American Timelines

April & May 1944: Lena Baker, Charlie Chaplin & The Castle Warden Fire Joe is joined by Steve from the Gruff & Loud Show and the Debra Jo Ruppiverse to discuss April and May of 1944. Stories include The first and last woman to ever be executed in the electric chair in Georgia, A haunted castle fire, and Chat GPT hipster styled story about Charlie Chaplin & the Mann Act. Plus some birthdays and other stuff. Credits: Southernghoststories.com, Ripleys.com, Georgiaencyclopedia.org Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Author Roger Newman joins Artstar and Joe to discuss his novel, BOYS. Imagine a young boy whose family is killed by the Ku Klux Klan during the Great Depression and is raised by the farmer whose farm he hides on, alongside the farmer's son. The two boys—one Black, one White— come to view themselves as brothers. When the brothers head off to fight in segregated military units in World War II, they are separated by diverging military careers and escalating racial hostility. This is the true story of South Carolina author Roger Newman's North Carolina family, and the inspiration for his fifth novel, BOYS, newly released on January 14 (Koehler Books). Newman was compelled to write the book after learning about his Black uncle who disappeared during World War II. BOYS, which has been touted by Kirkus as “A powerful and nuanced novel about racial tensions in 20th-century America,” paints a vivid picture of many lesser-known aspects of history, from service in WWII to Vietnam and beyond.

Episode 239. Amy and Joe jump into March 1944. WW2 is going strong, a soldier survives a jump from a plane without a parachute, Bob Hope hosts the Oscars, a Jewish Mobster who invented Murder Inc. dies, a child is executed after being wrongfully convicted of murder, and Amy covers a French serial killer doctor who pretended to be part of the Resistance. American Timelines, by History for Jerks. Check out historyforjerks.com for all the fun stuff we make.

Joe interviews author Robert B. O'Connor about his World War 2 based book: Jeep Show, as well as some other topics such as soccer, baseball, cigars and weed! Robert B. O'Connor is the author of the WWII novel Jeep Show – A Trouper at the Battle of the Bulge (https://jeepshowbook.com/) and the non-fiction Gumptionade – A Booster for Your Self-Improvement Plan. Two radically different books about morale. Please visit Robert's charity of choice , Shields and Stripes, and share it and/or donate if you are able. https://shieldsandstripes.org/ Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Amy is back to tell us all about the tragedy of the lynching of Willie James Howard. Plus: Birthdays galore with Bonnie Franklin, Angela Davis, Joe Frazier and Stockard Channing. We love all of you.

Addy Kapur episode: Recorded December of 2024. Addy Kapur is a software developer, a photographer, a father, a husband, a native Delhiite, a comedian and a cook. Listen as we get to know Addy Kapur who met Joe in 2019 at the Queen City Comedy Experience Festival while photographing the Nate Bargatze show and meet and greet. Follow along as we learn about Addy's journey from the vastly populated Delhi where he was forced to play basketball because of his height to Silcon Valley in the late 90's where highways and bars were new to him as he discovered computers, and on to Michigan where he learned about the Michigan/Ohio state rivalry before coming to Charlotte and trying his hand at stand up comedy where he entered Joe's realm. We discuss the art of stand up comedy, performing in rural North Carolina, learning to cook and more! Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? What stories do you have? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

Episode 235: The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler Incident w/ Artstar and Hunter Brame Hunter shares the tale of The Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident, while John Denver and Ben Kingsley are born. Hunter also gives us some in-depth Hitler knowledge. Artstar is a real man.

he Hopevale Martyrs: November & December 1943 with Artstar and Hunter Brame The mighty Artstar tells us about the Hopevale Martyrs, while Joe overviews Sam Shepard, Keith Richards, Joni Mitchell and Jim Morrison being born, U.S. Marine Sergeant Herbert J. Thomas, An unusual game involving the Ohio State Buckeyes & Illinois Illini, The U.S.Navy destroyer USS William D. Porter firing a torpedo at the president of the US, Leonard Bernstein breaking a record, Mustard gas accidentally helping fight cancer, Edward R. Murrow being profound, and Randy Newman's high school mascot. We'll be back next episode with Hunter Brizzle's story.

