Sep 18, 2017
The following contains subject matter that may not be
appropriate for younger listeners or anyone with any sort of fear
of clowns. Listener discretion is advised.
I was wrong when I thought my days of referencing Tim Curry were
over when I finished up The Story behind Clue Series. But with the
release of IT in...
Jul 3, 2017
We talked about mascots in The Story Behind Sports Superstitions and Curses and about how they’re thought to bring a team luck. Well, mascots aren’t just for sports. The one we’ll be talking about today is basically a mascot for the United States, although you probably won’t see him performing cartwheels during...
Feb 2, 2017
In 1994, a story came along about a man of low intelligence who happens to hit a few lucky breaks, weaving himself in and out of the timeline of American history, and into the hearts of millions of movie-goers. That man is Forrest. Forrest Gump.
For the month of February, I’ll be focusing episode topics on historical...
Jan 26, 2017
This week’s theme was inspired by the title of my favorite song from Elton John, which is Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters. You don’t have to be familiar with the song to listen to the episodes, but if you haven’t, it’s one of the more underrated of his songs. On Monday, we talked about how the da Vinci painting...
Jan 19, 2017
Today’s episode is the second in a two-part series of The Story Behind. The subject of these two episodes couldn’t be contained into just one show. We’ll be celebrating her 95th birthday, which was on Tuesday, January 17th, by dedicating this week to her contribution to television, Hollywood and her various...
