There's A Con Man Born Every Minute
Step right up, step right up! Join us on a jaw-dropping journey into the real life of P.T. Barnum, the man behind the grift. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on P.T. Barnum’s life, stripping ...
12 Jul 202456min
Let's Get Hysterical
We’re getting hysterical this episode! Clara cheers Sabrina up with some crazy facts about the Victorian diagnosis of “hysteria”; a condition that doctors diagnosed women with based on just about any ...
4 Jul 20241h 6min
Which Witch was the Last Witch?
Grab your ouija board and broomstick (and also some cheesecloth) and join us as we discuss the bewitching tale of Scotland’s last witch! Hear about the spellbinding events that led to Helen Duncan’s i...
27 Jun 202442min
Burke and Hare: A Terrible Pair
Clara tells Sabrina about a terrible pair of Williams, who decided that robbing graves was just too much work, and opted to end their victims lives before they entered the ground in the first place. W...
20 Jun 202452min
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
In our most morbid episode yet, we step into the eerie shadows of Victorian graveyards, where the dead couldn’t always rest in peace. Clara tells Sabrina about the grim and ghastly practice of body sn...
13 Jun 202451min
I Just Called To Say Ahoy
In this episode, Clara takes Sabrina on a hometown history fieldtrip, and calls on the past to talk about the notorious AGB (Alexander Graham Bell). From beginnings in Scotland making talking machines...
6 Jun 202452min
Edison's Little Monsters
This week, we find out why some ideas are better left on the drawing board. Thomas Edison, the inventor behind the light bulb and phonograph, thought it would be a great idea to make dolls talk. Spoil...
30 Mai 202436min
The Last American Vampire
Get ready to sink your teeth into a bizarre and blood curdling story, because this week we’re discussing the New England Vampire Panic! A time when fear, superstition, and a dash of hysteria convinced...
23 Mai 202444min
