The Legend of the Thunderbird

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 11K Ratings

🗓️ 8 December 2021

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

For millennia, indigenous communities in North America and other parts of the world told stories of a gigantic, predatory bird with the ability to alter the weather, punish the wicked, and sometimes aid the righteous. In the modern day, most people consider these bits of folklore to be just that -- legends and myths. But could the story of the Thunderbird be based on some grain of truth? Tune in to learn more.

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0:00.0	My father was a block star.
0:01.7	It was like Bidlemania.
0:03.2	But not here in America.
0:04.7	Dean Reed criticized the American government
0:06.8	from behind the Iron Curtain.
0:08.3	He had lots of enemies.
0:09.7	He'll calm you down, you can call out.
0:11.3	He wanted to come back home and then
0:13.4	the unthinkable happened.
0:15.0	Dean Reed died.
0:16.2	Come with me, Ramona Reed,
0:17.8	to learn more about the extraordinary life
0:20.0	and mysterious death of revolutionary.
0:22.7	Listen to Red Elvis, a curiosity audio network podcast
0:25.8	on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcast,
0:28.0	or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:31.2	This holiday season, 12 strangers, 12 tales.
0:35.2	Something was out there.
0:37.4	Whatever it is, it's ravenous.
0:39.3	Is that the last person to see you alive?
0:41.5	12 ghosts starring Malcolm McDowell.
0:44.0	Who are you?
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