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The Ouija Broads

The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird

A weekly Society, Culture, Travel, History and Comedy podcast
 3 people rated this podcast
The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird

The Ouija Broads

The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird

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The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird

The Ouija Broads

The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird

A weekly Society, Culture, Travel, History and Comedy podcast
 3 people rated this podcast
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The story of Oregonian Kent Couch's adventures in cluster ballooning.  
We discuss the case of William Toomey, a man who ended his journey in a church in Boise, Idaho and left quite a mystery behind. It's mentioned at the top, but this episode is all about somebody who died from suicide, so skip it if needed. We
The Broads return with a new season about castaways, explorers, and wanderers. We open with Fu Sang, the legendary land that some believe is Oregon...
We close Skid Road with the man who gave it another one of its many names: Maynardtown. What makes a middle-aged doctor leave his family in Cleveland behind and trek the Oregon Trail? How far can someone go for the chance to marry the woman he
Devon takes us down... deep down into the Seattle Underground! Let's learn about Bill Spiedel and the unique world he helped preserve beneath Seattle's streets. (We kinda allude to this at one point but Spiedel did like a dash of flavor with
This time we went all in on one block. Yes, one individual singular solitary block of Seattle. But there's quite a bit to say about this block, as it turns out.This is also an episode where the story necessitates talking about the anti-Asian
Devon tells Liz about the Flower of the North, Klondike Kate Rockwell!Content notes: Kate gets engaged while underage (probably), and toward the end of his life, Pantages was accused of sexually assaulting a minor. No details, we basically ju
In our continuing Skid Road coverage, we explore how the business of pleasure shaped early Seattle. Content notes: Plenty of mentions of sex work in here, one dude is accused of having an underage mistress, and there's a fatal shootout at the
The tale of the Golden Spruce and Grant Hadwin finds its conclusion at long last. 
Welcome to Ouija Broads: Skid Road! We kick things off with the tale of Henry Yesler, Seattle's city father who's really more of a city vodka aunt, his adventures, his influences, the Seattle he knew, and the intriguing women he loved. 
Liz and Devon emerge from their subterranean stronghold to tell people about technical turbulence, the new season's premiere date, and a delightfully surprising show tie-in.  Ouija & Broads is available at this link. Patreon: https://www.p
Devon tells Liz about an animal that's made up, despite also being real. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuijaBroads/Twitter: https://twitter.com/theouijabroa
We're back! Devon tells Liz the first part of a tale about a very special tree: where it came from (botanically and spiritually) and what made it so special.CW: Mentions of the impact of colonization on the Haida people, including a smallpox
At long long last! The treasure, the lighthouse, the court battle, the things that remain. What a ride this story was. For potential content concerns, all the same bad news is going on - drowning, shipwreck, etc. - and we also reference the L
We continue our Graveyard of the Pacific coverage with the Brother Jonathan, an antebellum sidewheeler that loaded itself up with a fortune in gold and a rogue's gallery of Northwestern notables before running afoul of the Dragon's Teeth of St.
Devon tells Liz two tales from the Graveyard of the Pacific: a lost anchor, and a mysteriously abandoned ship. CW: One of the theories for the abandoned ship involves a murderer and there's a brief mention of blood. And if you got that thalas
Liz tells Devon about some spooky cryptids and a less spooky, more sweet one, too. CWs: Some mentions of guns being used by eager cryptid hunters, but nobody actually hits anything. We also briefly discuss deer with chronic wasting disease.
Devon tells Liz about a Seattle mansion with ghosts up to the rafters. Content warnings are along the typical ghost story lines - some of the variations of the ghost legends involve murder, in a few of those the victim is a baby. The first ow
Liz tells Devon the tale of a strange Spokane institution, its namesakes, and what comes next for its signature creatures. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ouij
Devon tells Liz two stories about the wondrous power of spite. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuijaBroads/Twitter: https://twitter.com/theouijabroads/Instagra
Liz tells Devon about a very interesting mansion in British Columbia, the people who lived there, their lives after death, and the mansion's own life after death. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/F
Devon tells Liz about a very only-in-Alaska situation....Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuijaBroads/Twitter: https://twitter.com/theouijabroads/Instagram: htt
Liz tells Devon about the exciting conclusion (or is it?) to the decade-long hunt for Forrest Fenn's treasure!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuijaBroads/Twitte
Liz tells Devon about a legendary pirate treasure of the Oregon coast. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OuijaBroads/Twitter: https://twitter.com/theouijabroads
Devon tells Liz about famed performers who trod the stage, by which of course we mean some pet moose who also may or may not have been vaudeville performers. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ouijabroadsWebsite: https://ouijabroads.com/Facebo
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