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) Rewind: 1st Jewish Couple Married on TV
Cartoonist Leigh Rubin's parents were the first Jewish couple ever to be married on US television, but it almost never happened. Includes audio clips from that Bride and Groom television episode. Ori...Show More
4) Retrocast #36 - Podcast #245
Abbott & Costello agree to perform in a boy’s backyard for 70 cents, parents sue a milk dairy because their son grew too tall, a man sleeps only 2 hours per day for 33 years, and much more! Images, l...Show More
5) Escape from Monkey Mountain - UI Podcast #244
Nearly 175 monkeys escaped from a zoo in Massapequa, New York in 1935. Led by an outlaw monkey named Al Capone, they mostly took refuge in the woods. While the vast majority of the monkeys were soon a...Show More
6) Retrocast #35 - UI Podcast #243
Eight different stories in which someone or something got the last laugh. Includes: rattlesnakes that outsmarted a snake trap, jokes aimed at women are funnier, a friendly feud with the cable company,...Show More
7) To Russia for Love - UI Podcast #242
A British man hadn't seen his Russian wife for nearly five years. The Soviets repeatedly refused to allow him into the USSR, and they denied her request to leave. He became so desperate that he decide...Show More
8) The Denver Spiderman - UI Podcast #241
In Denver, Colorado, in 1941, a man was found murdered in his own home. The most unusual part was that all of the doors and windows were locked from the inside. So, how was the killer able to make his...Show More
9) Retrocast 34 - UI Podcast #240
A warning to stay away from people with blue eyes, Stanford students use ice nickels to pay for phone calls, the speed limit for automobiles is set at 2 mph, and much more! Images, links, and transcr...Show More
10) Diamond Jim's Shack - UI Podcast #239
A pristine view. A stubborn fisherman’s legacy. When wealth clashes with tradition, who wins? Dive into the gripping saga of Diamond Jim's Shack, where a simple fishing spot turns into a battleground ...Show More