Small Town, Big Story: The Giant Omelet of Abbeville, LA

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This Pub is Named for the Real “Jekyll and Hyde”

Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 classic “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” tells the story of a (SPOILER ALERT!) respectable doctor by day who lives out a double life at night. Stevenson may have been inspired by a real 18th century Scotsman, William “Deacon” Brodie, who made ...  Show more

A Road Trip of Ancient California

Producer Glydel Go takes you on a road trip through ancient California, from a forest of fossilized trees, to a bristlecone pine older than the Rosetta Stone, to a pair of boulders with a mysterious smooth spot. Our new book, America Obscura, is out now! Order it today: https://w ...  Show more

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