Tracing The Path

Tracing The Path


Latest Episodes

Episode 59: Bob's Swedish Candy Canes: 1.76 Billion Sold
November 22, 2024

Did you know that if it weren't for the Mexicans and the Swedes, our Christmas would look substan...

Episode 58: Who Killed the American Dream?
October 22, 2024

The "American Dream" was first coined in 1931. In 1971 two things happened on exactly the same da...

Episode 57: 1848: The Year Halloween Began
September 26, 2024

Have you ever heard the origin of Halloween? Perhaps you've heard about the Irish holiday Samhain...

Episode 56: Criminals, Oak Trees and the Resolute Desk
August 24, 2024

The Resolute Desk was a gift to the President as the movie National Treasure says. But did you kn...

Episode 55: Is Crayola Responsible for American Gothic?
July 28, 2024

When the Industrial Revolution came to town, it inspired an opposite movement that may have chang...

Episode 54: When Rural America was Cancelled
June 21, 2024

The Louisiana Purchase kicked off Westward Expansion in the United States. Then came the transcon...

Episode 53: Robert Smalls & the Death of Lincoln: A Civil War Story
May 04, 2024

Robert Smalls was the defiant slave who decided freedom was a better choice. That is when his and...

Episode 52: Francis Scott Key Bridge & the Chinese Spy Balloon
April 11, 2024

Did you know the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the Chinese Spy Balloon and the...

Episode 51: What Happens in French Lick, Indiana Spreads Around the Globe
March 10, 2024

French Lick, Indiana was once the top resort town in the U.S. Famous people like Bing Crosby, Al ...

Episode 50: How Many Times Has Coca-Cola Changed Their Secret Recipe?
February 12, 2024

Everyone knows they changed it in 1985 to New Coke. But how many know of the other four times? An...