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Episode 1: The Manure
No full text"In the pilot episode of Weird Creighton History, Rick and Micah explore the history of the manure left on Creighton's doorstep.
Show Notes
The pilot episode of Weird Creighton History, a podcast exploring the odd and unknown in Creighton University's history. With longtime alum/writer/editor Rick Davis and (deeply) amateur historian Micah Mertes. Check out accompanying images to the story of the manure left on Creighton's doorstep. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230130170533/https://alumni.creighton.edu/weird-creighton-history-episode-1)"Episode sources: The History of Creighton University, 1878–2003 by Dennis Mihelich Memoirs of Fr. William F. Rigge, SJ (https://cdr.creighton.edu/handle/10504/126858)Episode sources: Historia Domas, Creighton University Archives and Special Collections (https://web.archive.org/web/20221016235037/https://www.creighton.edu/academics/libraries/searchourcollections/universityarchivesandspecialcollections)Episode sources: Creighton University : Reminiscences of the First Twenty-Five Years by Fr. Michael P. Dowling, SJ (https://cdr.creighton.edu/handle/10504/118945)Episode sources: "A History of North Omaha's McCreary mansion," NorthOmahaHistory.com (https://web.archive.org/web/20220521064524/https://northomahahistory.com/2015/10/15/north-omaha-mansions-4-mccreary-mansion/)Episode sources: Newspapers.com, Omaha Daily BeeEpisode sources: Omaha Illustrated : A History of the Pioneer Period and the Omaha of Today (https://archive.org/details/omahaillustrated00omah/page/n107/mode/1up
Episode 7: Creighton's 2023 anniversaries (Part 3)
No full textAaand ... here's the third and final part in our series of episodes on 2023 anniversaries. This one covers 1983 to 2022 and includes the arrival of the ‘Eternal Flame,’ the fake football team's national championship win and the first Creighton alum in space.
Show Notes
Aaand ... here's the third and final part in our series of episodes on 2023 anniversaries. This one covers 1983 to 2022 and includes the arrival of the ‘Eternal Flame,’ the fake football team's national championship win and the first Creighton alum in space. See our series of articles on 2023 Creighton anniversaries here. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230126191313/https://alumni.creighton.edu/news-events/news/creighton-anniversaries-2023-part-1
Episode 10: The Fountain, the Mall and Suscipe, Creighton's nude sculpture
No full textWith the St. John's Fountain and Plaza under renovations (and it being the 30-year anniversary of the Eternal Flame sculpture), Rick and Micah decided to explore the history of Creighton's fountain and Mall and ended up talking a bunch about a controversial nude sculpture and its long, sad campus journey. Some weird details here. Did you know they once wanted to put a pond/ice-skating rink on the Mall next to Gallagher? You can read a whole bunch about the fountain's history (and see dozens of photos) here. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230929174340/https://alumni.creighton.edu/news-events/news/fountain-history-1)
(UPDATE: We found Suscipe! He was hiding in plain sight the whole time. My trusty colleague Casey Hoag, Creighton's senior director of external relations, found the sculpture hanging out between the Hitchcock and Eppley buildings. It's still a beautiful sculpture, and it would still probably spark a minor controversy if they tried to put it on top of the St. John's Fountain today. In any case, we're happy to see that Suscipe found a permanent home and, one hopes, some semblance of peace after such a tumultuous journey.
Episode 4 (Bonus): It’s Alum-derful Life
No full textIt's time to IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE Creighton University. What might your life have been if Creighton were never born?
Show Notes
For our next episode of Weird Creighton History, we're going to It's a Wonderful Life Creighton University, and we want to hear from you! What might your life have been if Creighton University were never born
Episode 4: Weird Creighton Christmas
No full text"It's time for some strange tales of Creighton Christmases past — like the 2000 Christmas tree controversy. We also ask, "What would the world be like if the University had never existed?" Then we explore the similarities between co-host Rick Davis and Jimmy Stewart. Merry Christmas!
Show Notes
Dreaming of a weird Christmas? You're in luck. We've got a two-part Weird Creighton Christmas extravaganza. Part 1 recounts strange tales of Creighton Christmases past — like the 2000 Christmas tree controversy and the story of the campus Grinch who stole (then returned) Christmas. For Part 2, we It's-a-Wonderful-Life Creighton, by asking ... "What would the world be like if the University had never existed?" A few alums shared their responses! And finally, we explore the similarities between co-host Rick Davis and Jimmy Stewart. Merry Christmas!
Episode 12: The Most Notorious Book Thief (Part 2)
No full textIn the second part of our Weird Creighton History series on the notorious book thief and the Creighton-aided FBI investigation the Omaha Project, Micah speaks with Creighton archivist Pete Brink about Stephen Carrie Blumberg, the rare books and manuscripts that the FBI gave to Creighton and how a recent discovery in the Rare Books Room opened a new chapter in the story.
Be sure to listen to Part 1 of this series (Weird Creighton History: Episode 11) (https://cdr.creighton.edu/handle/10504/144730)
And, if you're interested in an even deeper dive, check out our full story on the book bandit and the Creighton detectives. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230929175229/https://alumni.creighton.edu/news-events/news/book-bandit-Omaha-project-Creighton-detectives
Episode 6: Creighton's 2023 anniversaries (Part 2)
No full textAnd here's part 2 of our series of Weird Creighton History episodes on 2023 anniversaries. This episode tracks anniversaries from 1948 to 1973, including the debut of the DePorres Club, the start of women’s sports and the arrival of air conditioning in Swanson Hall.
Show Notes
And here's part 2 of our series of Weird Creighton History episodes on 2023 anniversaries. This episode tracks anniversaries from 1948 to 1973, including the debut of the DePorres Club, the start of women’s sports and the arrival of air conditioning in Swanson Hall. See our series of articles on 2023 Creighton anniversaries here. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230126191313/https://alumni.creighton.edu/news-events/news/creighton-anniversaries-2023-part-1
Episode 9: Returning to the Old Gym, 75 years later
No full textWe're gonna start doing more Weird Creighton History episodes that bring in folks besides just Micah and Rick. No offense to them, but c'mon, they're not the only two people in the world, and they should stop acting like they are. For this episode, Micah interviewed Doug Ryan as he was taking a tour of campus. Doug, 86, is a lovely guy. He basically grew up on campus, with Creighton Stadium and Old Gym as his childhood playground. He was also a waterboy for the Creighton men's basketball team (in the 1940s!). Hear what Doug has to say about his first visit to campus in nearly 75 years. And be sure to read the story about Doug here. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230519190332/https://alumni.creighton.edu/news-events/news/return-to-the-old-gym
Episode 8: The bomb, the boss and the Jesuit
No full textThe story of Creighton's Jesuit astronomer Fr. William Rigge, SJ, who — in 1910 and 1911 — became one of the first expert witnesses in an American criminal trial. Using a shadow in a photograph, Fr. Rigge helped an Omaha attorney (and Creighton parent) exonerate a man charged with planting a bomb on the front porch of Omaha crime boss Tom Dennison. This episode's got it all.
See photos and headlines of and about the bomb, the boss, the Jesuit and the shadow. (https://web.archive.org/web/20230929173705/https://alumni.creighton.edu/bomb-boss-and-jesuit
Episode 14: Father Markoe and the DePorres Club
No full textIn a new episode of Weird Creighton History, Rick and Micah speak with local writer Matt Holland about civil rights pioneer Fr. John Markoe, SJ, a beloved and influential Jesuit who worked for Creighton University. Markoe is best known for founding the Omaha DePorres Club, whose members worked to encourage businesses to change racially discriminatory practices
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