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  • Pride 2025 Part 2 - Philosophers, Drag Queens and Bandits

    Pride 2025 Part 2 - Philosophers, Drag Queens and Bandits
    2025/06/23
    Happy Pride Month, again! Our Pride celebrations continue with more stories of LGBTQ+ folks. Lori covers socialist, poet, philosopher and early gay rights activist Edward Carpenter. Sheena covers William Dorsey Swann, America's first drag queen. Hannah shares the stories of two criminals - fraudster Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael and bank robber John Wojtowicz, whose story inspired the film "Dog Day Afternoon."
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    1 時間 16 分
  • Pride 2025 - Revolutionaries, Robin Hoods and Ladies

    Pride 2025 - Revolutionaries, Robin Hoods and Ladies
    2025/06/11
    Happy Pride Month! This week's episode celebrates pioneering LGBTQ+ folks from around the world. Hannah shares the story of Revolutionary War hero Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, whose contributions to the war improved the performance of U.S. troops. Lori covers the "Ladies of Llangollen," Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, who lived together as a couple during the Georgian era. Sheena shares the story of Eddie Sandifer, a pioneering Mississippi gay rights advocate and the Robin Hood of the Civil Rights movement.
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    1 時間 29 分
  • Men Behaving Badly: Bears, Murders and Punk Rock

    Men Behaving Badly: Bears, Murders and Punk Rock
    2025/05/26
    Calling all naughty boys! This week's episode is dedicated to men who never learned how to behave. Lori covers two men, Phillip Henry Vetter and Franklin Devereaux, who thought it was a good idea to fight bears. Sheena shares the story of murderous Mississippi man Ashley Cocke, and Hannah covers shock punk rocker GG Allin.
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    1 時間 25 分
  • Badass Mothers

    Badass Mothers
    2025/05/14
    Happy Mother's Day! This episode is for anyone who has a mom, is a mom, has lost a mom, wants to be a mom, or anything in between - so, yes, we talk about how hard this day can be for people in addition to celebrating it. Sheena covers mother Ann Jarvis and daughter Anna Jarvis, who inspired others to celebrate their mothers. Hannah covers the original goth queens, Mary Wollstonecraft and her daughter, Mary Shelley. Lori shares the story of Mary Ann Bevan, a mother who endured humiliation as the "ugliest woman in the world" to provide for her family.
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    1 時間 49 分
  • Sheenanigans: Murders, Queens and Clogging

    Sheenanigans: Murders, Queens and Clogging
    2025/04/28
    Happy (almost) birthday, Sheena! This episode celebrates Sheena with stories that cover her favorite topics. Hannah covers the 1909 Savannah axe murders and Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a folklorist and musician who helped popularize clogging in America. Sheena covers the 1932 Memphis tamale murders, and Lori shares the story of comic book hero "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle."
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    1 時間 42 分
  • A Massacre, a Legendary Lady and a Hero Dog

    A Massacre, a Legendary Lady and a Hero Dog
    2025/04/14
    This grab bag episode of random stories is all over the place! Travel back to Early Medieval England to meet Sheena's ancestors who were killed in the bloody St. Brice's Day Massacre. Hannah shares the story of legendary Alabama woman Aunt Jenny. Lori introduces us to Judy, a ship's dog who was officially registered as a prisoner of war during World War II.
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    1 時間 6 分
  • 100th Episode Extravaganza - Diamonds, Crime and Scandals

    100th Episode Extravaganza - Diamonds, Crime and Scandals
    2025/03/31
    It's our 100th episode! Our theme is Diamonds and our stories cover a variety of topics, from criminals to movie stars. Lori covers the murder of legendary sex worker Diamond Bessie. Hannah shares the story of the seemingly unkillable gangster Jack "Legs" Diamond. Sheena covers movie star, humanitarian and jewelry collector Elizabeth Taylor.
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    1 時間 40 分
  • Gremlin Extravaganza - Murder, Mayhem and Cryptids

    Gremlin Extravaganza - Murder, Mayhem and Cryptids
    2025/03/17
    It's Hannah's birthday! This week we celebrate her with the most gremlin-like stories we could find. Hannah shares five stories: French executioner Charles-Henri Sanson; surgeon, psychiatric hospital patient and lexicographical researcher William Chester Minor; Beulah May Annan, the inspiration for "Chicago" character Roxie Hart; Washington, D.C. madam Mary Ann Hall; and prima donna and murderer Adele Ritchie. Lori covers two German cryptids, the Monster of Morbach and the vampire-ish creature Nachzehrer. Sheena covers Mississippi's Legs Murder Scandal.
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    1 時間 37 分