Episode 1: Illinois
7/3/20261 hr 1 min
Right in time for the US's 250th birthday, Dan embarks on a trip to see and explore some interesting and possibly dumb places around the country. On his maiden voyage, he sort of goes to Missouri, but ultimately ends up follows Angela Lampsbury's suggestion that he visit The Leaning Tower of Niles.
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Dan· Host0:37
I'm Dan, and I have a confession to make. That is that I have a soft spot for stuff that other people might find stupid. I love roadside attractions and people who claim to have the world's largest whatever. Even if I don't like the thing that is the largest, I'm not particularly interested in pecans. I've been to the world's largest pecan multiple times. Driving around the country, you can stumble across these monuments, and they often have signs to lure in the wayward sailors, but I've found that they're kind of the fast food equivalent of things to see. They're awesome, and they're likely to satisfy a base hunger, but they can't feed your heart. I grew up in central Missouri, in a college town called Columbia. There was a lot to enjoy there, and I could show you around all the hot spots, like