Adam Cufr episode:  Recorded September of 2024.   Friendcheck #9, Episode 233. Adam Cufr is a father, a husband, a drummer, a veteran and a Retirement Income Certified Professional Listen as we get to know Adam Cufr, an upstanding gent who happened to go to high school with Gruff and Joe.  Listen as we discuss Adam's beginnings as a boy playing with girls, playing drums in bands and in school, getting his first drumset from Santa, his daughters learning how great he is from band camp, how he coped with twin to twin transfusion syndrome, how he learned empathy from tragedy, how he met his wife and almost lost the chance to marry her over a popsicle, and how he became an author and retirement advistor. Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends?  Why are we Facebook friends?  Who actually ARE you?  What stories do you have?  Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

Episode 232: 1943: Huntz Hall: Don't Kill Your Friends. Joe is joined by the very rev Gary Hall, son of legendary comedian Huntz Hall of Bowery Boys & Dead End Kids fame to discuss Huntz Hall in the 40's. Including his WW2 training video, Don't Kill Your Friends. We also discuss his friendship with Shemp Howard, his comparisons to the Beastie Boys, Milton Berle babysitting, his impression of a machine gun that got him cast, his church mentors Bing Crosby, Loretta Young and Jack Haley, as well as a fun little mob encounter. American Timelines is a member of the Queen City Podcast Network and a product of History for Jerks. Music by Matt Truman Ego Trip.

A True Friend, A Stoner & a former Prince Albert Haver The Gruff episode: Recorded August of 2024. (Friendcheck #8, American Timelines # 231) Steve Bishop aka Gruff from the Gruff & Loud Show is an Ohioan, a Stoner, a Damn Good Friend, and once had a Prince Albert. Before we move any further down the friend check path, let's take a pause and get to know the co-host of the Friend Check episodes a little better: Gruff. Listen as we diescuss the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio and how it affects Gruff's enjoyment. We also share our nostalgic reflections on our childhood, school experiences, and our creative collaborations and Gruff's body modifications, our time as night guards at Bowling Green State University, and potential future interactions. Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? What stories do you have? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

Amy's back to jump back into 1943 and the mysterious murder of a somewhat famous actor. Did he get stabbed with a stiletto? Why was he in a bathing suit? Plus: Robert Dinero's birthday, Mussolini escapes, Kennedy is a hero, an airshow tragedy in St. Louis, and more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band.

A Pharma Consultant Who Grew Up On a Farm Adam Bianchi episode: Recorded July of 2024. (Friendcheck #7, American Timelines # 229) Adam Bianchi is a father, a husband, a farm-boy, a Spring Valley Viking, a UNC Tarheel, and a Pharma Consultant! Listen as we get to know Adam Bianchi who may have never even met Joe before, but became his friend because he's married to one of Joe's favorite comedians. Listen as we discuss Adam's upbringing on a farm and visiting his father's zoo, to school days where Adam would drive from South Carolina to Canada to get beer, and then to college at UNC where he watched athletes make out during class, and then onto adulthood where Adam was happy to become a father and later find the love of his life, Jenn, who has the greatest laugh of all time. We even throw in a little Cosmic Horror and Dungeons and Dragons at the end…. Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? What stories do you have? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

1943: Unit 731 (Episode 228-May to July) Amy's back to jump back into 1943 with Joe. Amy tells us about the Japanese Unit 731 during World War 2 and all of the awful torture they became famous for while Joe covers the following timeline topics: Mussolini resigning, Sharon Gless and Mick Jagger being born, Batman and Robin coming to the big screen, The Phil-Pitt Steagles, The Detroit & Beaumont Race Riots, The Tuskegee Airmen, The Zoot Suit Riots, and much more! And much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: crimelibrary.org, A Crime To Remember, Murderpedia & More. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Hunter Brame aka Pilot Babboo is back to school Joe about awesome lady pilots in WW2. We talk Nancy Harkness Love, Jacqueline Cochran, the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) and so much more. art of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. buy their albums,

1943: Who put Bella in the Wych Elm? (Episode 226-Jan to Apr) Amy's back to jump into 1943 with Joe. Amy tells us about a woman found dead in a tree, while Joe covers the following timeline topics: The invention of Nachos & Duct Tape The Birthdays of George Harrison, Janis Joplin, Joe Pesci & Christopher Walken WW2 Rationing Volcanoes Appearing Women Marines & Pilots And much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: crimelibrary.org, A Crime To Remember, Murderpedia & More. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Friend Check: A People Development Consultant-Foodie Podcaster: Abby Elfman (Episode 225) Recorded August of 2023. Abby Elfman is a podcaster, an Atascocita Eagle, a UT San Antonio Roadrunner, a voice actor, an improviser and a People Development Consultant! Listen as we get to know Abby Elfman who became Joe's friend when they worked together on a sketch show in Charlotte back in 2019. We talk about deviant lifestyles, Abby's foodie podcast, Amused Bouche, how Abby hosting a Somebody Feed Phil live show, Abby's journey from a small town in Texas to Charlotte and more. We also mention the tragic story of Zach Jones, who Abby knew in high school who tragically passed away from contracting rabies from a bat while he was sleeping in his own bed. Please visit https://zachjonesmemorial.com/ and see how you can help with awareness and remembrance if you feel so inclined. Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? What stories do you have? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

Hunter Brame returns to assist Joe in discussing Dewey Beard, a native who was forced off of his land on multiple occasions, and was part of some notable historical moments in US history. We talk Wounded Knee, Battle of Little Big Horn, General Custar's smokin' hot wife, Libbie Custar and their sexy 1800's version of sexting among other things. PLUS Hunter tells us another recent story of almost pooping his pants while flying. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Joe is joined by Hunter Brame, WW2 Buff, pilot and beard and glasses wearer to do a biography episode about Audie Murphy, the real life Captain America. We planned to talk Dewey Beard too, but we ran out of time. Enjoy. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Friend Check: An Architect Usher: Aaron Moody (Episode 222) Aaron Moody episode: Recorded March of 2023. Aaron Moody is an architect and a volunteer usher at a performing arts center, and he volunteers at the Queen City Comedy Experience Festival to help things run smoothly, along with his wife Meg. Aaron and Meg are super fun to be around, and they support the local comedy community in Charlotte whenever they can. Listen as we get to know Aaron Moody as a Clemson alum, an architect, a volunteer usher, and a good guy to talk to. We talk global ADA regulations, religion, Netflix Special filming, meeting his wife, traveling to Antarctica to see Penguins have sex & more! Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

1942: The Phantom Barber & The Oregon State Hospital Poisoning (Episode 221) Amy's back to jump into 1942 with Joe. Amy tells the tale of the Phantom Barber, while Joe covers the following timeline topics: • World War 2 rationing effects on candy, rubber, coffee, chocolate, Nutella • Anne Frank's Diary • Bugs Bunny's effect on pop culture • Hoagy Carmichael's longest song title • Dewey Beard, Audie Murphy, Calvin Graham • Bambi • The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund • Carole Lombard's death • Birthdays such as Richard Roundtree, Paul McCartney, Stephen Hawking, Cassius Clay, Harrison Ford and more • Glenn Miller & Bing Crosby on the Billboard Charts • Princess Elizabeth joining the military • The Cocoanut Grove Fire • Cat People • The Hitler-Mannerheim Recording And much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: crimelibrary.org, A Crime To Remember, Murderpedia & More. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

A guy we went to middle School with. Aaron Crane episode: Recorded March of 2023. Aaron Crane is a father, a husband, a Vice President of Operations, a Miami University Redhawk, a son of an elementary school teacher, and a guy we went to middle school with. We haven't spoken to him since 8th grade graduation, as his parents made him go to a different high school, and we lost touch. This is a REUNION episode. Listen as we catch up and reminisce. We talk about a class reunion where a foreign exchange student gets dropped on his head, we reminisce about school days including getting paddled, food fights, roughhousing accidents, playing ding dong ditch, and being sentenced to cleaning a booger wall in high school. Friend Check is a subseries of American Timelines, where a middle aged man scours his Facebook friend list to reconnect with each person and ask….Are we ACTUALLY friends? Why are we Facebook friends? Who actually ARE you? Should we STAY Facebook Friends?

Joe is joined by Gruff from the Gruff & Loud show to take a deep dive on Pearl Harbor and a particular conspiracy theory about a cryptic warning hidden in an ad for a dice game.

Friend Check: Aaron Sinclair (Episode 217) This episode is the third of a series of episodes called Friend Check. Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation along with co-host Gruff. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends? This episode features Aaron Sinclair, a poet, author, voice actor, actor and program manager in Columbus, Ohio. Listen along as we find out....WHO IS Aaron Sinclair????

Episode 216: 1941 Insanity Pleas & The Gentleman Killer America's favorite jerks continue into the1940's! This episode: 1941. Amy tells us about The Gentleman Killer of 1941, also known as the aspirin killer, while Joe covers an array of old timey happenings including: • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy • Mad Hatter's Disease • M&Ms • Jimmy Orlando the angry hockey player • The Espisito Brothers Insanity Plea • Air Raid Fashion • Cheerioats • Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond, Nick Nolte and more celebrity births • A tragic photo op • World War II Ghost Stories and much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: crimelibrary.org, A Crime To Remember, Weirduniverse. Murderpedia & More. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Episode 215: 1940  William Johansen, Toni Jo Henry & The Ghosts of Alcatraz.  Amy & Joe jump into season 6 of American Timelines, the 1940's!  This episode: 1940.  Amy tells us about Serial Killer William Johansen.  Joe tells Amy about the Christian Front, Ghosts on Alcatraz, The Murder of Laura Law, Female Murderer:  Toni Jo Henry, The lynchings of Elbert Williams, Jesse Thornton & Austin Callaway and the first appearances of Elmer Fudd, Batman's sidekick Robin, The Green Lantern, Woody Woodpecker, Bugs  Bunny, & The Copacabana night club.  Plus:  Shirley Temple Retires, Two Beatles are born, and much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: Billboard Magazine, https://trouptogether.wordpress.com/austin-callaway/ & More.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

This episode is the second of a series of episodes called Friend Check. Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation along with co-host Gruff. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends? This episode features AJ Foster, a comedian from the South Bronx, who now lives in Dallas, Texas. Listen along as we find out....WHO IS AJ FOSTER???? This was actually the first one we recorded in this format, so we were still trying to figure out how this is going to work.

The last episode of Season 5! Amy tells the story of the Walker Family Murders. Is it connected to the Clutter Family Murders?  You decide! Plus, Joe tells us about an awful bus vs. cattle truck accident, a mob hit, a comedy troupe forming, a plane crash with a sole survivor, a rhesus monkey in space and Neil Sedaka's famous girlfriend. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: rankin.com, yabiladi.com, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

This episode is the first of a series of episodes called Friend Check. Listen while Joe goes through his Facebook Friends list and "checks" in with each person that is willing to record an hour long conversation. Who are these people? Why are we Facebook Friends? Are we ACTUALLY friends? Should we remain friends? I have a theory that EVERYONE has a story to tell, so I want to hear my friends life stories, I want to know what high school they went to and what their mascot was. Are there any true cime or controversies from your hometown? This episode features April Kirby, a Charlotte Improv Comedian from Ridgefield, Connecticut who went to Duke! Listen along as we find out....WHO IS APRIL KIRBY????

Episode 212: Clutter Family Murders & Judd Nelson: November of 1959 On this penultimate episode of season 5, Amy covers the Clutter Family Murders.  Perry Edward Smith · Richard Hickock were two heartless robbers who had rough childhoods. That's no excuse for what they did in the same month that Bryan Adams was born and Lara Flynn Boyle's grandfather was killed in a car accident. We also discuss Black Like Me, The Moroccan mass oil poisoning, Jacques Plante's hockey puck to the face, tainted cranberries, the premieres of Ben-Hur and Rocky and Bullwinkle, the births of Judd Nelson and The Minnesota Vikings and much more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: rankin.com, yabiladi.com, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Episode 211: Bonanza & A School Bombing: September & October of 1959 Amy tells us all about Paul Harold Orgeron, a disgruntled tile setter who becomes a school bomber, while Bonanza, The Twilight Zone, Quick Draw McGraw & The Untouchables all premier, Weird Al, Dave Coulier and Marie Osmond are born, Nikita Khrushchev visited a farm in Iowa to learn about corn from Roswell Garst, The Dodgers beat the White Sox in the World Series, Walter F. Munford accidentally killed himself while putting away kitchen utensils, and we learn of a guy named Larry Schacht proununced “SHATT” and James Carter and the prisoners were recorded singing a prison song which later showed up in O Brother Where Art Thou, and much more useless history trivia!   Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: https://allthatsinteresting.com, Three Christs,  city of roseburg, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Amy tells us all about Psychologist Milton Rokeach's Three Christs experiment in 1959, where he gets three gents who all think they're Jesus to live together. Meanwhile, The Vietnam War began, Al Sharpton started preaching, Pilots saw a UFO, Magic Johnson, Kurtis Blow and Richie Sambora were born, Billie Holiday died, the Redsox integrated, Khrushchev and Nixon debated in the kitchen, a parachuter got caught in a storm for 40 minutes, John Gotti was arrested for the first time, Roseburg, Oregon was leveled, The Platters were arrested, Gil Carter hit the longest home run ever, A satellite took a picture of Earth, an earthquake created a lake in Yellowstone, Hawaii became a State, lightning killed a bunch of people and a teenage serial killer named Salvador Agron struck at a NYC playground and the first person to get HIV got HIV.   Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: https://allthatsinteresting.com, Three Christs,  city of roseburg, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Our beloved Scottish pals Daniel & Nathaniel return for another edition of Scottish Timelines. They are fresh from their new comedy group At Least 4 Prats on Youtube and ready to share some Scottish tales of serial killer Malcolm John Webster and the tragic Mona Lifeboat disaster. Amy tells the tale of the Alabama Torso Murderer. Plus Joe tells the story of the mysterious alleged suicide of George Reeves, Libarace's libel suit, and Billie Holiday's sad hospital arrest. Excuse Daniel's audio as he records from a strange Scottish automobile. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: ebrary.net, press.uchicago.edu, , Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Amy & Joe are back with another episode about 1959!  Amy tells the story of a tragic lynching of an innocent black man, and Joe fills in the timeline with birthdays, a tragic rape, a UFO conspiracy, burglars, baseball, some plane crashes and more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  Black Nationalism: A Search for an Identity in America by E. U. Essien-Udom, Oakland Tribune,  McGuire, Danielle L. At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance- a New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power , 'It Was like All of Us Had Been Raped': Sexual Violence, Community Mobilization, and the African American Freedom Struggle, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Amy covers the day the music died because she is a Don McLean superfan.  Joe tells us all about the world record for longest flight set in 1959.  Speaking of records, we have a radio record, breath-holding record, and a phone booth stuffing record!  Also Flavor Flav and Sting were born! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  Race Relations in Virginia: No Desegregation of the Heart Yet, By Tom Sherwood and Mary Battiata, Aerolifeaviation.com ,The Mirror and Simpleflying.com Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Episode 206: The Dyatlov Pass incident & The Murder of A Little Rascal:  January of 1959 Amy sheds some light on a mysterious death of a group of mountain hikers in 1959, while Joe reveals the harrowing details of the murder of Alfalfa from the Little Rascals.  Plus:  Jody Watley & Susanna Hoffs are born, a newborn is kidnapped and found, a retired movie star is murdered and Fidel Castro comes to power, all on this episode of American Timelines by History For Jerks. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  ranker.com, Patrick Thorton, Marcia Wendorf, interestingengineering.com, Robert A. Waters, https://kidnapping102.rssing.com/, La Mirror, Tvparty.com, Kearns, Burt (August 27, 2019). "THE MURDER OF ALFALFA", Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

