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422 - The Snowtown Murders: Seven Years of Insanity in South Australia
In an episode about the most infamous series of murders in the history of the state of South Australia, somehow the murders are the least interesting part of the story. The characters in this tale, c…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Short Suck #18 - The War of the Worlds
On the evening of October 30th, 1938, the CBS Radio Network broadcasted Orson Welles's live adaptation of the 1897 HG Wells classic, groundbreaking sci-fi novel, The War of the Worlds, all across Ame…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
421 - The Yakuza: Japan's Notorious & Inked Up Gangsters
Who are the Yakuza? How similar are they to the Mafia? What's up with all the tattoos they have? And why are so many of them missing one of their pinkie fingers? Digging into Japanese organized crime…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
420 - Existentialism and Weed: I'm High and We're All Gonna Die!
In honor of the 420 episode, I decided to smoke a nice strong joint for this one while recording. And the topic pairs perfectly with weed: a philosophical discussion on the nature of life. Why are we…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
Short Suck #17 - Who Was In The Attic? The Hinterkaifeck Axe Murders
On March 31st, 1922, on a cold, snowy, and quiet night in Germany, at a small unassuming farm roughly an hour’s drive north of Munich, six gruesome axe murders were committed after various people in …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
419 - Joey Buttafuoco and Amy "The Long Island Lolita" Fisher
Do you remember when seventeen-year-old Amy Fisher shot the wife of her thirty-five-year-old lover, Joey Buttafuoco, in the face in May of 1992? At the time, I was too young to really give this story…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
418 - A Brief(ish) History of Torture
When did we meatsacks start torturing one another? How did we do it? How have torture methods changed over the years, and what are some of the worst torture methods of all time? Where does the "music…
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
417 - The Slavemaster: Serial Killer John Edward Robinson
This one is a doozy! John Edward Robinson may be the most intelligent serial killer I've ever come across. This guy fooled so, so many people with over 40 years of brazen crimes. Doctors, psychiatris…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
Short Suck #16 - Clinical Vampirism: Are Vampires Real?
Have you ever heard of "clinical vampirism," more commonly known today as Renfield's Syndrome? One review of psychiatric literature claims that over 50,000 people addicted to drinking blood have appe…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago
416 - Alexander Hamilton
An in-depth look at the Founding Father behind the hit musical Hamilton. How did Alexander contribute to the founding of the United States? And how did he end up dying in a duel with fellow politicia…
Published on 1 year, 4 months ago