A Naked Bookseller, and a Retired Dwarf Named Poobah

EPISODE 56

Pete Terhune, an 81-year old sideshow performer, also known as Poobah the dwarf, is now retired, and his former boss of more than 50 years, sideshow impresario Ward Hall tells us what a great friend Pete has been to him through the years and what a great performer he was.

Chris Epting stumbled upon a bookstore in Arizona and tells us how surprised he was when he saw that the proprietor was naked!

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Additional random amazements discussed this week

• Daniel Pineda, author of “The Book of Secrets, talks about the secret societies and global symbolism in the world today.




• Brittany Neigh tells us about how she and her husband are celebrating (and blogging about) a special “unofficial” day every day in 2011.




• Edward talks about the Voodoo dolls in the Ripley collection and Tim challenges the group on their knowledge of Thomas Edison in this week’s Spot the Not! quiz.