The Ouija Broads: Tales from the Pacific Northweird

Special Guest Episode: Mario, Made in Washington

One time, Liz asked Matt if he ever would sub in if Devon was sick or unavailable. Matt was very into it and prepared an episode about Washington State's native son Mario. And how could we leave something delicious like that just sitting on the shelf? So Liz and Matt taped this episode for you, and here it is to brighten up your Tuesday with a surprise treat. 

 

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The Portland Pinball Wars

What do you get when you ban pinball in a town that loves gambling and has a robust organized crime community? Why, the Portland Pinball Wars, of course. Along the way we will make stops at one of the nation's first female mayors, Chinatown's lottery, a burlesque battle, mob-era Vegas, and young Bobby Kennedy. 

Secondary topics: A storm in Portland; cornflakes; our crime names; a belated Harold Balazs hot tip.

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Small Town, Big Art

Devon gives her Bachelors of Fine Arts a real workout in this episode that talks about public art in Washington (mainly Spokane) and Harold Balazs. 

Secondary topics: How Liz furnished her first apartment; Mitsubishi Electric Koalas; like a bag of sand; Cthulu, Chihuly, let's call the whole thing off. 

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The Disappearance of F. Lewis Clark

Liz tells Devon about the influential Spokane millionaire who vanished into thin air. Plus, an update on Sarah "Hecla" Smith! 

Secondary topics: Names that should come back; what Pretty Woman was about; psychics and ransoms; plans for 2018. 

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Leylines and the Oregon Vortex

Devon lays out the concept of leylines to an extremely skeptical Liz, and they discuss notable sites associated with leylines in the Northwest - including Prosser's Gravity Hill, the Oregon Vortex, and Spokane itself. 

Secondary topics: Educate yourself!; we miss Miss Cleo; the fuck is orgone; the legend of the Chrysist Gem; blue and black or white and gold. 

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Curiosity Shops of the Northwest

Devon tells Liz about some of the Northwest's notable curiosity shops, like Ye Old Curiosity Shoppe, Archie McPhee, Marsh's Free Museum, and Wonders of the World. Along the way we discuss Fiji Mermaids, the Wallingford Beast, The Thing, cave bears, and mummies. Well, one mummy that Liz gets really fixated on.

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Forrest Fenn's Treasure

 Liz tells Devon about a contemporary Rocky Mountain treasure hunt, and then the second half of the episode is a really earnest discussion about Kennewick Man/The Ancient One and NAGPRA

Secondary topics: A floating foot update; grab all the bananas; a ghost story from the Burke. 

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Polybius

Liz inducts Devon into the mysteries of Polybius, an (urban) legendary Portland arcade game. 

CW: A medium-length discussion about 90s-era playground HIV/AIDS mythology. 

Secondary topics: Brains aren't good at maybes; my uncle who works at Nintendo; men in black; how urban legends work the way they do.

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Octopus Wrestling

Devon introduces Liz to one of the Northwest's weirdest, most unfortunate sports. 

Secondary topics: The Other Washington; hunt it up, Sin!; calamari dreams; Broads fail at accents; reverse octopus wrestling; shark digression; the Tacoma Narrows Bridge; prescriptive vs. descriptive language discussion. 

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The Ballad of the Ice Worm

Liz and Devon explore the strange world and the stranger legends of the Alaskan Glacier Ice Worm. Audio fuckery happened, so that's why Devon doesn't say much in the second half. 

Secondary topics: Sleepover madness; a sprinkle rave; the best festival; a fascinating listener story. 

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