Ding Dong Daddy - Part 2 - UI Podcast #235

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Step into the life of Francis Van Wie, a streetcar conductor with charm, wit, and a string of marriages that captivated 1940s San Francisco, transforming a wartime distraction into a national sensation. Join the ride with the "Ding Dong Daddy"! Images, links, and transcripts for this episode can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/ding-dong-daddy-part-2-podcast-235/ Listen to the song, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MReOG3RyXWg by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies. A list of Francis Van Wie's 18 confirmed wives can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Wives-of-Francis-Van-Wie.pdf You can follow the Useless Information Podcast on these platforms: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uselessinformationpodcast X (Twitter): https://t.co/7pV2H8iXJV Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/FlipSideofHistory/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.5	Hi everyone and welcome to part two of the story of the Ding Dang Daddy.
1:10.7	Now if you haven't listened to part one yet, I do encourage you to listen to that first,
1:14.5	although it's not necessary to listen to the second part.
1:17.4	The two stories kind of stand independently from one another.
1:20.2	They just involve the same man.
1:23.1	So what I'll do is give a quick refresh of what happened in Part 1.
1:27.5	Back in 1915, a man wandered into Kenosha, Wisconsin, claiming to have lost his memory,
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