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Podcast: Dairyland Frights
Episode: Re- Release of The Legend of the Hodag & Haunted Rogers Theater
Description: Welcome back to Dairyland Frights! Join hosts John, Megan, and Brooke as they kick off their spooky Wisconsin series with two of the state’s most chilling legends — The Hodag of Rhinelander and The Haunted Rogers Theater of Wausau.
First, Brooke dives into the strange, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt history of the Hodag, the bizarre horned cryptid that began as a lumberjack tall tale and ended up becoming the mascot of Rhinelander High School. You’ll learn how prankster Eugene Shepard created the hoax that fooled the Smithsonian, why lumberjacks told stories of vengeful oxen spirits, and how a...