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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.

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Lavender Haze

2023/07/27

In the 1950s the United States launched a witch hunt, and it's not at all what you think. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hungry For Justice

2023/07/13

What would you do when faced with a life-or-death situation? Alferd Packer had to answer this question for himself, and do something that is -- for many -- unthinkable. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Morbid Obsession

2023/06/29

The story of a man who loved his mother. Too much. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Like The Wind

2023/06/15

When the bicycle was invented it did more than simply change people's lives, leisure and mobility. It ignited a controversy over traditional gender roles. One woman set out to change all that. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Louder Than A Riot

2023/06/01

The fight for equal rights was long and slow until one day a fight broke out with police, culminating in a riot. What happened next is history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Deadly Isle

2023/05/18

Prussian immigrant Louis Wagner came to America hoping to make a better life for himself. Working as a fisherman in the Isle of Shoals it seemed he was living the dream, until he found himself down on his luck. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boneheads

2023/05/04

The Gilded Age was a time of opulence and opportunism, an age that turned businessmen into household names. But it also created some of the biggest rivalries in the rush to unearth the past. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bad Medicine

2023/04/20

Thomas Neill Cream wanted nothing more than to leave the family shipping business to become a medical doctor. Having graduated with honors, his future seemed promising -- until the bodies began to appear. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anchors Away

2023/04/06

Spirits were high that summer’s day as everyone boarded the General Slocum. The passengers were looking forward to their annual picnic just up river… but as fate would have it, they’d never arrive See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The American Plan

2023/03/23

In 1918, the US Government created a plan to track, detain, and imprison women for the STIs brought home from soldiers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cold Case

2023/03/09

In the mid 1930s an unidentified killer stalked Kingsbury Run, Ohio. It's a mystery that even Elliott Ness couldn't solve. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Glorified

2023/02/23

When we think of American outlaws, we often think of cowboys and dusty trails in the Wild West. Meet the Ashley Gang who operated out of the Florida Everglades. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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★★★★★

dedhed8 2024/02/07

Very interesting

Lauren’s voice is perfect for historical storytelling. Great podcast.

★★★★★

eb ramírez 2023/12/04

Hope to hear more of your work

I want to thank you for your hard work. Very sad to hear the show will not continue. I truly enjoy all of the topics you covered 😍😍

★★★★★

kat_mitch 2023/11/17

So interesting

American Shadows is one of my favorite podcasts! I love the stories that happened between the 1800s to early 1900s. This show has introduced incidents...

★☆☆☆☆

Viviana 7777 2023/11/29

Not the worst, not the best.

Focuses too much on biases instead of actually telling the story. Vocal phrasing is negatively distracting so I had to finally stop listening.

★★★★★

steamfitter76 2023/10/17

Awesome!

Good show these other reviews are by a bunch of knit- wits who don’t k ow what they are listening too.

★★★★★

shop door 2023/08/26

Dhgy and the other guys were going

Mai bay is the place for a qua cod restaurant and a restaurant in a great place for the place to eat

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rootedwomon 2023/10/15

Just a thought

Just wanted to tell y’all that ‘queer ‘ is a very charged word in the LGB and TQIA+ communities. The TQIA+ side mostly embrace it. Us LGB folks of a c...

★☆☆☆☆

Podcatjunkie2019 2023/09/14

Another podcast to make us miserable

My first time listening and I chose the horrific story about Coney Island and the terrible abuse suffered by the baby elephant Topsy. I could not list...

★★★☆☆

Glitzc212223 2023/09/11

Sad it ended

Really enjoyed listening and learning new things with each episode. Sorry to hear that it won’t be continuing. Thank you for your work and time to mak...

★☆☆☆☆

Whyte Baer 2023/09/03

Queer

As a lesbian of a certain age, I find it highly insulting to be referred to as queer. I don’t care if the “meaning” has changed it still stings. Plus ...

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