Lindsay and Madison discuss the erotic art of ancient Rome, as well as the prolific sex trade in Pompeii, the prudish kings of the 16th and 17th Centuries, and the magical protective properties of an old-fashioned penis amulet.Source material for this episode can be found at:https://www.ancient-origins.net/ancient-places-europe/houses-pleasure-ancient-pompeii-001925 (2014 Ancient Origins article)https://holeinthedonut.com/2014/06/24/erotic-art-of-pompeii-herculaneum-italy/ (2014 Hole in the Donut article by Barbara Weibel)https://theconversation.com/the-grim-reality-of-the-brothels-of-pompeii-88853 (2017 The Conversation article by Marguerite Johnson)https://allthatsinteresting.com/ancient-romans-penises (2018 All That’s Interesting article by Andrew Milne)https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-ancient-brothels-of-pompeii-pompei-italy (Atlas Obscura)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss Sarah Howe’s Ladies’ Deposit Company, as well as why you should never accept tea and compliments from an older woman, that if it sounds too good to be true you should always throw money at it, and that fortune-telling guarantees you won’t be quarterless.Source material for this episode can be found at: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-ladies-deposit-created-by-women-for-ripping-off-wo-5915425 (2012 Gizmodo article by Keith Veronese)https://www.neatorama.com/2018/05/15/The-Ladies-Deposit-The-19th-Century-Ponzi-Scheme-by-Women-for-Women/ (2018 Neatorama article by Miss Cellania)http://mentalfloss.com/article/542689/ladies-deposit-19th-century-ponzi-scheme-women-women (2018 Mental Floss article by Alana Mohamed)https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/before-charles-ponzi-there-was-sarah-howe (2019 Mel Magazine article by Isabelle Kohn)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Howe_(fraudster) (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison explore the fascinating history of the Nain Rouge — the “Red Dwarf” of Detroit (yes, THAT Detroit), as well as why it’s important to listen to fortunetellers who look like Jack Sparrow, the Mothman bromance that never was, and how white people ruin everything.Source material for this episode can be found at:https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/the-legend-of-the-legend-of-detroits-nain-rouge/Content?oid=2404384 (Metro Times - 2016 article by Lee DeVito)https://detroit.curbed.com/2019/3/21/18274917/marche-du-nain-rouge-10th-anniversary-midtown (Curbed Detroit - 2019 article by Aaron Mondry)https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/12/strange-encounters-with-the-mysterious-little-people-of-detroit/ (Mysterious Universe - 2017 article by Brent Swancer)https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nain-rouge-detroit (Atlas Obscura - 2019 article by Jessica Leigh Hester)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nain_Rouge (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Lindsay and Madison discuss the history of the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, as well as how to move large slabs of stone, why dumbwaiters always lead to murder, and a possible post-mortem love story.Source material for this episode can be found at:https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ghost-tour-mental-hospital (Atlas Obscura - 2019 article by Troy Rondinone)http://trans-alleghenylunaticasylum.com/ (Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum website)https://allthatsinteresting.com/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum (All That’s Interesting - 2018 article by Katie Serena)https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/in-west-virginia-a-moving-respectful-tour-of-the-trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/2018/05/24/03d476e6-5937-11e8-858f-12becb4d6067_story.html (Washington Post - 2018 article by Jim Barnes)https://thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2019/01/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/ (Thought Catalog - 2019 article by Jerome London)https://www.roadunraveled.com/blog/trans-allegheny-lunatic-asylum/ (Road Unraveled - 2018 article by Stephanie Hubka)http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2008/12/125-reasons-youll-get-sent-to-lunatic.html (Appalachian History - 2008 article by Dave Tabler)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans-Allegheny_Lunatic_Asylum (Wikipedia)Become a member of our https://www.patreon.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Patreon) to view exclusive episode outtakes, as well as other perks like early episode access and more for as little as $1/month. You can write to us at: Ye Olde Crime Podcast, PO Box 341, Wyoming, MN 55092. Join the conversation over at the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Cultiv8 Discord) and join the https://discord.gg/bZYfHcaGFD (Olde Crimers Cubby) to chat with us and other listeners of the show.Leave us a rating and review on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ye-olde-crime/id1514461061 (Apple Podcasts), https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ye-olde-crime-1206837 (Podchaser), https://open.spotify.com/show/4PaoAqjp9e1uv93ffd3KhU (Spotify) or https://goodpods.app.link/fwe40sg0cpb (Goodpods)!Don’t forget to follow us on https://twitter.com/yeoldecrimepod (Twitter), https://www.instagram.com/yeoldecrimepodcast/ (Instagram), https://www.facebook.com/yeoldecrimepodcast (Facebook), https://www.tiktok.com/@yeoldecrimepodcast (TikTok), and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDBay4jJ4AR9f48ZwuU2r2w (YouTube).This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Join Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl on Wednesdays as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear.https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yeoldecrime (Support the show) (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yeoldecrime)This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy