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102

Ep.

Movie Magic pt.3

4/23/25

Post Date:

Host:

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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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