Episodios

  • The Transmigration of the Soul
    Jun 17 2024

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

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    17 m
  • Herman Mudgett's Chicago Murder Castle
    Jun 9 2024

    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 m
  • The Sea-Cook: Treasure Island, Chapter VII
    Jun 3 2024

    Keeping on with the classic Robert Louis Stevenson adventure novel!

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    13 m
  • Mrs. Bartlett's Chloroform
    May 30 2024

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

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    11 m
  • PT Barnum: The Great Showman's Favourite Human Exhibits
    May 27 2024

    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 m
  • Agatha Christie's Biggest Mystery
    May 21 2024

    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 m
  • The Atrocity Beneath the Wolf's Lair
    May 16 2024

    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 m
  • The Utmost Island: Chapter Twenty-Six (END)
    May 9 2024

    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.

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    18 m