Strange Year: A Strange History Podcast
Jason Horton
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Each week Jason Horton revisits a different year along with the strange history and the cultural happenings during that year. Get your weekly weird history fix with Strange Year.
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73. 1984
The CIA's psychic trip to Mars made 1984 a Strange Year.
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Mar 29, 2021
72. 1954
The twice death-defying Earnest Hemingway made 1954 a Strange Year.
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Mar 22, 2021
71. 1995
A prediction about the internet made 1995 a Strange Year.
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Sources: https://www.newsweek.com/lets-talk-about-1995-newsweek-piece-says-internet-will-fail-210278
Mar 15, 2021
70. 1984
The New Show made 1984 a Strange Year.
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Mar 8, 2021
69. 1976
Jerry Lee Lewis vs. Elvis made 1976 a Strange Year.
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Mar 1, 2021
68. 1990
The CIA's Kryptos made 1990 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/py01WM6lyww
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Feb 22, 2021
67. 1974
The Time Magazine interview with Jack Nicholson made 1974 a Strange Year.
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Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Feb 15, 2021
66. 1990
A failed musical comedy made 1990 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/py01WM6lyww
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Feb 8, 2021
65. 1992
The first text message made 1992 a Strange Year.
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Feb 1, 2021
64. 1961
A space gun in the jungle made 1961 a Strange Year.
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Jan 25, 2021
63. 1984
A commercial for 1984 made 1984 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/py01WM6lyww
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
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Jan 18, 2021
62. 1981
The PIL concert riot made 1981 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/py01WM6lyww
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Jan 11, 2021
61. 1989
A breakfast soda made 1989 a Strange Year.
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Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Jan 4, 2021
60. 1983
The mysterious death of Tennessee Williams made 1983 a Strange Year.
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Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Dec 28, 2020
59. 1985
A Disney themed dance club made 1985 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/py01WM6lyww
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Dec 21, 2020
58. 1876
The Kentucky Meat Shower made 1876 a Strange Year.
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Dec 14, 2020
57. 1997
The Bloop made 1997 a Strange Year.
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Dec 7, 2020
56. 2002
The Comedy Central Roast of Chevy Chase made 2002 a Strange Year.
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Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Nov 30, 2020
55. 1942
The Mickey Mouse Gas Mask made 1942 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/py01WM6lyww
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Nov 23, 2020
54. 1975
The Heart Attack Gun made 1975 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0XHE4csS1AY
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Nov 16, 2020
53. 1990
The Brady's made 1990 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0XHE4csS1AY
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Nov 9, 2020
52. 2014
The completely blank album Sleepify made 2014 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0XHE4csS1AY
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Nov 2, 2020
51. 1981
Andy Kaufman at Jerry's Famous Deli made 1981 a Strange Year.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/0XHE4csS1AY
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Oct 26, 2020
50. 1970
Miss American Vampire made 1970 a Strange Year.
Halloween Filming Locations: https://youtu.be/0XHE4csS1AY
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Oct 19, 2020
49. 1982
Halloween III: Season of the Witch made 1983 a Strange Year.
Halloween Filming Locations: https://youtu.be/0XHE4csS1AY
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Oct 12, 2020
48. 2018
The disappearing skier made 2018 a Strange Year.
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Oct 5, 2020
47. 2009
The Balloon Boy Hoax made 2009 a Strange Year.
1994 was a Strange Year: https://youtu.be/8bkWVWzvCwQ
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Sep 28, 2020
46. 1966
Danger in the Los Angeles jungle made 1966 a Strange Year.
1994 was a Strange Year: https://youtu.be/8bkWVWzvCwQ
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Sep 21, 2020
45. 1956
A housewife on LSD made 1956 a Strange Year.
1994 was a Strange Year: https://youtu.be/8bkWVWzvCwQ
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Sep 14, 2020
44. 1967
A marathon sabotage made 1967 a Strange Year.
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
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Sep 7, 2020
43. 2007
The Most Mysterious Song on the Internet made 2007 a Strange Year.
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Aug 31, 2020
42. 1999
The mysterious mid-flight death of pro golfer Payne Stewart made 1999 a Strange Year.
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Aug 24, 2020
41. 1966
The battle for Pandora's Box made 1966 a Strange Year.
Aug 17, 2020
40. 1970
An invasion on Disneyland made 1970 a Strange Year.
1994 was a Strange Year: https://youtu.be/8bkWVWzvCwQ
Abandoned & Historic LA Book: https://www.ghosttownpod.com/book
Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/thejasonhorton
Aug 10, 2020
39. 1952
Atomic Tourism made 1952 a Strange Year.
