373 - The Chicago Tylenol Murders
Who decided to add cyanide to a bunch of bottles of Tylenol in the Chicago area in 1982? A couple of real shifty, odd suspects emerged in an investigation that lasted decades. In this episode, we'll n...
6 Nov 20232h 45min
372 - Gilles de Rais: Medieval Monster or Witch-Hunt Victim?
Headed to 15th century to explore the life of a man who may have been the wealthiest noble in all of France at one point, and commander of France's military - Gilles de Rais. Was this contemporary of ...
30 Okt 20232h 14min
371 - The School of The Prophets Cult Killings
This week we dig into both LDS and FLDS teachings, and learn about The School of the Prophets, a group composted largely of FLDS polygamists who believed strongly in the gift of personal revelation. A...
23 Okt 20232h 49min
370 - The Cuban Revolution: Fidel Castro's Communist Tranformation
When Fidel Castro took over Cuba in 1959, he deposed a dictator. And then the man who promised democracy turned into a dictator himself, and turned Cuba communist. Did he also make Cuba better than it...
16 Okt 20232h 48min
369 - Larry Hall: Serial Killer or "Wannabe"?
Is Larry Hall, currently incarcerated in federal prison on a charge of kidnapping for the purposes of sexual gratification, one of America's most prolific serial killers? Or a serial confessor to murd...
9 Okt 20232h 44min
368 - The Korean War: First Shots of the Cold War
How much do you know about "The Forgotten War" as the Korean War - technically a UN Police Action - is often called? Sandwiched between WW2 and Vietnam, it's never gotten the attention it's deserved. ...
2 Okt 20232h 50min
367 - The Bloody Briley Brothers
Have you heard of the Briley Brothers? Three young brothers, and a teenage neighbor, went on a vicious murder, robbery, and rape spree in Richmond, Virginia in 1979. And then two of the brothers later...
25 Sep 20232h 6min
366 - Black Holes and the Nature of the Universe!
My favorite episode in months. One that I'm hoping the most curious of the cult of the curious will truly enjoy. Today, we look at the very nature of our existence, how we came to our current theoreti...
18 Sep 20232h 24min
