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The events that took place over a 10-week period in the spring of 1946 in this sleepy southern town, would go on to not only shock and terrify the local population, but would eventually terrify a whole country of sleepy little towns.  In this episode we take a deep dive into one of them most notorious killers in US history.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List  

This bonus episode we revisit some characters from the short story "Things Have Changed" that we wrote and recorded. The original story can be found in the feed from April 8, 2017.  In this episode we find backwoodsman, Jacob and his brother Esau on a new adventure.  We hope you enjoy this very different episode. Sycamore  Written and read by your host. The Pop List Listen. Learn. Enjoy.

In this Short Cut episode we explore two very different but none the less fascinating tales of authors.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

From cavemen to microbreweries and everything in between.  This week we tackle the fascinating and impactful history of one of the worlds most important and enduring concoctions.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List Boring Conversation: A Malifaux Podcast (libsyn.com) The Illustrated History of Craft Beer in America | First We Feast

In this Short Cut episode we explore the interesting story of how the first McDonald's drive-thru came to be.  We also take a quick look at the history of the drive-thru. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

For over 100 years, around the world, mysterious sightings of "errant" kangaroos have consistently popped up.  The Australian marsupials keep unexplainably being sighted and no one can explain why.  Join us for a wild ride around the globe looking at some of the most interesting examples of this phenomenon.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List 

In this shortcut episode we explore the history, life cycle, and impact the periodic cicada emergence in U.S.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

La Cosa Nostra, the family, the mob, the Sicilian Mafia, whatever you call it, organized crime is both intriguing and terrifying.  The stories are seemingly endless, as is our interests in this dark corner of society.  We've dug up a couple key and somewhat unknown stories from the almost 150 year recorded history of the mafia and we hope you enjoy.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

A very quick short cut episode on how one man turned an American muscle car into a humanitarian war machine.  Don't miss this one... Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

The exaggerations of the American Old West are matched only by its truths. Settle in with us for an hour or so and hear some the most amazing stories from one of the most romanticized and fondly thought of eras of US history. From train robbers to gunslingers, from cattle rustlers to GOLD! All of this and much more, in this episode of The Pop List   Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

From ancient rituals to modern madmen and everything in-between.  In this two part coverage of cannibalism we cover entries ranging from survival to war time to criminal cannibalism. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

From ancient rituals to modern madmen and everything in between.  In this two part coverage of cannibalism we cover entries ranging from survival to war time to criminal cannibalism.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

"Mystery Episodes" have become somewhat of a reoccurring staple at The Pop List, and for good reason.  They are fun from my end to put together and they are consistently some of our most popular episodes. Today we bring you 5 mysteries that we have dug up from the corners of the "world wide web".  Despite their somewhat unknown nature, we think they will stick you with and leave you scratching your head for days to come. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List  

Here at The Pop List we pride ourselves on mining stories from the unknown to the mundane and there is no better example for the latter than this week's episode. This episode we dive headlong into company names.  These stories on how these names came to be are fascinating and informative.  We also tack on a very different bonus entry in the end as well.  So what are you waiting for? Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

From the start, early man realized there was safety in numbers.  To this end, we still perpetuate this by the growing cities we inhabit today.  So when a person disappears, we get concerned for them and their friends and family.  But when a group of people, a whole community, and in some cases a civilization, disappears, well that can shake us to our core.  And unfortunately, there are plenty of examples of each. Listen. Learn, Enjoy. The Pop List

Since 1948 some 90 commercial airliners have simply vanished.  With that kind cache of history, you can bet The Pop List mined a few gems for your listening and learning pleasure. Scary, sad, and baffling, aviation mysteries can be some of the most interesting and terrifying mysteries you can hear about.  That and much more on this episode of... The Pop List Listen. Learn. Enjoy.

Trial and error is one of the most tried and true scientific philosophies for discovery and invention.  Oddly enough, some of our most amazing discoveries have come from the "error" side of things. Some of the greatest minds on earth didn't figure out some of our most amazing discoveries without a little luck and few accidents. If necessity is the mother of invention, then surely accidents are its ornery step-children.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List 

The first video games are almost 50 years old and the industry as a whole have been entrenched in our pop culture for well over 30 years.  With all of the resources, history, and creative juices required to create such an industry, the history, mysteries, and secrets of video games are just the kind of thing we like to cover here at The Pop List.   Even if you are not a "gamer" stay tuned to this episode, it offers a few nuggets of information you won't want to miss... Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

There are few illegal activities that have inspired more books, TV shows, and movies, than heists.  And for good reason "Fact is more fascinating than fiction", has never been truer than when you add together the stress of a heist, the egos of thieves, and the risk versus reward of millions of dollars in loot and life in prison. This week The Pop List takes a deep dive into some of the most interesting, amazing and absolutely craziest heists of all-time.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.   The Pop List

