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Useless Information Podcast

The French Nobleman - UI Podcast #047

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.61.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2011

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

The death of an elderly man in Chicago in 1941 went initially unnoticed. Then it was learned that he was a French nobleman who gave it all away for the chance to love the woman of his dreams. Find out if he ever got the girl...  Also learn about the only man ever to be the governor of two different US states, Adolph Hitler being drafted, a bug juice mystery, and a good use for rubber finger sheaths.  Retrosponsor: Sinatra singing for Kennedy. (High Hopes with modified lyrics.) 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

My name is Greg Jackson.

0:07.0

I'm a PhD holding historian, a professor and the creator of history that doesn't suck.

0:11.0

A podcast that makes legit seriously researched

0:13.6

American history come to life through entertaining stories. Join me for a

0:17.2

chronological telling of the United States story. From the revolution to

0:20.7

fractious civil war, tenacious inventors, brave reformers, and more.

0:24.0

With more than 100 episodes, you can already binge list in your way from 1776 to the early 20th century.

0:29.5

Listen to history that doesn't suck on Spotify.

0:39.6

The Civil War and Reconstruction was a pivotal era in American history.

0:47.8

When a war was fought to save the Union and to free the slaves and when the work to rebuild the nation after that war was over

0:55.0

turned into a struggle to guarantee liberty and justice for all'm I'm Tracy and I'm rich and we want to invite you to join us as we take an in-depth look at this

1:00.1

pivotal era in American history.

1:03.0

Look for the Civil War and Reconstruction,

1:05.5

wherever you find your podcasts.

1:09.2

Useless information.

1:19.0

Hi, I'm Steve Soldman and you'll sing to a classic episode of the Useless Information Podcast.

1:21.0

For your listening pleasure today, I have the story of the French nobleman which I first released on September 4th of 2011.

1:29.0

It's a story of one man who sacrificed everything for the woman that he loved.

1:35.4

And it's the first episode where my wife Mary Jane makes a brief appearance on the podcast.

1:41.0

I've also strayed a bit from the usual retro-sponsor format.

1:44.0

Instead of an old commercial, you get to hear Frank Sinatra singing his classic hit High Hopes.

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