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**Retropod**

Retropod is a show for history-lovers, featuring stories about the past, rediscovered. Host Mike Rosenwald introduces you to history’s most colorful characters – forgotten heroes, overlooked villains, dreamers, explorers, world changers.

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The evangelist and convicted cat burglar who galvanized gay rights Dec 12, 2018

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In Houston, Ray Hill was a colossal character. He even adopted "citizen provocateur" as a formal title.

In 1939, the 'American Hitler' took the stage at Madison Square Garden Dec 11, 2018

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Fritz Kuhn was the leader of the pro-Nazi group known as the German American Bund. He was a hero to his audience, and a scourge on the world to most others.

The cranberry crisis that changed how we see our food Dec 10, 2018

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Weeks before Thanksgiving, 1959, cranberries were declared unsafe to eat. The race was on to save America’s favorite holiday side dish.

The 'Toy King' who never aspired to the throne. Dec 07, 2018

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Toys R Us founder Charles Lazarus had no idea how big the toy industry would become.

America’s first black Catholic priest Dec 06, 2018

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Augustus Tolton’s miraculous life took him from slavery to the brink of sainthood.

John Adams was eulogized before his son even knew he died Dec 05, 2018

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News traveled so slowly in 1826 that the former president was buried days before his son, sitting president John Quincy Adams, got word of his death.

George H.W. Bush was a president and a prankster Dec 04, 2018

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Bush, who died last week, is being fondly remembered for his cool demeanor and a boundless sense of humor.

The unlikely friendship between George H.W. Bush and Dana Carvey Dec 01, 2018

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George H.W. Bush had a lot of humility. So much that he developed a friendship with the comedian who impersonated him on SNL, Dana Carvey.

William Howard Taft’s housekeeper kept track of his weight Nov 30, 2018

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White House maid Elizabeth Jaffray not only cleaned up after presidents, she had an amazing insight into their appetites.

The National Christmas Tree Nov 29, 2018

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One of the grandest events the president presides over every year is the lighting of the National Christmas Tree.

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