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On this episode of Mothboys, the boys come take a dip in the Ohio river when they discuss both The Octo-Man and the equally terrifying Green Clawed Beast.

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Anyone who has done geologic work in the Keystone State might wonder how things got so complicated. Pennsylvania’s geologic history is long and complex. Join us to explore how that complexity came about.

Host Chris Jennings is joined by Jay Anglin, Great Lakes Region migration editor for ducks.org, and the two discuss the impacts of the most recent winter storm which barreled into the Great Lakes last week. As the season’s closed across many Great Lakes states, the region remained very mild, leaving ducks and geese to hold tight. The recent winter storm sent them packing from Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, northern Indiana and Illinois. With a quick thaw in the short-term forecast, hunters who hunt in areas where the seasons are still open, may be in for a strong finish.

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Every year since 1984, American Rivers has released a report called America's Most Endangered Rivers. To be highlighted by this report, rivers must have significance to human and natural communities, face consequential threat, and have an upcoming major decision that the public can help influence. This episode is an interview with Sinjin Eberle and Amy Souers Kober on what makes this report an effective river conservation tool, the most endangered rivers of 2023, and tangible actions that we as listeners can do to engage with the most endangered rivers of 2023.

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You can't talk about confidence artists and their games without talking about one of the classics: the shell game. It's been called a lot of things over the decades, and during the time and place we're going to visit in this episode, it was 'thimblerig'. It's often portrayed as a gambling game, but it's actually a con used to fleece unsuspecting bettors. Samuel Bennett was one of the best-known 'thimbleriggers' – perhaps ever, depending who you ask – and he made a fortune scamming passengers on steamboats along America's waterways in the 19th century.

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Hey, y'all! We are back this week to talk about a man who created a whole alter ego just to take on President George W. Bush, novelty t-shirt sovereign William Tsangares.

We're going a bit further up the Ohio this week to discuss the loss of the towboat Elizabeth M in January 2005.

Sources:

Clowdis, Charles W. and Natasha Horowitz. "The River Barge Still Plays a Role in U.S. Transportation." S&P Global, 4 June 2009, https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/mi/country-industry-forecasting.html?id=106593483

Frazier, Reid R. "Pilot details rescue of 2 from towboat." TribLive, 5 Feb 2005. https://archive.triblive.com/news/pilot-details-rescue-of-2-from-towboat/

U.S. Coast Guard  report on the sinking of M/V Elizabeth M

Career educator and Michiana griot Brother Sage and wife Charlotte Pfeifer Gillam, a community advocate, activist and pioneering politician share a loving approach to African American history. Community  is everything to this South Bend, Indiana couple who hail from various locations prior to their current home including Ohio, Michigan and East St. Louis, IL.  In this episode they give an audio tour of the travels of enslaved peoples via the Midwestern Underground Railroad route  and its conditions at the time. The two are also generous with their advice on pursuing education, the power of HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), preserving history and finding a partner in love with whom to share these senior years.

This episode first aired on KBLA Talk 1580 in Los Angeles, CA.

Are you ready for some West Virginia folklore?  Mothman isn’t the only cryptid in West Virginia.  In this episode we will explore the origins of Sheepsquatch, White Things, The Flatwoods Monster, The Grafton Beast, Snarly Yow, and The Ouga. These creatures may be lesser known than Mothman, nevertheless, each has its own interesting backstory. You may even be inspired to do some cryptid hunting of your own.

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River cleanups with excavators, barges, bigfoot and Oreos.  Living Lands & Waters is an “Industrial Strength River Cleanup” organization working to clean up the big rivers of middle America.  24 years.  118,000 volunteers.  12.4 million pounds of trash.  Living on barges.  Meeting the small obscure river towns.  

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Archaeologist DARLA SPENCER joins us to discuss the Adena peoples utilization of WV's river valleys.  Most researchers avoid/dismiss WV as a significant Adena necropolis, but Darla changes that with the recent publication of her "Woodland Mounds in West Virginia."  There were over 400 mounds in the state, and Darla examines the captivating content of 16 to reveal the growth of pottery making, artistic development and horticulture.  Much of her research centers on the mammoth Grave Creek Mound and the 60 mile long necropolis lining both banks of the Kanawha River to its confluence with the Ohio River.  There is much to reevaluate about WV's role in America's prehistory, and Darla is a leading advocate on this issue.