What’s the deeper story behind that weird headline you forwarded to your friends or shared at the watercooler? We ask questions to gain grounded insight into the stranger news of the week.
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A daily (5-day-a-week) podcast feed of true Oregon stories -- of heroes and rascals, of shipwrecks and lost gold. Stories of shanghaied sailors and Skid Road bordellos and pirates and robbers and unsolved mysteries. An exploding whale, a couple shockingly scary cults, a 19th-century serial killer, several very naughty ladies, a handful of solid-brass con artists and some of the dumbest bad guys in the history of the universe. From the archives of the Offbeat Oregon History syndicated newspap ...
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Paul Hose’s podcast is a lively and engaging exploration of creativity, education, and music. Each episode features interviews with industry professionals, in-depth discussions on curriculum development, and honest reviews, all delivered with a touch of humour and warmth. Whether you’re a drummer, educator, or creative professional, this podcast offers insights, inspiration, and a good laugh along the way.
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An OffBeat Podcast is a random grab bag of weekly topics discussed between Anthony, Eric and Ashley. Each episode beats to its own drum. Hence the name OffBeat!
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Welcome to offbeat, I give you all the topics I am thinking off. Cover art photo provided by rawpixel on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@rawpixel
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Welcome to Offbeat Podcast! A place where we have and share Real Authentic Conversations about real life issues.
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I sometimes talk about sciency stuff in a casual manner and sometimes about my cultural awareness journey!
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A monthly podcast that follows strange and surprising stories where ever they lead, produced by LighthouseNOW, a newspaper reporting on Nova Scotia’s South Shore since 1875.
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A podcast celebrating the amazing world of full-time family travel. Ditching conventional living and classrooms for globe-trotting adventures and world cultures, we dive into this unique lifestyle with our inspiring guests - seasoned digital nomads, new entrants, and gap year families. They share their personal experiences, highs, lows, and lifelong lessons. Whether you're an experienced family traveler or contemplating this alternative lifestyle, join us on this enlightening journey into fu ...
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4 teenagers burn boundaries by talking about orthodox thoughts in unconventional ways on a very relatable note. Follow us on: Instagram: @offbeat_talks
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Showcasing forgotten or unknown music that deserves to be remembered and known.
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Kim jesteśmy i czemu stworzyliśmy „offbeat Podcast”? Dwóch ziomów, którzy od kilku dobrych lat obserwują tę rapowe środowisko i w nim działają. Poznaliśmy się na facebookowej, rapowej, grupie dyskusyjnej - „Sajko”. Jakiś czas temu postanowiliśmy wznieść Naszą wiedzę oraz pasję, wyjść poza pisanie postów i komentarzy na facebooku, z tego powodu swtorzyliśmy offbeat Podcast
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I'm going to be talking about money, mindset, motivation, mentoring, mastery, marketing and a lot of other things. These are the things that excite me and I'm going to bring that energy to you.
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A podcast where listeners come to 'Discover, Uncover & ReDiscover' their passion, love and interest in music! We're here to educate, entertain, provoke and stimulate our listeners as well as learn from them. So, what are you waiting for, hit the subscribe button and listen up! We appreciate cha'!
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Join us at Staying Offbeat by The Foolcentric and tune in to our two hosts Ardhra and Priyesha as they dive into their awkwards pasts of school and friends and exchange their views on their slightly worrying amount of interests from the Korean entertainment industry to their shared love for the Harry Potter world. Follow us on our social media! Instagram : @stayingoffbeat Twitter : @stayingoffbeat Email : [email protected]
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The Offbeat Worm Podcast is a fun-filled comedy show about anything you could ever imagine! Hosts Tea and Sami cover topics from ghosts to colors, with fun game segments like "Fight to the Death" thrown into the mix! Make sure to tune in, and we'll catch you on the offbeat!
