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The Pop List
by Floyd Frye
At The Pop List, we make lists and count them down for you with all kinds of stories and facts surrounding each entry. Our lists range from pop culture to true crime, history, mysteries, and everything in between, we also try to learn something along the way. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
Episodes
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The Moonlight Murders Of Texarkana
The events that took place over a 10-week period in the spring of 1946 in this sleepy southern town, would go on to not only shock and terrify the local population, but would eventually terrify a whole country of sleepy little towns. In this episode we take a deep dive into one of them most...
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Sycamore
This bonus episode we revisit some characters from the short story "Things Have Changed" that we wrote and recorded. The original story can be found in the feed from April 8, 2017. In this episode we find backwoodsman, Jacob and his brother Esau on a new adventure. We hope you enjoy this very...
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The Crime Author That Wrote His Own Death Scene
In this Short Cut episode we explore two very different but none the less fascinating tales of authors. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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The History Of Beer
From cavemen to microbreweries and everything in between. This week we tackle the fascinating and impactful history of one of the worlds most important and enduring concoctions. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List Boring Conversation: A Malifaux Podcast (libsyn.com) The Illustrated History of…
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The First McDonald's Drive-Thru
In this Short Cut episode we explore the interesting story of how the first McDonald's drive-thru came to be. We also take a quick look at the history of the drive-thru. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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The Baffling Sightings Of Phantom Kangaroos
For over 100 years, around the world, mysterious sightings of "errant" kangaroos have consistently popped up. The Australian marsupials keep unexplainably being sighted and no one can explain why. Join us for a wild ride around the globe looking at some of the most interesting examples of this...
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Cicadas: America's Swarm
In this shortcut episode we explore the history, life cycle, and impact the periodic cicada emergence in U.S. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Stories From The Mafia
La Cosa Nostra, the family, the mob, the Sicilian Mafia, whatever you call it, organized crime is both intriguing and terrifying. The stories are seemingly endless, as is our interests in this dark corner of society. We've dug up a couple key and somewhat unknown stories from the almost 150 year...
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The Ghost Car of Bosnia
A very quick short cut episode on how one man turned an American muscle car into a humanitarian war machine. Don't miss this one... Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Amazing Stories From The American Old West
The exaggerations of the American Old West are matched only by its truths. Settle in with us for an hour or so and hear some the most amazing stories from one of the most romanticized and fondly thought of eras of US history. From train robbers to gunslingers, from cattle rustlers to GOLD! All of...
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Cannibalism: Part 2
From ancient rituals to modern madmen and everything in-between. In this two part coverage of cannibalism we cover entries ranging from survival to war time to criminal cannibalism. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Cannibalism: Part 1
From ancient rituals to modern madmen and everything in between. In this two part coverage of cannibalism we cover entries ranging from survival to war time to criminal cannibalism. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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5 Mysteries You've Never Heard Of...But You Won't Soon Forget
"Mystery Episodes" have become somewhat of a reoccurring staple at The Pop List, and for good reason. They are fun from my end to put together and they are consistently some of our most popular episodes. Today we bring you 5 mysteries that we have dug up from the corners of the "world wide web"....
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Fascinating Stories Behind Your Favorite Company Names
Here at The Pop List we pride ourselves on mining stories from the unknown to the mundane and there is no better example for the latter than this week's episode. This episode we dive headlong into company names. These stories on how these names came to be are fascinating and informative. We also...
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Mass Disappearances
From the start, early man realized there was safety in numbers. To this end, we still perpetuate this by the growing cities we inhabit today. So when a person disappears, we get concerned for them and their friends and family. But when a group of people, a whole community, and in some cases a...
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Disappearance to Disaster: Aviation Mysteries
Since 1948 some 90 commercial airliners have simply vanished. With that kind cache of history, you can bet The Pop List mined a few gems for your listening and learning pleasure. Scary, sad, and baffling, aviation mysteries can be some of the most interesting and terrifying mysteries you can hear...
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Oops: 5 Accidental Discoveries That Changed The World
Trial and error is one of the most tried and true scientific philosophies for discovery and invention. Oddly enough, some of our most amazing discoveries have come from the "error" side of things. Some of the greatest minds on earth didn't figure out some of our most amazing discoveries without a...
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Video Games: History, Mysteries, & Easter Eggs
The first video games are almost 50 years old and the industry as a whole have been entrenched in our pop culture for well over 30 years. With all of the resources, history, and creative juices required to create such an industry, the history, mysteries, and secrets of video games are just the…
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5 Crazy Heists
There are few illegal activities that have inspired more books, TV shows, and movies, than heists. And for good reason "Fact is more fascinating than fiction", has never been truer than when you add together the stress of a heist, the egos of thieves, and the risk versus reward of millions of...