This week, a family mysteriously disappears in Portland, Multiple people die on TV/Movie sets, Star Wars & Bewitched Inspirado, A tragic school fire are all events covered.  PLUS:  A Cult Leader is Murdered by Suicide Bombers and Jamie Lee Curtis is born! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  Hollywood Reporter, Wisconsin State Journal, Lancaster Eagle Gazette, Laist.com  The Bizarre Story Behind The Suicide Bombing Of A SoCal Cult By Matthew Duersten, FactsChology, allthatsinteresting.com, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

This week, Amy tells us all about the Candlestick Murder, while Joe tells us of Martin Luther King Jr. getting a letter opener plunged into his chest.  Plus:  The World Series, A New Pope, Joan Jett, An International Incident & The Great Neil deGrasse Tyson!  Also:  Tons more awful racism, after all, it was still the 50's! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  Newark Star Ledger, Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Box Turtle Bulletin, The Daily Agenda, CharlestonTerrors.com, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Episode 203: The Glamour Girl Slayer & Plane Crashes Galore:  July and August of 1958 Onion Futures Act, Superstar Birthdays, Tons of Plane Crashes, Lemming & Cartoonist Suicides,  and the Glamour Girl Slayer are all covered in this thrilling episode of American Timelines! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  The Washington Post, VQR, Unsolved Mysteries, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

The jerks jump to June and July of 1958, in which striking red head Jean Ellroy was murdered, the dog who made the  name Fido popular did too, and the Hula Hoop was invented, all while Interracial marriage in Virginia sent a couple to jail, & the Quarrymen recorded their first songs and more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  The Washington Post, VQR, Unsolved Mysteries, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Episode 201: Fires, Riots, Crashes & The Shoe Bandit:  April and May of 1958 Amy & Joe cover April and May of 1958, where a crazy foot fetishist was on the loose, Nixon was getting hate, California started playing baseball, and air traffic was a mess!  Plus:  A deportation, a museum fire a concert riot and Andie MacDowell!   Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  the Daily Beast, Time Magazine, Saginaw News, WAYNE STEWART. (2007). The Gigantic Book of Golf Quotations, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Amy and Joe celebrate their 200th episode with a hollywood mobster murder, several awful disasters including pigeons spreading fires, blizzards causing disarray, bombs being lost and ICE-T becoming a man.  All of this while our dogs Weezie and Ralphie wrestle and play with squeaky toys.  Enjoy!   Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  Boston Daily Globe,  LA Times, NY TImes,  The Daily News, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

The jerks move onto 1958, with a mobster death sentence, a new flag, some Chinese famine, and a good ol' classic murderer.   Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include:  Tuohy, John William. "Public Enemy Number One: The Short Life And Violent Times Of Two Gun Crowley And Trigger Burke,  Nativeamericatoday.com, https://www.wondriumdaily.com/, The Daily News, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Ep 198: Ed Gein & The Levelland UFO Encounter 1957, Part 6: November & December 1957 Amy finally gets to the big one:  Ed Gein.  One of the grossest, horror movie inspiring murderers of our time, and Amy gets all into it.  Meanwhile, Joe tells us about a harrowing lightless flight, the Russian space dog, King Kong Bundy's birth and a Texas UFO! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: Smithsmonian Magazine, americansongwriter.com , Popculture.us, Wikipedia, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!  

