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  • The Transmigration of the Soul
    2024/06/17

    This evening, we take a look at some compelling cases of reincarnation.

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    17 分
  • Herman Mudgett's Chicago Murder Castle
    2024/06/09

    Perhaps you know him better as H. H. Holmes? Under a variety of names, this slick character swindled dozens of people out of their money, their properties, and even their lives.

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    22 分
  • The Sea-Cook: Treasure Island, Chapter VII
    2024/06/03

    Keeping on with the classic Robert Louis Stevenson adventure novel!

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    13 分
  • Mrs. Bartlett's Chloroform
    2024/05/30

    A reading from The New York Times' April 19, 1886 edition.

    Thanks for listening!

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    11 分
  • PT Barnum: The Great Showman's Favourite Human Exhibits
    2024/05/27

    Phineas Taylor Barnum was a businessman from a tender age, his first venture having been a general store. A move to New York City in his early 20s--and a chance happening upon a highly marketable human being--changed everything for Barnum and the people he would eventually employ.

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    29 分
  • Agatha Christie's Biggest Mystery
    2024/05/21

    Not many people realise that the queen of the mystery novel has her own mystery that not even Arthur Conan Doyle could solve.

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    16 分
  • The Atrocity Beneath the Wolf's Lair
    2024/05/16

    Wolfsschanze was the Nazi headquarters in Poland during the Second World War, as well as the residence of Herman Goring. Now, a potentially lost war crime has been unearthed from the renowned historical site.

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    13 分
  • The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Six (END)
    2024/05/09

    THE END

    The new Christian religion clashes with ancient Norse gods during Leif Ericson's expedition to Vinland.

    Please enjoy the final chapters of this spellbinding historical fiction novel from Henry Myers while your host and the coven of cats finish up a few podcast-adjacent projects this month.

    As always, thanks for listening :)

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    18 分