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ShortHand: Aleister Crowley - The Beast 666
Episode 189
With great esoteric power, comes great esoteric responsibility.
Aleister Crowley was considered many things, a poet, an artist, a master of the dark …
7 months, 1 week ago
The McStay Family Murders - Part Two | #440
Episode 440
Bodies unearthed in the desert seemed like the final piece in the puzzle for McStay Family Murders. However, the four years that had passed left mor…
7 months, 1 week ago
ShortHand: The Viper Room & The Death of River Phoenix
Episode 188
In October 1993, River Phoenix crashed out of Johnny Depp’s exclusive club, fell onto the pavement, and died. An hour earlier, the 23-year-old risin…
7 months, 1 week ago
ShortHand: Princess Anastasia - The Russian Royal Imposter
Episode 187
The year was 1917, and revolution was in the air in Russia. After sustaining heavy losses in WW1, the fall of the House of Romanov seemed inevitable…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The McStay Family Murders - Part One | #439
Episode 439
How does a family completely vanish? That was the question that plagued investigators after Michael McStay reported his brother Joe McStay missing o…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
ShortHand: Alchemy
Episode 186
Turning lead into gold and living forever: that’s about the summation of our modern understanding of Alchemy. Informed by high-fantasy films and pop…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
ShortHand: Area 51
Episode 185
Alien autopsies, flying saucers, and top secret government programs: three things alleged to be hiding in ‘Area 51’. Officially known as Homey Airpo…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Mexico's Cartel Wars: The Torture and Murder of Agent Kiki Camarena | #438
Episode 438
Amid the chaos now unfolding in Mexico after the February 2026 assassination of drug cartel boss El Mencho, we’re throwing it back to the 1985 tortu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
ShortHand: The ‘Monuments Men’ Saving Art from Nazi Bombs
Episode 184
In the darkest hour of WWII, as bombs threatened Europe’s historic cities, a small unit was sent to the front lines – not to fight, but to save art …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
ShortHand: Lake Nyos - Fog of Death
Episode 183
“On that day, there were no flies on the dead. The flies were dead too.”
On the 21st of August 1986, 1746 people and 3500 livestock died in the Came…
8 months ago