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The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

The Foolkiller Pt 1: Tears Falling from The Sky

The Constant: A History of Getting Things Wrong

Mark Chrisler

Natural Sciences, Design, History, Arts, Science

4.8922 Ratings

🗓️ 14 January 2020

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

In November of 1915, a submarine was found at the bottom of The Chicago River. It had been there for at least ten years, was 40 feet long, and contained the remains of a man and his dog. To this day, no one knows who built it, where it came from, or who was inside. This is the first in a five part series looking into the mystery of The Foolkiller. With luck, we might even be able to solve it. But before we get into the meat of the question, we need to learn the context. We need to learn about the darkest day in Chicago history, the day of The Eastland Disaster. Get a free trial of The Great Courses Plus and three months of unlimited access for just $30 dollars by going to https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/theconstant (https://www.thegreatcoursesplus.com/theconstant) Get 10% off your first month of online counseling by visiting:http://betterhelp.com/theconstant (http://betterhelp.com/theconstant) and entering discount code "theconstant". Visit our Patreon here (https://patreon.com/theconstant). For more information and photos of The Foolkiller and The Eastland, go to www.constantpodcast.com (http://www.constantpodcast.com) Music by:Blue Dot Sessions (https://www.sessions.blue/)Lee Rosevere (https://leerosevere.bandcamp.com/)Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com/) 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.

0:04.4

Hi, I'm Neil.

0:05.7

And I'm Ken.

0:06.6

And we are from The Triviality Podcast, a pub trivia-style game show where a lack of seriousness meets a little bit of knowledge.

0:13.2

Join us each week for an hour-long game of general knowledge trivia, featuring special guests from around the world, Plus, tons of extra themed episodes.

0:21.6

If you want to improve your trivia game,

0:23.4

or you just want to scream at us in your car

0:25.3

when we get easy questions wrong,

0:27.0

then we're the show for you.

0:28.4

Find Triviality on all your favorite podcast apps.

0:31.2

But you know that,

0:32.2

because you're already listening to a podcast.

0:40.5

Hey y'all.

0:41.7

Spooky season is here.

0:43.6

And if you're looking for a show to wet your appetite for a little haunted history,

0:47.9

then I'd like to invite you to check out Southern Gothic, a chart-topping history

0:52.3

that explores some of the most infamous legends,

0:56.0

folklore, ghost stories, and hauntings of the American South.

1:00.0

We've covered all sorts of stuff from the bellwitch of Tennessee to the disappearance

1:04.5

of the Confederate submarine, the H.L. Hunley, not to mention our deep dives into the local

1:10.2

lore of some of America's oldest and most

1:13.0

haunted cities, like New Orleans, Charleston, and St. Augustine. So, if you're ready for a little

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