These United States Stories

Professor Pringle finds out that there are killers among us -- everywhere-- when he interviews a hunter of serial killers.

Professor Pringle visits with a director who produces nature documentaries and learns that while you can't get wild animals to say "cheese," there are a disturbing number of other things you can do to get just the right shot.

Professor Pringle finds out that talking to the dead can be a real pain, kind of creepy, and may change your bathroom habits, when he interviews a medium who communicates with "the other side."

Professor Pringle learns why everyone on TV has the same nose, the benefits of looking very good or very bad, and the "employable weight" for actors and actresses, when he interviews a Hollywood agent.

Eat rocks, feel better is what Professor Pringle learns when he interviews the owner of a company that makes nutritional supplements.

Bloody scythes, neatly pressed white shirts, and sharpened pencils are all fodder for the tales of Professor Pringle's guest this week, as he interviews a professional storyteller.

Professor Pringle is amazed to learn that people will pay to be locked in a room and possibly tied up and verbally abused with their friends, when he interviews the owner of an Escape Room adventure experience.

Blood, gore, mystery and more as Professor Pringle interviews a Ripperologist -- an expert on Jack The Ripper.

Professor Pringle learns why the best cheese tastes like poop, the benefits of agitating animals, and a potential new source of revenue for nursing mothers, when he interviews the owner of a gourmet cheese shop.

It's all about the thorns, as Professor Pringle interviews a florist who specializes in revenge bouquets.

Professor Pringle learns the meaning of "Forged in blood, pig-tested," when he speaks with a craftsman who makes edged weapons.

Professor Pringle sees pigs fly and fatally curious cows when he interviews the owner of a farm that humanely raises and "processes" cattle, pigs and chickens.

In this week's interview with a man who wants to live an all out "Hobbit lifestyle," Professor Pringle learns about the dangers of isolation, maimed body parts and way too much Barley wine.

One person's junk is another person's treasure --or just junk -- like an old toilet or mattress. This week Professor Pringle speaks with a man who wanders the back roads of our nation looking for antiques buried in trash (and rat droppings).

Food and education all in one spot, as Professor Pringle speaks with the owner of an all-you-can-eat aquarium

Who knew Shakespeare wasn't Shakespeare, and that everything he wrote concerned sex, excrement and sometimes food? Professor Pringle learns this and more when he interviews a very special Shakespearean scholar.

Professor Pringle gets ready to ring in the New Year, when he interviews a big, bald, diaper wearing man who has made a career playing Baby New Year.

Professor Pringle learns why it is important to shake a Christmas tree before putting it in your house, and why small dogs should not have antlers, when he interviews the owner of a Christmas tree lot.

Nothing says Christmas like sausage and smoked cheese, or so a salesman at a kiosk at the mall tells Professor Pringle in this week's interview. (Who knew the folks at the candy store were so stuck up....)

Dried monkey eyes and planet size game boards conjure up gift ideas and nightmares, as Professor Pringle interviews the owner of a company that makes parlor games.