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The Real-Life Ninja Turtles | Vermont’s Underground Lab
Episode 269
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In the 1960s, a secret laboratory beneath a small-town library in Vermont tested an illegal life-extension formula on animals. The g…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Inventor Who Turned His House Into a Trap
Episode 268
In 1930s Ohio, a reclusive inventor named Joseph Cermitsky lived alone in a Victorian house that locals feared. When a drifter vanished near his prop…
2 months ago
The Billionaire Who Built Real-Life Squid Game
Episode 268
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In the 1950s, billionaire Jez Bezos invited the world’s desperate to his private island for a chance to win $67 million…
2 months ago
The Magician Who Made His Audience Disappear
Episode 267
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In 1891, New York’s famed illusionist—the Great Zaza—promised one final trick. Before a crowd of 1,600, he asked th…
2 months ago
“Mrs. Cupcake” and the Don Sampson Trial
Episode 266
They were America’s TV triplets—Ron, Don, and John Sampson of Triple Harmony. Then the 1980s hit and John’s plane vanished over the Atlantic. Fame fr…
2 months ago
The Woman Who Sold Obedience (1945)
Episode 265
In 1945, in a small Ohio town, parents whispered about Martha Simmons—a woman who promised she could fix any troubled child for $1,000. There were no…
2 months ago
The Alabama Motel That Served More Than Chili
Episode 263
During the late 1970s in rural Alabama, Clint Orson ran a small roadside motel called The Blackwood Inn, fifteen miles from the nearest town. Travele…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Justin Bieber of the 1930s—And He Was Pure Evil
Episode 264
In 1933, a young singer named Harry Footman became America’s sweetheart. Smooth voice, perfect hair, million-dollar smile. By 1937, his fame had grow…
2 months, 1 week ago
He Guaranteed Love—For a Price
Episode 262
In 1934 Chicago, a man named Willie Stroker opened an office called The Reconciliation Bureau. For $500, he promised desperate wives one thing: “Your…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Pig Farm Horror of Washington
Episode 260
Outside a rainy town in Washington, a man named Rusty Hog ran a sprawling pig farm through the 1990s. In local dive bars he was a fixture—grinning, d…
2 months, 1 week ago