, 2020·6m - 22
The Number 39 Robbery
May 31, 2020·15m - 23
Raystown Lake
May 17, 2020·12m - 24
Fourth of July was a Day of Many Accidents on Local Trolly Line
May 10, 2020·6m - 25
Lured my Woman to Prison Term
May 3, 2020·5m - 26
The Menacing Bicycle and The Man in the Suit
Apr 26, 2020·20m - 27
Butler UFO
Mar 1, 2020·16m - 28
Outwit the Devil
Dec 8, 2019·12m - 29
Snakes.
Nov 10, 2019·5m - 30
Lost Gold Update
Nov 3, 2019·12m - 31
The Night We were Hobos
The host recounts a story about a phantom hobo in the woods, reflecting on his own small-town upbringing in Pennsylvania.
Aug 31, 2019·20m - 32
Daydream Quilt
Aug 25, 2019·9m - 33
Harrisburg Telegraph Jan 14th 1919
Jul 28, 2019·7m - 34
Philadelphia Record July 4th 1919
Jul 21, 2019·8m - 35
Hansdale Citizen
Jul 7, 2019·8m - 36
Basketball
May 26, 2019·12m - 37
Porcupine Gazzette
Apr 28, 2019·7m - 38
Columbiana Democrat May 26th 1849
Apr 21, 2019·5m - 39
A Most Extraordinary Case
Mar 25, 2019·5m - 40
Petroleum Center
The host discusses Pennsylvania's oil boom history and ghost towns like Petroleum Center.
Jan 20, 2019·20m - 41
Mountain Man
The host discusses a historical kidnapping case in a small Pennsylvania town, prompted by a conversation with a banjo student.
Jan 6, 2019·26m - 42
Past Periodical #23
Nov 18, 2018·4m - 43
Past Periodical #22
Nov 11, 2018·4m - 44
Jan Volkanik & the Coal and Iron Police
Oct 14, 2018·19m - 45
Past Periodical #20
Oct 7, 2018·4m - 46
Groundhog Day
Aug 26, 2018·23m - 47
Pittsburgh Press July 16th 1907
Aug 19, 2018·10m - 48
Hoop Snakes
Aug 12, 2018·9m - 49
PP#18 Lewistown Gazette
Aug 5, 2018·9m - 50
Phil Tome - 30 Years a Hunter
Jul 29, 2018·19m