EPISODE TRANSCRIPTS

In true April Fool’s fashion we are presenting you with stories of some of the best pranks and hoaxes that have been perpetrated by knuckleheads of all kinds. APRIL FOOLS   According to Mental Floss, the origins of April Fools Day is unc…

Twins have always intrigued us. From Esau and Jacob in Genesis to Barbara and Jenna Bush in the White House, we have always been fascinated by twins. I’m your host Steve… I’m Leah and today Stew features curious stories all about…

People fight over the strangest things and sometimes it takes very little to spark tensions into full-on rioting. Today we bring you stories about the Hatfields and McCoys, the Pig War, the War of the Stray Dog, the Eggnog Riot, the Toronto Clown an…

Happy Presidents Day Everyone! George Washington 1789-1797   Mr. Boller states in his book that Americans during and after Washington’s time held him in extremely high esteem. Throughout the 1800s he was almost deified as if he were some…

On January 9, 1493 while sailing near the Dominican Republic, Christopher Columbus observed something he had seen once before near the coast of Africa. His journal entry for that day detailed the sighting of three mermaids that swam and frolicked in…

From talismans, amulets, salt thrown over the shoulder, an iron horseshoe for luck and knock on wood. Superstitions whose origins are murky and witchy and unknown still abound in our everyday lives. Everyone subscribes to superstition in some way. S…

Whether impersonating someone else or trying to come across as something you’re not, today’s episode is all about those sneaky and clever people we call imposters.  The stories I’ll be sharing with you throughout this episode…