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96
Ep.
Untamed pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 96: Untamed pt.3: Listener Episode
3/12/26
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95
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Untamed pt.2
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
3/6/25
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Maia
94
Ep.
Untamed pt.1
Down to Eartha
Eartha Kitt, voice of Yzma
Show Notes: 94: Untamed pt.1: Down to Eartha
2/26/2025
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Host:
Grant
93
Ep.
Two Best Friends pt.3
Enemies & Lovers
Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera
Show Notes: 93: Two Best Friends pt.3: Enemies & Lovers
2/19/2025
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Grant
92
Ep.
Two Best Friends pt.2
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
2/12/2025
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Maia
91
Ep.
Two Best Friends pt.1
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
2/5/2025
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Maia
90
Ep.
Rumor Has It pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 90: Rumor Has It pt.3: Listener Episode
1/29/2025
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89
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Rumor Has It pt.2
Dearest Reader
Delarivier Manley, Mrs. Crackenthorpe, Bridgerton's Lady Whistledown, Science of Gossip
Show Notes: 89: Rumor Has It pt.2: Dearest Reader
1/22/2025
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Maia
88
Ep.
Rumor Has It pt.1
Duel Interests
Julie "La Maupin" d'Aubigny, Chaos bisexual, Opera singer
Show Notes: 88: Rumor Has It pt.1: Duel Interests
1/15/2025
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Grant
87
Ep.
Naughty or Nice pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 87: Naughty or Nice pt.3: Listener Episode
1/8/2025
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86
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Naughty or Nice pt.2
The Dr. Is In
Doctor Ruth Westheimer, Sex Therapist
Show Notes: 86: Naughty or Nice pt.2: The Dr. Is In
1/1/2025
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Grant
85
Ep.
Naughty or Nice pt.1
Under Wraps
Origin of Christmas Traditions around the world, Christmas Cryptids
Show Notes: 85: Naughty or Nice pt.1: Under Wraps
12/25/2024
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Maia
84
Ep.
Buried Below pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 84: Buried Below pt.3: Listener Episode
12/18/2024
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83
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Buried Below pt.2
Lost Boys
Thai Tham Luang Cave Rescue, Seattle Underground
Show Notes: 83: Buried Below pt.2: Lost Boys
12/22/2024
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Maia
82
Ep.
Buried Below pt.1
The Big Cheese
Government Cheese Caves
Show Notes: 82: Buried Below pt.1: The Big Cheese
12/4/2024
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Grant
81
Ep.
Vigilante Vengeance pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 81: Vigilante Vengeance pt.3: Listener Episode
11/27/2024
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80
Ep.
Vigilante Vengeance pt.2
Final Act
Junius Brutus Booth, John Wilkes Booth, Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Show Notes: 80: Vigilante Vengeance pt.2: Final Act
11/20/2024
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Grant
79
Ep.
Vigilante Vengeance pt.1
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
11/13/2024
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Maia
78
Ep.
Dark Secrets pt.3
Trust Me
Part 2: Q Anon, Pizzagate
Show Notes: 78: Dark Secrets pt.3: Trust Me
11/4/2024
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Maia
77
Ep.
Dark Secrets pt.2
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
10/30/2024
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Maia
76
Ep.
Dark Secrets pt.1
Sky Pirate
DB Cooper, Unsolved
Show Notes: 76: Dark Secrets pt.1: Sky Pirate
10/23/2024
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Grant
75
Ep.
Con Me Once pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 75: Con Me Once pt.3: Listener Episode
10/16/2024
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74
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Con Me Once pt.2
Winners and Loser
Reality Winner
Show Notes: 74: Con Me Once pt.2: Winners and Losers
10/9/2024
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Grant
73
Ep.
Con Me Once pt.1
Fool Me Twice
Count Victor Lustig, Selling the Eiffel Tower
Show Notes: 73: Con Me Once pt.1: Fool Me Twice
10/2/2024
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Maia
72
Ep.
