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American Shadows

American Shadows

90 Episodes • By iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild • www.grimandmild.com/americanshad...
American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that are hidden and forgotten in the shadows. From better-known tales like the conspiracy to steal Lincoln’s body, to ...more
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Introducing: Season 4 of 13 Days of Halloween
Hi, Grim & Mild superfans! We're excited for the... more
Oct 19 2023 1m
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Lavender Haze
In the 1950s the United States launched a witch hunt... more
Jul 27 2023 29m
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Hungry For Justice
What would you do when faced with a life-or-death si... more
Jul 13 2023 30m
Survival in the Wild
Chapter 1 11 mins
Exploring Cannibalism in American History
Chapter 2 9 mins
Alfred Packer's Mountain Survival and Confession
Chapter 3 11 mins
The Tale of Alfred Packer
Chapter 4 59 sec
HP Smart Tank Printer and Vernon Heating Reliability
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A Morbid Obsession
The story of a man who loved his mother. Too much.Se... more
Jun 29 2023 31m
The Dark Influence of Comic Books
Chapter 1 7 mins
Comic Books and the Moral Panic
Chapter 2 15 mins
The Crimes of Ed Geen
Chapter 3 9 mins
Ed Gein
Chapter 4 1 min
Psychopathy and Family Influence Spectrum
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Like The Wind
When the bicycle was invented it did more than simpl... more
Jun 15 2023 25m
Life in the West End
Chapter 1 5 mins
The Bicycle Craze and Annie Londonderry
Chapter 2 16 mins
Annie's Bicycle Journey Around the World
Chapter 3 3 mins
The Great Sandwina
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Louder Than A Riot
The fight for equal rights was long and slow until o... more
Jun 1 2023 28m
Police Raid Black Kat Club Ball
Chapter 1 17 mins
Queerness Through History in America
Chapter 2 15 mins
The Stonewall Riot and Queer Liberation
Chapter 3 1 min
Financial Wellness and Comfortable Bras
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A Deadly Isle
Prussian immigrant Louis Wagner came to America hopi... more
May 18 2023 29m
Survival on Ata Island
Chapter 1 14 mins
Pirate Legends and a Mysterious Disappearance
Chapter 2 13 mins
The Murders on Smyrino's Island
Chapter 3 2 mins
Rescued Boys Become Crew Members
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Boneheads
The Gilded Age was a time of opulence and opportunis... more
May 4 2023 28m
The Crystal Palace Dinosaurs
Chapter 1 12 mins
Dinosaurs and the Gilded Age
Chapter 2 14 mins
The Bone Wars
Chapter 3 55 sec
The Continuing Debate on Prehistoric Creatures
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Bad Medicine
Thomas Neill Cream wanted nothing more than to leave... more
Apr 20 2023 31m
Chapter 1 9 mins
The Tragic Death of Olive
Chapter 2 16 mins
The Story of Thomas Cream
Chapter 3 6 mins
The Horrors of Jane Coffin
Chapter 4 1 min
Haunted Road
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Anchors Away
Spirits were high that summer’s day as everyone boar... more
Apr 6 2023 26m
Navigating New York's History
Chapter 1 12 mins
Haunted Sites & Sultana Disaster
Chapter 2 13 mins
Tragic Fate of Slokum
Chapter 3 2 mins
The Heroic Nine Eleven Boatlift
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Introducing: Haunted Road - Season 4
Listen up, American Shadows fans! Season 4 of Haunte... more
Apr 5 2023 1m
Chapter 1 1 min
Exploring the Supernatural With Haunted Road
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The American Plan
In 1918, the US Government created a plan to track, ... more
Mar 23 2023 27m
Chapter 1 17 mins
The American Plan
Chapter 2 8 mins
The Legacy of the American Plan
Chapter 3 1 min
Controversy Around Women's Birth Control
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Introducing: Strange Arrivals Season Three
Hi, American Shadows fans! We're excited to announce... more
Mar 15 2023 2m
Chapter 1 2 mins
Strange Encounters
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Cold Case
In the mid 1930s an unidentified killer stalked King... more
Mar 9 2023 27m
Elliot Ness
Chapter 1 10 mins
Rise of Al Capone & Ness
Chapter 2 16 mins
The Unsolved Kingsbury Run Murders
Chapter 3 1 min
The Golden State Killer
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Glorified
When we think of American outlaws, we often think of... more
Feb 23 2023 26m
Ashley Family in Everglades
Chapter 1 11 mins
The Myth of the American Outlaw
Chapter 2 9 mins
The Ashley Gang
Chapter 3 7 mins
Black Caesar's Treasure
Chapter 4 1 min
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Stranger Than Fiction
Every once in a while, there are news stories that a... more
Feb 9 2023 26m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Marriage in the Twenties
Chapter 2 11 mins
The Dumbbell Murder
Chapter 3 4 mins
The Mysterious Murder of Philip Peters
Chapter 4 1 min
Mystical Forces and Dark Histories
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Aloha
Hawaii didn't become a state until 1959. Before then... more
Jan 26 2023 29m
The Unification of Hawaii
Chapter 1 12 mins
The Bridgewater Triangle
Chapter 2 16 mins
The Hawaiian Revolution
Chapter 3 1 min
American Shadows
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Introducing:mBridgewater Season 2
Hi, American Shadows fans! Aaron Mahnke's Grim &... more
Jan 13 2023 1m
The Bridgewater Triangle
Chapter 1 1 min
Bridgewater Season Two
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Protest
The story of Andrew Kehoe and his opposition to taxe... more
Jan 12 2023 27m
Chapter 1 6 mins
The Boston Tea Party
Chapter 2 10 mins
Bath Consolidated School
Chapter 3 7 mins
The 1963 Birmingham Civil Rights Protests
Chapter 4 1 min
The Children Who Protested in Birmingham
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The Mercy Run
Only one thing stood between a town's survival: 674 ... more
Dec 29 2022 28m
The Legacy of War Dogs
Chapter 1 7 mins
Siberian Huskies in Alaska
Chapter 2 5 mins
The Great Race to Save Nome
Chapter 3 13 mins
The Great Mercy Run
Chapter 4 2 mins
The Last Search and Recovery Dog From 9/11
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Introducing: 12 Ghosts from Grim & Mild
Hi, American Shadows fans! The holidays just got a l... more
Dec 16 2022 1m
Chapter 1 1 min
Twelve Ghosts
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Lucky
Timothy Dexter was many things — at least to himself... more
Dec 15 2022 26m
The Value of the Continental Dollar
Chapter 1 4 mins
The Importance of Being Lucky
Chapter 2 6 mins
The Life of Timothy Dexter
Chapter 3 14 mins
The Life and Business of Timothy Dexter
Chapter 4 1 min
A Violet's Life at Sea
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Family Blood
William Beadle had everything he'd dreamed of: a pre... more
Dec 1 2022 28m
William Beadell
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Works of Art
Edmonia Lewis always loved art. In the 1800s, there ... more
Nov 17 2022 26m
Pneumonia Lewis
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Roses of War
When men went off to fight in WW II, women did their... more
Nov 3 2022 27m
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