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Ep 37: Alaska or Rust 5, Toad River, Hot Springs and the Signpost Forest
Alaska highway lodges, Liard Hotsprings, buffalo herds, the Watson Lake Signpost forest and at the end outtakes about Okapi and plumbing nerds. Enjoy the show! This is a public episode. If you'd like…
Ep 36: Hot Todd Lincoln, sideshow strongman!
The first in what we hope to be a series, Carnies are People Too, we hang out with strongman, sage, author and wedding officiant Hot Todd Lincoln! Enjoy our wonderful conversation. This is a public…
Ep 35: Alaska or Rust 4, Onwards to Fort Nelson
Meet the gang that drove the Alaska Highway and join us on our first leg to Fort Nelson. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
Ep 34: The Man in the Steel Teepee - John Valjean Mahalchik
When they burned his house he built a steel teepee. He ran for President multiple times. He said," The Royal blood of peasants flows in my veins." He lived on an airfield covered in ww2 surplus. We…
Ep 33: Alaska or Rust 3, border games and a 19 hr drive
The third installment of Merlin's 2017 Alaska or Rust adventure. With Merlin, Tasia, Matt and Nicole. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to…
Ep 32: Fake maple, odd skeletons and the rat distribution system
The story of how an abandoned rat, wandering around our town became part of our lives, along with MANY other rambles and anecdotes. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with…
Coming on the 13th
Sourtoe cocktail, breakfast horrors, odd skeletons and the cat AND rat distribution system.Enjoy the short promo video. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers…
Ep 31: Alaska or Rust the Journey Begins
The trip begins for real as merlin and crew work against a deadline to cross the United States and meet the convoy in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. They experience various states, deal with…
Ep 30: Rolling for the stans part 2!!
Wow, it’s episode 30! And we have much much more for you.Rolling for the Stans Part 2! We roll dice and work our way through another round of Matt’s stories from working in the various stan…
Ep 29: Prepping for the Alaska Highway
The gang discuss roadtrip stories as a lead in to Merlin’s Alaska or Rust vintage Jeep Journey. Merlin describes how the Alaska or Rust plan eveolved, how he was invited to join, and how a series of…
Ep 28: Rolling for the Stans!! (Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and the rest)
It’s our first “Rolling for the ‘Stans” episode. Matt has been to every central Asian nation’s capitol from Ashgabat to Nur Sultan with stories from every one of them.With Matt, Tasia, Merlin and…
Ep 27: Buffy, Scooby Doo and the Serpent's Key of Hanover
In honor of Spooky Season Tasia and Merlin chat with the wonderful Beck, the unofficial witch of Hanover PA, about their store, their path, and the ridiculousness of some recent issues that we call…
Ep 26: Pumpkin Floods! (before new mics)
This is an OLD recording, maybe 11 months ago Matt did a deep dive on pumpkin floods and we saved it for Spooky Season. It’s a shorter one, sound quality is not as good, but it’s darned fun! We will…
Ep 25: Cross Country Wheelbarrow racing!!!!
This week it’s all about pushing the limits of pushing a wheelbarrow. Download to listen in as we discuss the history of pedestrianism, exhibition walking and wheelbarrow sports. It’s a wild one with…
Ep 24: Swan boats, Power outages and generators, oh my!!
Merlin begins his summer break with a trip to New England to spend time with his parents and nephews……. aaaaaand returns in time for an almost week long power outage where he goes through generator…
Ep 23: The Man in The Polka Dot House, an Eccentric Nuclear Story
Louis Scholz, an inventor, a WW2 scientist, a man who worked on the Manhattan project. This episode explores high speed photography, glowing trees, radiation and Merlin’s hatred of cars designed by…
Ep 22: (Fixed!) Southbend, This Could Have Been Prevented.
The prior post of the episode has a blip at the end where the exit music overruns the conversation. This version you get the WHOLE episode!!!! Join Matt, Cody and Merlin to hear about the wonders…
Ep 22: Southbend, this could have been prevented
Stranger danger, a trip to Southbend, the strange constant reincarnation of the Studebaker Electric Fountain, and Moriarty the Mifflinburg Monkey. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss…
Ep 21: Train Gardens Christmas in July
Hear how Matt accidentally made a 'Train Garden', some history of why these are so quintessentially Baltimore and Nicole tells stories of childhood Christmas parties in South Baltimore with crab…
Ep 20: Walking WW1 Battlefields
Merlin chats with Randy Gaulke of Knee Deep in History about exploring the Western Front and guiding tours of the battlefields.To find out more about Randy and his tours visit…
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Merlin’s Barn Podcast has published 39 episodes since November 2024, covering topics in Documentary, Personal Journals.
Merlin’s Barn Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 43m.
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