April 11, 2017 In 1852, one of the wealthiest landowners in California drowned crossing a river. The ensuing scramble for his fortune spilled blood and broke hearts. Note: The area in which this story takes place is now Gilroy, California, home of the annual Gilroy Garlic Festival. Adult general admission is $20, parking $10 per day. Wear comfortable shoes.

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Music on this week’s episode:
Tate Peterson – Theme in G
Cory Gray – Low Rollers
Josh Woodward – I’m not Dreaming
Krackatoa – Long White Cloud
Blue Dot Sessions – Stillness
Josh Woodward – Invisible Light*

*modified for the podcast.

April 4, 2017 What is history's greatest prank? There's the intimate—perching a bucket of water over the door. And the grandly ambitious—say, humiliating an entire navy. These are some good pranks indeed. But history's greatest prank was something much stranger... and much darker.

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Music on this week’s episode:
Jahzzar – Roads that Burned our Boots
Jahzzar – Railroad’s Whiskey Co
Josh Woodward – Water in the Creek
Alialujah Choir – After All
Abunai! – Dreaming of Light
Josh Woodward – Crazy Glue
(All tracks have been modified for the podcast)

March 28, 2017 Our debut episode brings you the story of a good boy. A very good boy. Laddie Boy, the First Dog of the United States. A wonderful, charming terrier whom Americans loved even more than they hated his owner: Warren G. Harding, one of the worst presidents the country has ever known.

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Music on this week’s episode:
The U.S. Marine Corps Band – Stars and Stripes Forever*
Jason Shaw – Jenny’s Theme*
Latché Swing – Rythme Gitan*
U.S. Army Band – America the Beautiful*
Dave Depper – Heartstrings*

*modified for the podcast.

March 23, 2017 Incredible and bizarre stories from the footnotes of history. A dog in the United States Cabinet. A leading rocket scientist who quit his job to make a moonchild. Virginia Woolf donning blackface to prank a navy. Something True brings you these and more.

Music on this week’s episode:
Podington Bear – Good Times (modified for the podcast)