Thu, Mar 22, 2012
The Folklorist explores the Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, one of the starting points in the American Revolution with the Boston Massacre, an enigmatic day in New England's history with the Dark Day, and a temporary stop in World War I with The Christmas Truce. Also featuring Campfire segments with Neil Armstrong, Santa Claus, Demons, and Babe Ruth.
Mon, Dec 31, 2012
The Folklorist explores the history of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the little known tale of an American Army of Two, a classic Aesop Fable called The Grasshopper & the Ant, and a retelling of the story of Amelia Earhart. Also featuring Campfire segments on the Vietnam War, the Pharaoh's Curse, and Julius Caesar versus the Pirates.
Mon, Sep 30, 2013
Host John Horrigan explores the story behind the love that launched the career of the most successful pirate captain in history, a nuclear meltdown that was long forgotten, an April Fool's prank that caused hysteria in a small town, and a tragic tale of two lovers who met an untimely end. Also featuring Campfire segments of George Washington, The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, Dracula, and Houdini.
Mon, Nov 11, 2013
Host John Horrigan explores the stories behind one of history's most famous inventors in, "The Tale of Nikola Tesla," the mysterious image that emerged during WWII and quickly spread across the continents in, "Kilroy Was Here," the efforts one man made during the American Revolution to avoid picking a side in, "The Grape Island Alarm," and the devastating effects that hit New England during, "The Great Hurricane of 1938." Also featuring Campfire segments on Leonardo DaVinci and Muhammad Ali.
Mon, Nov 25, 2013
Host John Horrigan explores a heroic tale of two men caught on an enemy occupied island, how a tornado saved our nation's capital, and a mysterious figure who frightened the English countryside in the 1800s. Also featuring Campfire segments on Thomas Edison, Gertrude Ederle, and The Trojan Horse.
Mon, Dec 9, 2013
Host John Horrigan tells the story of an infamous financial schemer in Boston, an American hero who was saved from a poisonous plot, a tragic snowstorm that took Midwesterns by surprise, and an unsolved case of a mysterious creature alarming residents in a small town. Also featuring Campfire segments on Albert Einstein, Jane Goodall, and President Barack Obama.
Wed, Nov 26, 2014
Host John Horrigan tells a stories of a divine intervention that helped turn the tide for the British Expeditionary Force in WWI, a mysterious weather anomaly that creates a panic across the world in 1816, and three WWII Prisoners of War who devised an ingenious plan to try and escape the German prison camp known as Stalag III.