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Episodes
Dec 17, 2021
Dec 17, 2021
12 min
As we approach the end of the year and reflect on how things have changed, on the show we reflect on the history of writing journals. Who wrote the first journal in history? We answer that on today's episode of SIdestories!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Dec 10, 2021
Dec 10, 2021
24 min
George Hackenschmidt lived a life of incredible strength, endurace, and overall adventure. Today we discuss some of his greatest achievements such as inventing the bench press and lifting a horse! The perfect episode to listen to while you hit the gym!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Dec 3, 2021
Dec 3, 2021
54 min
Well, our extended Spooktober is finally coming to a close as we all transition into the Holiday Season. In this banger of an episode, Aaron is joined by Ryan to scream, snarl, and shout about the origins of heavy metal music, it's connection to the blues, and it's lasting legacy.
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Nov 26, 2021
Nov 26, 2021
28 min
This week on Sidestories, Aaron and special guest Casey continue their discussion of serial killers with the story of Eugene Butler, perhaps the most famous serial killer of North Dakota. Butler moved to the state in the late 1800's to start a better life. He struck it rich as a farmer, but unfortunately (for him) wound up in a mental hospital. He also had a few skeletons in his closet...
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Nov 20, 2021
Nov 20, 2021
27 min
Gilles de Rais was a famous soldier, Marshal of France, friend of Joan of Arc...and was also accused of ruthlessly murdering dozens of children in cold blood. Was de Rais innocent, or can he truly be considered one of history's first recorded serial killers. Find out all this and more on this week's episode of Sidestories!
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Nov 12, 2021
Nov 12, 2021
40 min
Nov 5, 2021
Nov 5, 2021
38 min
Before the panic around the 2020 pandemic caused massive runs on toilet paper (no pun intended!), the late-90's fear around the turn of the millenium caused mass-hysteria to grip the United States and beyond. Known as the Year 2000 Bug, the Y2K Bug, or simply Y2K, this simple oversight in software design sparked media-fuelled panic across the nation as millions feared mass-power outages, the collapse of the country, and worse...
Join us this week as we look at what the Y2K bug is, efforts to remediate the issue, how that remediation was portrayed by the media, and what a the fallout was once the calendar finally rolled over to 01/01/(20)00.
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Oct 29, 2021
Oct 29, 2021
49 min
Sidestories is getting into the Halloween spirit this week by bringing you a spooky local story. In the summer of 1979, Marshall Country sheriff's deputy Val Johnson brought national attention to northwest Minnesota after a mysterious late-night encounter neither he, nor seemingly anyone else, could explain. In this episode, we break-down what Johnson claims to have happened that night, discuss the fallout from his experience, and pick apart some of the more interesting theories surrounding the event.
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Oct 22, 2021
Oct 22, 2021
44 min
The Nazca Lines are among the most beautiful and intriguing of all human creations. These shallow indentations in the desert of southwestern Peru stretch for miles forming intricate patterns and figures which still fascinate people today. This week on Sidestories we delve into the history of the Lines, from their creation by the Nazca people to the archaeological work done on them in the last century. Finally, we analyze some of the the theories about their origins.
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Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod
Oct 15, 2021
Oct 15, 2021
27 min
Recently, it's become a cliche to say that the United States is a divided country. While some argue that political violence is becoming a growing issue in our nation, at least none of our leaders have fared the same fate as 17th century Dutch "Grand Pensioner" Johan de Witt. In today's episode, Aaron and Darian look at how the Dutch turn political violence into a culinary art form. Bon appetite!
Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod