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104

Ep.

Identity Theft pt.2

5/7/25

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Hit, Stay Pray

103

Ep.

Identity Theft pt.1

4/30/25

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Poisonous Postage

2013 Presidential Ricin Assassination attempt, Paul Kevin Curtis the suspect believes he was framed by James Everett Dutschke, primary source being The Kings of Tupelo on Netflix

Show Notes: 103: Identity Theft pt.1: Poisonous Postage

102

Ep.

Movie Magic pt.3

4/23/25

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Finger Quotes

Ashley, Jen, Cedar, Katelyn

Show Notes: 102: Movie Magic pt.3: Listener Finger Quotes

101

Ep.

Movie Magic pt.2

4/16/25

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Meet the Chans

Jackie Chan (Chan Kong-sang) finding out the true history of his parents (Chan Chi long "Charles" and Chan Lee-Lee "Lily"). Chinese nationalist spy, underground gambling figurehead, estranged half-siblings

Show Notes: 101: Movie Magic pt.2: Meet the Chans

100

Ep.

Movie Magic pt.1

4/9/25

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Shake That Speare

The History of Romantic Comedies (Romcoms)

Show Notes: 100: Movie Magic pt.1: Shake that Speare

99

Ep.

Triple Threat pt.3

4/2/25

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Mak, Emily, "Jane", Alex, Kylie Show Notes: 99: Triple Threat pt.3: Listener Episode

98

Ep.

Triple Threat pt.2

3/26/25

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Liza Outlives

Liza Minnelli, Judy Garland, Liza Outlives Twitter

Show Notes: 98: Triple Threat pt.2: Liza Outlives

97

Ep.

Triple Threat pt.1

3/19/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Saints & Singers

Frank Sinatra, John F. Kennedy (JFK), Sam Giancana, Judith Exner Campbell

Show Notes: 97: Triple Threat pt.1: Saints & Singers

96

Ep.

Untamed pt.3

3/12/2025

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Shreya, Rosie & Natasha, Madi, Danielle, Casey

Show Notes: 96: Untamed pt.3: Listener Episode

95

Ep.

Untamed pt.2

3/6/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Monkeying Around

The Long Island Monkey Escape, The Rhesus Monkey Revolt, The Great Massapequa Monkey Mutiny of 1935, Frank Buck, Presidential Pets

Show Notes: 95: Untamed pt.2: Monkeying Around

94

Ep.

Untamed pt.1

2/26/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Down to Eartha

Eartha Kitt, voice of Yzma

Show Notes: 94: Untamed pt.1: Down to Eartha

93

Ep.

Two Best Friends pt.3

2/19/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Enemies & Lovers

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera

Show Notes: 93: Two Best Friends pt.3: Enemies & Lovers

92

Ep.

Two Best Friends pt.2

2/12/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

THAT Girl

Part 2: Gregory Maguire author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, Stephen Schwartz writer of the Wicked musical

Show Notes: 92: Two Best Friends pt.2: THAT Girl

91

Ep.

Two Best Friends pt.1

2/5/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Out of the Blue

Part 1: Matilda Joslyn Gage (inspiration for Glinda the Good), L. Frank Baum author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, intro to Wicked

Show Notes: 91: Two Best Friends pt.1: Out of the Blue

90

Ep.

Rumor Has It pt.3

1/29/2025

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Katie, Lucas, Malana, Bri

Show Notes: 90: Rumor Has It pt.3: Listener Episode

89

Ep.

Rumor Has It pt.2

1/22/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Dearest Reader

Delarivier Manley, Mrs. Crackenthorpe, Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown, Science of Gossip

Show Notes: 89: Rumor Has It pt.2: Dearest Reader

88

Ep.

Rumor Has It pt.1

1/15/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Duel Interests

Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny, Chaos bisexual, Opera singer

Show Notes: 88: Rumor Has It pt.1: Duel Interests

87

Ep.

Naughty or Nice pt.3

1/8/2025

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Emily, Sam, Hannah

Show Notes: 87: Naughty or Nice pt.3: Listener Episode

86

Ep.

Naughty or Nice pt.2

1/1/2025

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

The Dr. Is In

Doctor Ruth Westheimer, Sex Therapist

Show Notes: 86: Naughty or Nice pt.2: The Dr. Is In

85

Ep.

Naughty or Nice pt.1

12/25/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Under Wraps

Origin of Christmas Traditions around the world, Christmas Cryptids

Show Notes: 85: Naughty or Nice pt.1: Under Wraps

84

Ep.

Buried Below pt.3

12/18/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Holly, Chris, Noelle

Show Notes: 84: Buried Below pt.3: Listener Episode

83

Ep.

Buried Below pt.2

12/22/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Lost Boys

Thai Tham Luang Cave Rescue, Seattle Underground

Show Notes: 83: Buried Below pt.2: Lost Boys

82

Ep.

Buried Below pt.1

12/4/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

The Big Cheese

Government Cheese Caves

Show Notes: 82: Buried Below pt.1: The Big Cheese

81

Ep.

Vigilante Vengeance pt.3

11/27/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

80

Ep.

Vigilante Vengeance pt.2

11/20/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Final Act

Junius Brutus Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln

Show Notes: 80: Vigilante Vengeance pt.2: Final Act

79

Ep.

Vigilante Vengeance pt.1

11/13/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Rapped Up

50 Cent's (Curtis James Jackson) beef with P Diddy (Sean Combs), History of Rapper Feuds

Show Notes: 79: Vigilante Vengeance pt.1: Rapped Up

78

Ep.

Dark Secrets pt.3

11/4/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Trust Me

Part 2: Q Anon, Pizzagate

Show Notes: 78: Dark Secrets pt.3: Trust Me

77

Ep.

Dark Secrets pt.2

10/30/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Believe Us

Part 1: Dr. Janja Lalich, The Democratic Worker's Party (DWP), Jane Whaley, The Word of Faith Fellowship, Intro to Q Anon

Show Notes: 77: Dark Secrets pt.2: Believe Us

76

Ep.

Dark Secrets pt.1

10/23/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Sky Pirate

DB Cooper, Unsolved

Show Notes: 76: Dark Secrets pt.1: Sky Pirate

75

Ep.

Con Me Once pt.3

10/16/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Alexis, Mary, Dawn

Show Notes: 75: Con Me Once pt.3: Listener Episode

74

Ep.

Con Me Once pt.2

10/9/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Winners and Loser

73

Ep.

Con Me Once pt.1

10/2/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Fool Me Twice

Count Victor Lustig, Selling the Eiffel Tower

Show Notes: 73: Con Me Once pt.1: Fool Me Twice

72

Ep.

History's Mysteries pt.3

9/25/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Jacob

Outside Oakville

The Oakville Blob Incident

Show Notes: 72: History's Mysteries pt.3: Outside Oakville

71

Ep.

History's Mysteries pt.2

9/18/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

A Soviet Secret

Dyatlov Pass, Missing Russian Hikers, Unsolved

Show Notes: 71: History's Mysteries pt.2: A Soviet Secret

70

Ep.

History's Mysteries pt.1

9/11/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Mom Jeannes

Jeanne de Clisson "The Lioness of Brittany"

Show Notes: 70: History's Mysteries pt.1: Mom Jeannes

69

Ep.

A Lover Scorned pt.3

9/4/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

CJ, Casey, Katie

Show Notes: 69: A Lover Scorned pt.3: Listener Episode

68

Ep.

A Lover Scorned pt.2

8/28/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Wanderlust

The murder of Walter Wanderwell, Aloha Wanderwell, Nell Miller, Harriet White Fisher

Show Notes: 68: A Lover Scorned pt.2: Wanderlust

67

Ep.

A Lover Scorned pt.1

8/21/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Heads Will Roll

66

Ep.

