The Corpse Bride - UI Podcast #050

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2012

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The bizarre true story of Count Karl von Cosel and the girl of his dreams. It was discovered that they slept together in the same bed every night - nine years after she had died. Also learn about the first millionaire in the United States, the Thanksgiving soda ash mess, the lollipop fight, and the Boston Tar Party. Retrosponsor: Signal Gasoline. Audio, transcript, and photos: https://uselessinformation.org/karl-von-cosel-corpse-bride/ 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.
0:05.0	This is Michael Medved.
0:07.0	Atovon Bismarck, the Chancellor of Germany, once said that God offers special protection to drunkards, lost dogs, children, and the United
0:17.1	States of America.
0:19.2	We'll explore that special protection and what it means in the American miracle.
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0:35.4	My name is Greg Jackson.
0:37.0	I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor, and the creator of history that doesn't suck.
0:41.3	A podcast that makes legit, seriously researched American history come to life through entertaining stories.
0:46.4	Join me for a chronological telling of the United States story. From the revolution to
0:50.4	fractious civil war, tenacious inventors, brave reformers, and more.
0:54.0	With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge listen your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.
0:59.0	Listen to history that doesn't suck on Spotify.
1:07.0	Useless information.
1:15.2	Hi, I'm Steve Soldman and you'll sing to a classic episode of the Useless Information Podcast.
1:18.8	The story that you're about to hear the Corps Bride was first released on
1:21.5	January 17th of 2012.
1:24.8	This was the first episode of the fifth year of this podcast.
1:28.6	In the words, that was a really, really long time ago. It tells a true tale of a man who is obsessed with a woman both in life and death and what he did with her body after her passing is beyond belief. This is simply one of those stories that you'll never forget.
1:46.4	Let's take a listen.
1:51.4	Welcome to the Useless Information Podcast, my collection of fascinating true stories from the flip side of history.
1:58.0	My name is Steve Silverman and today's story is titled The Corps Bride. But before we do that, let's start with today's
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