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Short Suck #33 - The Great Race of Mercy
Remember when a bunch of dogs saved hundreds of human’s lives in Alaska a century ago? In January of 1925, diphtheria, a deadly disease, swept throug…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
453 - The House of Horrors Killer Gary Heidnik
Ever heard of Gary Heidnik? Pop culture wise, he's made a much bigger impact than most murderers, but few seem to know his story. This literal genius…
1 year ago
452 - The Life and Works of Dr. Seuss
You've undoubtably heard of Dr. Seuss. The author of The Cat in the Hat, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Green Eggs and Ham, Horton Hears a Who! The…
1 year ago
Short Suck #32 - The Identical Deaths of the Identical Marcus Twins
Would you choose to have an identical twin? Someone who looked so much like you, that even your own mother couldn’t always tell the two of you apart?…
1 year ago
451 - Panic on the TV! Do Violent Movies Create Violent Children?
Today we talk about moral panics. Specifically, the "Video Nasty" moral panic that happened in the UK in the early 1980s, and then again in the 1990s…
1 year ago
450 - Serial Killer Pee Wee Gaskins: Meanest Man in America
Pee Wee Gaskin's diminutive size of 5'2" tall and 130 pounds soaking wet didn't stop him from brutally killing at least eleven people, and possibly u…
1 year ago
Short Suck #31 - Why Do We Do That?
Today we're we’re gonna tackle a bunch of questions you never knew you needed answering, questions like: Why does the middle finger mean “fuck you”? …
1 year ago
449 - Russia's Terrifying Cyberwar Against the West
How much of what you read online has been planted there by Russian propagandists? How many times have you followed a social media account, or reposte…
1 year ago
448 - The Delphi Murders
On the afternoon of February 13th, 2017, in the sleepy little 3000(ish) person town of Delphi, Indiana, two local junior high girls and best friends,…
1 year, 1 month ago
Short Suck #30 - Sherlock Holmes and Spiritualism
Today we take a peek at the interesting life of author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who invented the world's most famous and influential literary …
1 year, 1 month ago