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Amazing Historic Battles You've Never Heard Of
This episode we are joined by Josh Effengee, a former Marine and current podcaster. We dive into some historic battles that are almost lost to the annals of history. We cover battles ranging from the 1700's all the way to the 1970's. There may have never been an episode that was more in line with...
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Zodiac Killer Episode 3 - The Suspects
Collin and I wrap up The Pop List's Zodiac Killer coverage with an episode dedicated to the suspects. Together we cover 3 of the more popular suspects and then individually we each cover some of the less known but very interesting potential suspects. Don't forget to check out Collin's podcast...
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Zodiac Killer Episode 2 - Napa and San Francisco
In this 2nd installment of The Pop List's coverage of the Zodiac Killer, Collin and I explore the last official Zodiac attacks (as well as a bonus possible attack), including the infamous hooded costume attack. I am of course once again joined by Collin Duncan from the podcast Midnight Double...
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Zodiac Killer Episode 1- The Beginning
This episode we kick-off our coverage of one of the most baffling and intriguing cases in the annuls of crime history. The Zodiac Killer case from the late 1960's through the early 1970's eventually covered almost all of California and has been studied and investigated for over 50 years. This…
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Short Cut Episode - Water Fluoridation: Helpful or Harmful?
In this Short Cut Episode we talk about the controversial subject of water fluoridation. Why do some people believe it shouldn't be in our water supply and why they believe the government does want it there. We open this episode giving a little love to a local charitable organization known as...
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Christmas Special
Short and sweet but jammed packed with fun facts about everyone's favorite time of the year!! Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Vanished: Unexplained Disappearances
This episode I'm joined with special guest Jessica Vezina Martin and we explore three more baffling cases of unexplained disappearances. Jessica is a podcasting co-host over at LSG media but instead of talking movies and TV, she stops by to explore one of her personal favorite genres, True Crime....
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[Bonus Episode] The West Virginian: A Ghost Story
This episode, we again tackle a bit of a personal, artistic endeavor. We read a short story written by yours truly. This one, a ghost story, just in time for Halloween. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Halloween Special Episode: Featuring Creepyhistory.com
In this episode we cover everything from Vampires and Werewolves to the real scary guys and gals like ax murderers. Join us for an hour so of Halloween fun... Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Top Ten Alien Movies w/ special guest Jeremiah Keller
A good friend of mine, Jeremiah Keller, stops by the studio and we discuss our Top Ten Alien movies of all-time. We get into everything from religion to 'Merica's gun ownership, and also have a few laughs along the way. A very fun entry into our "pop culture" episodes that we occasionally put…
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BONUS EPISODE: An Interview With Dean Martin From LSG Media
In this episode, I sat down with Dean Martin, a professional podcaster, and we shoot the breeze about everything from podcasting to aliens. Dean was the guy that inspired me to start The Pop List and I'm honored to have him on. I hope you enjoy our conversation. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Chicago Tylenol Murders And Other Random Acts Of Domestic Terrorism
From the unknown Chicago Tylenol murderer to the infamous Unabomber, acts of domestic terrorism are equal parts mysterious and frightening. This week we take a look at a few of the more well known events of domestic terrorism along with a couple you probably haven't heard. Listen. Learn Enjoy.…
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Top Ten Vehicles from Movies/TV w/ Special Guest Jessie Privett
With another entry in our top ten pop culture lists episodes, we welcome fellow podcaster Jessie Privett, from the podcast, Countdown to Geektown, to the show. Jessie is the cohost of Countdown to Geektown and as you'll hear, he has not only a wealth of pop culture knowledge but also automobile...
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Listener Suggestions Episode
I asked and you answered, this episode we run down a hodgepodge, potpourri of interesting and entertaining listener suggested entries. We cover everything from a missing persons case to buried treasure, a murder mystery to a World War II hero genius, and more. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List.
