477 - The Ogress of Reading and the Horrors of Baby Farming

477 - The Ogress of Reading and the Horrors of Baby Farming

In Victorian England, “baby farming” turned unwanted infants into a deadly business. Amelia Dyer, known as The Ogress of Reading, used it to hide an unimaginable number of murders - hundreds of them. This week, we expose the grim world of baby farming, the cruelty of Victorian morality, and how one of the most prolific killers in British history was only a small part of a much bigger problem.

Merch and more: www.badmagicproductions.com

Timesuck Discord! https://discord.gg/tqzH89v

Want to join the Cult of the Curious PrivateFacebook Group? Go directly to Facebook and search for "Cult of the Curious" to locate whatever happens to be our most current page :)

For all merch-related questions/problems: store@badmagicproductions.com (copy and paste)

Please rate and subscribe on Apple Podcasts and elsewhere and follow the suck on social media!! @timesuckpodcast on IG and http://www.facebook.com/timesuckpodcast

Wanna become a Space Lizard? Click here: https://www.patreon.com/timesuckpodcast.

Sign up through Patreon, and for $5 a month, you get access to the entire Secret Suck catalog (295 episodes) PLUS the entire catalog of Timesuck, AD FREE. You'll also get 20% off of all regular Timesuck merch PLUS access to exclusive Space Lizard merch


Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jaksot(585)

Short Suck #54: Lip, Dip, and Die! The Radium Girls

Short Suck #54: Lip, Dip, and Die! The Radium Girls

Today we explore the horrifying true story of the Radium Girls — young women told to “lip, dip, and paint” with radioactive dial paint while their employers hid the deadly consequences. What began as ...

27 Maalis 59min

499 - The Cosmic Teacher: Rudolf Steiner and the Occult Roots of Waldorf Schools

499 - The Cosmic Teacher: Rudolf Steiner and the Occult Roots of Waldorf Schools

Rudolf Steiner founded the Waldorf education movement more than a century ago, inspiring thousands of schools around the world with a philosophy centered on creativity, imagination, and holistic learn...

23 Maalis 3h 7min

498 - Mr. Cruel

498 - Mr. Cruel

For years, a calm, calculating predator stalked the suburbs of Melbourne, leaving behind almost no evidence — only terrified families and a growing legend known as "Mr. Cruel." Decades later, his crim...

16 Maalis 1h 56min

Short Suck #53: Icaria!: France’s Failed Communist Utopia in America

Short Suck #53: Icaria!: France’s Failed Communist Utopia in America

In the mid-1800s, long before the Soviet Union or Maoist China, a French political dreamer named Étienne Cabet tried to build a communist utopia... in the heart of America. What followed was a bizarre...

13 Maalis 1h 1min

497 - The Real Lawrence of Arabia

497 - The Real Lawrence of Arabia

** NOTE! THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE RECENT ATTACKS ON IRAN. (That's why I don't mention it) **  World War I turned allies into enemies and enemies into unlikely partners — and no one embodie...

9 Maalis 2h 34min

496 - Sex Strike Nation: The Rise of South Korea’s 4B Movement

496 - Sex Strike Nation: The Rise of South Korea’s 4B Movement

This week on Timesuck, we dive into the 4B Movement - a radical feminist movement that originated in South Korea and centers on four simple rules: no sex with men, no dating men, no marriage, and no c...

2 Maalis 2h 10min

Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

Short Suck #52: Protected Predator: The Johnson City Scandal

A serial predator drugs women, keeps a list of victims, and somehow keeps slipping through the cracks — while the people meant to stop him sure do appear to keep looking the other way. This week, we f...

27 Helmi 57min

495 - The Watts Family Murders

495 - The Watts Family Murders

When a wife and two young children vanish, the internet’s favorite theory shows up fast: it’s always the husband. This week on Timesuck, we dig into the horrifying Chris Watts case - a story of appear...

23 Helmi 2h 57min

Suosittua kategoriassa Komedia

nikotellen
anni-jaajo
antin-matka
olipa-kerran-otsikko
tuplakaak
ihan-oikeesti
rss-saarinen-shoy
antin-palautepalvelu
antin-elokuvakerho
puurojengi
rss-nikotellen
rss-kaheli
rss-napy
rss-kuukka-vehvilainen-hartlin
everypodi
rss-tuhannes-podcast
kasper-ja-mikko-suomen-suosituin-podcast
ela-viitti
naakkavalta
rss-ruokacast