Join sisters Lindsay & Madison every other Wednesday as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Proud member of the Colture and Cultiv8 Networks.
The Italian Village of Witches: Magic and Super...
Lindsay and Madison discuss two Italian Witch Villages, as well as how witches “ruin everything,” that white magic can be celebrated, and how different two places can be while still being exactly the same.
32 min
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Polish Witch Trials: Dark Days in History
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Polish Witch Trials, as well as how NOT to be a good witch, that it’s okay to condemn people to death as long as you get permission first, and how the Devil does his dirty deeds.
59 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? A Nefarious Night...
Lindsay is joined by Courtney and Sonya from the A Nefarious Nightmare podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
23 min
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Warrior Women of Dahomey: Africa’s Fierce Fighters
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Dahomey Amazons, as well as how history can be both good and bad, that women are badass, and how colonialism ruins everything. The fourth in our Black History Month series.
42 min
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Historias Unknown - The Guatemalan Syphilis Study
The Guatemalan Syphilis experiments were conducted in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948. They were led by John Cutler, who would go on to participate in the Tuskegee Experiments. This was unknown, until Historian and Professor Susan Mokotoff Reverby found Cutler's archives, while she was researching the Tuskegee Experiments. Guatemala has condemned these experiments as crimes against humanity.
57 min
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Oscar Dunn: The First Black Lieutenant Governor
Lindsay and Madison discuss Oscar James Dunn, as well as how many organizations one man can be a part of, that you should always trust your gut, and how racism can almost erase an entire person from history. The third in our Black History Month series.
57 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Tracing Owls
Lindsay is joined by Vuk from the Tracing Owls podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
23 min
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Nancy Adams: A Forgotten Story of Survival
Lindsay and Madison discuss Nancy Adams, as well as how to escape enslavement more than once, that salt and pepper is evil, and how a simple letter can change history. The second in our Black History Month series.
38 min
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Gabriel Prosser: The Leader of a Forgotten Slav...
Lindsay and Madison discuss Gabriel Prosser, as well as the power of possibility, that you should always check the weather if you can, and how to orchestrate a rebellion. The first in our Black History Month series.
56 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Twisted & Uncorked
Lindsay is joined by Alecia and Sierra from the Twisted & Uncorked podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
31 min
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Grace O’Malley: The Pirate Queen of Ireland
Lindsay and Madison discuss Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Connacht, as well as why you should never cross an Irish lass, that it’s not lying if you keep up PART of the bargain, and how to be an epic badass.
44 min
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The Jersey Devil: A Legend of the Pine Barrens
Lindsay and Madison discuss The Jersey Devil, as well as why you should avoid Quakers, that sometimes it’s okay to be petty, and how to fake a cryptid.
60 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Malice After Midn...
Lindsay is joined by Steve and Tina from the Malice After Midnight podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
33 min
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"Under the Banner of King Death" with David Les...
Lindsay is joined by David Lester and Marcus Rediker, the illustrator and author behind the new graphic novel “Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic,” which will be released February 7, 2023.
45 min
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Baba Anujka: The Granny Poisoner of Serbia
Lindsay and Madison discuss Baba Anujka, as well as how you can turn heartbreak into a money-making glow-up, that snitches get theirs, and how it’s the #YearOfLindsay.
44 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? PNW Haunts & Homi...
Lindsay is joined by Caitlyn and Cassie from the PNW Haunts & Homicides podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
33 min
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The Great Fire of London with Horror House
Lindsay is joined by Dom from Horror House: True Crime and the Macabre to discuss the Great Fire of London, as well as why you should never store combustibles next to more combustibles, that you should never bring a squirt gun to a fire fight, and how the disaster changed the face of London and fire fighting forever.
64 min
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Stories Behind Popular Christmas Tales: Truth a...
Lindsay and Madison discuss the stories behind popular Christmas tales, as well as why you should never trust your younger siblings, that God isn’t cool with cannibalism, and that mince meat pies have a dicey origin story.
52 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Hardy's Hardest Hats
Lindsay is joined by Tom Hardy and Bane from the Hardy's Hardest Hats podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
28 min
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The Hellfire Club: Decadence and Darkness
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Hellfire Club, as well as how easy it was to be a womanizing d-bag, that killing people tends to cost you friends, and that haunted hunting lodges should probs be avoided unless you really like getting touched.
56 min
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London Matchstick Girls Strike of 1888: Fightin...
Lindsay and Madison discuss the London Matchstick Girls Strike of 1888, as well as why worker safety is important, that you should always fight for what’s right, and that loud cats and snoring dogs make the perfect podcast soundtrack.
46 min
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Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Doomsday
25 min
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The Lost Children of the Alleghenies: A Heartbr...
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Lost Children of the Alleghenies, as well as why you should trust your gut, that you should explore all possibilities when conducting a search and rescue, and how heartbreaking unsolved mysteries can be.
40 min
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Levi Boone Helm: The Kentucky Cannibal
Lindsay and Madison discuss Levi Boone Helm, as well as why the Wild West was such a hotbed of murder, that eating people doesn’t make you mysterious and cool, and how killing a bunch of people eventually catches up to you.