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51 - "The Iceman": Serial Killer Richard Kuklinski
Richard Kuklinski once shot a man twice in the head on Christmas Eve because the guy owed him $1600. He beat a kid to death with a closet rod when he was 13. He strangled, stabbed, poisoned, shot, bl…
Published on 8 years, 3 months ago
50 - The Ku Klux Klan: Who are these hatemongers?
Recent events in Charlottesville, VA reminded me that the KKK is still around. I realized I've never thought much about who these people are. When was the KKK founded? By whom and why? Why are they s…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
BONUS 8 - Project MK Ultra: The CIA experiments with LSD
In the 1950s, while many Americans were busy watching I Love Lucy or waiting for the new Elvis Presley album, the members of the CIA's Project MK Ultra were busy dropping acid, taking shrooms, and co…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
49 - Kurt Cobain: The Triumph and Tragedy of Alt Rock's Greatest Icon
I remember the exact moment I first heard Nirvana and I remember the day he died. But I didn't know how hard he had to work for Nirvana to break through, and I didn't know how terribly troubled he wa…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
48 - Slenderman: A Modern Monster is Born
In 2014, two twelve year old Wisconsin girls believed in monsters. They believed in one, Slenderman, so completely, they decided to kill their friend to prove their worth to Slenderman so they could …
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
47 - Rasputin: Russia's Mad Monk
Rasputin is one of the strangest historical figures out there. He was a Siberian peasant who ended up becoming part of the Tsar's inner circle due to his alleged healing abilities. He also helped get…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
46 - Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory: Most Prolific Female Serial Killer Ever?
16th century Hungary was a place and time of unimaginable violence. Europe had been at war with itself and the Ottoman Turks for centuries. Hungary was located between the Holy Roman Empire and the O…
Published on 8 years, 4 months ago
45 - North Korea: Prison Posing as a Nation
What is happening over in North Korea and why do we not try and stop the atrocities being committed? Just how insane is Kim Jong-un? (VERY) How bad is life for the average North Korean citizen? (HELL…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
44 - The Transgender Debate
What does it actually mean to be transgender? Why does one person identifying as transgender scare, disgust, or enrage so many others? Does it really matter? Listen, be entertained, and maybe gain a …
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago
BONUS 7 - Vlad "the Impaler" Dracula: Man Behind the Vampire
How do you become the real life basis for the most famous monster of our time? By being one of the most sadistic and terrifying figures who ever lived. Vlad impaled, disemboweled, boiled, burned, hac…
Published on 8 years, 5 months ago