History's Mysteries pt.3
Outside Oakville
The Oakville Blob Incident
Show Notes: 72: History's Mysteries pt.3: Outside Oakville
9/25/2024
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Host:
Jacob
71
Ep.
History's Mysteries pt.2
A Soviet Secret
Dyatlov Pass, Missing Russian Hikers, Unsolved
Show Notes: 71: History's Mysteries pt.2: A Soviet Secret
9/18/2024
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Maia
70
Ep.
History's Mysteries pt.1
Mom Jeannes
Jeanne de Clisson "The Lioness of Brittany"
Show Notes: 70: History's Mysteries pt.1: Mom Jeannes
9/11/2024
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Grant
69
Ep.
A Lover Scorned pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 69: A Lover Scorned pt.3: Listener Episode
9/4/2024
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68
Ep.
A Lover Scorned pt.2
Wanderlust
The murder of Walter Wanderwell, Aloha Wanderwell, Nell Miller, Harriet White Fisher
Show Notes: 68: A Lover Scorned pt.2: Wanderlust
8/28/2024
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Grant
67
Ep.
A Lover Scorned pt.1
Heads Will Roll
Olga of Kiev
Show Notes: 76: A Lover Scorned pt.1: Heads Will Roll
8/21/2024
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Maia
66
Ep.
Horsing Around pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 66: Horsing Around pt.3: Listener Episode
8/14/2024
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65
Ep.
Horsing Around pt.2
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
8/7/2024
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Maia
64
Ep.
Horsing Around pt.1
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
7/31/2024
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Grant
63
Ep.
Down to Business pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 63: Down to Business pt.3: Listener Episode
7/24/2024
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62
Ep.
Down to Business pt.2
Down Under
"The Shaft" in Australia, Disappearance of Harold Holt, "The Great Emu War"
Show Notes: 62: Down to Business pt.2: Down Under
7/17/2024
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Grant
61
Ep.
Down to Business pt.1
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
7/10/2024
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Maia
60
Ep.
Friend or Foe pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 60: Friend or Foe pt.3: Listener Episode
7/3/2024
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59
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Friend or Foe pt.2
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
6/26/2024
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Maia
58
Ep.
Friend or Foe pt.1
Tree Hugger
Earth Liberation Front (ELF), Ecoterrorism, Daniel McGowen
Show Notes: 58: Friend or Foe pt.1: Tree Hugger
6/19/2024
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Grant
57
Ep.
The Hills We Die On pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 57: The Hills We Die On pt.3: Listener Episode
6/12/2024
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56
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The Hills We Die On pt.2
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
6/5/2024
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Grant
55
Ep.
The Hills We Die On pt.1
Friends in Strange Places
Gef the talking Mongoose
Show Notes: 55: The Hills We Die On pt.1: Friends in Weird Places
5/29/2024
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Maia
54
Ep.
In The Bag pt.3
Send Less Help
The Origin of Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm Bank Heist
Show Notes: 54: In the Bag pt.3: Send Less Help
5/22/2024
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Maia
53
Ep.
In The Bag pt.2
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
5/15/2024
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Grant
52
Ep.
In The Bag pt.1
Night At The Museum
Part 1: Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum Art Heist
Show Notes: 52: In the Bag pt.1: Night at the Museum
5/8/2024
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Grant
51
Ep.
Prophetic Dreams pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 51: Prophetic Dreams pt.3: Listener Episode
5/1/2024
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50
Ep.
Prophetic Dreams pt.2
Misérables
Victor Hugo, author of Les Misérables50: Prophetic Dreams pt.2: Misérables
4/24/2024
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Grant
49
Ep.
Prophetic Dreams pt.1
Little Red Lie
The Red Barn Murder, Maria Marten, William Corder
Show Notes: 49: Prophetic Dreams pt.1: Little Red Lie
4/17/2024
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Maia
48
Ep.
