Strange America https://wbcradio.com/podcasts/strange-america/ There's more America than you think. Strange America explores overlooked corners of American life: people, communities, places, professions, traditions, subcultures, institutions, and local histories that reveal something unexpected about the country. Hosted by Lenny Voss, the program enters unfamiliar worlds as a guest, not as an authority—finding the human detail that makes an ordinary American story unforgettable. From forgotten traditions to unusual professions, from hidden institutions to overlooked communities, Strange America discovers what lies just outside the national narrative. Each episode combines documentary storytelling, field interviews, and careful research to reveal what we've missed about America. New episodes weekly. Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:58:10 +0000 en-US © 2026 WBC Radio The world is listening. WBC Radio There's more America than you think. Strange America explores overlooked corners of American life: people, communities, places, professions, traditions, subcultures, institutions, and local histories that reveal something unexpected about the country. Hosted by Lenny Voss, the program enters unfamiliar worlds as a guest, not as an authority—finding the human detail that makes an ordinary American story unforgettable. From forgotten traditions to unusual professions, from hidden institutions to overlooked communities, Strange America discovers what lies just outside the national narrative. Each episode combines documentary storytelling, field interviews, and careful research to reveal what we've missed about America. New episodes weekly. WBC Radio false https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/strange.png Strange America https://wbcradio.com/podcasts/strange-america/ There's more America than you think. Strange America explores overlooked corners of American life: people, communities, places, professions, traditions, subcultures, institutions, and local histories that reveal something unexpected about the country. Hosted by Lenny Voss, the program enters unfamiliar worlds as a guest, not as an authority—finding the human detail that makes an ordinary American story unforgettable. From forgotten traditions to unusual professions, from hidden institutions to overlooked communities, Strange America discovers what lies just outside the national narrative. Each episode combines documentary storytelling, field interviews, and careful research to reveal what we've missed about America. New episodes weekly. No yes 850e595b-468e-56bd-b0d7-a6d356bac327 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 The Strange American Industries Built on Water, Warships, and Weevils https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-strange-american-industries-built-on-water-warships-and-weevils/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-strange-american-industries-built-on-water-warships-and-weevils Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:36:56 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-strange-american-industries-built-on-water-warships-and-weevils/ There are places in America where the landscape looks ordinary until somebody explains what is happening there. A lake becomes a harvest ground for an international food business. A fleet of concrete ships becomes a breakwater. And in one Alabama town, an insect that destroyed the local cotton crop receives a monument. These are not […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/strange-america-1.png The Strange American Industries Built on Water, Warships, and Weevils false no 0:00 No no The Mule Mail and the Machines That Refused to Disappear https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-mule-mail-and-the-machines-that-refused-to-disappear/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mule-mail-and-the-machines-that-refused-to-disappear Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:34:02 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-mule-mail-and-the-machines-that-refused-to-disappear/ There are places in America where the modern world arrives by methods that look, at first, like they belong to another century. Not because the people there rejected modern life. Usually, it is because the landscape made a different decision. Today, mail travels into the Grand Canyon on the backs of mules. And in North […]

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]]> There are places in America where the modern world arrives by methods that look, at first, like they belong to another century. Not because the people there rejected modern life. Usually, it is because the landscape made a different decision. Today, mail travels into the Grand Canyon on the backs of mules. And in North […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/strange-america-1.png The Mule Mail and the Machines That Refused to Disappear false no 0:00 No no The American Monuments Built From Stones, Cars, and Mammoth Bones https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-american-monuments-built-from-stones-cars-and-mammoth-bones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-american-monuments-built-from-stones-cars-and-mammoth-bones Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:35:00 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-american-monuments-built-from-stones-cars-and-mammoth-bones/ In America, a monument does not always begin with a government committee, an architect, or a very large budget. Sometimes it begins with a promise, a collection of stones, a pile of old cars, or a bulldozer blade stopping at exactly the right moment. Today on Strange America, three places built or preserved because ordinary […]

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]]> In America, a monument does not always begin with a government committee, an architect, or a very large budget. Sometimes it begins with a promise, a collection of stones, a pile of old cars, or a bulldozer blade stopping at exactly the right moment. Today on Strange America, three places built or preserved because ordinary […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/strange-america-1.png The American Monuments Built From Stones, Cars, and Mammoth Bones false no 0:00 No no The Dog Cemetery, the Deep Well, and the Museum Made by Hand https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-dog-cemetery-the-deep-well-and-the-museum-made-by-hand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dog-cemetery-the-deep-well-and-the-museum-made-by-hand Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:58:18 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-dog-cemetery-the-deep-well-and-the-museum-made-by-hand/ In America, almost anything can become a monument if somebody cares about it long enough. A hunting dog. A town well. A collection of bottles, machines, carvings, and objects that most people would have thrown away. Today on Strange America, three places where ordinary things became something larger. In northern Alabama, dogs have their own […]

