Weird Americana

Dee Media

Welcome to Weird Americana, the daily micro-cast uncovering the most bizarre and compelling hidden history of the United States. Join us for explorations into local folklore, unexplained mysteries, creepy cryptids like Bigfoot and Mothman, and the forgotten stories behind America's oddest roadside attractions. Your dose of strange U.S. lore.

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Weird Americana

Episodes (67)

Jun 23rd Rust Belt Renaissance: How America’s Abandoned Industrial Cities Are Being Reborn
Jun 16th Burning Man: From a Beach Bonfire to 70,000 People Burning a Wooden Man in the Desert
Jun 9th Johnny Appleseed: The Barefoot Eccentric Who Planted Millions of Apple Trees Across America

Weird Americana

Jun 23, 2026
55½ minutes
49 MB

For decades, America's Rust Belt was a symbol of decline. Steel mills shut down. Auto factories closed. Coal mines went dark. Entire neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, Gary, and Buffalo became ghost towns with abandoned mansions, boarded-up storefronts, and populations that plummeted by half. Young people left for opportunity elsewhere. Tax bases collapsed. The future looked grim. Then something unexpected happened: artists, entrepreneurs, and young people started moving back, attracted by cheap real estate, massive historic buildings, and the chance to rebuild communities from scratch. Detroit became Ground...

Weird Americana

Rust Belt Renaissance: How America’s Abandoned Industrial Cities Are Being Reborn

Dee Media

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