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
Slippery the Sea Lion - UI Podcast #207
Cyril, the daring sea lion, embarked on an epic escape from a London, Ontario zoo in 1958, setting his sights on the vast Atlantic Ocean. His incredible journey left everyone wondering: Could he surv…
00:38:36 |
Tue 14 Nov 2023
Retrocast #21 - UI Podcast #206
In this episode: Boston women must beat a deadline to marry, a man’s feet are too big for the US Marines, a vice-principal cuts offensive images from a sex-ed textbook, dresses arrive 63 years late, …
00:37:02 |
Mon 23 Oct 2023
The Naked Mustard Ladies - UI Podcast #205
A bizarre true story that involves mustard, relish, the United Parcel Service (UPS), and three Michigan women who wore nothing more than their shoes. It was one that gained national notoriety, but ju…
00:23:55 |
Mon 09 Oct 2023
Retrocast #20 - UI Podcast #204
In this episode: A kangaroo is on the loose in NYC, a woman fails her driving test 39 times, someone is sneaking under the tables at college libraries and painting women’s toenails, a man breaks into…
00:43:08 |
Wed 20 Sep 2023
Boxed for a Better Life - UI Podcast #203
Back in 1901, Johann Beck was madly in love with his fiancé Johanna, but he found it difficult to obtain employment in Germany. They both dreamed of going to the United States to start a new life, bu…
00:37:05 |
Mon 11 Sep 2023
Retrocast #19 - UI Podcast #202
In this episode: A World War II veteran who could only rent a home in an upscale New Jersey neighborhood if he agreed to bring a live goat, Baltimore requires male go-go dancers to cover their breast…
00:34:27 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
Back Into the Woods - Podcast #201
Ted Hollingworth shares his perspective on the intense search for his sister 5-year-old Pamela Hollingworth, who went missing in New Hampshire's White Mountains back in 1941. The news of her disappea…
01:06:01 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Mississippi Bans Sesame Street - UI Podcast #200
Since its initial premiere, the children's television program Sesame Street achieved immense popularity and acclaim, captivating millions of viewers throughout the United States. However, there was a…
00:34:13 |
Mon 17 Jul 2023
Bonus Episode: I Am a Guest on the Off Exit 10 Podcast
In this episode, I am the one being interviewed! Recorded on June 24, 2023, I was a guest on the Off Exit 10 Podcast, which is produced by my former students Mike & Jordan Sirani and Paul Morse. Duri…
01:40:17 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
Retrocast 18 - UI #199
In this episode: A deer stabs a man, a dress made from postage stamps, three teenagers take a joyride in an airplane, the history of the pay telephone, and much more!
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00:32:03 |
Wed 21 Jun 2023
Bonus Episode: The Cold War Spy Swap
With the recent passing of FBI cryptanalyst Marvin Lautzenheiser, here is an episode of History Daily that tells the exciting story of William Fisher (aka Rudolf Abel) and his Cold War spy swap with …
00:25:21 |
Wed 14 Jun 2023
The Kid Is Not My Son - UI #198
In 1923, Joseph Boyer III was born to a wealthy Detroit couple. He stood to inherit a trust fund valued in the many millions of dollars until everything suddenly spiraled out of control. Was his dad …
00:35:08 |
Wed 07 Jun 2023
Dubious Advice - UI Podcast #197
Something NEW! for the podcast: A look at advice columns and how they have evolved over time. Have the questions and responses changed over the past century? Some of the responses are sure to make yo…
00:51:28 |
Thu 18 May 2023
Frasier, the Sensuous Lion - UI Podcast #196
Frasier was a decrepit old circus lion whose best days were far behind him, or at least that was what his caregivers believed. While he wasn’t much to look at, he proved popular with the lionesses. F…
00:35:16 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Retrocast #17 - UI Podcast #195
In this episode: a train that derailed and then jumped back on the track, a man who claimed ownership of nearly the entire universe, a bet in which the loser would have to eat 1 million peas, and muc…
00:42:01 |
Wed 19 Apr 2023
The Love Pirate - UI Podcast #194
In 1923, Kathleen Morrell was arrested by Chicago police for having five children out of wedlock. She was an excellent mother, but as an unmarried woman, she was charged with contributing to the deli…
00:29:05 |
Mon 03 Apr 2023
Retrocast #16 - UI Podcast #193
In this episode: a man who recorded the location of buried treasure on a record, a girl who swallowed 200 rocks, a color-blind plumber, the history of McDonald’s Big Mac, and much more!
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00:31:17 |
Mon 20 Mar 2023
A Severed Relationship - UI #192
Ouch!!! The ghastly true story of Bertha Boronda who, in 1907, took a straight razor and sliced off her husband Frank’s penis. During her trial, the courtroom was packed, and all the regional newspap…
00:27:34 |
Mon 06 Mar 2023
Retrocast #15 - UI Podcast #191
In this episode: A man who eats match heads, a wife receives a frozen baby elephant for Valentine’s Day, every kiss supposedly knocks 3 minutes off of your life, a couple who waited 60 years to marry…
00:30:58 |
Tue 14 Feb 2023
Marty the Marijuana Mouse - UI Podcast #190
The crazy true story of Marty, a mouse who was stealing marijuana and other drugs from the evidence room of the San Jose police department in 1974. He was placed on trial for his crimes and then sent…
00:25:20 |
Thu 02 Feb 2023
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