FIELD TRIP: Greed! at Franklin Ghost Town Artwork

The Dumb and the Restless

A ROAD TRIP TO THE END OF THE WORLD The Dumb and the Restless take our listeners on a road trip through Washington State, exploring ghost towns and ruins on our way as we discuss all things strange and apocalyptic. From alternate timelines and alien invasions to dream spies and Bigfoot, there's something here for everyone on those long night drives through the woods, wondering "What's out there?" and "How much longer do we have to find out?"

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FIELD TRIP: Greed! at Franklin Ghost Town

August 22, 2020 • Morgan Chesley • Episode 9

Time for another TD&TR FIELD TRIP! We're braving the elements today to explore abandoned coal mine and ghost town Franklin, WA, nestled up against the infamous Green River and home of one of the PNW's deadliest mine accidents. 37 miners died here as a direct result of corporate greed. We're also taking a look at the life and times of another greedy criminal, the OG himself, Charles Ponzi, father of the Ponzi scheme.

Have you explored Franklin and have a story to share? Have you been swindled lately? Send us your weird dreams, spooky stories, drive suggestions, and pet conspiracy theories (or literally whatever you want!) to dumbandrestlesspodcast@gmail.com, or DM us on Instagram at @dumbandrestlesspodcast or Twitter at @dumbrestlesspod! You can also visit our subreddit for episode discussions at r/dumbrestlesspod.

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Title Track Credits: This Is The End Of The World, by Coma Svennson via EpidemicSound