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Hey everyone, we are Chad & Chelsea Sheppard, the owners of Offbeat Horror. a We are a husband-and-wife team that has been buying and selling true crime relics, haunted artifacts, and human remains for nearly a decade. We have a show about this very thing being pitched to streaming platforms right now! Come join us as we talk about life, murder, cheap hotels, punk rock, and all things horror.
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The Offbeat Life Podcast interviews fearless individuals who ditched the norm in order to become Location Independent. We discuss finding purpose, defining moments that led them to change their lives, overcoming setbacks, how they create income from their passions while working online and becoming remote entrepreneurs.
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Dive into Offbeat POV, where opiniated and outspoken Christians unpack the pressing issues of today's world through a faith-based lens. From the latest headlines to viral trends, this podcast helps you navigate modern life from a Christian perspective. Get ready for thought-provoking discussions, especially in the "Big Questions" segment, where tough and controversial topics about faith and Christianity are explored with honesty and depth. Perfect for those seeking clarity in a rapidly chang ...
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The greatest facet of being a journalist is the conversation... talking with artists and musicians about the latest news and trends as it happens. No frills. No filter. Just the nitty-gritty. That’s what this is all about. Art and the people that make it. Daniel Offner is currently an On-Air Radio Personality with BBOX Radio in Brooklyn. He was formerly the senior editor at Salute Magazine and has worked for several award-winning publications across NYC. Support this podcast: https://podcast ...
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Offbeat & On-Brand is the podcast where bold strategies and sharp insights meet branding with an edge — because ordinary just won’t cut it. Hosted by Nikki Stasiuk, a Brand Experience Designer who helps entrepreneurs turn unconventional ideas into unforgettable brands, this show dives into the art of standing out. Expect a mix of expert advice, real-world brand transformations, and unapologetic truths about what it takes to build a business that gets noticed. If you’re ready to ditch the coo ...
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Have you ever wondered what happens when people veer off the beaten path and take a chance on something unconventional? Welcome to "The Offbeat Path," a podcast that celebrates the bold, the daring, and the unexpected twists and turns that life can take. Each episode features a guest who has made a courageous decision to stray from the norm and forge their own path. From career changes to personal transformations, these stories showcase the incredible resilience and innovation that can emerg ...
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Schemers’ plans to exploit Multnomah Falls failed
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10:28Original owners of the falls tried for years to log it, but the steamship and railroad moguls were making a lot of money on excursion trips, so they blocked the scheme, preserving the falls for today's park. (Columbia River Gorge, Multnomah County; 1890s, 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1707e.fight-for-multnomah-falls-4…
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6-7 is here, mom takes seven kids on 2,300-mile river trip and queer sheep fashion
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16:08This week, we cover the story of a mom and seven of her children who went on a 2,300 paddle adventure on the Mississippi River; a reason why you might want to get six, maybe seven, Frosties, and fashion from queer sheep wool.
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Shanghai tunnels mostly a myth...or are they?
