Episode 14- The King of Beaver Island: Murder, Metal Plates, and a Tin Crown

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Four tipsy hosts and one special guest unpack the strange true story of James Strang: a 19th‑century Mormon convert who claimed to have discovered metal plates, proclaimed himself King of Beaver Island, held a tin‑crowned coronation, and led a theocratic community. The episode covers Strang’s rise, conflicts with local fishermen over land and polygamy, his assassination in 1856, the forced exile of his followers, and the mysterious fate of the plates — all told with rambunctious banter and dark humor.

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