Join sisters Lindsay & Madison every Wednesday as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Proud member of the Colture and Cultiv8 Networks.
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Casket Girls of New Orleans, as well as why you shouldn’t ship women overseas like cattle, that sometimes you get what you pay for, and that not seeing sunlight in 6 months automatically makes you a vampire.
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? So Fired
Lindsay is joined by Dr. Lindsay and Chelsea from the So Fired podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
26 min
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Orificial Surgery
Lindsay and Madison discuss Orificial Surgery, as well as the healing power of a loose sphincter, that Hippocrates got nothin’ on Edwin Pratt, and how genital mutilation can cure insanity and prevent furious masturbation (who knew?).
39 min
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Queen Lili'uokalani
Lindsay and Madison discuss Queen Lili’uokalani, as well as the amazing culture of Hawaii, that the patriarchy fucking sucks, and how to leave a lasting legacy for women and the natives of Hawaii for years to come.
49 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Liquid Courage
Lindsay is joined by Ashley from the Liquid Courage podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
44 min
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Anderson House Hotel with Weird Distractions
Join Lindsay and Alex from Weird Distractions, as they tackle the history, haunts, and occult observations of the Anderson House Hotel. This infamous 160+ year old hotel located in Wabasha, Minnesota, USA is reportedly one of the most haunted places in the state. But is this hotel as haunted as folks claim it is? Is it really haunted by a former guest named Sarah? You’ll have to tune in to find out. Need a distraction? We got you.
43 min
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Mary Leonard with PNW Haunts & Homicides
Join Lindsay and Caitlyn from PNW Haunts & Homicides, as we traverse through Mary Gysin Leonard's extraordinary life with all its twists, turns, and triumphs. She was a woman whose tale of migration, marriage, and murder is as colorful as it is controversial.
54 min
108
Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Bonus Babies
Lindsay is joined by Jayne from the Bonus Babies podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
31 min
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Elizabeth Packard with Weird Distractions
Lindsay and Madison are joined by Alex from Weird Distractions to discuss Elizabeth Packard, as well as why asylums were prisons, that you shouldn’t trust anyone who believes in TULIPS, and how to fight for the rights of others and kick ass doing it.
66 min
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Diogo Alves
Lindsay and Madison discuss Diogo Alves, as well as how not to use aqueducts, that phrenology is still interesting even if it is all bunk, and why it’s not cool to let men be the “first” of everything.
40 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Keep the Flame Alive
Lindsay is joined by Allison and Jill from the Keep the Flame Alive podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
32 min
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Julie d'Aubigny
Lindsay and Madison discuss Julie d’Aubigny, as well as how to get a death sentence in absentia, that being a badass can be a good AND a bad thing, and how to live your best life in the 17th century.
50 min
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Ann Morrow with Espooky Tales
Lindsay and Cristina from Espooky Tales discuss Ann Morrow, as well as how reviled lesbianism was in the 18th century, that the pillory was no laughing matter, and why you shouldn’t trust weird schoolmasters that butt into your business.
35 min
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Father's Day Collaboration
Happy Father's Day! (and welcome to our Collaboration) For many this is a happy occasion and a time to celebrate, though the stories gathered here in honor of the holiday will leave you with a number of horrifying questions. What kind of dark secrets could drive a father towards an unhealthy obsession, abuse, or worse yet, to even kill his entire family? Could an unassuming father figure be driven by greed to commit a heinous crime that forever scars the date?
71 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? The Milk Making M...
Lindsay is joined by Lo from the Milk Making Minutes podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
21 min
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Chevalier d’Éon
Lindsay and Madison discuss Chevalier d’Éon, as well as how to execute a royal clap back, that the British were SUPES petty, and that unless there’s a coup: you do you.
33 min
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Molly Houses of London
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Molly Houses of London, as well as fun slang, that there is so much rich history surrounding the gay subculture, and the lengths one will go to to find love and companionship.
47 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Horrifying History
Lindsay is joined by Brenda from the Horrifying History podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
14 min
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Cordelia Botkin
Lindsay and Madison discuss Cordelia Botkin, as well as why you shouldn’t cheat on your wife, that you should always Ask Alma, and the importance of knowing who you’re mailing tampered packages to.
57 min
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Illegal Coffee & Struwwelpeter
Lindsay and Madison discuss how coffee became illegal in the Ottoman Empire and the terrifying origins of Struwwelpeter, as well as why you should avoid swol bros with broadswords, that there are easier ways to teach children morales without traumatizing them for life, and that live shows can be kinda fun.
48 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Does This Happen ...
Lindsay is joined by Kris from the Does This Happen To You? podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
15 min
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The Aldgate Pump of Death with Doomsday
Lindsay and Madison are joined by Brad from Doomsday: History’s Most Dangerous Podcast to discuss the infamous Aldgate Pump of Death, as well as why you should always cover your wells, that you shouldn’t put plumbing under a number of corpses, and the traumatizing truth of cholera.
54 min
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Bochum Sex Murders
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Bochum Sex Murders, as well as the dangers of being a woman, that darkness can hide anywhere, and how sometimes there are no answers when we ask why bad things happen.
43 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? The Story of Woman
Lindsay is joined by Anna from The Story of Woman podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
23 min
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Helga de la Brache with PNW Haunts & Homicides
Lindsay and Caitlyn from PNW Haunts & Homicides discuss Helga de la Brache, as well as how to be a princess in the 1800s, that lifetime friendships are adorable, and how to con your way into millions.