This episode we are joined by Josh Effengee, a former Marine and current podcaster.  We dive into some historic battles that are almost lost to the annals of history.      We cover battles ranging from the 1700's all the way to the 1970's.  There may have never been an episode that was more in line with our motto... Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List  

Collin and I wrap up The Pop List's Zodiac Killer coverage with an episode dedicated to the suspects.  Together we cover 3 of the more popular suspects and then individually we each cover some of the less known but very interesting potential suspects.   Don't forget to check out Collin's podcast Midnight Double Feature.  You can find it just about anywhere podcasts are found.    Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List  

In this 2nd installment of The Pop List's coverage of the Zodiac Killer, Collin and I explore the last official Zodiac attacks (as well as a bonus possible attack), including the infamous hooded costume attack. I am of course once again joined by Collin Duncan from the podcast Midnight Double Feature and we again dive into the zodiac case and its many details. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

       This episode we kick-off our coverage of one of the most baffling and intriguing cases in the annuls of crime history.  The Zodiac Killer case from the late 1960's through the early 1970's eventually covered almost all of California and has been studied and investigated for over 50 years.        This will be a 3 part series and we are joined by Collin Duncan from the podcast Midnight Double Feature to help us sift through this massive amount of information, speculation, and suspects.    I hope you guys enjoy hearing about this mystery as much as we enjoyed talking about it. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List     

    In this Short Cut Episode we talk about the controversial subject of water fluoridation.  Why do some people believe it shouldn't be in our water supply and why they believe the government does want it there.      We open this episode giving a little love to a local charitable organization known as Martin Shelter Blankets.  Visit them on Facebook to learn more. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

Short and sweet but jammed packed with fun facts about everyone's favorite time of the year!! Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List

This episode I'm joined with special guest Jessica Vezina Martin and we explore three more baffling cases of unexplained disappearances.  Jessica is a podcasting co-host over at LSG media but instead of talking movies and TV, she stops by to explore one of her personal favorite genres, True Crime.  We were happy to welcome her on the show as she brings a brand of facts, figures, and speculation on these three cases that you have come to expect here at The Pop List. As per usual, we go a little off the beaten path in digging up these cases but that makes them all the more intriguing.  Settle in for this monster 2 hours episode and Jessica and I explore unexplained disappearances.    Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

This episode, we again tackle a bit of a personal, artistic endeavor.  We read a short story written by yours truly.  This one, a ghost story, just in time for Halloween.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.   The Pop List

In this episode we cover everything from Vampires and Werewolves to the real scary guys and gals like ax murderers.  Join us for an hour so of Halloween fun...   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

A good friend of mine, Jeremiah Keller, stops by the studio and we discuss our Top Ten Alien movies of all-time.  We get into everything from religion to 'Merica's gun ownership, and also have a few laughs along the way.   A very fun entry into our "pop culture" episodes that we occasionally put out.  Hope you enjoy.  Tell us on Facebook which alien movies we left out... Listen. Learn. Enjoy.   The Pop List  

In this episode, I sat down with Dean Martin, a professional podcaster, and we shoot the breeze about everything from podcasting to aliens.   Dean was the guy that inspired me to start The Pop List and I'm honored to have him on.  I hope you enjoy our conversation. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

From the unknown Chicago Tylenol murderer to the infamous Unabomber, acts of domestic terrorism are equal parts mysterious and frightening.  This week we take a look at a few of the more well known events of domestic terrorism along with a couple you probably haven't heard.   Listen. Learn Enjoy. The Pop List

With another entry in our top ten pop culture lists episodes, we welcome fellow podcaster Jessie Privett, from the podcast, Countdown to Geektown, to the show.   Jessie is the cohost of Countdown to Geektown and as you'll hear, he has not only a wealth of pop culture knowledge but also automobile knowledge.  We had a blast talking about our favorite rides from the past.  However, we did set parameters to our choices.  They had to be primarily road vehicles with tires.  No space ships, no flying craft or boats, and nothing from animation.  We attempted to stay grounded in pseudo reality for this list.     Checkout Jessie's podcast, Countdown to Geektown from here... https://www.facebook.com/CountdowntoGeektown/   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

I asked and you answered, this episode we run down a hodgepodge, potpourri of interesting and entertaining listener suggested entries. We cover everything from a missing persons case to buried treasure, a murder mystery to a World War II hero genius, and more.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List.

Join us for an episode with the creator and owner of creepyhistory.com, Justin Cook.  We talk shop as well as have some conversations about some of the subjects we've covered.  The episode is also interspersed with entries from creepyhistory.com, read by yours truly.   Check out all of Justin's content here... http://creepyhistory.com/ Join Creepyhistory.com on facebook, here... https://www.facebook.com/groups/1621964554546530/ Listen. Learn. Enjoy.   The Pop List.

