The Mystery of Roanoke

We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The "Lost" Colony of Roanoke is one of the most enduring American mysteries, despite there being persuasive evidence to explain the disappearance of so many early settlers. Anthony and Jeff revisit this tale of American colonization, and look at the lastest findings that may put the questions to rest, once and for all.

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0:00.0	go too far too far too fast and in the end it doesn't even matter this is we have
0:19.2	concerns hi jeff canada hi anthony hello concerned citizens i'm going to And it doesn't even matter. This is, we have concerns. Hi, Jeff Kanata.
0:22.1	Hi, Anthony Carbone.
0:24.0	Hello, concerned citizens.
0:26.8	I'm going to talk about a mystery.
0:30.1	A great American mystery.
0:33.2	I don't know if this is a mystery that is people,
0:36.9	our listeners from outside these great United States,
0:38.8	this great American experiment,
0:46.7	we'll know about. But this is something that you hear about a lot in American public schools.
0:54.4	I want to talk about the lost colony of Rowan. Nice. A classic, you have concerti boys mystery.
0:55.6	That's right.
0:57.1	If you're unfamiliar with this,
0:58.5	the best way to get up to speed is just to watch American Horror Story Rowanoke,
1:01.3	which I think is a pretty accurate retelling.
1:04.1	That's right.
1:04.8	They did do a whole series around.
1:06.9	They did, but it was like about a TV show about Rowan O.
1:11.3	It was very, it was very American horror story.
1:15.0	But if you're unfamiliar with the lost colony of Roanoke, here's the deal.
1:20.8	This is a thing that history teachers love because for a brief leading moment, children are interested in history
1:29.3	when you tell them this story. Basically, as America was being colonized, the colonists come over
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