American Shadows

Copyright: 2024 iHeartMedia, Inc. © Any use of this intellectual property for text and data mining or computational analysis including as training material for artificial intelligence systems is strictly prohibited without express written consent from iHeartMedia

Latest Episodes:

In the Flesh Dec 03, 2020

Show notes

The story about how stolen corpses played a crucial role in the development of Western medicine -- and how one man made a living at the center of the trade.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Durable Nov 19, 2020

Show notes

A life insurance scheme involving murder, fraud, and a whole lot of alcohol. But some things just don't go the way they're planned.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prophets Over People Nov 05, 2020

Show notes

How one woman found God, murder, and the Anti Christ -- multiple times! -- in 1850s Connecticut.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seeds of Change Oct 22, 2020

Show notes

One man's quest to control the weather in Southern California -- with disastrous results that would change a city forever. Weather control has always been a vestige of the gods -- or so we've always thought. But there way one man at the turn of the century who convinced people otherwise -- with disastrous results.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Body of Truth Oct 08, 2020

Show notes

It was a long time before President Abraham Lincoln would finally rest in peace -- his corpse would first have to survive counterfitters and grave-robbers.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Misguided Sep 24, 2020

Show notes

Political intrigue and murder in the aftermath of an American invasion of Canada in 1866.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Unbridled Sep 10, 2020

Show notes

The darker side of American horse racing, and the shadows cast by some of the tragedies along the way.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dark Hearts Aug 27, 2020

Show notes

One man's obsession with lonely hearts ads of a century ago, and his abuse of the false trust they engendered.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glow Aug 13, 2020

Show notes

At the intersection of scientific advancement and tragedy is the story of US Radium and the young women who stood up to them.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Official Trailer - American Shadows Aug 05, 2020

Show notes

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 less-known stories, like the rainmaker who flooded San Diego. Join host Lauren Vogelbaum as she spans two centuries of omitted lore from our country’s history books.

Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected