Strange Country

Strange Country

Strange Country

Episodes 310
Avg. Duration 56m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 3.4 (179)
Since Aug 2017
Latest Episode Mar 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
51%
Hosting
rss.libsyn.com

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About This Podcast

Welcome to Strange Country, a podcast devoted to bizarre, surreal and extraordinary stories that make America the weird place it is. Co-hosts Kelly and Beth are former newspaper reporters turned school librarians who have always had a soft spot for a good story--the stranger the better. Discover the first woman to survive a barrel ride over Niagara Falls and the man who invented "complex marriage" in one of the most successful utopian experiments. Things get weird pretty quickly around here.

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Recent Episodes

Strange Country Ep. 311: Tylenol Poisonings

Mar 26, 2026 54m

In 1982, seven people died after taking doses of Extra Strength Tylenol, leading to a full-blown and safety standards for over-the-counter meds. To this day, the murders remain unsolved. Strange…

Strange Country Ep. 310: Inez Nathaniel-Walker

Mar 05, 2026 44m

Hey dear Dash Hounds, we are back this week in a regular kind of way talking about a woman you probably have never heard of—unless you are a folk art phenom like Beth. Learn about a woman and artist…

Strange Country Ep. 309: Viola Liuzzo

Feb 19, 2026 51m

It may seem the government's technique of denigrating the people they kill to make it appear that the killing was justified is a new fun thing in 2026, but we've been here before. It's likely you've…

Strange Country Ep. 308: Psychic Readers Network

Jan 29, 2026 58m

"Ask again later" would have been a common response if you had asked your magic eight ball when Strange Country would have a new episode over the last weeks. But now "the outlook is good" because…

Strange Country Ep. 307: Huey Long

Nov 27, 2025 1h 2m

While he may have been called a demagogue and a counterfeit Mussolini, Huey Long had some darn tootin' good ideas—mainly taxing the rich into oblivion. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly talk…

Strange Country Ep. 306: ELIZA

Nov 13, 2025 48m

In 1964, MIT researcher Joseph Weizenbaum created the first therapy chatbot ELIZA and realized soon after that it sucked and humanity was worse for it. Sixty years later, our new tech gods are like…

Strange Country Ep. 305: The Page Act

Oct 23, 2025 44m

Hey Dash Hounds! Remember when that famous person said the thing that the other famous person put on a coffee mug? "The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history?" Well…

Strange Country Ep. 304: Villisca Axe Murders

Oct 09, 2025 50m

Tis Pumpkin Spice time and Strange Country has a spooky story to listen to as you drink a pumpkin spice-flavored whatever gets you through this America 2025. Co-hosts Beth and Kelly discuss the…

Strange Country Ep. 303: It's Britney, Bitch

Sep 18, 2025 1h 1m

It's Strange Country, bitch. Yes, we're back. Has anything happened? Likely no. In today's episode cohosts Beth and Kelly tackle the conservatorship saga of pop icon Britney Spears and how gross…

Strange Country Ep. 302: Candy Darling

Aug 07, 2025 54m

We all know that women and men are monoliths, right? Women like shoes and the government controlling their bodies; men like muscled-up NFTs of Donald Trump and bench-pressing bitcoin. But what if…

Strange Country Ep. 301: Dr. Feelgood

Jul 24, 2025 57m

What do you do when you need a little pick-me-up? Exercise? Drink some coffee? Laugh uproariously at Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly? For some, like politicians and celebs that didn't cut it…

Strange Country Ep. 300: Streaking

Jul 10, 2025 41m

Dear Dashhounds, have you lost the ability to handle all the things? Enough that you are thinking about bringing back the streaking fad of the 70s? Before you get all hot and bothered and start…

Strange Country Ep. 299: Charlotte Osgood Mason

Jun 19, 2025 50m

Charlotte Osborne Mason was one of the biggest benefactors of the Harlem Renaissance but her patronage came with a cost. While she gave noted luminaries Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston monthly…

Strange Country Ep. 298: Rhinelander v. Rhinelander

May 22, 2025 59m

We love our trials of the century here at Strange Country and this one is a doozy. It's likely one you've never heard of: Rhinelander v Rhinelander. See a young aristocrat married a domestic worker…

Strange Country Ep. 297: Elizabeth Dilling

May 08, 2025 55m

Does it make you feel better to know that America has always been populated by horrible people determined to ostracize others and destroy our democratic principles? Probably not. But it's true. The…

Strange Country Ep. 296: The Apprentice

Apr 10, 2025 58m

With the on-again, off-again tariffs and total economic sh*tstorm, one wonders why anyone ever thought Donald Trump had any economic sense. That's because Mark Burnett transformed the six-time…

Strange Country Ep. 295: Alice Duer Miller

Mar 27, 2025 46m

Hey Readers! Alice Duer Miller was a women of her time and ours! Who was she? Why don't you know? Because she is a woman, and that's a dangerous word these days. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast…

Strange Country Ep. 294: The Real World

Mar 13, 2025 1h

This is a true story. Of two strange podcasters picked to podcast in an attic about a strange country. Find out what happens when Beth and Kelly stop being polite and start getting real about The…

Strange Country Ep. 293: Candid Camera

Feb 27, 2025 1h 8m

Smile, you're listening to a podcast about Candid Camera. Created by Allen Funt, Candid Camera was America's first prank reality show. A case could be made that this show is responsible for the…

Strange Country Ep. 292: Plants Know What You Think About This Podcast

Feb 06, 2025 48m

Well Dash Hounds, if you are still out there listening and tuning in, we are thankful. Listening is an act of love. Love brings joy, and joy is a form of resistance. So sit back this week and learn…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Strange Country have?

Strange Country has published 310 episodes since August 2017, covering topics in Comedy, History.

Is Strange Country still active?

Strange Country is currently moderate with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 56m.

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