Amy & Joe stumble and bumble into September and October of 1957, where they cover a spooky trick or treat murder, some cool birthdays, a school bombing, and some top songs movies and shows of 1957 as well as a mobster murder. Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: The Vintage Woman Magazine, Truecrimeedition.com, history.com, ESPN, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, Raab, Selwyn (2005). Five Families: The Rise, Decline, and Resurgence of America's Most Powerful Mafia Empires, New York Times, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums! Check Out ARN ANDERSON: MY LIFE AS THE ENFORCER, created by Dirk Manning at www.arncomic.com!

Episode 196: American Timelines 1957, Part 4:  July & August 1957:  A Pageant Scandal & A Football Player Murderer & Bret The Hitman Hart History for Jerks dives into July and August of 1957, where we have a hitman born, Paul and John meet, a future astronaut sets a speed record, a pageant scandal, a college football murderer, a comedy legend dies, a fan gets hit by two foul balls at the same at bat and more! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: slam wrestling magazine, andmeetings.com, beatles bible, history.com, ESPN, thatballsouttahere.com, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, TVtango, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

The Merry Widow of Windy Nook & The Copacabana Incident Episode 195: American Timelines 1957, Part 3:  May & June 1957 This week, we're back to 1957, specifically May and June!  Amy tells us of a British older lady serial killer and Joe talks of the reason Billy Martin got fired, MLK's Give Us The Ballot Speech, The Fly and more! Also, get 40% off your subscription of Magic Mind at: www.magicmind.co       With discount code  ATL Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: bronxpinstripes.com, mirror.uk, Rachael Bletchly, The Desert Sun, encylopediaofalabama.org, history.com, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, TVtango, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Another flashback episode back to 4 years ago when we were still learning how to podcast, all because Joe has the flu.  What a jerk. Here we talk about the Rafay family murders, which have been back in the news since we recorded this as a few more folks are starting to believe in the innocence of Burns and Rafay.  Check out more info on the case here:  https://rafayburnsappeal.com/  

Reincarnation, Homing Pigeons & Park Overall Joe & Amy cover March, April and a little bit of May 1957.  This episode features an amazing story of alleged reincarnation of two sisters, as well as Park Overall's birthday!  Other topics include the last National Legue team to integrate, homing pigeons retiring, Teenaged Jimmy Page on BBC, and the discovery of Dred Scott's grave and more!   Also, get 40% off your subscription of Magic Mind at:   www.magicmind.com/14daysofmagic   With discount code  ATL14

Episode 193: American Timelines 1957, Part 1:  Jan & Feb 1957 Joe & Amy's daughter Audrey fills in for her mom this episode to tell us about the awful story of The Boy in the Box.  Joe talks of killer bees, subliminal messages, a mad bomber and of course, Mario Van Peebles!   Also, get 40% off your subscription of Magic Mind at: www.magicmind.com/14daysofmagic With discount code  ATL14 Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: iflscience.com, , Popculture.us, Wikipedia, TVtango, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!

Episode 192: American Timelines 1956, Part 56:  Nov & Dec 1956:  The Love Me Tender Murders & Flaming Underpants Joe & Amy move on to the end of 1956, where we discover a disappearance and a murder regarding two young girls who went to see an Elvis movie and never returned.  Plus:  An Olympic torch prank, Jackie Robinson gets traded, Jim Brown and Wilt Chamberlain dominate college sports, Larry Bird is born, and more! Also, get 40% off your subscription of Magic Mind at: www.magicmind.com/14daysofmagic With discount code  ATL14 Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: Chicago Daily Tribune, Chicagohistorycopblog, St Louis Post Dispatch, Hoaxes.org,  Indianapolismonthly.com, Bleacher Report, Popculture.us, Wikipedia, TVtango, IMDB & Youtube.  Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!