On the Potcast
Inspired by archaic use of magazines while doing one’s business in the bathroom, we decided to give people a more modern way to kill time. The series is a short episode format containing a potpurri of subjects, stories, and anecdotes to entertain and educate folks while they’ve got nothing better to do.
Episodes
Do you decorate your Christmas tree with tinsel? Have you ever wondered what its origins are? Probably not, but we're going to tell you anyway. Learn all about the history of tinsel in this week's episode.
Cities and civilizations have been lost all across time and the world. Some have been verified and even discovered. Many are still just tall tales. Listen to this week's episode to learn about a few of the most infamous.
In the 1930s, Eleanor Jarman was one of the "most dangerous women alive" and went on a crime spree in Chicago. Eleanor escaped prison and disappeared.
In the 1960s, the CIA had a cat and a dream of spying on the enemy. After a $20 million investment, they were ready to launch Operation Acoustic Kitty.
Did you know that up until the 1970s X-ray technology was being used for shoe sales? That's right! Step right up and place your foot into the Foot-O-Scope to get your shoe fit with a side of radiation.
In 1919, Boston was overrun by a flood of molasses. Delicious, you say? WRONG! Deadly!
Peter Stumpp: werewolf, serial killer, or religious martyr? You decide in this week's episode.
In the late 1800s, many members of the Brown family contracted tuberculosis. Through a series of events, one member of the Brown family was thought to be a vampire. Bram Stoker heard this story and dreamt up Dracula.
James M. Huston Jr was a pilot who was shot down during World War 2. James Leininger is a boy born in 1998 in Louisiana. What brings these two together besides a first name? Listen to this week's episode and find out!
In September of 1900, a hurricane devastated the city of Galveston and killed 6,000-12,000 people.
In the 1950s, the CIA started experimenting on the vulnerable and even some unsuspecting individuals with LSD. Did it start the hippie counterculture? We may never know.
Frane Selak was either one of the most unlucky, yet somehow luckiest people in the entire world. Or he's just one heck of a storyteller. Listen to Frane's traumatic life on this week's episode!
There is a reason Brussels sprouts have a bad rap. Because up until the 1990s, they were legitimately bad. Enter science, and a new Brussels sprout was created!
Cruise ships, love them or hate them, there are some incredible stories that surround these sea beasts, including James Grimes, who fell off a cruise ship in 2022 and lived to tell the story after treading water for more than 18 hours.
Imagine you're in 1800s London. It's been a day, and all you want is a little bit of ice cream to feel better about yourself. And BAM, you end up with tuberculosis.
An unlikely friendship is the topic of this week's episode involving big spiders and tiny frogs.
Astronaut John Young had a long history of space flights, but the most notable was Apollo 16, involving a hot mic and some flatulence.
This is the tumultuous story of Centralia, Pennsylvania, and all the town has been through to lead to only 5 people living there currently.
A man shows up in Ireland claiming the name Peter Bergmann. He has a mysterious purple plastic bag and no backstory. Listen to the unsolved mystery of this man on this week's episode.
Christmas in July is a sales tactic, a real holiday, or something only summer camps and swim teams participate in? Find out on this week's episode!
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