The Strange Case of the Poppy Seed Roll - UI #215

Useless Information Podcast

Airwave Media Podcast Network

History, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In 1933, New York City police had a very unusual mystery on their hands. Two people died of nearly identical causes within an hour of one another at an Automat restaurant in Manhattan. Strangers to each other, the sole connecting thread between them was a poppy seed roll. Images, links, and transcripts for this podcast can be found at https://uselessinformation.org/the-strange-case-of-the-poppy-seed-roll-podcast-215/ The Useless Information Podcast is a member of the Airwave Media podcast network. Visit https://www.airwavemedia.com/ to listen to more great podcasts just like this one. Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:46.5	invest in fossil fuels, charges no extra fees for spending abroad, and definitely
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1:06.0	So the other day was having lunch with my best friend Barb and I mentioned to her that I was working on a very unusual story from my next podcast and that's the story you're
1:14.7	about to hear. Now as any long-term listener this podcast knows I don't do a lot of
1:20.8	true-crime stories and that's mainly because true-crime podcasts are don't do a lot of true crime stories.
1:22.8	And that's mainly because true crime podcasts are a dime a dozen.
1:26.8	But every once in a while I come across a crime story that's just so unusual,
1:30.9	so unique that I feel compelled to research it further, and if I really think it's worth
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