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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast
Where History Comes Alive! A fast-paced, well-researched weekly podcast covering a wide range of historical events, persons, places, legends, and mysteries, Hosted by Jon Hagadorn, the selection of stories and archived interviews includes ancient mysteries lost treasure, unexplained phenomenon, WWII stories, biographies, disasters, legends of the Old West, American Revolutionary history, urban legends, movie backstories, and much more. Available wherever podcasts are found, including Apple…
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1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastITS A WONDERFUL LIFE : THE BACKSTORY & THE MESSAGE~ FEATURING OUR INTERVIEW W/ KAROLYN GRIMES WILKERSON (ZUZU BAILEY)
"Its A Wonderful Life: The Movie Backstory & Message: The backstory to Frank Capra's film masterpiece "It's a Wonderful Life" featuring an exclusive interview…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastNATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION: HOW ONE OF AMERICA'S FAVORITE CHRISTMAS COMEDIES WAS MADE (+ BLOOPERS)
It was the third "Vacation" comedy featuring the Griswald family- Clark. Ellen,Rusty and Audrey- and all Clark wanted to have a simple old-fashioned Christmas…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastCHRISTMAS IN APPALACHIA: SUPERSTITIONS, WIVE'S TALES, AND SHARED MEMORIES
America's Appalachain Mountain Range holds on to some of the oldest traditions and beliefs in our country and we share them here,along with celebrity meories…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 2)/UFO SWARMS OVER DC/DR. STANTON FRIEDMAN INTERVIEW
In 1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 2)/SAUCER SWARMS OVER DC/DR. STANTON FRIEDMAN INTERVIEWwe tell "the rest of the story", including the 1952 flying saucer…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast1952: THE YEAR OF THE UFOS (PT 1): THE FLATWOODS W.VA UFO/ALIEN SIGHTING
A manned UFO lands in a small West Virginia town and becomes of the most believable UFO incidents in American history. Contains an in-depth Ivan Sanderson…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE LOST CITY OF Z: PERCY FAWCETT'S ILL-FATED EXPEDITION TO BRAZIL
The Lost City of Z, popularized by the recent book and resulting movie by the same name, is the story of British explorer Percy Fawcett's determined…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE ROSWELL UFO INCIDENT: YES, THERE WERE ALIEN CRAFTS AND BODIES RECOVERED
lINK: "US whistleblower says US recovered "Non-human" biologics at Roswell site"'LINK:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrCMLVk614 In July of 1947 somethings…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastREMEMBERING TV'S BLUE BLOODS AND HONORING POLICE FAMILIES
FALL FAMILY SPECIAL In this episode we say goodbye to TV's highly successful Bluebloods police drama as it takes its leave after 14 years on CBS, and we honor…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE REAL MAGIC OF HARRY POTTER 1001 FALL FAMILY SPECIAL
The Harry Potter books by JK Rowlins have sold millions of copies worldwide, spawning successful,movies and theme parks. Still, many young families are…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE TRUE STORY OF THE FIRST THANKSGIVING
In November of 1620 the Pilgrims arrived by ship to a new land filled with danger and uncertainty, a world in which nearly half of them would soon die of…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE STORY OF STAGOLEE: THE ST. LOUIS BAR ROOM MURDER THAT HELPED LAUNCH ROCK AND ROLL
The story of folk hero Stagolee ( also known as Stagger Lee) is told thru many versions of the folk song Stagger Lee and tells the story of the murder of Billy…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastGIOVANNI'S RING: MY LIFE INSIDE THE REAL SOPRANOS AN INTERVIEW WITH RETIRED UNDERCOVER FBI AGENT AUTHOR GIOVANNI ROCCO
