284 - The Amish Life: Quaint or Terrible?
A lot to unpack today! Who are the Amish? Why do they dress and live like it's still the 17th century? How are they related to Mennonites? What interpretation of Christianity led to them to the lifest...
21 Feb 20222h 47min
283 - A Descent Into Madness: The 1980 New Mexico Prison Riot
At 1:40AM on February 2nd, 1980, a group of inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary attacked three guards doing their nightly count. What followed was one of the deadliest prison riots in US hist...
14 Feb 20222h 13min
282 - Attila the Hun: Evil or Slandered?
Attila the Hun! Does his name conjure up images of savagery in your mind? Of a bloodthirsty warrior-king who ruthlessly tortured and killed his enemies as he sacked city after city? An especially bar...
7 Feb 20222h 13min
281 - Arthur Shawcross: The Genesee River Killer
Arthur Shawcross was born on June 6th, 1945 in Kittery, Maine and he would grow up to terrorize the people of Watertown and Rochester, both in New York. Family, neighbors, schoolmates, and anyone else...
31 Jan 20222h 46min
280 - The Murder of Laci Peterson - Who Really Killed Her?
Did Scott Peterson REALLY kill Laci Peterson? Did you know that zero direct evidence tied him to these crimes? And a lot of the circumstantial evidence in this case was... very loose. And there were h...
24 Jan 20222h 33min
279 - Celtic Mythology
Get ready for a brain buster. Or at least prepare to witness my brain being busted. Celtic mythology is... tricky to understand. And no one understands perfectly because the source material is scarce....
17 Jan 20222h 25min
278 - Sex, Silverware, and Immortality: The Oneida Community Cult
Did you know that if lots of people have lots of unprotected sex and the men never ejaculate you can help Jesus create his kingdom on Earth? No? Well then you would NOT have been accepted into the O...
10 Jan 20222h 22min
277 - Prostitution: The History and Morality of Sex Work
What, EXACTLY, is “prostitution”? How is it defined? Are prostitute and sex worker interchangeable terms? Why are most prostitutes women? Why are most clients men? Where does prostitution occur around...
3 Jan 20222h 41min
