• Amazing Tales from Off and On Connecticut‘s Beaten Path

  • By: Mike Allen
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Amazing Tales from Off and On Connecticut‘s Beaten Path

By: Mike Allen
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  • Noted story teller and former journalist Mike Allen interviews special guests and then produces amazing tales about people, places and events from Connecticut history. His style and enthusiasm make history relatable, interesting, fun and informative. You certainly don‘t have to be from Connecticut to enjoy these stories -- you just need to find history interesting and to love a good story. New episodes are published every Thursday. Theme music (Musical Interlewd 1, intro; Musical Interlewd 2, outro) by Christopher Cech. Podcast logo design by Ashley Cech. Logo photo by Yvonne Cech. This podcast is a production of True North Associates, LLC.
    Copyright 2021 All rights reserved.
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  • An Ancient Hiking Rite Still Practiced

    An Ancient Hiking Rite Still Practiced
    Jan 30 2025

    It's an ancient European tradition. Hiking a town’s boundaries still occurs in three CT towns (Madison, Guilford, and Durham). They conducted theirs recently, complete with the carved ceremonial stone, for placement where the towns meet. Madison First Selectwoman Peggy Lyons has the story.
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    17 mins
  • Boxer / Opera Singer / Queen of the Rum Runners

    Boxer / Opera Singer / Queen of the Rum Runners
    Jan 23 2025

    She was a boxer, an opera singer, and a rum runner. Nellie Green made it through 13 years of Prohibition with just one team member getting arrested, while keeping her patrons well supplied with alcohol. She also distributed some of her liquor to other bootleggers further inland, making hefty profits. How did this singing sensation – with a knock-out punch – end up being one of the biggest rum runners in the northeast?
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    21 mins
  • PT Barnum's Incredible Legacy

    PT Barnum's Incredible Legacy
    Jan 16 2025

    PT Barnum – the world’s greatest showman. His legacy lives on. The 75-year-old Barnum Festival keeps the showman alive. It gives residents a chance to celebrate the man annually. Barnum was a major benefactor of Bridgeport. He served as Mayor and donated his estate to create beautiful Seaside Park. And, it will surprise you just how many important businesses and civic enterprises he established. We’ll hear about Barnum from this year’s Ring Master for the Barnum Festival, Greg Gnandt.
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    19 mins

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