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It's the classic story of good vs evil... right vs wrong... law vs crime... but with a twist! For good to conquer evil this time, the man on the right side of the law must undergo a magical medical procedure that will swap his face with the face of th

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In the vast landscape of popular culture, few franchises have captured the hearts and imaginations of fans across multiple generations quite like Masters of the Universe. What began as a line of action figures in the early 1980s blossomed into a multimedi

The 1980s was a remarkable era for cinema, leaving an indelible mark on popular culture that still resonates today. It was a time when big hair, neon colors, and shoulder pads were in vogue, and the silver screen transported audiences to worlds both famil

The eighties... supposedly Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush were all presidents of the united states but the only President we acknowledged was WWF President, Jack Tunney. It was the decade of glam rock, hair metal, acid-washed jeans, Hulk Hog

Chicago native, James Keehan, known later in life as Count Dante, was a martial artist who considered himself a master of the violent fighting style known as "Dim Mak" and once challenged Muhammad Ali to a duel. Count Dante was a character befor

The Klan arrived in South Bend, Indiana in 1924 with plans to hold a rally and parade down main street but the students from the University of Notre Dame stood together and ensured that those plans would never come to fruition.--- Send in a voice mess

This episode was a very special request from Joel's daughter, Lilly, and we felt like it would be really fun to do an episode that was PG so anyone who wanted to could listen to it could do so with their kids. We dive into the worlds of Coraline Jones

Texas had a real problem with its banks being robbed in the 1920s. The problem was bad enough that the Texas Bank Association offered a $5,000 reward to anyone who shot a bank robber during the crime. A group of outlaws, led by Marshall Ratliff, devised a