Episodes

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Show Notes – PATRICK HENRY’S CALL FOR LIBERTY Episode Summary In this special July 4th episode, we revisit one of the most electrifying moments in American history: Patrick Henry’s ...

⭐ SHOW NOTES TRUE CRIME: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF FELIPE SANTOS AND TERRANCE WILLIAMS IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES — OPEN CASE A 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Investigation Narrated by Jon Hagadorn About This Episode O...

Honoring the Heroes of the USS Indianapolis : The U.S. Navy’s Worst Maritime Disaster of WWII (1945) 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Episode Summary This episode tells the unforgettable story of the USS Indianapol...

Note- New stories now playing at 1001 Stories From The Old West and 1001 Stories For The Road-June is "share our shows month"- so please help friends and relatives follow our free 1001 podcasts-thats how we grow! And we now h...

🎙️ SHOW NOTES THE NIGHT TWO WESTERN LEGENDS -BAT MASTERSON AND O. HENRY- MET IN A MANHATTAN SALOON — 1904 1001 Stories From the Old West / 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries/1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales In 1904...

Pictured: The Wright brothers celebrating the first SUSTAINED flight- the critical development that gave the world flight. 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries AMERICA 250 Special Presentation “10 Uniquely American Inv...

🎙️ MEET THE OHIO BIGFOOT CLAN An America 250 Legends Special Presentation 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast This America 250 Legends Special Presentation takes listeners deep into one of the most active Bigf...

🎙️ SHOW NOTES — AMERICA 250 SPECIAL PRESENTATION THE SWOOSE: The Plane That Refused to Die Narrated by Jon Hagadorn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast In this America 250 special presentation , host Jon Hagad...

In this special episode of 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries , we explore the surprising, often accidental, and always fascinating origins of America’s most iconic foods and drinks. Only in the United States — the g...

🎙️ SHOW NOTES — 1001 Heroes, Legends, History & Mysteries Remembering Legendary Texas Ranger Frank Hamer America 250: Famous Lawmen In this episode, Jon takes listeners deep into the life and legacy of Texas Ranger Frank Hame...

🎙️ PODCAST SUMMARY — “Train Songs and Pain Songs” In this nostalgic, first‑person reflection, Jon looks back on 50 years of loving country music and the two currents that have always run deepest for him — the train songs and ...

In part two we tell the true story of the fall of the Alamo, the revenge at San Jacinto, and the ghosts that still occupy San Antonio

Part One: In 1836 Mexico had won its independence from Spain and was being ruled by a dictator named Santa Anna, who had a large army and used it mercilessly to hold on to his power. His biggest threat was an area we now call...

🎙️ SHOW NOTES PATREON BONUS WRITE‑UP Behind the Story: The Legend of the Bell Witch A Haunting That Became an American Legend For this week’s episode, I dove into one of the most enduring and unsettling pieces of American fol...

Joan of Arc leads France to a series of victories against the English until she is captured and imprisoned. She is given an unjust and illegal trial and the Catholic Bishop declares her to be a heretic- after which she is bur...

In 1425 France was reeling from decades of war with with England and almost all hope was gone, The French people, never giving up hope, found solace in an old prophecy that had come from centuries ago. The prophecy stated "A ...

SHOW NOTES America250: Remembering the Heroes of the USS Yorktown (CV‑5) A 9‑Chapter Audio Documentary for 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries In this special America250 presentation, we tell the full, sweeping story ...

Devil Dogs: K Company, 3rd Battalion — From Guadalcanal to Okinawa This episode follows the extraordinary combat journey of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines—one of the most battle‑tested units in the history of the Unite...

Summary of the Fight for Bryan’s Station & Simon Girty’s Revenge 🌾 The Fight for Bryan’s Station (August 15–17, 1782) Bryan’s Station, a frontier fort in Fayette County, Kentucky, came under attack when Capt. William Caldwell...

1001 hEROES JOINS THE AMERICA 250 CELEBRATION WITH TRUE AMERICAN HISTORY: American colonists in Kentucky were truly tough people-men and women, and their fight against the British and their Indian and loyalist allies helped s...

Found in the Footnotes –Why Do Bunnies Lay Eggs At Easter? In this light‑hearted Easter special, we dive into one of history’s most delightfully confusing questions: Why on earth do bunnies lay eggs at Easter? The answer, as ...

SHOW NOTES — MK‑ULTRA Pt. 2: The Victims, The Stories & The Outcome Episode Summary In Part Two of our MK‑ULTRA investigation, we move from the paper trail into the human cost of one of the most disturbing intelligence progra...

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast TORNADO: REMEMBERING THE 2011 SUPER OUTBREAK & HOW TO SURVIVE THE NESXT ONE The 2011 Super Outbreak stands as the largest, deadliest, and most destructive tornado outbreak ...

Dr. John Pemberton's "cure" wqas a patent medicine created in 1886 to treat morhine addiction, nerve pain, headaches, and hangovers. His remedy consisted of Bordeaux wine mixed with coca leaves and kola nuts, with the coca le...