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It was a grim scene. Two enormous whales, boiled alive
in their tanks by the fire that gutted their home,
had collapsed through the walls and spluttered onto Broadway. Everyone
passing by just stared in horror, unsure of what they
could possibly do and who could blame them, because the
most famous building in New York City was engulfed in flames,
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and the animals inside it, both dead and alive, were
escaping in start contrast to all the chaos and noise
and heat of that disaster. At that very same moment
in eighteen sixty five, the owner of the building was
stepping onto a stage in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and as he did,
someone slipped him a note with the news. He unfolded it,
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read it, and then tucked it away and continued speaking.
This man wasn't the sort to be rattled. He was p. T. Barnum,
after all, but the news of the destruction of his
great American museum hit him hard, and he knew things
would never be the same. What he didn't know, though,
was how much it would change America. Welcome to Grim
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and Mild Presents, an ongoing journey into the strange, the
unusual and the fascinating. For our inaugural season, we'll be
giving you a backstage tour of the always complex and
often misunderstood cultural artifact that is the American Side Show.
So come along as we visit the shadowy corners of
the stage and learn about the people who were at
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the center of it all in a place where spectacle
was king. We will soon discover there's always more to
the story than meets the eye, So step right up
and get in line. Grim and Mild Presents premiers Friday,
January seven. Subscribe today on the I Heart Radio app,
Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn
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