Cool Things Podcasts from 2006

Key Overalls
Dec. 20, 2006

Key overalls, made and worn in Kansas, are the subject of this down-home podcast.

Coleman Pocket Stove
Dec. 6, 2006

American soldiers used these innovative portable stoves produced by a Wichita company during World War II.

Medical Quackery
Nov. 22, 2006

Kansas investigators confiscated this quack medical equipment with imaginative names--the Solarama, Color Therm, and Pathoclast.

Custer's Dumbbell
Nov. 8, 2006

Learn how spirited soldiers--among them George Armstrong Custer--adapted to an often boring frontier life.

Agnes the Frog Costume
Oct. 25, 2006

The tale of a fictitious amphibian who threw her hat into the political ring. Save the wetlands!

Delahay Portraits
Oct. 11, 2006

The fascinating story of Mark Delahay--lawyer, editor, judge, opportunist, and notorious alcoholic.

Prison Doll
Sept. 27, 2006

This doll bears a striking resemblance to an incompetent criminal.

Waconda Springs Artwork
Sept. 13, 2006

Was Waconda a real Indian princess or just a poor swimmer? The Kansas well she dove into was rumored to be medicinal and bottomless.

Fox the Horse
Aug. 30, 2006

Perhaps not surprisingly, horse mannequins are a rarity in museum collections.

Chief's Blanket
Aug. 16, 2006

This rare Navajo weaving came to Kansas via the Santa Fe Trail.

Travel Satchel
Aug. 2, 2006

Rickshaws and 400-lb. seashells remain from the adventures of a gentleman farmer who traveled the world three times, collecting the bizarre.

Tornado Relics
Jul. 19, 2006

A massive tornado tore through Topeka in 1966. Hear about the aftermath of this devastating storm, including the relics left behind.

Wolf Creek Insignia
Jul. 5, 2006

A Native American artist designed the logo for the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Its central image is, of course, a wolf.

Electronic Football Game
Jun. 21, 2006

Some have argued that it's the worst game ever invented.

Southern Rights Flag
Jun. 7, 2006

What were Southerners doing in Kansas before the Civil War? And impress your friends by reciting the causes of the war in 10 words or less.

Leg Brace
May 24, 2006

The town of Protection, Kansas, had a role in safeguarding the world against polio.

Dolcette
May 10, 2006

An unusual and uncommon musical instrument made in Kansas.

Mickey Mouse Undies
Apr. 26, 2006

Who wore this Mickey Mouse underwear from the 1930s, and what does Walt Disney have to do with Kansas anyway?