Horsing Around pt.3

8/14/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Stacy, Mimi, Jessica, Gina, Kayla

Show Notes: 66: Horsing Around pt.3: Listener Episode

65

Ep.

Horsing Around pt.2

8/7/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Ranch Ain't Big Enough

Michael Barisone and Lauren Kanarek, Olympic Dressage Horseback riding

Show Notes: 65: Horsing Around pt.2: Ranch Ain't Big Enough

64

Ep.

Horsing Around pt.1

7/31/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

D*ck of All Trades

Richard "Humanity Dick" Martin AKA Richard "Hair Trigger Dick" Martin, Origin of the ASPCA

Show Notes: 64: Horsing Around pt.1: D*ck of All Trades

63

Ep.

Down to Business pt.3

7/24/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

Polly, Ashley, Nicole, Warren

Show Notes: 63: Down to Business pt.3: Listener Episode

62

Ep.

Down to Business pt.2

7/17/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Down Under

"The Shaft" in Australia, Disappearance of Harold Holt, "The Great Emu War"

Show Notes: 62: Down to Business pt.2: Down Under

61

Ep.

Down to Business pt.1

7/10/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Worth Fighting For

Tamoe Gozen (The Tale of Heike), Murasaki Shikibu (The Tale of Genji - the first fiction novel), Hua Mulan (The Ballad of Mulan)

Show Notes: 61: Down to Business pt.1: Worth Fighting For

60

Ep.

Friend or Foe pt.3

7/3/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

59

Ep.

Friend or Foe pt.2

6/26/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Open Waters Open Questions

The Murder of Laci Peterson, the Trial of Scott Peterson

Show Notes: 59: Friend or Foe pt.2: Open Waters Open Questions

58

Ep.

Friend or Foe pt.1

6/19/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Tree Hugger

Earth Liberation Front (ELF), Ecoterrorism, Daniel McGowen

Show Notes: 58: Friend or Foe pt.1: Tree Hugger

57

Ep.

The Hills We Die On pt.3

6/12/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

56

Ep.

The Hills We Die On pt.2

6/5/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Something in the Waters

Kenny Waters' Exoneration Journey with Betty Anne Waters

Show Notes: 56: The Hills We Die On pt.2: Something in the Waters

55

Ep.

The Hills We Die On pt.1

5/29/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Friends in Strange Places

Gef the talking Mongoose

Show Notes: 55: The Hills We Die On pt.1: Friends in Weird Places

54

Ep.

In The Bag pt.3

5/22/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Send Less Help

The Origin of Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm Bank Heist

Show Notes: 54: In the Bag pt.3: Send Less Help

53

Ep.

In The Bag pt.2

5/15/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

How To Hide a Painting

Part 2: Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum Art Heist

Show Notes: 53: In the Bag pt.2: How to Hide a Painting

52

Ep.

In The Bag pt.1

5/8/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Night At The Museum

Part 1: Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum Art Heist

Show Notes: 52: In the Bag pt.1: Night at the Museum

51

Ep.

Prophetic Dreams pt.3

5/1/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

50

Ep.

Prophetic Dreams pt.2

4/24/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Misérables

Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables50: Prophetic Dreams pt.2: Misérables

49

Ep.

Prophetic Dreams pt.1

4/17/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Little Red Lie

The Red Barn Murder, Maria Marten, William Corder

Show Notes: 49: Prophetic Dreams pt.1: Little Red Lie

48

Ep.

Out & About pt.3

4/10/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Listener Episode

47

Ep.

Out & About pt.2

4/3/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Swann Dive

William Dorsey Swann and the history/origin of dressing in Drag

Show Notes: 47: Out & About pt.2: Swann Dive

46

Ep.

Out & About pt.1

3/27/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Never Married

The History of "Coming Out" and Queer people in history

Show Notes: 46: Out & About pt.1: Never Married

45

Ep.

Excessive Force pt.3

3/20/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

44

Ep.

Excessive Force pt.2

3/13/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

March to May

Haymarket Square Riot, Albert and Lucy Parsons, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Show Notes: 44: Excessive Force pt.2: March to May

43

Ep.

