Retrocast 12 - UI Podcast #177

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 91 minutes

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In this episode: A man who claimed that he had eloped with another man’s wife because she had fed him a delicious piece of cake, a dead woman who sat up in her coffin just as the undertakers began to pour ice over her body, smog changes the color of a California man’s tie, and much more! Tim Harford of Cautionary Tales cohosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
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1:05.0	Today is a very special day here on the useless information retrocast.
1:10.0	That's because Tim Hartford, who writes and records one of my favorite podcasts of all time,
1:15.0	that's cautionary tales, he will be co-hosting the show with me.
1:19.0	And we have a lot to share with you.
1:22.0	That includes stories about a man who claimed in court that he eloped with another man's wife
1:27.0	because she had fed him a really delicious piece of cake.
1:31.0	Or how about the strange story of a dead woman who sat up in her coffin inside of her daughter's apartment
1:37.0	just as the undertakers began to pour ice over her body?
1:41.0	And do you remember California's intense smog?
1:44.0	Well, it was credited with changing the color of a man's tie.
1:48.0	Plus, Tim will tell you the supposed real story of Hansel and Gretel.
1:53.0	Let's just say it turned out to be very different from what people thought.
1:57.0	We'll discuss all those stories today's RetroSponsor, The Question of Date, and so much more.
2:02.0	And I'm not exaggerating when I say this is a jam-packed episode.
2:07.0	I am Steve Solman, and this is the Useless Information Podcast.
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