60: The Donner Party: Cannibals On The Oregon Trail (w/ LoreLodge) | Red Thread

Red Thread

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🗓️ 13 April 2025

⏱️ 227 minutes

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Get FactorMeals for 50% off plus free shipping: go to https://www.factormeals.com/redthread50off Welcome to The Red Thread, a podcast series where two friends (Jordan and Jackson) investigate the peculiar space just beyond reality. Cryptids, Conspiracies, Cults and more are on the investigation board and nothing is off limits. What will they discover? There's only one way to find out... Check out LoreLodge: https://www.youtube.com/@TheLoreLodge Check out FriendlyJordies: https://www.youtube.com/@friendlyjordies Check out Jordan Shanks: https://www.youtube.com/@jordanshanks5340 Check out Jordan on tour in Australia:https://www.friendlyjordies.com/ Support the show, leave a rating and remember to subscribe: Listen on Audio ➡️ https://linktr.ee/redthreadshow Listen to other Our Other Shows ➡️ https://linktr.ee/theofficialnetwork Support us on Patreon ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/theofficialpodcast This is Episode #60, where we talk about the Donner Party. Originally recorded 10/04/25. Show Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Yw4yzTD7sgkuxdJz2btGVnPTTF_RUKUAUr8i4q8dS18/edit?usp=sharing Hosts: Jackson - https://www.twitter.com/zealotonpc Jordan - https://www.twitter.com/friendlyjordies Aidan - https://www.twitter.com/lorelodge Writer/Producer: Jackson Clarke Music/Editing by: https://linktr.ee/zayaLT Thumbnail: https://www.instagram.com/nook_eilyk/ Designer: http://www.jr-design-co.com/ Produced under The Official Podcast Network Contact (business only): [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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