Excessive Force pt.1

3/6/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Blast Off

Colorado School of Mines rivalry with Denver University in 1919

Show Notes: 43: Excessive Force pt.1: Blast Off

42

Ep.

Plenty of Fish pt.3

2/28/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

41

Ep.

Plenty of Fish pt.2

2/21/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Alone in a Crowded Room

Fermi Paradox, UFO Sightings

Show Notes: 41: Plenty of Fish pt.2: Alone in a Crowded Room

40

Ep.

Plenty of Fish pt.1

2/14/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Devil in the Details

Devil's Hole and the Devil's Hole Pupfish

Show Notes: 40: Plenty of Fish pt.1: Devil in the Details

39

Ep.

Law and Disorder pt.3

2/7/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

38

Ep.

Law and Disorder pt.2

1/31/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

A Beautiful Country

John Wood and the Raid on Harper's Ferry

Show Notes: 38: Law & Disorder pt.2: A Beautiful Country

37

Ep.

Law and Disorder pt.1

1/24/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Good Cop, Bad Cop

Pinkertons, Anonymous

Show Notes: 37: Law & Disorder pt.1: Good Cop, Bad Cop

36

Ep.

Welcome to New York pt.3

1/17/2024

Post Date:

Host:

--

Here and There

New York pigeons and rats, Ethan Couch's affluenza case

Show Notes: 36: Welcome to New York pt.3: Here and There

35

Ep.

Welcome to New York pt.2

1/10/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Victory Tour

Anna Chapman the failed Russian Spy

Show Notes: 35: Welcome to New York pt.2: Victory Tour

34

Ep.

Welcome to New York pt.1

1/3/2024

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

The Elephant in the Room

33

Ep.

Hometown Hijinx pt.3

12/27/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

A Very Merry WIL Holiday

32

Ep.

Hometown Hijinx pt.2

12/20/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Lincoln It Together

The Great Sheedy Murders

Show Notes: 32: Hometown Hijinx pt.2: Lincoln It Together

31

Ep.

Hometown Hijinx pt.1

12/13/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Unsinkable

The Unsinkable Molly Brown who survived the Titanic

Show Notes: 31: Hometown Hijinx pt.1: Unsinkable

30

Ep.

Lost and Found pt.3

12/6/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Bail Out

Part 2: Patty Hearst kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)

Show Notes: 30: Lost and Found pt.3: Bail Out

29

Ep.

Lost and Found pt.2

11/29/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Money and a Gun

Part.1: Patty Hearst kidnapped Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)

Show Notes: 29: Lost and Found pt.2: Money and a Gun

28

Ep.

Lost and Found pt.1

11/22/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Out on a Limb

John Wood and Shannon Whisnat's Dispute over the ownership of an amputated leg found in a smoker, Win Win Winning

Show Notes: 28: Lost and Found pt.1: Out on a Limb

27

Ep.

Influential Secrets pt.3

11/15/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

26

Ep.

Influential Secrets pt.2

11/8/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Shaken, Not Stirred

William Stephenson, Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, James Bond, Gorilla Warfare

Show Notes: 26: Influential Secrets pt.2: Shaken, Not Stirred

25

Ep.

Influential Secrets pt.1

11/1/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

A Whisper In the Woods

The Bohemian Club and the Bohemian Grove, Republican Summer Camp, Giant Owl, Cremation of Care

Show Notes: 25: Influential Secrets pt.1: A Whisper in the Woods

24

Ep.

Ghosted pt.3

10/25/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

The LIVE Show

23

Ep.

Ghosted pt.2

10/18/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Ahoy!

Pirates, Gay pirates, Stede Bonnet "The Gentleman Pirate", Edward Teach "Blackbeard", Anne "Andy" Bonny, Mary "Mark" Reed, Pierre Bouspet "The Pansy Pirate", and "Calico" Jack Rackham

Show Notes: 23: Ghosted pt.2: Ahoy!