FALL FAMILY SERIES: HONORING THOSE WHO SACRIFICE FOR US GIOVANNI'S RING: MY LIFE INSIDE THE REAL SOPRANOS- 1001 Heroes Podcast Host Jon Hagadorn interviews…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE REAL GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH: 1001 INTERVIEWS AUTHOR SGT (RET.) BERT "MAVERICK" GONZALES METRO DADE POLICE
1001 FALL FAMILY HEROES SERIES Sgt. Gonzalez spent 37 years as a policeman in Florida's busy Miami -Dade County saving lives, fighting crime, and trying to…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastFINDING EVERYDAY HEROES IN YOUR FAMILY AND DISCOVERING YOUR HERITAGE W MICHELE ERCANBRACK
FALL FAMILY SPECIAL: In this 'Family Ties' interview with Ancestry's geneologists, we talk to Michelle Ercanbrack about finding the "Everyday Heroes" in your…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastNOIR BY NECESSITY: A SON'S TIRELESS SEARCH FOR HIS FATHER'S KILLER
"The murder of Joseph Gatto captivated Los Angeles. Many veteran journalists still wonder how and why it happened. The details of this horrible crime and those…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastHOW TEDDY ROOSEVELT SAVED FOOTBALL & 14 OTHER UNIQUELY AMERICAN STORIES
A collection of 14 distinctly American stories covering a wide range of topics from early explorers to Appalachian legends. In order: 1) Bjorni Herefson, the…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast(FALL SPECIAL: HONORING FAMILY HEROES) BROTHERS DOWN THE STORY OF THE USS ARIZONA AT PEARL HARBOR
2025 Note: I went to visit the Arizona Memorial earlier this year during a rip to Hawaii to see my son and his family. A very sobering experience and highly…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastHOLIDAYS ARE 100% FOR FAMILY THIS FALL AT 1001 HEROES AND 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES OFFERING NEW INTERVIEWS AND SELECTED STORIES NOW THRU DEC 31 (SHOW NOTES INCLUDED HERE)
The Holidays are approaching and at 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast our shows themes every Sunday will be turning to FAMILY and HONOR…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastCINDERELLA MAN: THE GREATEST UNDERDOG STORY IN SPORTS HISTORY
His name was James J. Braddock. In 1929 he was the middleweight contender for boxing champion of the world. He had it all- a wonderful wife, 3 kids, a nice…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastLIVE, LAUGH, FIND TRUE LOVE: INTERVIEW WITH AUTHOR SARAH INTELLIGATOR (FALL FAMILY & HONORING HEROES THEME)
Our interview with Los Angeles relationship author and divorce attorney covers every angle of getting into new relationship with a strong chance they will last…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastEXPLORING THE MYTH OF THE POPE LICK MONSTER (KENTUCKY GOATMAN)
There is an urban legend surrounding a very old but still used rairoad trestle in Kentucky which involves a mythical half-man, half-goatmonster that lures…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE MYSTERIOUS MARFA LIGHTS
In Texas, Friday night lights herald the local high school football games and that's when life really begins in small town Texas. In West Texas, there are…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE LEGEND OF THUNDER ROAD: FROM FAST CARS, MOUNTAIN BOYS, HOOCH, AND HOLLYWOOD, TO NASCAR
In the 30's, 40', and 50's, "white lightning', or strong mountain brewed whiskey, was an important revneue source for the mountain communities in Kentucky…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastHOW THE 101ST AIBORNE "SCREAMING EAGLES" CAME TO BE ( + 9 OTHER CIVIL WAR STORIES)
Ten Little Known Stories From The Civil War includes: 1)How the 101 st Airborne 'Screamin' Eagles' came to be; 2), Mosby's Treasure from the raid on the…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE MURDER OF FOUNDING FATHER GEORGE WYTHE- A TRUE CRIME STORY FROM OUR NATION'S BEGINNINGS
Great link for those who want the full story:"The Murder of George Wythe" https://wythepedia.wm.edu/index.php/Murder_of_George_Wythe Title page from Boyd and…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastGENERATIONS EXPLAINED: EACH HAS ITS OWN CHARACTERISTICS- WHICH ONE ARE YOU?
