The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird

Liz tells Devon about the sudden rise and sudden fall of Oregon's second largest city, Vanport. 

CW: Soooo much racism is discussed. Also, a flood. 

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Devon tells Liz about a strange and special thing in Olympic National Forest: One Square Inch of Silence. 

Secondary topics: Border crossings; sounds that activate our almonds; a secret restaurant ha…

Liz introduces Devon to Sir St. George Gore, the guy who defined overkill for Montana. Many animals die in the story of this episode!

Secondary topics: Dundreary whiskers; Jim Bridger; Hugh Glass; ho…

Liz tells Devon another British Columbian story, somewhere between a mysterious disappearance and a UFO tale. 

CW: The subject may have taken his own life? But maybe not? Maybe had mental issues but …

Wandering the cold cruel world without her partner in crime, Devon uses the opportunity to talk about Sasquatch and share excerpts from/thoughts about Linda Godfrey's recent book "American Monsters: …

Devon introduces Liz to the amazing legacies of Bruce and Brandon Lee, and the curse that is associated with their untimely deaths. 

CW: Murder, accidental death. Some discussion of anti-Asian prejud…

Liz tells Devon about a Spokane game that's gone Hollywood!

Secondary topics: The Shape of Water; European drivers; airplane tag; the green head; Liz's trauma with her pre-calc teacher; a bearskin pr…

Topics covered include Dave's Killer Bread, Tillamook, hazelnuts, marionberries, Burgerville, Voodoo Doughnuts, breweries, the humongous fungus, lithium water, the biggest chocolate waterfall in the …

Devon tells Liz stories of a million acres of wilderness in Montana!

CW: Brief mention of suicide, discussion of dental malpractice. 

Secondary topics: The "real" Wild West; mule terminology; unexpec…

Liz discusses the amazing tales of the ghosts of the Empress Hotel. 

CW: Murder, suicide. 

Secondary topics: Lord Lucan; we revisit the pepperoni situation; a Judy Garland tale; John Reed, the Davenp…

Devon tells the stories of Montana's Old Shep and Alaska's Balto. 

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Liz tells Devon the true-life tale of some notable early pioneer women in Seattle. 

Secondary topics: A rude census; Mother Damnable; Soup Destroyer; Here Come the Brides! 

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Devon draws back the curtain on the great conspiracy of Idaho. 

CW: Discusison of Holocaust denialism and other conspiracies. 

Secondary topics: The Bielefeld Conspiracy; the internet was a mistake; …

Liz tells Devon about Oregon's original flower child, hometown prodigy, possible hoax, and alleged French princess, the enigmatic Opal Whiteley. 

CW: Psych hospitalization, brief mention of child abu…

This episode is ALL secondary topics! It's a pick-and-mix of interesting bits that are too small for a whole episode. Topics include state mottos, state birds, the Melrose Creep, Steller's Sea Ape, S…

Liz tells Devon about two campus hauntings in Eastern Washington. 

CW: Where there's a ghost story, there's a suicide. 

Secondary topics: An unfortunate seagull/pepperoni interaction; Exorcisms 101; …

Devon details the questionable doings of the father of Spokane, James Glover, and the paranormal reputation of the Glover Mansion. 

CW: Infertility, involuntary psych hospitalization, murder, child d…

Liz and Devon discuss incidents when humans and sasquatch crossed paths to less than salubrious effect. The Ape Canyon attack at Mt. St. Helens' is discussed, as well as other close encounters. 

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Devon surprises Liz with a little-known story of a Pacific Northwestern sideshow performer with a strange talent. 

CW: Brief mention of suicide. 

Secondary topics: Inside a turtle's mouth; the Spokan…

Topics covered include the caviar of mushrooms, Louis Daven-dort's salad, geoducks, fries with tartar, Seattle teriyaki, makgeolli, signature food brands of Washington, the Mystery Soda Machine, huck…