22

Ep.

Ghosted pt.1

10/11/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Finding Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie's (famed murder mystery author) disappearance and discovery

Show Notes: 22: Ghosted pt.1: Finding Agatha Christie

21

Ep.

Smoke and Mirrors? pt.3

10/4/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

20

Ep.

Smoke and Mirrors? pt.2

9/27/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Pieced Together

Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein

Show Notes: 20: Smoke and Mirrors? pt.2: Pieced Together

19

Ep.

Smoke and Mirrors? pt.1

9/20/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Now You See Me

Harry Houdini, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (author of Sherlock Holmes), Spiritualism

Show Notes: 19: Smoke and Mirrors? pt.1: Now You See Me

18

Ep.

A Silly Lil' Treat pt.3

9/13/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

17

Ep.

A Silly Lil' Treat pt.2

9/6/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

BEARly Different

Wojtek the Polish WWII War Bear

Show Notes: 17: A Silly Lil' Treat pt.2: BEARly Different

16

Ep.

A Silly Lil' Treat pt.1

8/30/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

The Graham Cracker

Sylvester Graham - inventor of the Graham Cracker

Show Notes: 16: A Silly Lil' Treat pt.1: The Graham Cracker

15

Ep.

The Happiest Place on Earth pt.3

8/23/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

14

Ep.

The Happiest Place on Earth pt.2

8/16/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

The Pink Palace

Casa Bonita, Bill Waugh, South Park

Show Notes: 14: The Happiest Place on Earth pt.2: The Pink Palace

13

Ep.

The Happiest Place on Earth pt.1

8/9/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

The Finnish Line

The Conspiracy theory that Finland doesn't exist

Show Notes: 13: The Happiest Place on Earth pt.1: The Finnish Line

12

Ep.

Falsely Imprisoned pt.3

8/2/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Lee

(un)HINGE(d) Experiences

Lee's Hawaii dating story

Show Notes: 12: Falsely Imprisoned pt.3: (un)HINGE(d) Experiences

11

Ep.

Falsely Imprisoned pt.2

7/26/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Gossip Gossip Gossip

Perkins v Illinois, Miranda v Arizona, Perkins Operations, Miranda Rights

Show Notes: 11: Falsely Imprisoned pt.2: Gossip Gossip Gossip

10

Ep.

Falsely Imprisoned pt.1

7/19/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Free Britney

Britney Spears' Conservatorship, The Free Britney Movement

Show Notes: 10: Falsely Imprisoned pt.1: Free Britney

9

Ep.

The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.3

7/12/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

8

Ep.

The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.2

7/5/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

The Invention of the Pill

The invention of birth control, Margaret Sanger

Show Notes: 8: The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.2: The Invention of the Pill

7

Ep.

The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.1

6/28/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

The Unabomber

The Unabomber (Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski)

Show Notes: 7: The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.1: The Unabomber

6

Ep.

Surviving the Wilderness pt.3

6/21/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

5

Ep.

Surviving the Wilderness pt.2

6/14/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Feral People, Hermits, and Un-Contacted Peoples

The rumor of feral people in the wilderness, The North Pond Hermit (Christopher Thomas Knight), Ayoreo Nomads, Ishi (last known Yahi)

Show Notes: 5: Surviving the Wilderness pt.2: Feral People, Hermits, and Un-Contacted Peoples

4

Ep.

Surviving the Wilderness pt.1

6/7/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

Cocaine Bear

3

Ep.

Illegal Drinking pt.3

5/31/2023

Post Date:

Host:

--

AITA

2

Ep.

Illegal Drinking pt.2

5/31/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Grant

The Stonewall Inn & Riots

1

Ep.

Illegal Drinking pt.1

5/31/2023

Post Date:

Host:

Maia

Michael Malloy

Michael Malloy AKA Iron Mike AKA the Murder Trust AKA the Rasputin of the Bronx

Show Notes: 1: Illegal Drinking pt.1: Michael Malloy

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