What do you think of when you think of the United States of America? Do you think of rough riding cowboys rolling across the West? Or do you imaging the strong military men and women who have defended freedom since the Revolutionary War? Perhaps you think of monstrous cryptids like Bigfoot, Mothman, and UFO's hiding out in the vast wilderness of America. Whatever you imagine, America is all of these and more. Join us as we explore three classic aspects of the American identity through story, our brave military men, the wild west and cowboys, and the Eastern U.S. and Appalachia with their litany of cryptids and monsters.

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The Western United States has long been home to gold, silver, and other mines, so it's no surprise that legends of lost mines have emerged over the last several centuries. Join us as we explore several of these legends based in Utah, as well as a delightful "lost mine" story by friend of the show, Jeff Driggs. This is one set of Western legends you won't want to miss!

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Love can be a complicated, messy thing, and nobody knows that more than Mary Louise Hughes. Her early courtship and marriage with her husband was full of hilarious and often embarrassing events, and she shares it all in her original story, The Proof is in the Skillet.

Stay tuned as we also share a couple of older stories of messy love, the ancient Chinese story of The Red Cord and the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche's messy love story.

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