49 Days Sitting on a Flag Pole and Other Wild True Stories
Imagine sitting on top of a flagpole for 49 days! That's exactly what Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly did in 1930. He was known for pole-sitting, a strange stunt where people would balance on flagpoles for as long as possible. Kelly broke the record during the Great Depression, and people came from all ove…
Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly
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Sitting on Top of the World: The Story of 'Shipwreck' Kelly
Sitting on Top of the World: The Story of 'Shipwreck' Kelly
Interview - Nate DiMeo and The Memory Palace
Tracy talks with Nate DiMeo about podcasting, varying approaches to talking about history, and his new book, "The Memory Palace."
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Life In An Elevator, The Elephant Poop In The Room, Smalltown Takedown, Shipwreck Kelly
Our first story takes us to China where a woman became trapped in an elevator following some strange circumstances. Even scarier, she died after being stuck in the elevator for over a month. Still in China, Mel will tell us about the Canopia rainforest themed restaurant where patrons can pay over $…
110. Alvin Shipwreck Kelly
Shipwreck was born Aloysius Kelly in the late 1800s. His early life was full of tragedy but he went on to live a daredevil life of adventure, which is how he ended up spending so much time in Kentucky, doing stunts on airplane wings and atop the Courier Journal building in Louisville. Crowds of th…
What Was Flagpole Sitting? A Dirt Nap City Dead End
Flagpole sitting is exactly what it sounds like: a person climbing on top of a towering pole, usually in the middle of a city, and testing their endurance by sitting atop it for as long as their body holds up. It began in Hollywood in January 1924, when a former sailor, boxer, steelworker, and stun…
Pole Position
Sometimes the most curious thing you can find is high above you. Here are two figures we can all look up to.
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GBRBTP EP26: Charlie Gibson - Ship Wrecked
Charlie Gibson is back to tell us about his role model Shipwreck Kelly and George introduces us to the real life Waler White of the UK.
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