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A bi-weekly podcast exploring history and the world around us. Taking ordinary objects and telling the extraordinary stories they remind us of.


    • Sep 12, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 9m AVG DURATION
    • 11 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Keepsake

    A Water Can

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 12:52


    Lightning doesn't strike twice, but for Roy Sullivan it struck seven times, and he lived to tell the tale.

    A Jersey

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 12:13


    The NBA team the New Jersey Nets almost changed their mascot in the 1990s but one thing stopped them. Themselves.

    A Map

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2022 10:06


    In 2010, a man named Forrest Fenn buried a chest with over one million dollars worth of gold and other artifacts somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. The only hint anyone had was a poem he published. Thousands sought the modern day treasure, five people lost their lives, and one now claims he found it. But the story goes much deeper than that.

    A Whiskey Bottle

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 7:38


    His name and story are on a bourbon but there is so much more to the man than just those 97 words.

    A Pizza Box

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 10:06


    In the early days of the first cryptocurrency, one man used Bitcoin to purchase two pizzas. Now the value of those pizzas, given today's Bitcoin price, is mind blowing.

    A Slice of Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2022 10:28


    Americans will give up a lot in times of war but don't touch their bread. For a few brief months in 1943 there was a ban on sliced bread. Yes, you read that right. Let's just say, things did not go well.   Resources: https://www.podvoices.help/get-help Donate: https://donations4abortion.com/

    A Film Slate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2022 9:39


    Starting in February 2014 there was a name that started to appear on slates across the film and television industry. This one name appeared on slates everywhere and for good reason. This name was Sarah Jones.

    A Straw

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 11:04


    In Africa there are a few very rare lakes that periodically explode. And when they do, they release enough carbon dioxide to kill everything around them.

    A Birdcage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 8:48


    The red crowned parrot has found refuge in California and may just be a life line for the dying species.

    A Polaroid

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 14:28


    A hermit living in an old WWII bunker on the beach in North Carolina soon became the state's second largest tourist attraction.

    Welcome to Keepsake - Podcast Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 1:18


    We all have items in our lives that may seem insignificant to others, but to us they mean so much more.  Welcome to Keepsake, a bi-weekly podcast exploring history and the world around us. Taking ordinary objects and telling the fascinating stories that they hold.  Season 1 releases June 2022.

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