Did That Really Happen?

This week we're traveling back to the 1960s and 70s with David Fincher's Zodiac! Join us as we learn about ciphers, Melvin Belli's role in the case, Detective Dave Toschi, "I Am Not Paul Avery" button...

21 Nov 202253min

This week we're traveling back to the 18th century with Prey! Join us as we learn about horses and dogs in Comanche society, rites of passage, buffalo hunting, and more! Sources: Yvette Running Horse ...

7 Nov 202242min

This week we're going back to 1902 and the Sea Islands with Daughters of the Dust! Join us as we talk about Gullah quilting practices, the Wanderer, African-American migration to Canada, and more! Sou...

17 Okt 202246min

Today we're traveling back to 1960s Poland with a listener request episode on Ida! Join us as we learn about "enemies of the people", Helena Wolinska-Bruce, historical examples of people hiding in the...

3 Okt 202259min

This week we're traveling back to the 1930s with Night of the Hunter! Join us as we talk about the Bluebeard legend, ice cream, how much Rachel Cooper rules, itinerant preachers, and more! Sources: Ch...

19 Sep 20221h 2min

Today we're traveling back to the 1970s with Blackkklansman! Join us as we learn about the real Ron Stallworth, women in the KKK, whether or not Flip Zimmerman was a real guy, and more! Sources: Ron S...

5 Sep 20221h 1min

This week we're traveling back to. . . well, it's not totally clear, but we're talking about Cold War history with Top Secret! Join us as we learn about that weird heel click salute, Ripple, surf rock...

22 Aug 202250min

It's the third and final chapter of the Fear Street trilogy! Join us as we discuss why the title really should have been Fear Street 1694, Puritan attitudes toward homosexuality, the good old days whe...

8 Aug 20221h 4min