Out & About pt.3
Listener Episode
Show Notes: 48: Out & About pt.3: Listener Episode
4/10/2024
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47
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Out & About pt.2
Swann Dive
William Dorsey Swann and the history/origin of dressing in Drag
Show Notes: 47: Out & About pt.2: Swann Dive
4/3/2024
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Maia
46
Ep.
Out & About pt.1
Never Married
The History of "Coming Out" and Queer people in history
Show Notes: 46: Out & About pt.1: Never Married
3/27/2024
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Grant
44
Ep.
Excessive Force pt.2
March to May
Haymarket Square Riot, Albert and Lucy Parsons, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Show Notes: 44: Excessive Force pt.2: March to May
3/13/2024
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Grant
43
Ep.
Excessive Force pt.1
Blast Off
Colorado School of Mines rivalry with Denver University in 1919
Show Notes: 43: Excessive Force pt.1: Blast Off
3/6/2024
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Maia
42
Ep.
Plenty of Fish pt.3
AITA
2/28/2024
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41
Ep.
Plenty of Fish pt.2
Alone in a Crowded Room
Fermi Paradox, UFO Sightings
Show Notes: 41: Plenty of Fish pt.2: Alone in a Crowded Room
2/21/2024
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Maia
40
Ep.
Plenty of Fish pt.1
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
2/14/2024
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Grant
38
Ep.
Law and Disorder pt.2
A Beautiful Country
John Wood and the Raid on Harper's Ferry
Show Notes: 38: Law & Disorder pt.2: A Beautiful Country
1/31/2024
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Grant
37
Ep.
Law and Disorder pt.1
Good Cop, Bad Cop
Pinkertons, Anonymous
Show Notes: 37: Law & Disorder pt.1: Good Cop, Bad Cop
1/24/2024
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Maia
36
Ep.
Welcome to New York pt.3
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
1/17/2024
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35
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Welcome to New York pt.2
Victory Tour
Anna Chapman the failed Russian Spy
Show Notes: 35: Welcome to New York pt.2: Victory Tour
1/10/2024
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Maia
34
Ep.
Welcome to New York pt.1
The Elephant in the Room
Jumbo the Elephant
Show Notes: 34: Welcome to New York pt.1: The Elephant in the Room
1/3/2024
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Host:
Grant
33
Ep.
Hometown Hijinx pt.3
A Very Merry WIL Holiday
12/27/2023
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32
Ep.
Hometown Hijinx pt.2
Lincoln It Together
The Great Sheedy Murders
Show Notes: 32: Hometown Hijinx pt.2: Lincoln It Together
12/20/2023
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Grant
31
Ep.
Hometown Hijinx pt.1
Unsinkable
The Unsinkable Molly Brown who survived the Titanic
Show Notes: 31: Hometown Hijinx pt.1: Unsinkable
12/13/2023
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Maia
30
Ep.
Lost and Found pt.3
Bail Out
Part 2: Patty Hearst kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA)
Show Notes: 30: Lost and Found pt.3: Bail Out
12/6/2023
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Maia
29
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Lost and Found pt.2
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
11/29/2023
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Maia
28
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Lost and Found pt.1
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
11/22/2023
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Grant
27
Ep.
Influential Secrets pt.3
AITA
Show Notes: 27: Influential Secrets pt.3: AITA
11/15/2023
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26
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Influential Secrets pt.2
Shaken, Not Stirred
William Stephenson, Ian Fleming, Roald Dahl, James Bond, Gorilla Warfare
Show Notes: 26: Influential Secrets pt.2: Shaken, Not Stirred
11/8/2023
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Grant
25
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Influential Secrets pt.1
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
11/1/2023
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Maia
24
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Ghosted pt.3
The LIVE Show
Show Notes: 24: Ghosted pt.3: The Live Show
10/25/2023
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23
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Ghosted pt.2
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!
