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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