Press Gang

Did you know that Bigfoots, UFOs, and Satanic Cults all exist in South Shore Massachusetts? We didn't buy it either. Join five best buds as we yap over each other and hunt for fairy dust on this episode of Press Gang.

Check out this stupid trailer of us yapping for Press Gang Episode 5 - The Bridgewater Triangle.

Check out the trailer for Press Gang Episode 5 - The Bridgewater Triangle.

Check out the trailer for Press Gang Episode 4 - Private Wojtek: The Polish Army's Emotional Support Bear.

Check out the trailer for Press Gang Episode 3 - The North Pond Hermit: And Other Personal Stories of Rome, Maine.

Check out the trailer for Press Gang Episode 2 - The 1986 Miami-Dade FBI Shootout: A Really Bad Day At Work.

Check out the trailer for Press Gang Episode 1 - Pavolv's House: The Lighthouse of The Volga.

After being freed from Siberia the Polish Army adopted a Syrian brown bear in Iran and then took him to Italy...for real. On this episode of Press Gang we are joined by a real Polak, Diane, to talk about the most Polish thing that has ever happened.

Rome, ME is so awesome that someone walked into the woods in 1986 and didn’t come out until 2013.  On this episode of Press Gang, we tell the story of Christopher Thomas Knight, aka “The North Pond Hermit”, and gab about our love for Rome (the one with Day’s Store, not the one with the Colosseum).Music:WANTED by BLUE STEELSources:The Atlantic. (2020, April 23). The Last True Hermit Survived Alone for 27 Years [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFcbAllQmxcFascinating Horror. (2025, April 22). In Hiding for 27 Years: The North Pond Hermit | Fascinating Horror [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rftItsbN2moHarvey, A. (2025, September 16). The Astonishing Story Of Christopher Thomas Knight, The Maine ‘Hermit’ Who Lived In Isolation For 27 Years. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/christopher-thomas-knightWikimedia Foundation. (2025, August 16). Christopher Thomas Knight. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Thomas_KnightTVO Today. (2017, August 28). The Last True Hermit [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEcbijLmEXs

The most famous shootout in the history of the FBI was born out of a string of robberies, murder(s), and a whole lot of mustaches. On this episode of Press Gang, we discuss a very bad day at work. Join us for the story of the 1986 Miami-Dade FBI Shootout and a whole lot of unqualified blabbering.Music:WANTED by BLUE STEELSources:Bushatz, A. (2019, June 21). Shootout in Miami. Recoil. https://www.recoilweb.com/shootout-in-miami-142459.html Fatal Firefight in Miami. (n.d.). Federal Bureau of Investigation. https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/fatal-firefight-in-miami Harrell, Paul. (2017, March 31). FBI 1986 Miami Dade Shooting: An Analysis [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv8cByaVyNQ&t=1193sPike, T. (2023, December 28). Guns of the ’86 Miami Shootout: An In-Depth Look - The Mag Life. The Mag Life. https://gunmagwarehouse.com/blog/guns-of-the-86-miami-shootout-an-in-depth-look/ The FBI Files. (2020, August 8). Firefight | FULL EPISODE | The FBI Files [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5UVkNhqi_k&t=2563sWendigoon. (2024, December 29). The Deadliest Shootout in FBI History [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzJyn_NbxSk&t=4707sWikipedia Contributors. (2025, September 5). 1986 FBI Miami shootout. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation.

During The Battle of Stalingrad, a four story apartment building with questionable strategic importance…exists.  And everybody wants it.  On the very first episode of Press Gang, we tell the story of Pavlov’s House, aka “The Lighthouse”, and how the Red Army turned it into a fortress of fascist death. Music:WANTED by BLUE STEELSources:http://www.digitalcapricorn.com/Pavlov/Downloads/Pavlovs_House_Companion.pdfPavlov’s House. (n.d.). Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/pavlovs-house Pavlov’s House / Sights of Volgograd / BATTLEFIELD TOURS OF STALINGRAD. (n.d.). Www.stalingradtours.com. https://www.stalingradtours.com/en/sights/articul/pavlov_s_house Pavlovs House - Stalingrad fortress. (n.d.). Stalingradfront.com. https://stalingradfront.com/articles/articles-about-stalingrad-battle/pavlovs-house/ “Pavlov’s House” - Volgograd - TracesOfWar.com. (2025). Tracesofwar.com. https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/10529/Pavlovs-House.htm Pavlov’s House - War History. (2015, February 24). War History. https://warhistory.org/@msw/article/pavlovs-house?amp=1 TIKHistory. (2018, July 16). The REAL Story of Pavlov’s House at Stalingrad [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc-rFzC63hU&t=773sWikipedia Contributors. (2018, December 1). Battle of Stalingrad. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Stalingrad Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, August 5). Operation Barbarossa. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barbarossa Wikipedia Contributors. (2022, May 8). Pavlov’s House. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavlov%27s_House Yakov Pavlov. (2021, January 7). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakov_Pavlov