Mar 21, 202635 minS0
<p>The Iowa West Foundation recently launched a program to celebrate some of the athletes from Council Bluffs and Pottawattamie County who have achieved national recognition in various sports. Twenty-four athletes were...
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Accidentally Historic
Hosted by Historical Society of Pottawattamie County · history · EN
About this Podcast:
Council Bluffs’ location has put the town into contact with a lot of history. Lewis and Clark and the Mormon pilgrims came through, as did the westbound pioneers on the Oregon and California Trails. Abraham Lincoln designated the town as milepost zero for the transcontinental railroad. The first coast-to-coast automobile trip passed through and later the first transcontinental highway. Council Bluffs was the birthplace of Omaha and first war-time mobile hospital. It also boasted the state’s first nursing school and FM radio station as well as the largest rotary cell jail ever built. This all created a lot of what we call history-- but at the time it wasn’t intended that way at all. It was just normal people finding innovative ways to solve problems, inventing the future one day at a time. And that has made for some really interesting tales that we intend to explore in this podcast series.
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What is Accidentally Historic about?
Council Bluffs’ location has put the town into contact with a lot of history. Lewis and Clark and the Mormon pilgrims came through, as did the westbound pioneers on the Oregon and California Trails. Abraham Lincoln designated the town as milepost zero for the transcontinental railroad. The first coast-to-coast automobile trip passed through and later the first transcontinental highway.
What has Accidentally Historic covered recently?
Recent episodes include "From the Bahnsen Burner to the Don Chandler Rule" (21 March 2026, 35 minutes), "Invisible Excellence- WWI Armistice Signed, Unit K/Mobile One Returns Home" (17 January 2026, 36 minutes), and "Some Council Bluffs Mysteries" (23 October 2025, 19 minutes).
How often does Accidentally Historic publish?
Accidentally Historic publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 37 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on Accidentally Historic?
Booking probability for Accidentally Historic is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Accidentally Historic requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Accidentally Historic's contact route on record: verified email.
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Accidentally Historic is a history podcast with 37 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Jan 17, 202636 minS0<p>The sixth and final episode of our “Invisible Excellence” podcast series sees Council Bluffs Unit K’s remarkable wartime experience finally reaching its end. Titled “The WWI Armistice Signed, Unit K/Mobile One...
Episode #36
Some Council Bluffs Mysteries
Oct 23, 202519 minS0<p>This episode looks at some Council Bluffs mysteries that have lingered through the years, yet remain unexplained. Included are the 1977 UFO Crash at Big Lake Park, the gruesome 1926 Keeline murders at the site of...
Oct 14, 202526 minS0<p>Seasonal haunted houses appeared on the local scene about fifty years ago, initially fund raisers for a variety of groups and causes. Youth For Christ, Campus Life, March of Dimes, the Jaycees, and the Historical...
Sep 24, 202530 minS0<p>This installment finds Unit K/Mobile One being stationed ever closer to the perilous European front, with its attendant danger and devastation. For example, during this episode, in two different postings, Mobile One...
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Episode #33
Philosophy of the American West
Aug 10, 202530 minS0<p>Is the American West a physical place or the concept of interacting with the wilderness and taming the land? Better represented by John Wayne winning the West and settling down living happily ever after, or the later...
Jul 14, 202531 minS0<p>This is episode Four of the Invisible Excellence podcast series. It takes the listener right into the operating tents of the Army’s first ever battlefield hospital that actually moved long the front lines with the...
Mar 4, 202528 minS0<p>The tale of the Army’s first functional MASH unit, Council Bluffs’ Mobile 1 (aka Unit K) continues in this episode as writer/researcher Brian Mainwaring delves into the details of how the camps were set up, how they...
Feb 12, 202528 minS0<p>Amelia Bloomer was born in New York but spent most of her adult life in Council Bluffs. Her name is associated with a garment worn by women and women’s rights, but there’s a lot more to the story than that. Amelia...
Jan 4, 202526 minS0This episode continues the story of Mobile Hospital No, 1, also known as Unit K or the Council Bluffs Unit in World War I. In this episode writer/researcher Brian Mainwaring recounts events such as an early attempt to...
Nov 30, 202426 minS0<p>Episode two of the “Invisible Excellence” podcast series, which chronicles the WWI service of Council Bluffs “Unit K," recounts events such as these: an early attempt to break up Unit K; its training and observation...
Sep 16, 202426 minS0<p>It was one of the deadliest conflicts of all time-- new weaponry resulted in a scale and severity of injuries that was unprecedented. And the trauma of transporting these severely wounded to base hospitals became the...
Episode #27
Black Squirrels of the Bluffs
May 17, 202411 minS0<p>In this episode podcast host Richard Warner looks at the distribution of Council Bluffs' squirrel population, why they are black, how rare they are, some of the local traditions and laws regarding them, and how the...
Episode #26
Ruffles to Reubens- Foods From the Metro
Jun 27, 202320 minS0<p>Questions and comments are always welcome. Here’s link: https://www.thehistoricalsociety.org/contact-us.html</p><p> </p>
Episode #25
A Legacy of Regret
Mar 29, 202321 minS0Things out of history aren’t always what they appear. Historic figures that seem good or bad were actually every bit as complicated as we are. Even statues and monuments may have been designed to send messages other...
Episode #24
Loess Hills- A Grape Grower's Dream
Mar 20, 202323 minS0<p>This episode was recorded March 5, 2023 at Prairie Crossing Winery https://www.prairiecrossingwine.com. The winery is located near Treynor, Iowa, just south of state highway 92.</p><p>In the episode Mr. Gray makes...
Episode #23
The Mobster and the Metro
Nov 22, 202210 minS0<p>Comments and questions are always welcome. Contact the Historical Society at information@TheHistoricalSociety.org. If you are interested in Council Bluffs history be sure to check our our local history videos. Search...
Episode #22
It’s History that Makes us Human
Oct 24, 202223 minS0<p>Kat Slaughter is Museums Director for the Historical Society of Pottawattamie County. She studied at the University of Wyoming, graduating in 2016 with a Bachelor's degree of History and Anthropology with an emphasis...
Episode #21
Lost Restaurants of Omaha
Oct 1, 202217 minS0<p>The book "Lost Restaurants of Omaha" is available at The Bookworm at 2501 S. 90th in Omaha as well as Barnes & Noble at Oak View.</p><p>Stay up-to-date on restaurants and things to do in the area by following Kim...
Episode #20
Kanesville Kollectibles
Aug 27, 202221 minS0<p>Kanesville Kollectibles is located at 530 South 4th Street in Council Bluffs, Iowa.</p><p>Website: kanesvillekollectibles.com</p>
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Richard Warner
Emeritus Associate Professor of History, Nundah Community Enterprise Co-op
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Kat Slaughter
Historical Society of Pottawattamie County
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Troy Stolp
Lewis Central
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Patricia LaBounty
Union Pacific Railroad Museum
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