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
Dead Ringers - UI Podcast #058
Akron, Ohio citizen Larry Bader and Omaha, Nebraska sportscaster Fritz Johnson were complete opposites of one other. Yet, the two men looked like they could have been twins. Find out what happened wh…
00:25:58 |
Sat 24 Nov 2012
The Sikorsky Sweater Girls - UI Podcast #057
Back in 1943, 53 women were fired by Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft for wearing sweaters to work. Listen to this story to discover the details and how it was ultimately resolved.
Also, learn about the fir…
00:24:12 |
Sun 07 Oct 2012
Apple Annie - UI Podcast #056
The long-forgotten story of a poor woman named Helen McCarthy who lived a fairytale life for 24 hours. Was she able to live happily ever after?
Also, find out about the first transuranium element cre…
00:23:35 |
Tue 21 Aug 2012
Will the Real Dr. Brown Please Stand Up? - UI Podcast #055
The amazing true story of a small-town doctor who was loved by all. When he was arrested for committing a crime that could have endangered fellow community members, they didn't abandon their faith in…
00:30:28 |
Tue 10 Jul 2012
The Case of the Misplaced Belly Button - UI Podcast #054
Virginia O'Hare underwent tummy tuck surgery and then sued her doctor for $1.5 million. Why? Because her belly button was supposedly 2" (5.1 cm) off-center.
Also, learn about the first compact disc …
00:24:20 |
Sun 27 May 2012
The Patron Saint of the Vocally Challenged - UI Podcast #053
Florence Foster Jenkins is considered to be the forerunner of today’s talentless celebrities. Her operatic recordings are considered among the worst of all time. Yet, she managed to do something that…
00:30:22 |
Thu 26 Apr 2012
Jack the Stripper - UI Podcast #052
An odd true story about a San Diego robber dubbed "Jack the Stripper" by the press in the early 1960s. Listen to this episode to learn about his unusual modus operandi.
Also, learn about the fine le…
00:25:30 |
Wed 21 Mar 2012
Tinker the Toad - UI Podcast #051
A toad is found alive beneath a concrete floor poured 9 years earlier. Find out if and how Tinker survived this long entombment.
Also learn about the best-selling coffee in the United States, a judg…
00:20:02 |
Tue 14 Feb 2012
The Corpse Bride - UI Podcast #050
The bizarre true story of Count Karl von Cosel and the girl of his dreams. It was discovered that they slept together in the same bed every night - nine years after she had died.
Also learn about th…
00:31:42 |
Sat 14 Jan 2012
Midnapore's Wolf Children - UI Podcast #049
The story of Amala and Kamala, two girls in India who were supposedly raised by wolves. Find out the facts of this unusual story.
Also learn the original name of the Hawaii 5-O television series, as…
00:26:35 |
Wed 14 Dec 2011
The Double Life of Clarence King - UI Podcast #048
The first director of the US Geological Survey, Clarence King, was a famed scientist, explorer, and author. This allowed him to move among the elite of American society in the late 19th century. Yet,…
00:28:05 |
Wed 02 Nov 2011
The French Nobleman - UI Podcast #047
The death of an elderly man in Chicago in 1941 went initially unnoticed. Then it was learned that he was a French nobleman who gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Find ou…
00:20:53 |
Mon 05 Sep 2011
Grady the Cow - UI Podcast #046
After giving birth to a stillborn, Grady the Cow bolted from sight. But there was nowhere for her to go in the small room that she was in. It was then that her owner realized she had somehow gotten h…
00:24:18 |
Fri 08 Jul 2011
The Fly Paper Murderess - UI Podcast #045
Six men died in a Chicago woman's home over three years. Further investigation showed that 47-year-old Margaret Summers had been married six times and all were dead. She had taken out nineteen life i…
00:22:00 |
Thu 16 Jun 2011
The Man Buried Alive - UI Podcast #044
Jack Loreen emerged from his subterranean slumber on August 21, 1933, having endured 64 days confined to a coffin. Little did he know, this was merely the kickoff to an eccentric contest of endurance…
00:26:20 |
Wed 04 May 2011
Lyndon Johnson's Camel Driver - UI Podcast #043
On May 20, 1961, then-US Vice President Lyndon Johnson was on a goodwill tour of Asia. While pressing the flesh in Karachi, Pakistan, Johnson had a casual conversation with a camel driver named Bashi…
00:28:30 |
Thu 14 Apr 2011
Noach Goldberg's Wooden Leg - UI Podcast #042
Frank Laiken skipped town to avoid paying alimony in 1928 and was never seen again. His ex-wife Rose learned of a man named Noach (Noah) Goldberg who had died in Vienna. She was certain that Noah was…
00:19:20 |
Wed 16 Mar 2011
Conrad Cantzen's Shoes - UI Podcast #041
Conrad Cantzen died in 1945 and is long forgotten, but his shoe fund still lives on. Listen to the story of this bizarre provision in this down-on-his-luck actor's handwritten will.
Also, learn whic…
00:22:14 |
Sat 12 Feb 2011
Coney Island's Baby Incubators - UI Podcast #040
A premature baby born before the 1940s had little chance of survival unless the baby was lucky enough to be part of a popular sideshow exhibit at Coney Island.
Also, learn how the real Jack Daniel d…
00:24:54 |
Mon 10 Jan 2011
Samuel Resnick Buys His Own Murder - UI Podcast #039
Albany jeweler Samuel Resnick retired to Phoenix, Arizona, but something went wrong. He ended up paying to have himself murdered. Check out this episode to learn all the details of this oddball story…
00:23:24 |
Wed 08 Dec 2010
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