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]]> In America, almost anything can become a monument if somebody cares about it long enough. A hunting dog. A town well. A collection of bottles, machines, carvings, and objects that most people would have thrown away. Today on Strange America, three places where ordinary things became something larger. In northern Alabama, dogs have their own […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/strange-america-1.png The Dog Cemetery, the Deep Well, and the Museum Made by Hand false no 0:00 No no The Kansas Farmer Who Built His Own Concrete Garden of Eden https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-kansas-farmer-who-built-his-own-concrete-garden-of-eden/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-kansas-farmer-who-built-his-own-concrete-garden-of-eden Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:49:19 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-kansas-farmer-who-built-his-own-concrete-garden-of-eden/ There are places in America that begin as a private idea and end up large enough for strangers to walk through. Not because a government planned them. Not because an art school approved them. Usually, somebody simply had a lot of time, a strong opinion, and no interest in being talked out of it. In […]

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]]> There are places in America that begin as a private idea and end up large enough for strangers to walk through. Not because a government planned them. Not because an art school approved them. Usually, somebody simply had a lot of time, a strong opinion, and no interest in being talked out of it. In […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/strange-america.png The Kansas Farmer Who Built His Own Concrete Garden of Eden false no 0:00 No no The Kansas Farmer Who Built His Own Concrete Afterlife https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-kansas-farmer-who-built-his-own-concrete-afterlife/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-kansas-farmer-who-built-his-own-concrete-afterlife Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:55:34 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-kansas-farmer-who-built-his-own-concrete-afterlife/ In Lucas, Kansas, you can walk past a small-town historic property and see a concrete devil before you see the house. There are towering artificial trees. There are biblical figures. There is a mausoleum beneath a concrete American flag. And somewhere under all of it is the question: why would a retired farmer build his […]

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]]> In Lucas, Kansas, you can walk past a small-town historic property and see a concrete devil before you see the house. There are towering artificial trees. There are biblical figures. There is a mausoleum beneath a concrete American flag. And somewhere under all of it is the question: why would a retired farmer build his […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/strange-america.png The Kansas Farmer Who Built His Own Concrete Afterlife false no 0:00 No no The North Dakota Highway Built from Scrap Metal https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-north-dakota-highway-built-from-scrap-metal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-north-dakota-highway-built-from-scrap-metal Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:34:36 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-north-dakota-highway-built-from-scrap-metal/ There are roads that take you somewhere, and there are roads that ask you to stop. In western North Dakota, one county road does both. It runs for about 32 miles between Interstate 94 and the town of Regent, and along the way it passes enormous metal creatures, birds, people, and one dragon with a […]

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]]> There are roads that take you somewhere, and there are roads that ask you to stop. In western North Dakota, one county road does both. It runs for about 32 miles between Interstate 94 and the town of Regent, and along the way it passes enormous metal creatures, birds, people, and one dragon with a […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/strange-america.png The North Dakota Highway Built from Scrap Metal false no 0:00 No no The American Places Built from Concrete, Stone, and Rust https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-american-places-built-from-concrete-stone-and-rust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-american-places-built-from-concrete-stone-and-rust Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:36:11 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-american-places-built-from-concrete-stone-and-rust/ Most American towns contain at least one thing that was never supposed to become a landmark. A group of ships that stopped sailing. A house that looks like a mushroom. A junkyard where the cars are no longer being sold, but are still being remembered. This week on Strange America, we are visiting three places […]

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]]> Most American towns contain at least one thing that was never supposed to become a landmark. A group of ships that stopped sailing. A house that looks like a mushroom. A junkyard where the cars are no longer being sold, but are still being remembered. This week on Strange America, we are visiting three places […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/strange-america.png The American Places Built from Concrete, Stone, and Rust false no 0:00 No no The Iowa Grotto Built One Stone at a Time https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-iowa-grotto-built-one-stone-at-a-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-iowa-grotto-built-one-stone-at-a-time Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:35:20 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-iowa-grotto-built-one-stone-at-a-time/ In the middle of Iowa farmland, where the horizon is generally allowed to remain a horizon, there is a wall of glittering stone. It contains colored glass, petrified wood, concrete, crystals, geodes, and enough religious imagery to make ordinary architecture look like it has stopped trying. This is the Grotto of the Redemption, in West […]

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]]> In the middle of Iowa farmland, where the horizon is generally allowed to remain a horizon, there is a wall of glittering stone. It contains colored glass, petrified wood, concrete, crystals, geodes, and enough religious imagery to make ordinary architecture look like it has stopped trying. This is the Grotto of the Redemption, in West […]

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]]> https://wbcradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/strange-america.png The Iowa Grotto Built One Stone at a Time false no 0:00 No no The Smallest Giants and Other American Roadside Miracles https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-smallest-giants-and-other-american-roadside-miracles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-smallest-giants-and-other-american-roadside-miracles Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:14:28 +0000 https://wbcradio.com/podcast/the-smallest-giants-and-other-american-roadside-miracles/ There is a particular kind of American place that appears just beyond the edge of town. It may have a giant object on the roof, a hand-painted sign, or a building that seems to have been assembled according to rules known only to its owner. These places are easy to dismiss as roadside oddities. That […]

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]]> There is a particular kind of American place that appears just beyond the edge of town. It may have a giant object on the roof, a hand-painted sign, or a building that seems to have been assembled according to rules known only to its owner. These places are easy to dismiss as roadside oddities. That […]

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