Official Trailer - American Shadows

American Shadows is a bi-weekly podcast from iHeartRadio and Aaron Mahnke’s Grim & Mild. The show focuses on the darker stories from American history: the people, places, and things that are hidden and forgotten in the shadows. From better-known tales like the conspiracy to steal Lincoln’s body, to less-known stories, like the rainmaker who flooded San Diego. Join host Lauren Vogelbaum as she spans two centuries of omitted lore from our country’s history books.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Over the years, host Aaron Miinky and the team behind
Lore Unobscured and Cabinet of Curiosities have scoured the globe
to bring you tales from the past with a hint
of darkness. From superstitions and folklore to the curious and
the Bazaar. They gave you a front row seat to
stories that explore a whole new side of world history.
But now it's time to bring that journey home. Because

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while America's history books are filled with people, places, and
events that sit on lofty pedestals, there's a whole other
side of American history that's been forgotten and pushed into
the shadows. But unlike those surprise barn finds, the kind
where someone discovers a rare classic car hidden in the
back of their grandmother's garage, these shadowy tales might have

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been left to be forgotten for a reason. Tales of
unlikely heroes who worked behind the scenes to make our
country what it is today, world changing tragedies that tested
this nation's resolve in tenacity, and legends that are powerful
examples of this country's unique spirit. Some of these tales
are terrified ying, while others are delightfully bizarre, all of

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them though our eye opening, and we've dusted them off
and brought them all together for a brand new show
that we call American Shadows. Each episode is handcrafted by
the Grim and Mild team and narrated by me, Lauren Vogelbaum.
And while we might be guiding you down some dark
and lonely roads, you're bound to learn a thing or
two along the way. After all, you can learn a

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lot about a place by looking at its shadows. Get
ready for a tour of American history unlike any other.
Get ready for American Shadows. American Shadows premieres Thursday, August.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, the I Heart Radio app, or
wherever you get your podcasts.