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11:07In the glory days of Portland shanghaiing, sailors were 'helped back aboard ship' on the city streets; there was no need for a tunnel to sneak them down to the docks. But the tunnels under the saloons and streets were useful for lots of other shanghaiing-related activities ... (Portland, Multnomah County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://…
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Tarzan fans are grateful for gold miner’s failure
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8:48Had Edgar Rice Burroughs and his brothers been successful with their Snake River gold dredge, Ed likely would never have had the time or inspiration to start writing “John Carter of Mars,” “At the Earth's Core” and “Tarzan” books. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1503b.edgar-rice-burroughs-in-oregon.html)…
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Riverboat party turned out to be shanghaiing trick
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11:44One fine day in October of 1891, a teenage boy named Aquilla Ernest Clark left the farm in Scappoose where he’d been working, headed for Portland. He was going to see the sights and maybe show himself a good time for a few days.He wandered around the waterfront, taking drinks here and there and probably taking a hand in a card game or two; then, wh…
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Skipper doubled down on a bad bet ... and lost it all
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9:40ONE GRAY OCTOBER day in 1898, three British ship captains were sitting in the parlor of the Seamen’s Rest, a sort of YMCA for sailors located in the bustling port of Tacoma. They were in a betting mood. One of them, although he didn’t know it, was gambling with his life. All three skippers captained full-rigged windjammers. They were H.A. Lever of …
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Bad recording technique led to FBI investigation
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11:16Portland band The Kingsmen recorded the song quickly and cheaply, and the words they were singing were unintelligible. But when the song became a hit, fans started guessing at the lyrics ... and some of them had rather dirty minds.... (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1312d-louie-louie-kingsmen-fbi-investigation.html)…
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P-town’s rabbi got in gun fight at President’s hotel
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11:05Oct. 1, 1880, was a very big day in Portland.For the first time in the history of the city or the state, a sitting President of the United States had come to visit. President Rutherford B. Hayes had arrived in Portland the night before and was staying in the Esmond Hotel, the nicest in Portland at the time, on the corner of Morrison and Front stree…
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Shipwrecked sailors had to paddle 200 miles to safety
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8:43While the captain of the Emily G. Reed was sadly reporting the loss of 11 brave mariners, four of the missing were adrift, desperately bailing water out of a damaged and leaky lifeboat. Destination: Puget Sound. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1503a.shipwreck-emily-g-reed.328.html)…
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City-bus-powered cable car scheme was epic flop (Part 2 of 2)
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7:08IF THE IDEA of cable car service to Timberline Lodge strikes you as a not particularly bad one, you’re not alone. Over the years since the Wyler group proposed the glass-and-steel mountaintop skyscraper, several proposals have been floated for cable-car service up the mountain. So far, only one has been built, and it was an immediate and colossal f…
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How to avoid being a holiday jerk, finding ancient canoes, drinking at 23-hour bars and more
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21:56This week, we’re starting with an ancient discovery, then looking forward at a few things. Those things are: the possibility of bars in Kansas City opening from 6 a.m. to 5 a.m., the future of endangered animals and how to avoid being a jerk during upcoming holiday celebrations.
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Other Side of the News: A visit to the Croc Cave, a collection of 3,800 Crocs
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3:30"Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers interviews dives into the origins of this massive collection of Crocs.
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Timberline could have been a gaudy skyscraper (Part 1 of 2)
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8:29HIGH UP ON the side of Mount Hood, Timberline Lodge has over the years become an Oregon icon. Its rustic, WPA-financed design and construction strike most visitors as a good fit for the state’s general reputation for woodsy civility. But had it not been for a particularly persnickety U.S. Forest Service manager, Timberline might have looked a lot d…
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Outlaw Bill Miner’s first train robbery was a fiasco
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9:24Fresh from a 20-year stretch in the pen, the famous stagecoach robber known as 'The Gray Fox' found the world had changed and he would now have to learn to rob trains instead. His learning curve started in Portland and ended in disaster. (Troutdale, Multnomah County; 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1311b-bill-miner-trai…
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Taming of the Rascal: Chambreau’s redemption (Part 2 of 2)
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12:30After blowing his chance at a prosperous, respectable life in the Tygh Valley, the gambler and liquor man roared through frontier life as a keeper of rowdy saloons and bawdy joints before a Temperance crusader changed his life. (Part 2 of 2) (Wasco, Baker, Multnomah County; 1850s, 1860s, 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/…
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A crooked gambler’s-eye view of frontier Oregon (Part 1 of 2)
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9:36French-Canadian gambler started out as one of the most scurrilous rascals in the state, then reformed his ways and became one of its most earnest and effective reformers. This is the story of his early years. Part 1 of a 2-part series. (Lower Willamette River, Clackamas County; 1840s, 1850s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/131…
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The truth about genetic engineering, society getting meaner (?) and a 1,000-member rock band
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33:12This week, we’re tackling three questions. The first question: How much can humans actually be genetically engineered? The second question: Are people kinder or meaner than they were 20 years ago? And the third… do you want to jam with a 1,000-person rock band? You might have a chance to in January. Featuring audio from KCBS' Bay Area All Local, WC…
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Was suspicious death in ‘boneyard’ really murder?