Aug 3, 2020
38. 1969
The shortest-lived TV show made 1969 a Strange Year.
Jul 27, 2020
37. 1968
The death of a Peter Pan made 1968 a Strange Year.
Jul 20, 2020
36. 1959
The untimely death of Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer of The Little Rascals fame made 1959 a Strange Year.
Jul 13, 2020
35. 1969
A moon landing disaster memo made 1969 a Strange Year.
Jul 6, 2020
34. 1980
A doomsday video made 1980 a Strange Year.
Jun 29, 2020
33. 1963
A powerful zoo exhibit made 1963 a Strange Year.
Jun 22, 2020
32. 1975
A mysterious and elusive cartoon made 1975 a Strange Year.
Jun 15, 2020
31. 1972
A plane crash survivor made 1972 a Strange Year.
Jun 8, 2020
30. 1980
A DB Cooper copycat made 1980 Strange Year.
Jun 1, 2020
29. 1934
Plans for a death-ray made 1934 a Strange Year.
May 25, 2020
28. 2000
Messages from the future made 2000 a Strange Year.
May 18, 2020
27. 2004
A dancing priest crashing the Olympics made 2004 a Strange Year.
May 11, 2020
26. 2015
A movie no one will see made 2015 Strange Year.
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May 4, 2020
25. 1983
A video game burial made 1983 a Strange Year.
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Apr 27, 2020
24. 1995
A talk show that ended in tragedy made 1995 a Strange Year.
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Apr 20, 2020
23. 1980
A one thousand pound casino bombing made 1980 a Strange Year.
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Apr 13, 2020
22. 1994
The Toxic Lady made 1994 a Strange Year.
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Apr 6, 2020
21. 1972
A pop song sung in complete gibberish that reached the top of the charts made 1972 a Strange Year.
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Mar 30, 2020
20. 1930
A slow news day made 1930 a Strange Year.
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Mar 23, 2020
19. 1981
Before there was Joe Exotic and the Tiger King, there was Roar.
The most dangerous movie ever made 1981 a Strange Year.
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Mar 16, 2020
18. 1973
The talk show host that created a toilet paper shortage made 1973 a Strange Year.
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Mar 9, 2020
17. 1896
The Shortest War made 1896 a Strange Year.
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Mar 2, 2020
16. 1977
The Wow! signal made 1977 a Strange Year.
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Feb 24, 2020
15. 1587
The Lost Colony of Roanoke made 1587 a Strange Year.
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Feb 17, 2020
14. 2002
A time travel device in the hands of the Vatican made 2002 a Strange Year.
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Feb 10, 2020
13. 1951
The curious case of Mary Reeser made 1951 a Strange Year.
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Feb 3, 2020
12.1979
The story of Marion Stokes made 1979 a Strange Year.
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Jan 27, 2020
11. 1518
The Dancing Plague made 1518 a Strange Year.
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Jan 20, 2020
10. 1987
In 1987, the Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion made 1987 a Strange Year.
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Jan 13, 2020
9. 1942
The Battle of Los Angeles made 1942 a Strange Year.
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Jan 6, 2020
8: 1920
Children mailing, NASA vs. The NY Times, shoe store x-rays, and the human fly made 1920 a Strange Year.
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Dec 30, 2019
7. 1999
The encrypted notes of Ricky McCormick and Y2K panic made 1999 a Strange Year.
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Dec 23, 2019
6. 2009
The death of Michael Jackson made 2009 a Strange Year.
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Dec 16, 2019
5: 1948
The worst baseball movie of all time, lithium-laced 7up, the end of an Olympics sport, and a 15 foot penguin made 1948 a Strange Year.
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Dec 9, 2019
4: 1961
The bombing of North Carolina, a Six Flags civil war, movie goers going Homicidal, and the mysterious case of Lucy Ann Johnson made 1961 a Strange Year.
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Dec 2, 2019
3. 2004
A man was found behind a dumpster behind a Burger King. He had no idea who he was or where he had been. It's the 11 year journey to try to find the true identity of Benjamin Kyle that made 2004 a Strange Year.
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Nov 25, 2019
2. 1959
Billie Holiday's last stand, the mysterious death of George Reeves, Dyatlov Pass, & the longest flight made 1959 a Strange Year.
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Nov 18, 2019
1: 1985
The MOVE Bombing, The Singing Nun, Aliens at the Geneva Summit, and Disney's The Black Cauldron made 1985 a Strange Year.
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Nov 12, 2019
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Each week Jason Horton revisits a different year along with the strange history and the cultural happenings during that year. Get your weekly weird history fix with Strange Year.