Episode 146: The Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876 feat. James Allen McCune Let's Get Haunted

**SKIP TO TO GET TO 17:23 THE STORY**

One sunny day during 1876, the heavens opened above an unsuspecting town in Kentucky and rained flesh. Strange hunks of meat fell out of the sky, baffling witnesses and sparking one of the strangest unsolved mysteries ever known. This week, Nat speaks with a legendary man who not only FOUND A SAMPLE OF THE MEAT SHOWER FROM 1876, but also is planning to make it rain meat again! Join Nat and special guest James Allen McCune as we “take a bite” out of the Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876!

TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 - 00:17:23 INTRO + PERSONAL HAUNTINGS
00:17:23 - 00:34:40 LIFE IN 1876
00:34:40 - 01:05:00 THE KENTUCKY MEAT SHOWER OF 1876
01:05:00 -01:28:00 INTERVIEW WITH KURT GOHDE DISCOVERER OF 1876 MEAT SAMPLE
01:28:00 - 01:41:55 CLOSING THOUGHTS

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SOURCES:
Interview with Kurt Gohde: Professor of Art; Program Director, Art and Art History at Transylvania University, Lexington Kentucky.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzEgroTosck
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