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281 - Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer
Arthur Shawcross was born on June 6th, 1945 in Kittery, Maine and he would grow up to terrorize the people of Watertown and Rochester, both in New York. Family, neighbors, schoolmates, and anyone els…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
280 - The Murder of Laci Peterson - Who Really Killed Her?
Did Scott Peterson REALLY kill Laci Peterson? Did you know that zero direct evidence tied him to these crimes? And a lot of the circumstantial evidence in this case was... very loose. And there were …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
279 - Celtic Mythology
Get ready for a brain buster. Or at least prepare to witness my brain being busted. Celtic mythology is... tricky to understand. And no one understands perfectly because the source material is scarce…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
278 - Sex, Silverware, and Immortality: The Oneida Community Cult
Did you know that if lots of people have lots of unprotected sex and the men never ejaculate you can help Jesus create his kingdom on Earth? No? Well then you would NOT have been accepted into the …
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
277 - Prostitution: The History and Morality of Sex Work
What, EXACTLY, is “prostitution”? How is it defined? Are prostitute and sex worker interchangeable terms? Why are most prostitutes women? Why are most clients men? Where does prostitution occur aroun…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
276 - Robert MF'n Smalls and Year End Recap
Robert Smalls! He was born a slave in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1839. Then he'd pull off a daring sea-faring escape to the Union during the Civil War, then become the first black captain for the U…
Published on 4 years ago
275 - Appalachian Cryptids
The Flatwoods Monster. The Whirling Whimpus. Devil Dogs and Sheepsquatch. The Virginia Moonshine Man-Possum, GreenBrier Skink-Skank, the Tiddle-Whisper Dragon of Johnson City, the Rocky Branch Giant…
Published on 4 years ago
274 - The Ken and Barbie Killers
In early 1992, young married couple Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka seemed to have a lot going for them. They'd just gotten married, Paul was making good money, and they were living in a nice house i…
Published on 4 years ago
273 - The Hells Angels
Did you know that Hunter S Thompson of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas fame was one of the first people to bring national attention to the Hells Angels? Or that they were founded by soldiers returning…
Published on 4 years ago
272 - The Opioid Epidemic
Covering a lot of ground today! Going over the history of human opioid usage - the opium poppy is one helluva plant. What different types of opiates and opioids are out there? Why are we having a rec…
Published on 4 years, 1 month ago