A Return to Recipe Graves

A Return to Recipe Graves

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Kelly's Picks: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

All week, host Kelly McEvers surfaces some of her favorite episodes from the archive. Here's today's story: One of the many objects that went down with the ship during the sinking of the Titanic was a beautiful, jewel-encrusted edition of a poetry book called the “Rubaiyat of Oma ...  Show more

Is Alton, Illinois America's Most Haunted Small Town?

Alton, Illinois has been called the most haunted small town in America. It’s a place where practically every building has its own ghost story, from an old penitentiary, an eroding island, and even an old 1920s resort. And bubbling underneath all this lore is the fascinating histo ...  Show more

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