Podcast Episodes

140. Pope Innocent VIII - Anything but Innocent

Episode 140

What happens when a pope trades prayers for power? When you dig into the wild story of Pope Innocent VIII - a man whose reign was packed with shady deals, family favours, and political chaos, it's li…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

139. Alice Crimmins - Mother on Trial

Episode 139

In 1965 Alice Crimmins became the centre of one of America's most sensational murder trials, accused not only killing her children, but of violating society's expectation of motherhood. Alice's story…

Published on 5 months ago

138. Murder Mystery on the High Seas

Episode 138

On a quiet night in July 1896, the merchant ship, the Herbert fuller was sailing swiftly to Argentina, it's hull full of timber to transport. But on that calm, quiet night, a stifling scream is heard…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

137. Bass Reeves - The Real Lone Ranger

Episode 137

Bass Reeves was one of the Frontiers greatest heroes, a skilled tracker, a sharpshooter and a formerly enslaved man who became one of the first African American U.S. Marshalls. A master of disguise, …

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

136. The Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold

Episode 136

On a brisk December afternoon, a young socialite vanished without a trace...

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135. Joan Crawford

Episode 135

Joan Crawford, the Hollywood star who loved cheekbones and hated wire hangers. A woman who made her name on the silver screen by dancing, bitching and sometimes boinking someone else's husband. Jump …

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

134. Dr Gisella Perl - Abortionist at Auschwitz

Episode 134

Dr Gisella Perl is a woman worth remembering this Women's History Month, a gynaecologist at a time when women, let alone Jewish women, were entering and excelling in medicine. A woman, a prisoner, a …

Published on 6 months ago

133. America's Forgotten War on Women

Episode 133

The American Plan was one of the largest violations of women's rights in US history, but it's one of the least remembered. For over half a century thousands of American women were arrested, forcibly …

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

132. Nancy Wake - The Spy With the 5 Million Franc Bounty

Episode 132

Nancy Wake was a member of the French Resistance who was such a pain in the derriere to the Gestapo that they named her the White Mouse. They tried to capture the freedom fighter for years and even p…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

131. Bessie Coleman - First Black Aviatrix

Episode 131

Bessie Coleman defied the odds to become the first African American and Native American woman with a pilot’s license in the world! Denied opportunities at home, she went to France to learn to fly, re…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago