The Baby is in the Mail - UI Podcast #066

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2013

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

It's absolutely true! When the United States started Parcel Post service in 1913, both babies and small children were mailed. Listen to this story to learn why it was done and how it ended. Also, learn about the first unsigned band to appear on Saturday Night Live, a new father who couldn't find the hospital door, a bizarre case of supposed illegal search and seizure, as well as the mother-in-law who didn't know how to drive. Retrosponsor: Penn-Daw Motor Hotel. Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/152/ 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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0:34.6	At any given moment, there are up to 3,000 people in witness protection in the UK, giving
0:41.1	up their life for a new identity in a safe house.
0:45.7	But what happens when it all goes wrong?
0:50.3	Three shot, two male, one female.
0:52.1	And the detective inspector is Nile.
0:54.0	It's a safe house.
0:55.1	Sheltering, a protective witness, and his family.
0:57.3	Who did this?
0:58.0	I am going to find out, I promise.
0:59.9	Protection.
1:01.0	Coming soon on ITV1 and ITVX.
1:05.9	Useless information.
1:11.5	Hi, I'm Steve Sildman, and you'll sing to another classic episode of the
1:15.2	Useless Information podcast.
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