This week we deep dive into how a newly founded America's insecurity about their status in the world led to their obsession with front lawns (and 9/11?) and the story of Portland's most polite train robber, Bill Miner. A listener email explains how Max Headroom briefly took over the Chicago airwaves in 1987.ROSE CITY COMIC-CON: SEPTEMBER 5-7, 2025ARTIST ALLEY: TABLE D-01Episode Tabs:The American Obsession with Lawnshttps://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/anthropology-in-practice/the-american-obsession-with-lawns/Outlaw Bill Miner’s First Train Robbery was a Fiascohttps://offbeatoregon.com/1311b-bill-miner-train-robber-in-oregon.htmlListener Tabs:30 Years Later, Notorious ‘Max Headroom Incident’ Remains a Mysteryhttps://news.wttw.com/2017/11/21/30-years-later-notorious-max-headroom-incident-remains-mysterySimo Häyhähttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simo_HäyhäEmail your closed tab submissions to: [email protected] us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/500OpenTabs500 Open Roads (Google Maps episode guide): https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tg9g2HcUaFAzXGbw7Continue the conversation by joining us on Discord! https://discord.gg/8px5RJHk7aSUPPORT THE SHOW by adding theTab For a Cause extension: tabforanimals.org/opentabs and help end suffering for animals trapped on factory farms today!Get 40% off an annual subscription to Nebula by going to nebula.tv/500opentabsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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