The modern Olympics have been taking place since 1896.  In the 122 years since those first games, several different events have been tried in both the summer and winter games, some of which were so weird or at least impractical that they have since been slashed from the games forever.  In this SHORT CUT episode we take a look back at some of the most ridiculous events that were tried in Olympic history.  Not surprisingly, we also learned a few things along the way.  Check out this fun, SHORT CUT episode.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

This episode is the third installment of our "mystery" episodes.  As one of our most popular subjects in the past, we decided to dig up 5 more gems that will have you scratching your head for days. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

From the oceans to the Great Lakes, we cover some of the most historically well known and recorded Ghost Ships of all time.  We include both supernatural sightings as well as just open ended mysterious disappearances of passengers and crew.  Settle in for a little mystery on the open seas with The Pop List. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

 Well during your trip over the river and through the woods you undoubtedly need some calming vocal tones to settle you before you get to Grandma's house.  Well what better to listen to than some fantastic facts and figures to impress your friends and family once you get there, from none other than your favorite host Floyd.      A short, fun, episode, for your Thanksgiving listening pleasure... Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List.

These aren't you regular old run of the mill Amelia Earhart and Annie Oakleys.  These are some true historic badasses that most of us have never heard of.  Buckle up for a monster, 1hr+ episode, all recounting amazing tales about these awesome women. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.   The Pop List.

In this short cut/history lesson episode, we take a little detour to Victorian England and explore the mysterious boogeyman and cultural character known as Spring Heeled Jack. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.   The Pop List

We all know the Charles Manson and Jim Jones's of the world, but as your hipster cousin would say, they are too mainstream.  Want to learn about some real weirdos?  Check out this list of Crazy Cults You Haven't Heard Of... on The Pop List. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

     In this short cut episode The Pop List digs up an interesting and almost forgotten snapshot of American history.  In 1981, some 5 years before Stephen King's novel "IT" brought scary clowns to the forefront, the US was plagued with "phantom clown" sightings in several major cities.  Late 2016's resurgence of such sightings may have been more widely reported but as you'll hear in this episode they are no where near as influential as the original phantom clowns of 1981. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List.

All of us like to think that we would step and be heroic if the opportunity presented itself.  Well this week The Pop List brings you examples of ordinary people that did just that when they needed to.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

 Everyone has at least one or two movies that they really like but it seems like no one else has seen.  Well here at The Pop List we have quite a few more than just one or two and we decided to share ten of them with you.  So the next time you're setting around thinking about renting a movie, check out one of these gems that seem to have slipped through the cracks of the pop culture universe.         We also mention several more than juist the 10 on our list including a whole slew of movies our listeners mentioned on our Facebook page.  Thanks folks!   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List.

Whether fraternal or identical, twins have a bond and life experiences that most of us  can only imagine.  While all twin relationships are special some have a relationship that is downright fascinating and some have a bond that can border on creepy.  This episode we explore some of those stories as well as learning a few facts and figures about twins along the way.   Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List.

Whether it is an accidental death, suicide, or murder, anytime it is a John or Jane Doe case, meaning an unidentified victim, it is sad.  However, the details of some of these cases are more than mere happenstance and some are downright confounding. The Pop List.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy.    

Is spaghetti and meatballs really from Italy?  And what does a city in German have to do with ground beef patties?  The answer to these questions and many more, this week on The Pop List.    Listen. Learn. Enjoy.

This is a reissued episode, I promise we aren't trying to double dip on you, we've just made major sound quality improvements recently and while we were trying to work  those improvements, a few episodes suffered.  We feel like there are a hand full of episodes that deserve a reissue.    Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

The Coquina Clutch guys stop by and we discuss, documentaries, balancing life with podcasting, and The Coquina Clutch's primary podcasting topic, professional wrestling.  While it's not exactly a subject that is on the radar here at The Pop List, we still had a good time talking about another podcast's interests.  Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List   

While at the same time fragile yet incredibly durable, the human body is no match for the human spirit.  This week we go from the high seas to a prison camp in search of some of the most inspirational stories of survival.  Join us for an hour or so hear some Amazing Stories of Survival. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.  The Pop List

The Pop List turns 1 year old April 10, 2017 and to honor this milestone I've decided to record and release a very different episode of The Pop List.    This is a bit of an artistic endeavor so the format and the subject matter are extremely different from anything we've released before. If you are not a fan of this episode, we completely understand and we only say, fear not, as we will return with a regular episode of The Pop List very soon.    But until then, happy birthday The Pop List and thanks for all of your support over the last year.   Hope you enjoy, "Things Have Changed" Your host, Floyd.