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Creepyhistory.com
Join us for an episode with the creator and owner of creepyhistory.com, Justin Cook. We talk shop as well as have some conversations about some of the subjects we've covered. The episode is also interspersed with entries from creepyhistory.com, read by yours truly. Check out all of Justin's…
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Modern Olympic Events You Won't Believe Were Real
The modern Olympics have been taking place since 1896. In the 122 years since those first games, several different events have been tried in both the summer and winter games, some of which were so weird or at least impractical that they have since been slashed from the games forever. In this…
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5 Fascinating Mysteries
This episode is the third installment of our "mystery" episodes. As one of our most popular subjects in the past, we decided to dig up 5 more gems that will have you scratching your head for days. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Ghost Ships
From the oceans to the Great Lakes, we cover some of the most historically well known and recorded Ghost Ships of all time. We include both supernatural sightings as well as just open ended mysterious disappearances of passengers and crew. Settle in for a little mystery on the open seas with The...
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Bonus Ep: 5 Thanksgiving Day Facts To Impress Your Friends and Family
Well during your trip over the river and through the woods you undoubtedly need some calming vocal tones to settle you before you get to Grandma's house. Well what better to listen to than some fantastic facts and figures to impress your friends and family once you get there, from none other than...
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Badass Women From History
These aren't you regular old run of the mill Amelia Earhart and Annie Oakleys. These are some true historic badasses that most of us have never heard of. Buckle up for a monster, 1hr+ episode, all recounting amazing tales about these awesome women. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List.
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Short Cut Episode: Spring Heeled Jack
In this short cut/history lesson episode, we take a little detour to Victorian England and explore the mysterious boogeyman and cultural character known as Spring Heeled Jack. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Crazy Cults, You've Never Heard Of
We all know the Charles Manson and Jim Jones's of the world, but as your hipster cousin would say, they are too mainstream. Want to learn about some real weirdos? Check out this list of Crazy Cults You Haven't Heard Of... on The Pop List. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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Short Cut Episode: The Phantom Clown Scare of 1981
In this short cut episode The Pop List digs up an interesting and almost forgotten snapshot of American history. In 1981, some 5 years before Stephen King's novel "IT" brought scary clowns to the forefront, the US was plagued with "phantom clown" sightings in several major cities. Late 2016's...
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Everyday Heroes: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Acts Of Heroism
All of us like to think that we would step and be heroic if the opportunity presented itself. Well this week The Pop List brings you examples of ordinary people that did just that when they needed to. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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BONUS EPISODE: 10 Great Movies You Haven't Seen, But Should...
Everyone has at least one or two movies that they really like but it seems like no one else has seen. Well here at The Pop List we have quite a few more than just one or two and we decided to share ten of them with you. So the next time you're setting around thinking about renting a movie, check...
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Fascinating Stories Of Twins
Whether fraternal or identical, twins have a bond and life experiences that most of us can only imagine. While all twin relationships are special some have a relationship that is downright fascinating and some have a bond that can border on creepy. This episode we explore some of those stories as...
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Strange Tales Of Unidentified Bodies
Whether it is an accidental death, suicide, or murder, anytime it is a John or Jane Doe case, meaning an unidentified victim, it is sad. However, the details of some of these cases are more than mere happenstance and some are downright confounding. The Pop List. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.
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The History Of Your Favorite Foods
Is spaghetti and meatballs really from Italy? And what does a city in German have to do with ground beef patties? The answer to these questions and many more, this week on The Pop List. Listen. Learn. Enjoy.
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**REISSUED EPISODE** (Improved Sound Quality) "5 More True Stories That Should Be Made Into A Movie
This is a reissued episode, I promise we aren't trying to double dip on you, we've just made major sound quality improvements recently and while we were trying to work those improvements, a few episodes suffered. We feel like there are a hand full of episodes that deserve a reissue. Listen.…
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BONUS EPISODE: An interview with The Coquina Clutch Podcast
The Coquina Clutch guys stop by and we discuss, documentaries, balancing life with podcasting, and The Coquina Clutch's primary podcasting topic, professional wrestling. While it's not exactly a subject that is on the radar here at The Pop List, we still had a good time talking about another...
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Amazing Stories of Survival
While at the same time fragile yet incredibly durable, the human body is no match for the human spirit. This week we go from the high seas to a prison camp in search of some of the most inspirational stories of survival. Join us for an hour or so hear some Amazing Stories of Survival. Listen....
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
At The Pop List, we make lists and count them down for you with all kinds of stories and facts surrounding each entry. Our lists range from pop culture to true crime, history, mysteries, and everything in between, we also try to learn something along the way. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
HOSTED BY
Floyd Frye
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At The Pop List, we make lists and count them down for you with all kinds of stories and facts surrounding each entry. Our lists range from pop culture to true crime, history, mysteries, and everything in between, we also try to learn something along the way. Listen. Learn. Enjoy. The Pop List
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The Pop List is created and hosted by Floyd Frye.
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