Distorted History Podcast

As thousands flocked to the Jersey shore in the summer of 1916 none could anticipate the horrors that awaited them. At least in part because no one at the time believed that sharks were dangerous. Indeed never before in American history was their an officially recorded incident of a shark attacking a person. That however would change when over the span of 12 days 5 people would be attacked by a shark or sharks.  Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory [https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory] Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com [https://gmail.com] Twitter @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor [https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor] Bluesky @distortedhistory.bsky.social If you would like to support the podcast: ko-fi.com/distortedhistory [https://ko-fi.com/distortedhistory]

The Mississippi River could no longer be contained as even the vaunted federal levees started to fail.  The nation as a whole though would not fully take notice of this unfolding disaster until the events at the Mounds Landing levee on the morning of the 21st of April 1927. As the destruction unleashed at this sight would prove to be impossible to ignore Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory [https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory] Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com [https://gmail.com] Twitter @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor [https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor] Bluesky @distortedhistory.bsky.social If you would like to support the podcast: ko-fi.com/distortedhistory [https://ko-fi.com/distortedhistory]

As the strike spreads into the mid-west the cities of St. Louis and Chicago see massive demonstrations that look to shut down not just thie railroads but all their industries and businesses.  Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory [https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory] Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com [https://gmail.com] Twitter @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor [https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor] Bluesky @distortedhistory.bsky.social If you would like to support the podcast: ko-fi.com/distortedhistory [https://ko-fi.com/distortedhistory]

As blood of workers ran through the streets of Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Blood that was shed by soldiers of the government at the behest of the railroad corporations the great strike of 1877 continued to spread to states like New York and Ohio. Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory [https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory] Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com [https://gmail.com] Twitter @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor [https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor] Bluesky @distortedhistory.bsky.social If you would like to support the podcast: ko-fi.com/distortedhistory [https://ko-fi.com/distortedhistory]

As the federal levees along the Mississippi are barely holding some are forced to labor and put their lives on the line to try and hold the rising waters back. A subject which legendary bluesman Lonnie Johnson covers in one of the 2 songs he penned about this disaster.  Ad free version available through Patreon subscription. Available on Spotify and through podcast aps that use RSS feeds. For more information: https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory [https://www.patreon.com/distortedhistory] Please Rate and Review the podcast To contact me: Email: distortedhistorypod@gmail.com [https://gmail.com] Twitter @DistortedHistor https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor [https://twitter.com/DistortedHistor] Bluesky @distortedhistory.bsky.social If you would like to support the podcast: ko-fi.com/distortedhistory [https://ko-fi.com/distortedhistory]