10/18/2023
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Maia
22
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Ghosted pt.1
Finding Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie's (famed murder mystery author) disappearance and discovery
Show Notes: 22: Ghosted pt.1: Finding Agatha Christie
10/11/2023
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Grant
21
Ep.
Smoke and Mirrors? pt.3
AITA
Show Notes: 21: Smoke and Mirrors? pt.3: AITA
10/4/2023
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20
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Smoke and Mirrors? pt.2
Pieced Together
Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein
Show Notes: 20: Smoke and Mirrors? pt.2: Pieced Together
9/27/2023
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Grant
19
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Smoke and Mirrors? pt.1
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
9/20/2023
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Maia
18
Ep.
A Silly Lil' Treat pt.3
AITA
Show Notes: 18: A Silly Lil' Treat pt.3: AITA
9/13/2023
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17
Ep.
A Silly Lil' Treat pt.2
BEARly Different
Wojtek the Polish WWII War Bear
Show Notes: 17: A Silly Lil' Treat pt.2: BEARly Different
9/6/2023
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Maia
16
Ep.
A Silly Lil' Treat pt.1
The Graham Cracker
Sylvester Graham - inventor of the Graham Cracker
Show Notes: 16: A Silly Lil' Treat pt.1: The Graham Cracker
8/30/2023
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Grant
15
Ep.
The Happiest Place on Earth pt.3
AITA
Show Notes: 15: The Happiest Place on Earth pt.3: AITA
8/23/2023
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14
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The Happiest Place on Earth pt.2
The Pink Palace
Casa Bonita, Bill Waugh, South Park
Show Notes: 14: The Happiest Place on Earth pt.2: The Pink Palace
8/16/2023
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Grant
13
Ep.
The Happiest Place on Earth pt.1
The Finnish Line
The Conspiracy theory that Finland doesn't exist
Show Notes: 13: The Happiest Place on Earth pt.1: The Finnish Line
8/9/2023
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Maia
12
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Falsely Imprisoned pt.3
(un)HINGE(d) Experiences
Lee's Hawaii dating story
Show Notes: 12: Falsely Imprisoned pt.3: (un)HINGE(d) Experiences
8/2/2023
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Host:
Lee
11
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Falsely Imprisoned pt.2
Gossip Gossip Gossip
Perkins v Illinois, Miranda v Arizona, Perkins Operations, Miranda Rights
Show Notes: 11: Falsely Imprisoned pt.2: Gossip Gossip Gossip
7/26/2023
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Maia
10
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Falsely Imprisoned pt.1
Free Britney
Britney Spears' Conservatorship, The Free Britney Movement
Show Notes: 10: Falsely Imprisoned pt.1: Free Britney
7/19/2023
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Grant
9
Ep.
The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.3
AITA
7/12/2023
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8
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The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.2
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
7/5/2023
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Grant
7
Ep.
The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.1
The Unabomber
The Unabomber (Theodore "Ted" Kaczynski)
Show Notes: 7: The Industrial Revolution and its Consequences pt.1: The Unabomber
6/28/2023
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Maia
6
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Surviving the Wilderness pt.3
AITA
Show Notes: 6: Surviving the Wilderness pt.3: AITA
6/21/2023
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5
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Surviving the Wilderness pt.2
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
6/14/2023
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Maia
4
Ep.
Surviving the Wilderness pt.1
Cocaine Bear
Cocaine Bear
Show Notes: 4: Surviving the Wilderness pt.1: Cocaine Bear
6/7/2023
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Host:
Grant
2
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Illegal Drinking pt.2
The Stonewall Inn & Riots
The Stonewall Inn Riots
Show Notes: 2: Illegal Drinking pt.2: The Stonewall Inn and Riots
5/31/2023
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Grant
1
Ep.
Illegal Drinking pt.1
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
5/31/2023
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Host:
Maia