Retrocast #40 - UI Podcast #254

Leaping Leopards - UI Podcast #257

A wild leopard fresh from the jungles of India escaped the Oklahoma City Zoo in 1950, unleashing a frantic manhunt that turned the city into a spectacle of fear, fascination, and chaos. The cat seemed to vanish and reappear like a phantom, leaving searchers scrambling to keep up. Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/leaping-leopards-podcast-257/ [https://uselessinformation.org/leaping-leopards-podcast-257/] You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast] X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV [https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/] The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network.  Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ [https://www.airwavemedia.com/] to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com [advertising@airwavemedia.com] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Retrocast 41 - Podcast #256

In this episode: Who or what is ETAOIN SHRDLU, Nat King Cole is attacked, a boy gets the day off from school for a good deed, a man breaks into ȧ home to change a baby’s diaper, and much more! You can read about the two-time Carnegie Medal recipients at https://www.carnegiehero.org/heroes/roll-of-two-time-carnegie-medal-recipients/ [https://www.carnegiehero.org/heroes/roll-of-two-time-carnegie-medal-recipients/] Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-41-podcast-256/ [https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-41-podcast-256/] You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast] X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV [https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/] The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network.  Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ [https://www.airwavemedia.com/] to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com [//advertising@airwavemedia.com] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Aren't We Devils? - UI Podcast #255

A running gag on the 1944 Truth or Consequences radio show was for host Ralph Edwards to ask, “Is there a Mr. Wickel in the house?” He never expected an answer. But when Rudolph Wickel stood up, he stepped into one of the most notorious pranks ever pulled on live radio. It was clever. It was cruel. And it was unforgettable. You can watch the video of Mayer Field mentioned in this episode at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcjbfuVIVzE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcjbfuVIVzE] Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/arent-we-devils-podcast-255/ [https://uselessinformation.org/arent-we-devils-podcast-255/] Talks that I am scheduled to give: Friday, March 27, 2026 – Hudson Valley CC (Troy) - https://tinyurl.com/5839cad3 [https://tinyurl.com/5839cad3] Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Hudson Valley CC (Malta) - https://tinyurl.com/swksxtr3 [https://tinyurl.com/swksxtr3] Monday, June 1, 2026 (Free) – Clifton Park Library You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast] X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV [https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/] The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network.  Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ [https://www.airwavemedia.com/] to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com [//advertising@airwavemedia.com] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Retrocast #40 - UI Podcast #254

In this episode: A couple marries and divorces over and over again, a fugitive appears on The Dating Game tv show, a man is fined for failing to give his wife a goodbye kiss, and much more! Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-40-podcast-254/ [https://uselessinformation.org/retrocast-40-podcast-254/] You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast] X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV [https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/] The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network.  Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ [https://www.airwavemedia.com/] to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com [//advertising@airwavemedia.com] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Lost in the Clouds - UI Podcast #253

In 1958, a small plane vanished into the mountains—and what followed became an extraordinary true story of survival, sacrifice, and love in the face of impossible odds. You can watch the PBS video Bruce Davis: The Gentleman of Jazz here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq4X4sEA81A [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq4X4sEA81A] Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/lost-in-the-clouds-podcast-253/ [https://uselessinformation.org/lost-in-the-clouds-podcast-253/] Talks that I am scheduled to give: * Wednesday, February 25, 2026 (Free) - Albany Hibernian Hall - https://hibernians.com/ [https://hibernians.com/] * Friday, March 27, 2026 – Hudson Valley CC (Troy) - https://tinyurl.com/5839cad3 [https://tinyurl.com/5839cad3] * Wednesday, April 29, 2026 – Hudson Valley CC (Malta) - https://tinyurl.com/swksxtr3 [https://tinyurl.com/swksxtr3] * Monday, June 1, 2026 (Free) – Clifton Park Library You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast [https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast] X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV [https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV] Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/] The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network.  Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ [https://www.airwavemedia.com/] to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com [//advertising@airwavemedia.com] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]