Don't Know Beach About History: Short Histories of Long Beach
In this new local history podcast, Long Beach Public Library explores the fascinating--and sometimes unbelievable--stories that have helped make Long Beach the great and unique city it is. Buckle up! This is not your grandmother's local history podcast!
Podcasting since 2020 • 15 episodes
Don't Know Beach About History: Short Histories of Long Beach
Latest Episodes
Roy Beebe and His Incredible "Cosmic Ray" Machine!: The 1940s Health Scam Guru Who Shook Up Long Beach
Each day in the late 1940s, thousands of sick people visited the residential Long Beach home of Roy Beebe, a self-styled "scientist" whose homemade "cosmic ray" machine was said to cure all of mankind's ills.Beebe's "cosmic ray" laboratory ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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47:04
The Spruce Goose! Howard Hughes in Long Beach 1947
With a wingspan as wide as a football field, the Spruce Goose was the largest plane ever built. The craft—designed by eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes and made out of wood—was intended for use in WWII, but the plane wasn't finished un...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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41:51
Minerva's Mailbag! 1920s Letters from Young Women in Long Beach
In 1923, the Long Beach Press began an advice column—Minerva's Mailbag, later changed to Tell It to Mary—geared toward the young women of Long Beach.What problems were vexing the teen girls and emerging adult women of Long Beach?&n...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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47:09
The Babbitt Murders of 1924! Part Two
It's money, murder, and madness in old timey Long Beach as our case goes to trial! Join us for the final installment of this tale of greed, guns, drugs, ice cream, oil scams, Charlie Chaplin, and Ponzi schemes among the upper class in Lon...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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53:39
The Babbitt Murders of 1924! Part One
Did a prominent Long Beach businessman get away with killing his wife and his business partner? Probably! Join us for a tale of greed, guns, drugs, ice cream, and con games as we deep-dive into a case of murder most foul among the e...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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