“The Cutting Society” Pt. 1: Valerie Solanas
A radical feminist writer who overcame a childhood of poverty and sexual abuse to put herself through college. Valerie Solanas became obsessed with overthrowing the patriarchy — by any means necessary...
27 Nov 201943min
“Rabbit Births”: Mary Toft
In 1726, Mary Toft seemed to birth a series of strange creatures: rabbits, cats, and never-before-seen hybrid animals. She quickly became a national sensation. But how did an ordinary English wife and...
20 Nov 201943min
“The Tabloid Teacher” Pt. 2: Mary Kay Letourneau
By 1997, Mary Kay Letourneau's affair with her 13-year-old student seemed doomed to be exposed when she found herself pregnant with his baby. But even as she faced arrest and imprisonment, she continu...
13 Nov 201947min
“The Tabloid Teacher” Pt. 1: Mary Kay Letourneau
After a troubled childhood, Mary Kay Letourneau always thought she had to be perfect: the perfect daughter, the perfect wife, the perfect mother. But when she found herself falling for 13-year-old Vil...
6 Nov 201946min
Salem Witch Trials Pt. 2
The trials continue: Tituba’s devilish confession sends chills through the town of Salem. And more men and women are tortured, imprisoned and executed as a result of the 1693 proceedings. Learn more...
30 Okt 201953min
Salem Witch Trials Pt. 1
Massachusetts 1692-1693: Tituba, Sarah Good and Sarah Osborne—the three women at the center of the Salem Witch Trials. Discover the three key factors that combined to create their witch hunt, as well ...
23 Okt 201954min
“The Black Widow of England” Pt. 2: Mary Ann Cotton
With a not-so-promising future in Victorian England, Mary Ann Cotton embarks on a journey of seducing, marrying, and killing her spouses and children to collect her insurance policies. Once she was ca...
16 Okt 201940min
“The Black Widow of England” Pt. 1: Mary Ann Cotton
A career gold-digger with a penchant for arsenic, and a trail of murders that would make headlines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
9 Okt 201942min
