The 2 Best Useless Information Podcast Episodes
1) The Snoring War - UI Podcast #125
A fun story from 1964 in which Brooklyn neighbors Sam Gutwirth and Sam Scheir ended up in court due to Scheir's loud snoring. Also learn about the first bike path in the United States, a building fill...Show More
2) Introducing Espionage!
Introducing the podcast Espionage on the Parcast network. Espionage tells the stories of the world's most incredible undercover missions and how these covert operations succeeded...or failed. Subscrib...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) 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 st...Show More
4) 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, l...Show More
5) 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 Br...Show More
6) Retrocast #39 - Podcast #252
In this episode: A woman has 1,446 metal objects in her stomach, a teenager faces almost certain death unless a nail is removed from her lung, a doctor claims that a patient has a bullfrog living in h...Show More
7) The Hot Dog Santa Claus - UI Podcast #251
Throughout the 1920s, the children of Boston’s North End gathered in anticipation to see if their beloved Hot Dog Santa Claus, Axel Bjorklund, would once again arrive. Despite his vanishing fortunes a...Show More
8) Retrocast #38 - UI Podcast #250
In this episode: Can a wife legally swipe cash from her husband’s wallet? One Chicago man puts a bizarre social experiment in motion—mailing $1 to 500 people and asking them to mail it back. Plus, a h...Show More
9) A Forbidden Love - Podcast #249
In 1937, a small Indiana town was rocked by a scandal that made national headlines: a 12-year-old girl and her 13-year-old classmate became parents, igniting a legal and moral firestorm. Family loyalt...Show More
10) Retrocast #37 - UI Podcast #248
A fire department stands back and watches a man's home burn to the ground, a pig flies for possibly the first time ever, fleas are transported on a dog, and a gorilla destroys an American Tourister su...Show More