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Small Town Secrets

Small Town Secrets

By: Fred Knoop
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Small Town Secrets is a podcast that explores the secrets and strangenss of small towns across the globe. Be it Paranormal, True Crime or just plain weird.

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Fred Knoop Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • ANOTHER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (SMALL TOWN SECRETS IN THE BIG CITY)

    ANOTHER SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (SMALL TOWN SECRETS IN THE BIG CITY)
    Jan 7 2022

    New job, new place new city, I'll be back when I can.

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    4 mins
  • A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (I'M GOING ON A BREAK)

    A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (I'M GOING ON A BREAK)
    Dec 11 2021

    Taking a break for the rest of the year, I'll be back on the air on January 8th.


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    5 mins
  • Matton, IL/ Pascagoula, MS

    Matton, IL/ Pascagoula, MS
    Nov 20 2021

    Burger King. It was here that the “Mad Gasser” would grip the town in fear for a few weeks in 1944.


    Wikipedia article about Mattoon, Illinois

    Wikipedia article about Mad Gasser of Mattoon

    americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser

    jg-tc.com/news/author-claims-to-have-solved-mystery-of-mad-gassers-identity/article_2a2b65fc-91c3-5bb6-b989-dd2f9ed2a5e2.html

    atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/carbon-tetrachloride/toxicological_effects.html


    During WWII Pascagoula’s population tripled overnight. This small coastal town mostly known for its fishing soon became a hub for the war effort, churning out battleships. This surge of growth brought many strangers to town, but none stranger then the phantom barber of Pascagoula.


    blog.newspapers.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula/

    historyofyesterday.com/the-phantom-barber-of-pascagoula-e4c9a21ba2bf

    mentalfloss.com/article/55316/strange-states-mississippis-phantom-barber-pascagoula

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    43 mins
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