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Ep. 80 Columbus Part 1: How a Villain Was Twisted Into America's Greatest Hero
Episode 80
Few humans in history have sent out more shockwaves than Christopher Columbus. His four voyages to the Americas changed our whole existence, cultural…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 79 Lucrezia Borgia: How History May Have Cast This Infamous Daughter All Wrong
Episode 79
Before Henry VIII, before Louis XVI, there was a dynasty in Italy so corrupt, so scandalous, gluttonous, hedonistic, that the others don’t even compa…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 78 Childbirth: How a Deadly Ordeal Got Deadlier Before It Got Safer
Episode 78
The bloody history of childbirth is riddled with death and despair. It's a burden that was carried almost entirely by women, behind closed doors, som…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 77 Triangle Factory Fire: How a Horrific Tragedy Sparked a Movement to Save Workers Lives
Episode 77
On March 25th, 1911, a fire erupted on the 8th floor of the Asch building in New York City. The 8th, 9th, and 10th floors of this building housed the…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 76 Michael Rockefeller: How a Famous Son's Mysterious Disappearance May Not Be Such a Mystery After All
Episode 76
Michael Rockefeller was the great grandson of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and the richest man in the world. He was also the son …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 75 Jockey's Ridge: How a Fearless Mother Stood Down a Bulldozer to Save a Natural Wonder For All the People
Episode 75
Perched between the ocean and the sound in Nags Head, completely dominating the narrow sliver of land that makes up part of North Carolina’s Outer Ba…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 74 Polio: Why a Disease Existing Since Ancient Times Took Millennia to Become a Problem
Episode 74
Polio has been around since ancient times but it was a very quiet disease for most of history, affecting few people and raising little alarm. It wasn…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 73 Theodosia Burr: How a Famous Daughter's Disappearance Remains a Mystery
Episode 73
Check out Outer Lore! In January of 1812 a schooner named The Patriot disappeared off the coast of North Carolina's Outer Banks. This dangerous stret…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 72 Khmer Rouge: How a Violent Government Murdered 1/4 of Cambodia's Population
Episode 72
In 1975, the Khmer Rouge stormed into Cambodia's capital city of Phnom Penh victorious after 5 years of civil war. The people rejoiced. They thought …
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 71 Aqua Tofana: How A Ring of Female Serial Killers Liberated Italian Women
Episode 71
This episode explores the famed poison, Aqua Tofana, that desperate housewives used to murder their husbands in 17th century Italy. I'll delve into t…
1 year, 8 months ago