Strange Country
Welcome to Strange Country, a podcast devoted to bizarre, surreal and extraordinary stories that make America the weird place it is.
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Strange Country Ep. 318: Piss Christ (opens the original)
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Beth and Kelly are hoping the title alone will launch Strange Country into a culture war or at least get you to listen. In today's episode, Beth and Kelly are joined by in-house artist expert Terry to talk about an early culture war focused on government funding of the arts. In 1989, Andres Serrano's photograph of a crucifix immersed in a tank of his own urine ignited a culture war. And culture wars continue to rage to this day, leading some to ponder such enduring issues like whether woke made
Strange Country Ep. 317: Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar (opens the original)
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It's time to pump up that flabby womb, everyone. Grab a bottle of Apple Cider Vinegar, make sure your feet are elevated a good 10 inches while sitting on a toilet and get ready for the tale of "Dr." Paul Bragg and his health knowledge about the benefits of apple cider vinegar. Strange Country cohosts Beth and Kelly share nuggets from Bragg's tome Apple Cider Vinegar: Miracle Health System written 19 years after his death at the age of 80 or 199—what are numbers or facts or science or reality—who
Strange Country Ep. 316: The Barbizon (opens the original)
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Originally titled "Women, Ammiright? The Barbizon, Sylvia and the Rosenbergs in the summer of 1953 'merca," this episodes dives into some of the famous residents of the women-only hotel in NYC, and veers into a story of orphaned boys. Beth is only partly on her phone as Kelly tells the story of what she learned reading The Barbizon by Paulina Bren. Theme music: Big White Lie by A Cast of Thousands . Cite your sources: "Atom Spy Case/Rosenbergs — FBI." FBI, https://www.fbi.gov/history/cases-and-c
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