Wild Quincy

06/04/2024

Todays podcast forecast calls for a great conversation with WGEM Chief Meteorologist Brian Inman as we close out season 5.

We close out Season 5 getting to know the man behind the weather forecast, Quincy native and all around good guy, WGEM Chief Meteorologist Brian Inman joins us.

05/28/2024

Unique opportunity to make some culinary delights!!!!

Living in the epicenter of Brood X I had to put together a Cicada Recipe and I figured a tempura battered would be a great introduction

05/28/2024

Happy Memorial Day. All gave some, some gave all. Thanks to all who did and continue to serve.

05/22/2024

Did Ted have strange psychic/paranormal abilities that allowed him to photograph his thoughts. Listen to this wild new episode here: https://bit.ly/3K8mtaL

05/21/2024

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Ted Serios led a quiet life in and around Quincy for nearly 30 years. Did he possess strange psychic paranormal abilities earlier in life. Don’t miss this wildly interesting new episode of Wild Quincy

For more than 30 years this man lived a quiet life in Quincy. Did he possess paranormal/psychic abilities? We look back at the remarkable story of Ted Serios.

05/20/2024

On the next Wild Quincy……..have you met my friend Ted?

04/23/2024

A love triangle turned into a gruesome murder in 1976. Rodney Hart joins us as we look back on the tragic murder of Stanley Goodside.

A love triangle turned to tragedy when Phillip Stanley Goodside was murdered and dismembered. Tune in as we rebound this gruesome crime that took place here in Quincy, Illinois in 1976.

04/20/2024

The 1930's was certainly a different time....

04/09/2024

Political tensions boiled over years ago here in Adams County. Learn about the Stone’s Prairie Riot.

Politics have always been a polarizing topic, the more things change the more they stay the same, Learn about this lesser known Adams County historical tale; The Stone’s Prairie Riot.

03/28/2024

Chuck Scholz joins us to talk about Folklorist Harry Middleton Hyatt. Listen now: https://bit.ly/43yMuZC

03/26/2024

On this episode we welcome back Chuck Scholz to discuss Harry Middleton Hyatt; Episcopalian priest and world renowned folklorist of Hoodoo and more.

What does an Episcopalian Priest know about Hoodoo…turns out quite a bit, in Harry Middleton Hyatt’s case.Chuck Scholz, who actually knew the man, joins us to talk about Hyatt.

03/14/2024

Welcome to all the new followers!

While exploring the new nature trail by 36th and Kochs lane, I was reminded of the Ellington Stone episode we did a while back, which was discovered not too far from that location. Have you heard about this mysterious stone with an inscription that might rewrite history? Check out the episode from the archive: https://www.wildquincy.com/episodes/ellington-stone

Do you think this stone was legit?

A mysterious stone found in Quincy may be a smoking gun that could change the history books. The debate rages on about it’s authenticity as well as who may have left it here hundreds of years ago. Get up to speed now!

03/12/2024

No new episode this week unfortuneately due to scheduling conflicts and seasonal crud lingering. We'll be back soon. Apologies everyone.

02/29/2024

Worst bedside manner ever???? Hear more about Mad Dr. McDowell on the latest episode. https://bit.ly/3OXGbsl

02/28/2024

Does Amanda’s ghost haunt the Mark Twain Cave? Find out more about the Missouri Doctor who’s bizarre experimentation on body preservation led to him keeping his dead daughter Amanda’s body in the cave. Tag your friends and schoolmates who you visited the cave with! listen now: https://bit.ly/3OXGbsl (images here have been debunked as an alleged fraud but still thought provoking!)

02/27/2024

Mark Twain Cave was the macabre site of one of the strangest experiments by one of history’s most eccentric doctors. You’re not going to believe how bizarre this guy was! Listen now!

Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell blurred the line between genius and insanity Grave Robbing to keeping his dead daughter in a cave. You’re not gong to believe this wild episode!

02/20/2024

This is our mid-season bye week. We’ll catch you soon with the next episode!

02/07/2024

Ever hear rumors of brothels and prostitution in Quincy’s past? Guess what, they’re not rumors at all. Learn about this seedy history of vice in Quincy’s past with our special guest Iris Nelson. https://bit.ly/3UvYsAK

02/06/2024

On the latest episode of Wild Quincy, we look into the history of brothels with special guest Iris Nelson.

On this episode we take the 10,000 foot overhead view of what exactly the world of brothels looked like in Quincy over 100 years ago with special guest Iris Nelson.

01/26/2024

Is your house in Quincy built on a former cemetery? https://bit.ly/47LbmO7

01/23/2024

We dig into…no pun intended….lost and forgotten Cemeteries of Quincy and Adam’s County. Listen now!

We dig into the past…not literally thankfully…and talk about lost and abandoned cemeteries in Quincy, Illinois and the Adams County Area. Is your house on an old cemetery in Quincy?…some are……

01/04/2024

Listen to the full episode here: https://bit.ly/3S0klGK

01/02/2024

Learn about the man behind the Villa Kathrine, Quincy’s most well traveled, man of mystery, George Metz.

Most in Quincy are aware of the Villa Katherine, but less is talked about it’s creator George Metz. We look into the Life of Quincy’s Man of Mystery, George Metz on this episode of Wild Quincy.

01/01/2024

Don’t miss our new episode dropping tomorrow on George Metz; King of the Villa Kathrine. Have you toured the Villa Kathrine before?

12/29/2023

Truly a local legend. Rest easy Dennis.

I've known this day was coming, but I've also known I would never be ready for it. I am so sad to pass along the news that Dennis Oliver, a Quincy, Illinois radio legend has passed.

12/23/2023

We’re off this week but we’ll be back with our next episode on George Metz on Jan. 2nd….not the 13th as I mistakenly said! Happy Holidays everyone!

12/15/2023

Don’t miss the latest episode of Wild Quincy for a lesser known urban legend or murder and haunting https://bit.ly/3RifIq2

12/12/2023

Please share and like to help promote Wild Quincy…..Have you heard of the urban legend “Peyton’s Place”? We look into this tale of murder/suicide/haunting to see what if any historical evidence exists to help separate fact from folklore.

Folklore or real? Listen as we dig into an murderous urban legend that seemingly rides the line between fact and fiction. Listen now to learn all about “Peyton’s Place.”