189 - Brave Little State: The case of the missing Tinmouth apple
For Davis Dunavin, being a journalist is a little bit like being a cross between a wandering storyteller and a detective. For nearly eight years, he's set sail to learn about pirate history, hiked the Appalachian Trail, spent the night in Lizzie Borden's house and browsed the books in Mark Twain's library, all in search of the hidden stories buried in everyday places across the Northeast.This season on Off The Path, he digs deep to explore the origins of things that are ubiquitous, Teddy Roosevelt, the tuxedo, the first video game, as well as those stories we think we already know, like the first airplane flight or stories that aren't as well-known, like the beginnings of the artist behind the Barack Obama “Hope” poster. But every single episode involves an element of surprise, an ironic twist or a fascinating connection you might not expect when the story begins.
189 - Brave Little State: The case of the missing Tinmouth apple
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For Davis Dunavin, being a journalist is a little bit like being a cross between a wandering storyteller and a detective. For nearly eight years, he's set sail to learn about pirate history, hiked the Appalachian Trail, spent the night in Lizzie Borden's house and browsed the books in Mark Twain's library, all in search of the hidden stories buried in everyday places across the Northeast.This season on Off The Path, he digs deep to explore the origins of things that are ubiquitous, Teddy Roosevelt, the tuxedo, the first video game, as well as those stories we think we already know, like the first airplane flight or stories that aren't as well-known, like the beginnings of the artist behind the Barack Obama “Hope” poster. But every single episode involves an element of surprise, an ironic twist or a fascinating connection you might not expect when the story begins.
Episodes
189-
Brave Little State: The case of the missing Tinmouth apple
Listened
Mon, 19 Jan 2026
188-
The Twice-Lost City of Dura-Europos
Listened
Mon, 12 Jan 2026
187-
Vampires! On a Boat! In New York City!
Listened
Fri, 31 Oct 2025
186-
Looking for the Original "Podunk Town"... In Connecticut
Listened
Thu, 11 Sep 2025
185-
Off the Path Revisited: Where the Appalachian Trail Began
Listened
Thu, 21 Aug 2025
184-
The Making of Theodore Roosevelt
Listened
Thu, 14 Aug 2025
183-
Andre the Giant Has A Posse
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Thu, 24 Jul 2025
182-
A Trip to Tuxedo Park, the Cradle of American Etiquette
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Thu, 03 Jul 2025
181-
Did a German immigrant in CT fly before the Wright Brothers?
Listened
Tue, 24 Jun 2025
180-
How 'The Little Prince' Landed On Long Island
Listened
Fri, 14 Dec 2018
179-
The Real-Life Love Shack
Listened
Fri, 05 Oct 2018
178-
Spacewar! Or, the Rise of the Computer Bums
Listened
Thu, 29 May 2025
177-
Trailer: Where It All Began
Listened
Thu, 22 May 2025
176-
The Ghost Pirate of Dungeon Rock (A Halloween Bonus Episode)
Listened
Thu, 31 Oct 2024
175-
Off the Plank: A National Special
Listened
Wed, 09 Oct 2024
174-
Off the Plank: The Great Gloucester Sea Serpent
Listened
Thu, 03 Oct 2024
173-
Off the Plank: Pirate City USA
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Fri, 13 Sep 2024
172-
Off the Plank: The Ranzo Boys are Young, Queer and Here to Sing Sea Shanties
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Thu, 22 Aug 2024
171-
Off the Plank: The Buried Treasure (Or Not) of Captain Kidd
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Fri, 16 Aug 2024
170-
Off the Plank: The Daring Rescues of Ida Lewis
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Thu, 25 Jul 2024
169-
Off the Plank: Murder on Smuttynose Island (Revisited)
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Fri, 12 Jul 2024
168-
Off the Plank: The Pirate and the Preacher
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Fri, 05 Jul 2024
167-
Off the Plank: Moby-Dick in New Bedford
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Thu, 20 Jun 2024
166-
Off the Plank: The Turtle, America's First Submarine
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Thu, 30 May 2024
165-
Off the Plank: The Wreck of the Whydah
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Fri, 24 May 2024
164-
Off the Plank: Trailer
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Mon, 06 May 2024
163-
The legend of Sleepy Hollow lives on
Listened
Fri, 27 Oct 2023
162-
A 'close encounter' in New Hampshire
Listened
Fri, 01 Sep 2023
161-
The Desert of Maine: An ecological odyssey at a tourist spot
Listened
Thu, 10 Aug 2023
160-
Christina's World: The "enigma" and friendship behind a classic American painting
Listened
Fri, 04 Aug 2023
159-
"Appreciate the Mundane" at a museum for umbrella covers
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Thu, 20 Jul 2023
158-
The "Lost Limner" returns in a new play
Listened
Thu, 13 Jul 2023
157-
Chicken Farmer I Still Love You
Listened
Thu, 06 Jul 2023
156-
The view and the visionary behind the Appalachian Trail
Listened
Fri, 23 Jun 2023
155-
Inside Robert Frost's legendary stone house
Listened
Fri, 09 Jun 2023
154-
Off the Path: Trailer
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Wed, 24 May 2023
153-
Herb Lore: Why it's okay to eat off the ground in New York City
Listened
Tue, 07 Jun 2022
152-
Herb Lore: How witch hazel made its way into everything
Listened
Tue, 17 May 2022
151-
Herb Lore: The nearly 400-year-old fruit tree that keeps giving
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Wed, 27 Apr 2022
150-
LGBTQ Stories: How "Family Week" helped gay families find acceptance
Listened
Tue, 22 Mar 2022
149-
LGBTQ stories: Andy Warhol's unlikely spirituality
Listened
Thu, 24 Feb 2022
148-
LGBTQ stories: The 'Sip-In' paved the way for gay rights
Listened
Fri, 04 Feb 2022
147-
Folk Songs: Opening up traditional music to new audiences
Listened
Tue, 18 Jan 2022
146-
Folk Songs: Sea Shanties are the sound of New England's nautical history
Listened
Thu, 16 Dec 2021
145-
Folk Songs: An 'Exceedingly Good' Night of Music
Listened
Tue, 23 Nov 2021
144-
Folk Songs: A folk dancing camp for the people
Listened
Thu, 04 Nov 2021
143-
Beyond Salem: New England's other witch hunts were in Connecticut