Celebrating the Centennial of Route 66 in Ill...

In this episode of American Road Trip Talk, we sit down with researcher and former Finding Bigfoot host Cliff Barackman, who is also the curator of the North American Bigfoot Center. In the town of Boring, Oregon, the center distinguishes itself from typical roadside attractions ...  Afficher plus

Gary Mantz sits down with Sally Fuller to chat about this friendly little competition between Liberal, Kansas, and Olney, England, with women running 415 yards down the streets of each town flipping pancakes. It all started in 1950 from a magazine picture of the Olney women racin ...  Afficher plus

  Labor Day is also known as the workingman’s holiday. It’s a tradition that celebrates workers’ rights. It’s a day dedicated to giving workers some well-deserved respect and appreciation for their contributions to the economic and industrial base.  Labor Day is celebrated every ...  Afficher plus

Christmas Eve, 1913. For months, newspapers have been trumpeting an urgent message: Do your Christmas shopping early. It would be easy to assume this was the work of greedy department stores and slick ad companies. But it wasn’t – at least not at first. It started as the rallying ...  Afficher plus

“There is a million dollars here for the asking!” This is the story of Christmas in the 1920s. Yeah, the whole decade—why not? One hundred years ago, people were just beginning (or reviving) traditions that are entrenched in our holiday celebrations today. Charitable giving at Ch ...  Afficher plus

Labor Day Weekend is here and I am headed to Martha's Vineyard for some friend time, and a DJ gig.  To wrap up the summer I present to you my favorites from the month of August!  Have an incredible (and safe) long weekend, and I will talk to you all live on Wednesday.