Podcast Episodes

Heavenly Creatures Part One

Season 5 Episode 6

In 1954, two young women met and fell into a deep and deadly relationship. Their fantastical imaginations could have been a source of positivity and escape, but instead, stoked a murderous flame that…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Emperor of the United States: A Man with Huge... Audacity

Season 5 Episode 5

In the mid-1800s, a Jewish immigrant from South Africa made his way to San Francisco, where he declared himself Emperor of the United States. Despite this audacious claim and his very obvious eccentr…

Published on 2 months ago

The Living Dead: A Look Inside Cotard’s Syndrome

SNU is dark this week, so here is an episode that you might not have heard previously... or might just want to listen to again.

Feeling dead inside is one thing, but truly believing it is a mysterio…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The Duke of Kent Part Two: The Cover Up

Season 5 Episode 4

After the Duke of Kent died in an awful plane crash in the Scottish Highlands, the questions began. Where was he going? What was he carrying? What was he doing? But before anyone could get these answ…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Duke of Kent Part One: The Crash

Season 5 Episode 3

By World War 2, Prince George, AKA The Duke of Kent, had finally settled down and reformed his debaucherous, scandalous ways. In August of 1942, he was sent on a secret mission on a plane that crashe…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Ghost Girls

Season 5 Episode 2

In the early 1900s, lots of young women flocked to factories to do their patriotic duty by contributing to the war effort. For the Radium Girls, their patriotism came at a deadly cost.

"Strange and …

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

The Devil is in the Details: Is Monster Energy Drink a Vehicle for SATAN!

Season 5 Episode 1

The story of how one woman's bizarre obsession with Monster Energy Drink's marketing has buried the lede on the true evil behind the drink. Can drinking Monster invite the Devil into your body, or do…

Published on 3 months ago

Murder in the Name of Love: Alice & Freda Part 2

The trial of teenage murderer Alice Mitchell was an all out spectacle. After killing her former lover Freda Ward in a crime of passion, no one seemed to believe her motivation –least of all her own d…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Murder in the Name of Love: Alice & Freda Part 1

When 19-year-old Alice Mitchell jumped from a carriage and slit the throat of 17-year-old Freda Ward one fateful day in 1892, a rampant fascination over the drama soon followed. Alice loved Freda and…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

How sad, How lovely: The Disappearance of Connie Converse

What would you do if you knew your were ahead of your time, if only by a brief moment? In the late-1950s, Connie Converse was young musician at the forefront of New York City’s burgeoning folk scene.…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago