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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
AJ, Jaymes
Show Notes: 81: Vigilante Vengeance pt.3: 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
Reality Winner
Show Notes: 74: Con Me Once pt.2: Winners and Losers
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
Olga of Kiev
Show Notes: 76: A Lover Scorned pt.1: Heads Will Roll
66
Ep.
Horsing Around pt.3
8/14/2024
Post Date:
Host:
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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
Show Notes: 60: Friend or Foe pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 57: The Hills We Die On pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 51: Prophetic Dreams pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 48: Out & About pt.3: 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
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
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
Jumbo the Elephant
Show Notes: 34: Welcome to New York pt.1: 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
Show Notes: 27: Influential Secrets pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 24: Ghosted pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 21: Smoke and Mirrors? pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 18: A Silly Lil' Treat pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 15: The Happiest Place on Earth pt.3: 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
Show Notes: 6: Surviving the Wilderness pt.3: 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
Cocaine Bear
Show Notes: 4: Surviving the Wilderness pt.1: Cocaine Bear
2
Ep.
Illegal Drinking pt.2
5/31/2023
Post Date:
Host:
Grant
The Stonewall Inn & Riots
The Stonewall Inn Riots
Show Notes: 2: Illegal Drinking pt.2: The Stonewall Inn and 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