E268: This Is The Saddest Show (part I)

E268: This Is The Saddest Show (part I)

This week, we’re bringing you two of the most fascinating and deeply unsettling stories from the world of freak shows: Chang & Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins, and Julia Pastrana, the so-called ‘Bear Woman.’ Chang and Eng weren’t just a medical curiosity—they were brilliant businessmen, plantation owners, and, oh yeah, enslavers. Their story is full of contradictions—two men who were once paraded as human oddities but ended up profiting off of the very same system that exploited them. And then there’s Julia Pastrana. Her story? No happy endings. Labeled “The Ugliest Woman in the World”, Julia was abused, exploited, and even put on display after her death—because apparently, 19th-century showmen didn’t believe in letting their performers stay dead. These are the stories of three performers whose lives couldn’t have been more different—but both prove one thing: once the world decides you’re an exhibit, getting your humanity back is nearly impossible! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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E339: MURDER - Rosemarie Nitribitt (part III)

E339: MURDER - Rosemarie Nitribitt (part III)

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E338: MURDER - Rosemarie Nitribitt (part II)

E338: MURDER - Rosemarie Nitribitt (part II)

When Rosemarie Nitribitt's body was discovered in her Frankfurt apartment, the investigation turned into one of the biggest murder mysteries in postwar Germany. In Part 2, we look at what investigator...

7 Aug 1h 11min

E337: MURDER - Rosemarie Nitribitt (part I)

E337: MURDER - Rosemarie Nitribitt (part I)

Long before Rosemarie Nitribitt became front-page news, she was just a little girl growing up in poverty. In Part 1, we take a look at her childhood through orphanages, foster homes, and institutions,...

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E336: MYSTERY - Dorothy Eady

E336: MYSTERY - Dorothy Eady

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24 Jul 1h 10min

E335: MACABRE - Typhoid Mary (part II)

E335: MACABRE - Typhoid Mary (part II)

In the second part we follow Mary through her years on North Brother Island, her legal fight against the city, her release, and the decision that would ultimately send her back into quarantine for the...

17 Jul 1h 15min

E334: MACABRE - Typhoid Mary (part I)

E334: MACABRE - Typhoid Mary (part I)

Mary Mallon was simply an Irish immigrant making a living as a cook for some of New York's wealthiest families. But wherever she worked, typhoid fever seemed to follow. In the first part of our two-p...

10 Jul 58min

E333: MURDER - Starr Faithfull (part III)

E333: MURDER - Starr Faithfull (part III)

In the final part of our series on Starr Faithfull, the investigation begins, and this is where the mystery begins! Why were parts of her clothing missing? Why did two autopsies reach different concl...

3 Jul 1h 30min

E332: MURDER - Starr Faithfull (part II)

E332: MURDER - Starr Faithfull (part II)

Starr Faithfull finally tells her family the secret she’s been carrying for nearly a decade: she has been sexually abused by a powerful and trusted relative since childhood. In Part 2, we talk about...

26 Jun 1h 14min

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