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Welcome to Aaron Menke's Cabinet of Curiosity's, A Production of IHeart Radio and Grim and Mild.

Our world is full of the unexplainable.

And if history is an open book, all of these amazing tales are right there on display, just waiting

for us to explore.

Welcome to the Cabinet of Curiosity's.

I think it's fair to say that just about everyone loves a good adventure story.

The risks, the thrills, and the satisfying conclusions are always the perfect recipe for a good time.

And few adventure formats are as powerful as a good old-fashioned treasure hunt movie.

Maybe you're a fan of the National Treasure Films and their deep dive into the mysteries of the early days of the United States. Perhaps you grew up on Goonies and their amazing journey

through an underground passageway full of traps and clues in devilishly difficult puzzles.

The list could go on and on,

and most of us would probably nod and smile as we remember each amazing film. But it's hard to beat the icon, isn't it? So unless you're driving or using a dangerous tool right now, I want you to

close your eyes and imagine a certain world and cast of characters with me.

It's a story set in a once glorious land that has become lost to time, taking far too many

secrets and treasures with it.

It's exotic and beautiful and full of danger.

At the center of the story is our adventurer, a man who has left his day job behind for a while

in order to find an item of particular importance.

There's the now obligatory female companion and love interest.

Naturally, there's also a bad guy, because what adventure movie would be complete without

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