Unknown America

This is a podcast all about lost, overlooked or forgotten events, people and places in American history, be them from the country's birth to now. Music and SFX composed by Hali Palombo (me) Written and narrated by Hali Palombo (me)

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Episodes

Mike the Headless Miracle Chicken

This episode centers around Mike, a chicken from Colorado.

Oct 14, 2023•9 min

The World's Largest Truck Stop

A personal account of The World's Largest Truck Stop in Iowa.

Oct 03, 2023•15 min•Season 1Ep. 8

Centralia, Pennsylvania

Centralia is a town in Pennsylvania that exists above a startling secret...

May 03, 2023•11 min•Season 1Ep. 6

The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex

Covered here is a failed nuclear safeguard complex.

Nov 20, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 6

The Luxor Hotel and Casino

This episode is about the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Nov 11, 2021•12 min

Zug Island

All about Detroit's most polluted island.

Aug 02, 2021•11 min•Ep. 4

Vishnu Springs

This episode is about ruined Midwestern resort town, Vishnu Springs.

Apr 16, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Brother Stair

This episode paints a rough picture of evangelical shortwave radio preacher and lunatic Brother Stair.

Mar 21, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Homer & Langley

This episode follows the tragic lives of the first documented "hoarders" Homer and Langley Collyer to their untimely deaths trapped in a prison of their own making.

Mar 13, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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