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10:20The coroner ruled Thomas McMahon's death an accident, and everyone moved on. But the testimony of witness Eliza “Boneyard Mary” Bunets was suspicious and contradictory. Could she have gotten away with murder? (Portland, Multnomah County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1311a-did-boneyard-mary-murder-thomas-mcmahon.html)…
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'Mother of Oregon History' earned praise, but little money (Part 2 of 2)
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8:50Legendary author Frances Fuller Victor fell on hard times in the late 1870s. She never quit, but after she took a job writing for Hubert Howe Bancroft, he took credit for the books she wrote. (St. Helens, Columbia County; 1880s, 1890s, 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1504a.frances-fuller-victor-part2.333.html)…
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Legendary Oregon author started with poetry, pulps (Part 1 of 2)
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8:51Frances Fuller Victor became the founding mother of all Oregon history, and one of its most important writers of all time. By the time she arrived in the Beaver State, she was already a well-known writer. (St. Helens, Columbia County; 1860s, 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1503e.frances-fuller-victor-part1.332.html)…
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Supreme Court: Slavery is legal, but only for sailors
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16:50In May of 1895, on the old San Francisco waterfront, four sailors signed onto the four-masted barkentine Arago for a voyage to Valparaiso, Chile (“and thence to such other foreign ports as the master might direct, and thence to return to the United States”) via Astoria. By the time they got to Astoria, the four of them had had enough of conditions …
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Lafe Pence’s crazy plan: Wash mountain into lake
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10:00He might have accomplished it, too, but he lost friends when he tried to claim water rights to Bull Run, and when his primary investors went bankrupt in a bank panic, he was forced to give up the scheme and leave town. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1900s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1502d.lafe-pence-guild-lake-scheme.327.ht…
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Oregon's Modern Prometheus: The forced-sterilization advocate (Part 3 of a 3-part series on Bethenia Owens-Adair)
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8:50THE YEARS JUST after the discovery of germ theory were a great time to be a mainstream physician. By understanding, for the first time, the true vectors of disease, doctors suddenly found they were able to make real and undeniable changes in patient outcomes. But understanding those vectors — microbes — did something else too.... (Astoria, Clatsop …
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We’re starting off today’s show up in space, then making our way back down to Earth with moon water, where we’ll have to deal with rat infested cities and robots. A full schedule! Special thanks to WWJ Newsradio in Detroit, The Dave Glover Show out of KMOX in St. Louis, the Dana & Parks Show out of KMBZ in Kansas City and A New Morning out of WBEN …
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Oregon's Modern Prometheus: The Pioneer 'Lady Doctor'(part 2 of a 3-part series on Bethenia Owens-Adair)
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10:27It was a remarkable start to an even more remarkable career — the more so as Bethenia was over 30 years old when she launched it. It was also not a “second act” career, but a fourth — she’d been a wife, then a teacher, then a hat-shop entrepreneur, and now a physician. She had seen much of the world, and conquered more than most. (Portland, Multnom…
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Pioneer ‘lady doctor’ was Oregon's 'Modern Prometheus': Part 1 of 3-part series on Bethenia Owens-Adair
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12:05In Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, Shelley tells the story of a brilliant and gifted scientist-physician who reaches too far in his quest for knowledge, and dares to lay his hands on the power that rightly belongs only to the gods: that of the creation of life. Oregon history has its own Modern P…
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How the War of 1812 changed Oregon's fate (Part 2 of 2)
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10:54Yesterday, in Part One of this story, we had just gotten to the part where the Tonquin had been blown up, marooning the Astorians on the far side of the continent. But the damage done by the Tonquin and its captain, Jonathan Thorn, went far beyond the loss of the ship. Thorn’s bargaining style had not only cost the expedition its ship and stranded …
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How Oregon almost became part of Canada once, eh? (Part 1 of 2)
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9:40For most people today, the story of the original colony of Astoria is remembered — if it’s remembered at all — as a dismal failure. It was an ill-equipped party sent out by a rich guy in New York, which failed and was forced to sell out at fire-sale prices to the British.And yeah, that’s all kind of true … but the most interesting thing about Fort …
