• Jake Warga the Skeptic Ghost Hunter
    Feb 10 2026

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    What happens when you love hunting ghosts, but you're also a skeptic? What happens when you finally do see a ghost, or at least you think you might have, but again, you're a skeptic? What would it take for you to believe your own eyes?

    We hear some of Jake Warga's scary stories and try to find out why he's still not convinced.

    Here's a link to Jake's story about the haunted summer camp featured on This American Life.

    Please check out some of Jake's other work here.

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    15 mins
  • The Grattan Incident
    Oct 30 2025

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    In 1854, violence broke out in what today is a corn field in Eastern Wyoming. A dead cow, a new West Point Lieutenant, a drunken translator, and an entire village of Lakota Sioux came together in the greatest defeat of US Soldiers to a native force west of the Mississippi to that date. Today we visit the site of the battle and learn about the odd and unusual elements that kicked off years of violence in this part of the American West.

    Left or Right, Jaeger Held & CJ Young in front of Fort Laramie's Officers' Quarters "Old Bedlam." Photo Courtesy of CJ Young.

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    27 mins
  • Trapped in Paradise (Sort of)
    Oct 1 2025

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    Have you ever wanted to quit you job and just go someplace where you can listen to the waves crashing on a tropical beach? On this episode we hear the story of two cousins and what happened to them when they did.



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    14 mins
  • Tales from The Avenues - Salt Lake City
    May 19 2025

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    Salt Lake City's Avenues District is the oldest neighborhood in one of the oldest cities in The Mountain West. From polygamists, to golf promotors, a house that was used as the set of a horror movie, to a rumored rental of Ted Bundy, this old neighborhood played host to some of the strangest and most quirky stories in SLC. On this episode we hear Cevan LeSieur, author of two books about the avenues, tell us some of the more interesting stories from this small neighborhood with a big history.

    PHOTO: This is Governor William Spry's home shortly after it was moved to I street. Photographer's name wasn't given.

    Buy Cevan's Books:

    Images of America

    The Avenues of Salt Lake City

    Sources:

    A Bit about The LDS Church in Denmark

    Otto Branning the Chili King

    More about The Grabeteria

    The Death of Mrs Moormeister and some more on that

    Jeremy Pugh's Article about Mrs Moormeister's Murder "Utah's Black Dahlia"

    A Bit About Joe Hill The Executed Labor Activist

    Bomb Found at Governor Spry's Residence

    Bomb Meant for Governor Spry Explodes in a Boxcar

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    22 mins
  • Famous Peoples' Pets
    Apr 28 2025

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    From Mark Twain to Saddam Hussein, Curt Cobain to John Wayne, Presidents, Dictators, Outlaws, and Artists have kept pets and on this episode we talk about some of the weirder ones.

    Sources:

    The Presidential Pet Museum Drunkard and Satan Presidential Cow
    Jefferson's Ram killed a little boy Tiger cubs The Coolidge Pets
    Presidential Alligators? The Yuki Johnson Duets The Carter Elephant
    Reagan’s fish The Prince's Fish Biden’s dog Major
    Biden's Dog Commander Hemingway Hunter S Thompson
    Hitler and Blondie Stalin and HIs Bear Mao’s cricket Hitchcock dogs
    Kubrick Cats Cobain Cats Sid Vicious Billy Joe’s Dog Escobar
    USMC Dogs Mayor Max III



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    37 mins
  • The "Witch" of Parley's Hollow
    Apr 8 2025

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    Do you remember a house that you were warned to stay away from? On this episode we explore the truths of a legend that turned one unfortunate woman into a "witch" in the minds of her neighbors at the mouth of Parley's Canyon in Utah.

    Please check out Jennifer Jones' Blog: The Dead History

    If you'd like to visit Parley's Hollow Nature Park here's their website: https://www.slc.gov/parks/parks-division/parleys-historic-nature-park/


    Sources:

    Deseret News Article: https://www.deseret.com/1992/7/31/18997457/sugar-house-memories-br/

    Susan Dudler's Death Certificate https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2018/166/105839865_f9631c0a-8883-4570-9215-2f3b4a02af39.jpeg

    Susan Dudler's Obituary https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2013/56/105839865_136190971385.jpg

    Amelia's Overdose: https://images.findagrave.com/photos/2013/56/105860220_136191426427.jpg

    Joseph Dudler's Obituary https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1897&keyword=dudler®ion=us-ut

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    15 mins
  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to Unity
    Mar 25 2025

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    In 1972 Mike Shay hitchhiked from Texas To Berkley, CA. He shares the odd, funny, and frightening things that happened to him on his trip and what he learned about being an American.

    NOTE: I do not condone hitchhiking, but I think this is a good story.

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    17 mins
  • The Secret Lives of Sand Sculptors
    Mar 10 2025

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    Putting the same amount of energy and passion that most artists reserve for marble or metal, Catherine Morris sculpts what she sees in her mind's eye into sand. If that wasn't hard enough, she lives thousands of miles from the nearest ocean. To find out how this Wyomingite who'd never even taken an art class got so good at sculpting sand in one of America's windiest states, check out this episode.

    Visit Catherine's Facebook Page

    See a video of Catherine Sculpting the fish from this episode


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    11 mins