Iron and Lies (Wisconsin part II of II)

Benjamen Walker's Theory of Everything

Benjamen Walker & Radiotopia

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

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🗓️ 16 October 2017

⏱️ 27 minutes

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The ToE family Wisconsin road trip wraps up with a visit to the House on the Rock. Even though Alex Jordan’s tourist attraction is one of the most visionary unique places in the world you still won’t find it on any of the official Wisconsin art environment maps. This never bothered the guy who put it together Alex Jordan Jr, in fact the whole place was built on the idea of sticking it to the official arbiters of culture, plus it pulls in millions of dollars a year in admissions fees! Your host also visits the Forevertron, a place built on the idea of escape from pain, suffering, and failure.

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And special thanks to our tour guide Tom Kupsh who wrote books on both Alex Jordan Jr and Dr. Evermor.

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1:27.0	This installment is called Iron and Lies, Viscons Wisconsin Part 2.
1:34.0	When I told my friends who are from Wisconsin or who spent time there
1:38.5	about my plans to visit some art environments in the state for my podcast,
1:43.5	every single one of them said the same thing.
1:45.9	Make sure you visit Alex Jordan's House on the Rock.
1:49.7	I don't think anything can actually prepare you
1:52.0	for the scale of the place. You come upon the
1:56.3	chamber with you know that's devoted to sort of depictions of the sea and there's like a
2:00.1	200 foot large sea monster in there as well as the walls lined with
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