14. Wendell details some artists and venues from the history of the Peoria, Illinois underground punk music scene including Bloody F. Mess."Middle Ame...
Distilling - Almiran Cole and Ownership
13. Wendell remembers the man who pioneered whiskey distilling in Peoria, starting the trend that would create "The Whiskey Capital of the World" in t...
Domesticity - Betty Friedan and the Problem That Has No Name
12. Wendell discusses the woman who sparked the second wave of American feminism, Betty Friedan along with his own domestic depression during a pandem...
Toxic - Matt Hale and Cultural Poison
11. Wendell discusses Central Illinois's ugly history of white supremacists through the story of Matt Hale and World Church of the Creator."Middl...
Seeker - Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, Becoming, and Unbecoming
10. Wendell discusses the life of the first non-indigenous permanent resident of Chicago, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, as well as the events leading...
On End - John Kinzie, Thomas Forsyth, and War's Cry
9. Wendell recounts his life events on September 11, 2001 while also discussing the destruction of French Peoria (La Ville de Maillet) during the War ...
Sermon – Robert Ingersoll and Good, Free Days
8. Wendell discusses winter holidays as humanist and atheist while reading pieces by famous 19th century orator Robert Ingersoll."Middle America" is a...
Leap – Richard Pryor and the Power of Belief
7. Wendell tells the story of Richard Pryor's comedic coming-of-age in Peoria and his leap of faith in heading to NYC. Wendell also discusses his...
Monuments - Lydia Moss Bradley and What We Make of Loss
6. Wendell tells the story of how Lydia Moss Bradley built monuments to her lost loved ones, providing Peoria with a park system, a university, a hosp...
Names – Le Rocher Saint-Louis and Shadows Cast
5. The narrator, Wendell Bauer, continues the story of the early French in Illinois, picking up from episode 1. He also discusses how the names we giv...