There are ten generations which have been given names, and these date back to births starting in 1890. The naming of generations is a sort of haphazard…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastOUR CANINE HEROES (PT 2 OF 2) A DOG'S JOB IS NEVER DONE
In part two of "Our Canine Heroes" we cover search and rescue (and K-9) training, where rescue dogs w,ee first employed), life-saving stories, diffent types of…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastACROSS THE FENCE- THE SECRET WAR IN VIETNAM W/ GREEN BERET JOHN STRYKER MEYER
The explosive true story of the Green Berets heroic role fighting the top-secret war in Cambodia, Laos, and North Vietnam in the late sixties as told by one of…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastMISSING PERSONS FOUND (#3A) OUR CANINE HEROES
In this episode, part 3A of a two episode "Our Canine Heroes"installment, we share actual stories of hero rescue dogs and why search and rescue relies so…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastBELIEVE IT OR NOT: 11 CRAZY TALES AND SHORT HISTORIES
Our stories today: 1), Larry the Lawn Chair Pilot- who actually followed his dream up past the clouds and into LAX airspace while sitting in a lawn chair…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastMISSING PERSONS: FOUND (#2) CALLING COLTER SHAW WHAT TO DO WHEN A LOVED ONE GOES MISSING
In this episode we discuss the human element required to locate missing persons. Police, FBI, Investigators, and trackers are discussed, as a number of…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE SEARCH FOR NAZI GOLD AT LAKE TOPLITZ
For years it was rumored that the Nazis, in their final days before the end in 1945, had dropped boxes fullof stolen gold into the depths of Lake Toplitz in…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastA TRIBUTE TO THE WALER: AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST HORSE
The Australian Waler horse is known for its stamina and courage as well as its ability to perform in the worst of conditions. Over 130,000 Waler horses were…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastMISSING PERSONS: FOUND (EPISODE 1) THE DETECTIVES BEST WEAPONS: DNA & GENEOLOGY
Eight powerful stories revealing how DNA,Geneology.and cold case detectives solved missing persons case., some found alive, someproviding a final asnwer and…
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1001 MIDNITE SPECIAL: THE 1966 INDIANA DUNES DISAPPEARANCE
On July 2nd,1966, 3 young suburban Chicago women drove to a popular beach south of Chicago on Lake Michigan, parked their car, and walked to a spot on the…
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THE LAST STAND AT OSOWEIC FORTRESS: THE BATTLE THAT INSPIRED SABATON'S "THE ATTACK OF THE DEAD MEN"
In 1915, Russian defenders launched a gruesome counterattack that repelled the German invaders. What made it so gruesome? The Russians were the victims of…
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK: THE MOVIE BACKSTORY
The movie Raiders of the Lost Ark was the highest grossing movie of 1981 and ensuring lasting stardom for Harrison Ford and Debra Allen. The plot, centered in…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE LAST STAND OF CASTLE ITTER 1945: WWII'S LAST AND STRANGEST MAJOR BATTLE
The closing days of the war in Europe provided some of the most dramatic mmoments of the war, and the battle at Castle Itter in the Tyrolean Alps, a…
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THE SEIGE OF BASTOGNE AND THE LAST STAND OF TEAM DESOBRY AT NOVILLE
Our story details the legendary last stand of Commander William Desobry's Team of 400 troops and 15 Sherman tanks who were assigned to capture and defend…
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HISTORY MAJORS-FIND OUT WHAT COLLEGE WAS LIKE 105 YEARS AGO! TODAY AT 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE
In just a few minutes you can treat yourself to one of the greatest historical paradoxes ever written at 1001 Stories From The Gilded Age- Its 1910 ( or so)…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastCOMING TO 1001 STORIES FROM THE GILDED AGE: ANNE OF THE ISLAND (FROM THE ANNE OF GREEN GABLES SERIES)
It's "Back to School" time for Anne Shirley of Green Gables- as well as your kids and neighbor's kids-Coming Sunday Aug 10 (tomorrow as I write this) at noon…
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TALKING UFO'S WITH NUCLEAR PHYSICIST STANTON FRIEDMAN (ARCHIVE)
1001 had the rare opportunity to speak face to face (on Skype) with physicist, lecturer, and professional UFOlogist Stanton Terry Friedman last year and at…
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KINCAID'S CAVE- EGYPTIAN RUINS IN THE GRAND CANYON?
