Useless Information Podcast
Podcasting since 2008! - It really is all true! Quirky, bizarre, and unusual stories from the Flip Side of History.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 258
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
The Bowery's Santa - UI Podcast #078
The Christmas episode! Learn about a man named Joe Bonavita who returned to the Bowery in New York City every year to celebrate Christmas with those less fortunate.
Also, hear three shorter true st…
00:23:47 |
Fri 19 Dec 2014
UI #77 - The Woman with the X-Ray Camera
One of the most bizarre stories ever presented on this podcast. The nearly unbelievable true story about a woman hired to investigate another woman suspected in a jewel heist. Also learn about two w…
00:24:22 |
Sat 29 Nov 2014
UI #76 - A Life Forgotten
Did you ever wonder what would happen if you completely lost your memory? In this true story, a man went nearly twenty years without remembering a single detail about his life. Also learn why the U…
00:21:10 |
Thu 23 Oct 2014
The Citicorp Tower Revisited - UI Podcast #075
When New York City’s Citicorp Tower opened in 1977, it was hailed as an architectural marvel—but few knew it harbored a potentially fatal flaw. A simple phone call from a college student in New Jerse…
00:43:19 |
Sat 16 Aug 2014
UI #74 - Arrest the Parents
Should parents be held responsible for the crimes that their children commit? Listen to this story from 1947 detailing just what happened when New York City tried to do just that. Also learn about th…
00:24:41 |
Mon 14 Jul 2014
UI #73 - The Canary Funeral
Back in 1920, Newark, NJ was host to one of the most bizarre funerals ever. An estimated 10,000 people lined the streets to witness the funeral procession of Jimmie the singing canary. Also learn t…
00:23:44 |
Sat 24 May 2014
UI #72 - The Fever Girl
Fun story from 1923. Newspapers around the United States reported daily on the health of the Fever Girl - a woman with the highest temperature ever recorded to that date. Would she live or die? Li…
00:28:04 |
Sat 19 Apr 2014
UI #71 - Baltimore's Buried Treasure
You may have heard about the Californian couple that found five cans of gold coins on their property. Two Baltimore boys made a similar discovery back in 1934, but this pot of gold proved to be anyt…
00:29:52 |
Sat 15 Mar 2014
UI #70 - Busman's Holiday
Have you ever just had enough of your job and wanted to walk away from it? Bus driver William Cimillo found himself in this position back in 1947 and his unique solution made him an instant celebrit…
00:29:26 |
Tue 11 Feb 2014
Tunnel Joe Holmes - UI Podcast #069
Joseph Ellsworth Holmes was a career criminal serving a twenty-year sentence for being the "dinner-time burglar." His great escape in 1951 elevated him to celebrity status overnight.
Also, learn abo…
00:27:20 |
Sat 04 Jan 2014
The Blaze Incident - UI Podcast #068
A long-forgotten front page story from January of 1945 that involved the US military, the White House, a Hollywood actress, and one big dog.
Also, learn the full name of FDR's famous Scottie Fala,…
00:27:43 |
Sun 01 Dec 2013
Mr. Moneybags - UI Podcast #067
Alexander Ector Orr Munsell was an incredibly wealthy man during the Great Depression. He seemed to have it all until he suddenly gave it all away to live among the poor in a flophouse. Find out why…
00:25:08 |
Thu 31 Oct 2013
The Baby is in the Mail - UI Podcast #066
It's absolutely true! When the United States started Parcel Post service in 1913, both babies and small children were mailed. Listen to this story to learn why it was done and how it ended.
Also, le…
00:24:38 |
Sun 22 Sep 2013
The Short Life of Suzy Dewey - UI Podcast #065
A story of compassion and generosity as young Suzy Dewey navigated the final months of her life.
Also, find out about the first athlete to ever appear on the front of a Wheaties cereal box, two brot…
00:24:06 |
Mon 19 Aug 2013
Operation Bodysnatch - UI Podcast #064
At the end of World War II, the United States was faced with the task of reburying four bodies of former German nobility. The three men assigned to the task ran in obstacle after obstacle.
Also, le…
00:30:09 |
Tue 16 Jul 2013
Attack of the 50-Foot Garden Hose - UI #063
Some mysterious force was bringing garden hoses all over the United States to life back in 1955. Find out what the hoses did and how one owner named George Di Peso finally put an end to all of the ma…
00:25:24 |
Sun 09 Jun 2013
The Ghost of Guam - UI Podcast #062
The true story of a US Navy radioman who was hunted by the Japanese during World War II.
Also, learn the name of Wrigley's first chewing gum, how XYZ pays his taxes, a woman who was indirectly shot…
00:28:41 |
Sat 27 Apr 2013
The Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy - UI Podcast #061
The heart-wrenching tale of the Pleasant Hill School Bus Tragedy, in which a freak snowstorm and a series of unfortunate decisions led to the tragic deaths of five children and their bus driver in 19…
00:36:53 |
Sat 23 Mar 2013
Ivory Soap Murders - UI Podcast #060
The Easter Sunday 1937 murders of Veronica Gedeon, her mom Mary, and Frank Byrnes in NYC launched an intense nationwide hunt for the killer. There were few clues to go on, but two bars of soap provi…
00:34:07 |
Tue 19 Feb 2013
The Sky is Falling - UI Podcast #059
Alvin Rodecker and his wife chose to celebrate his 60th birthday in style. It was to be an incredible, memorable trip to New York City. If only he had looked up after upon leaving a ritzy restaurant.…
00:25:07 |
Wed 09 Jan 2013
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