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🎙️ Offbeat with Paul Hose – Episode: Yago Mann In this lively and heartfelt episode of Offbeat with Paul Hose, Paul sits down with the multi-talented Yago Mann — musician, composer, and producer — to explore his fascinating journey through music, culture, and friendship. Born and raised in Mexico, Yago shares stories from his early days immersed in…
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Vigilantes overreached with murder of ‘rustler’
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8:46Everyone thought John Hawk was stealing cattle, and he refused to talk about it. So one night, a group of cattlemen snuck into his camp and assassinated him — and were shocked by the frontier community's response. (Joseph, Wallowa County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1310d-john-hawk-murder-by-vigilantes.html)…
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Halloween crimes, ugly pumpkins, mind reading and adult-o-ween
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20:02Happy Halloween Offbesties, and welcome to a spooky edition of Something Offbeat’s weird news roundups. Today, we’re focused on, you guessed it, Halloween headlines, from adult-o-ween to the changing face of Satanic Panic to pumpkin mishaps and freaky magicians.
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Bold bandits robbed train 3 miles from Roseburg
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8:07The job got off to a bad start when the fireman escaped and sprinted for the nearby town. The main suspect in the robbery quickly left town, and a few months later was killed in a streetcar holdup in Washington. (Roseburg, Douglas County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1502c.roseburg-train-robbery-jack-case.326.html)…
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Cow Creek train robbers were liberal with the dynamite
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8:12The “Baritone Bandit” led a small group of desperados with a large cache of dynamite, and they got away with a good bit of loot from the Douglas County robbery. But one of the passengers saw behind the bandit's mask ... (Cow Creek Canyon, Douglas County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1502b.cow-creek-train-robbery.325.…
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Oregon crooks have always loved their dynamite
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11:18Extortionists, jailbreakers, safecrackers, jealous lovers and even truant students have, throughout the early years of Oregon history, found high explosives a powerful aid to their nefarious schemes. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1501d.crime-and-dynamite.html)Av Finn J.D. John
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How to rob trains with dynamite: Tips from a pro
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10:14Award-winning criminal mastermind/ motivational speaker Blackie DuQuesne shares a few key insights for aspiring train robbers on how to avoid “n00b mistakes” on a railroad heist. (1890s, 1900s, 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1501c.how-to-rob-trains-with-blackie-duquesne.html)…
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‘Prepaid shanghaiing’ plot went off the rails — fatally
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11:16The sailor wanted to quit, but the captain didn't want him to; so he deposited a $60 'blood money' bonus with the British consul, as a reward if shanghaier Jim Turk could swindle him back aboard. Unfortunately, they killed him in the attempt. This kicked off a three-act courtroom drama oddly reminiscent of a Three Stooges episode. (Portland, Multno…
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Licking toads, shucking oysters, saving roller coasters and more
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31:23This week, our stories have a bit of a theme. They’re all about feeling a rush – from that stomach-dropping sensation you get while riding a roller coaster to the joy of perfectly shucking an oyster to… some more questionable ways to live on the edge. With audio from Scoot and Tommy Tucker from WWL in New Orleans, the Dana & Parks Show from KMBZ in…
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Old Oregon loggers, millworkers were tough characters
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8:35For workers in the 'bad old days' of working in the woods and in janky, underengineered sawmills, the occasional loss of a finger or two just came with the territory. (Garibaldi, Tillamook County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1904b.loggers-were-tough-guys-543.html)Av Finn J.D. John
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When the Confederate flag flew over Oregon soil
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8:16Smithfield rebels' gesture of defiance on the main stagecoach route caused shock and outrage, but nobody was outraged enough to risk being shot over it; so the flag waved there until federal troops arrived and confiscated it. (Franklin, Lane County; 1860s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1502a.rebel-flag-over-oregon.324.html)…
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Lava Lake murders still officially unsolved, but ...
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9:16The evidence against Charles Kimzey was circumstantial, but police had the goods on him for an attempted murder the year before, so he was sent up the river on a life stretch. But clearly two men had done the killing -- and no one ever really got a line on who his partner might have been. (Big Lava Lake, Deschutes County; 1920s) (For text and pictu…
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Missing trapper’s mom suspected foul play
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10:21Ed Nickols hadn't wanted to spend the winter by himself at the remote cabin, because he'd made a dangerous enemy in a former coworker who turned out to be an escaped convict. So Roy Wilson and Dewey Morris spent the winter there with him ... and all three disappeared halfway through it. (Lava Lake, Deschutes County; 1920s) (For text and pictures, s…
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Lawyer schemed to steal land by shanghaiing its owner
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10:03Astoria shyster L.G. Carpenter coveted Darius Norris's valuable acreage on Long Beach Peninsula. So he got the police chief to arrest Norris on bogus charges, swindled him into signing over his property, and shanghaied him off out of town on a sailing ship. (Astoria, Clatsop County; 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1903b…
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Gross smells and the spooky side of AI
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21:09This week, we’re taking a deep dive into the spooky side of artificial intelligence as we gear up for Halloween. We’ll hear about the news that people will soon be able to use ChatGPT to order from Walmart from KCBS Radio’s Bloomberg Tech and Business report out of the Bay Area and about the dangers of getting in too deep with an AI companion from …
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'Oregon's Native Stepson' Hoover saved millions from starving to death
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10:35When World War I broke out, Herbert Hoover was the world's most successful mining engineer. He abandoned all that to build an organization to feed the starving, first in Belgium and then throughout war-torn Europe. (London, UK; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1702c.herbert-hoover-in-belgium-431.html)…
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Lonely Newburg orphan grew up to be President
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7:37He arrived in Oregon at age 9, and people called him “Poor Little Bertie.” He left Oregon for good to go to college at Stanford when he was 17. But Herbert Clark Hoover remained a member of the Salem Quaker church until his death. (Newburg, Yamhill County; 1880s, 1890s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1702b.herbert-hoover-rais…
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Other Side of the News: How long can your fridge really last?
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2:52"Something Offbeat" host Mike Rogers interviews a woman who has kept her fridge running for decades on this "Other Side of the News" dispatch.
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Mayor’s wife gave him a real election-day surprise
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10:12Laura Starcher and her friends were fed up with the halfhearted, desultory service they were getting from city government. So they got organized, ran for all the public offices, and won ... much to the chagrin of the defeated mayor: Starcher's husband. (Umatilla, Umatilla County; 1910s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1903d.um…
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Skunk’s pelt would be best admired from far away
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11:48Clarence the logger was running a trapline as a side hustle. One day, he decided a passing skunk would look great on his stretching rack, and impulsively seized the skunk with his bare hands. This did not turn out to be one of Clarence's better ideas. (Garibaldi, Tillamook County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1904a.t…
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Prisma Revolutionizes Education for Traveling Families
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38:10About the Guest(s): Kristen Kristen is the CEO of Prisma, a cutting-edge virtual learning community that has been transforming traditional education models. With a rich background as a teacher and charter school founder, Kristen joined Prisma as a curriculum designer and has been instrumental in its innovative approach to education. She is dedicate…
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‘12 Angry Men’ couldn’t have happened in Oregon
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9:08At Jake Silverman's trial, 11 jurors wanted him to hang, but couldn't convince the lone holdout to change his vote. So voters changed the law and made Oregon the only state in the country where you could be convicted on a 10-2 vote. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1993) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1809e.1812.silverman-verdict…
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