In 1909 the Phoenix Gazette published an incredible story about an archeological find, sponsored by the Smithsonian, of a cave within the Grand Canyon which…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE CURSE OF BUNNYMAN
In a new suburban development outside of Fairfax, VA, in 1970, a young military man and his bride to be were stopping to visit a family member who had recently…
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(BEST OF-LISTENER FAVORITES) HANNAH DUSTIN'S REVENGE
Hannah Dustin was a colonial Massachusetts Puritan mother who was taken captive by the Abenaki tribe during King Phillips War along with her nursemaid and…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE SEIGE OF KHE SANH 1968: U.S. MARINES HOLD AGAINST OVERWHELMING ODDS (1001 HEROES SUMMER OF LAST STANDS #3)
On 21 January 1968, the PAVN surrounded and besieged the key US Marine base near the border of Laos. In the ensuing five months, KSCB and the hilltop outposts…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast(BEST OF) I'LL BE SEEING YOU.....STORIES FROM THE AFTERLIFE
All of us have experienced grief at the loss of a loved one. Many of us seek answers to questions such as "where do we go after this life?" and "is there a…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE VALIANT DEFENSE OF RORKE'S DRIFT (#2 SUMMER SERIES FAMOUS LAST STANDS)
# 2 In our summer series "Famous Last Stands" is The Valiant Defense of Rorke's Drift, which was a 10 hour battle between a beleagured British outpost in the…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast(BEST OF) THE BEAST OF GEVAUDAN: THE SEARCH FOR THE MANKILLER
In 1764 in a small province in south central France,a wolf-like beast began to prey on the people of that community. For three years it continued killing…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE SPARTANS LAST STAND AT THERMOPYLAE: COURAGE, TREACHERY, AND ENDURING LEGACY OF THE SPARTAN ETHOS
Part one of our six part summer series "Last Stands" at 1001 Heroes! Reviews Appreciated! The incredible story of Greece's effort to fight off the Persian…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE DARING OUTER BANKS SEA RESCUE OF THE E.S. NEWMAN (OCT. 1896) & OTHER LIVE SAVING LEGENDS
The story of The Pea Island Life Saving Station on North Carolina's Outer Banks and the rescue of 9 passengers and crew from the E.S. Newman by Richard…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastHOW MONUMENT VALLEY SAVED HOLLYWOOD WESTERNS AND LAUNCHED JOHN WAYNE'S CAREER
Journey with me back to 1938 as a young couple named Mike and Leone Goulding, having invested in a trading post in Navaho Country and fallen in love with the…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastFALL FAMILY THEME AT 1001 : SGT. DINWIDDIE'S WAR: B-17'S AND THE BELGIAN UNDERGROUND IN WWII: 1001 HEROES INTERVIEWS AUTHOR TERRY IRWIN
The story of Sgt. Don Dinwiddie, radioman on the B-17 GI Sheets, and his crew as they barely survived being shot down in German-held territory on Jan 29th…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastMISSING DOWN UNDER: THE TOM PHILLIPS STORY
Tom Phillips and his three young children disappeared from the isolated rural Waikato town of Marokopa on 9 December 2021. New Zealand Police believe that the…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastJON'S TOP 10 WWII (#3) GREG "PAPPY" BOYINGTON'S BLACK SHEEP SQUADRON
Gregory "Pappy" Boyington (December 4, 1912 – January 11, 1988) was an American combat pilot who was a United States Marine Corps fighter ace during World War…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastREMEMBERING THE HARVEY GIRLS AND HOW THEY TAMED THE WILD WEST
By 1880 the ATS&F Railroad had laid tracks from Kansas City to California- and people and products were starting to move through the still untamed west. Food…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast(#2 JON'S TOP 10 WWII) THE LAST STAND OF THE USS JOHNSTON- OCT 1944 LEYTE GULF
This summer enjoy "JON'S TOP 10 WWII STORIES" every Friday morning at 12:30 am- a great choice for our night hawks! To find more like this one, check out our…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE GREAT LOCOMOTIVE CHASE (WHICH RESULTED IN) OUR NATIONS FIRST MEDAL OF HONOR
On the 26th of March, 1863, the first six Medals of Honor were awarded to 6 surviving members of the Andrew's Raiders, who, one year earlier , had…
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BEST OF (#71 OF 540) 12 INCREDIBLE SOLE SURVIVOR STORIES
Our 12 stories: 1) Frank Finkel, survived Custer's Last Stand; 2) Vesna Voluvik, sole survivor of terrorist-caused airplane crash over Czech republic 1972; 3)…
1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries PodcastTHE MAURY ISLAND UFO INCIDENT & THE MEN IN BLACK BIRTHDAY BASH
Here is our interview with filmmaker/producer Steve Edmiston ("The Maury Island Incident", Youtube) regarding the Maury Island UFO incident which occurred in…