Ah, the 1920's: when the gin was cold, and the Very Secret plans for a Canadian invasion of Vermont were hot, hot, hot. Special thanks to Mr. Wesley J. Ziegler for lending his voice as Colonel James Sutherland Brown.Music:Podington Bear (ht

Have Law, Will Travel

Jan 9th, 2014 12m 19s

Rebroadcast from the fantastic show Life of the Law: These days, it's congresspeople and presidents who rack up the miles, but in the early days of the country, it was Supreme Court justices who travelled thousands of miles each year -- by carr

The Day Of Two Noons

Sep 2nd, 2013 11m 31s

November 3, 1883 was a strange day in New York City. Time itself stopped for four minutes. The city experienced two noons. And all the trains in and out of the city started running on Standard Time. Learn more about the 'day of two noons,' t

Footnote Short: All the President's Hounds

Apr 10th, 2013 5m 46s

Did George Washington's favorite dog launch his political career? A quick look at a few presidential dogs that have shaped history.Featured music: Pitman's Gramaphone Course of Typewriter Keyboard InstructionNew York Military Band and the Am

Crumbs of Righteousness

Feb 6th, 2013 10m 30s

The long-forgotten (and pretty strange) origins of a childhood favorite.HEADS UP! For those at work or around small children: Although in no way explicit, this episode does talk about human sexuality and the fact that not all sex is for maki

The Artichoke King

Jan 10th, 2013 9m 56s

Before Prohibition hit, the New York mafia had another racket that netted them millions of dollars in profits. The name of the game? Sweet, sweet baby artichokes. The man in charge? Ciro Terranova, the Artichoke King of New York.Featured mus

The Conscience of Chester A. Arthur

Dec 14th, 2012 15m 35s

In June of 1880, a series of extraordinary events began to unfold that sent a man most of the country agreed was completely unqualified to be president into the Oval Office. When he first became president, he may have been the most mistrusted p

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