Ep. 249: The Coming Cicada Swarm
An extraordinarily rare event is going to happen in 2024: Two periodical cicada broods will be emerging at the same time, covering both the South and the Midwest in large,…
Ep. 222: The Fate of Local Newspapers
I am guessing some of you reading this had NO IDEA that local newspapers still exist. Others may have no idea what a newspaper even is. Admittedly this is a…
*BONUS* – The Fox’s Confidant
We have discussed real life superheroes a lot lately, but in this bonus episode we discuss the original: The Fox. Dave Hoekstra was recruited by The Fox while he was…
*Bonus* The Celebrities of Braidwood, Illinois
The Celebrities of Braidwood Illinois Besides mayors, presidents, and strange fossils, Braidwood has had its share of celebrities. Even though it has always been a small town, surprisingly it has…
Ep. 137: The Small Town Saga of Braidwood Illinois
The Small Town Saga of Braidwood Illinois The United States was built on small towns. Every city you see now had a humble beginning as a small community. There are…
*Bonus* How Barbed Wire Brought a University to DeKalb
*BONUS EPISODE* Steve hangs out to talk about how these Barbed Wire Barons put aside their differences, and combine their influence & resources to bring a major university to DeKalb…
Ep. 110: The Barbed Wire Barons
In my days at Northern Illinois University, I learned that DeKalb, IL was ground zero for barbed wire. At the time, I had no idea how historically important this was,…
Ep. 101 The First Observed Neutron Star Collision
There are very few times in life where you get to be the first ever to do something, but that is exactly what happened to Astronomer Dr. Maria Drout. She…