IRS Will Survive: Studio 54
It was a dark fantasyland of excess and glamor. We speak not of your local Applebee's. No, we mean Studio 54, the ne plus ultra of 70s discotheques. It was the place to see and be seen, to do drugs an...
27 Feb 202550min
The Inimitable Miss Cleo: The World Famous Fake Phone Psychic
The late '90s were such a different time... kinda. But the last real decade still had plenty of fakers, grifters, and scam artists, all offering up questionable spirituality and easy answers... just l...
25 Feb 202557min
With a Side of Chow Chow: The Kidnapping of Elton B. Stephens Jr.
A Southern Gothic thriller for the ages, this is the tale of a Coen Brothers-esque kidnapping gone sideways. A bumbling couple take a magazine subscription heir prisoner to fund the purchase of their ...
20 Feb 202550min
God Save the Queen...and the Sex Pistols
1977 was the year punk broke. It was also the Silver Jubilee year, which was a special celebration to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Never one to miss publicity, the princes of punk...
18 Feb 202554min
The Art of the Steal: Stephane Breitwieser
Listen, we all love art. But this dude LOVES art. So much so that he steals it and never lets go. His mom, though, isn't afraid of turning some loose. It's like they say: if you love something, set it...
13 Feb 202555min
Le Scandal: the French Mayor and the Nudist Fortune-Telling Ventriloquist
At the start of 2024, a conservative mayor of a small charming French seaside nudist resort town was accused of embezzlement and illegal use of city funds. Allegedly, he was secretly paying a fortune-...
11 Feb 20251h
Come Fly with Me: Airline Stowaways
Sometimes you need to fly the friendly skies, but you don't have a ticket. There was a time when the solution was to just sneak onto a plane and act like ya know. Follow a handful of young and young-i...
6 Feb 20251h
When the USA Caught "Pac–Man Fever"
In the early '80s, America faced a dire existential threat...in the form of "Pac-Man Fever." A moral panic feared that a generation of kids would be lost to the insidious new video game craze. Inspire...
4 Feb 20251h
