156. Amon Göth - The Butcher of Płaszów
Amon Leopold Göth was an SS Schutzstafeeln, the commandant of the Płaszów labour camp in Kraków, Poland and a man that was such a monster that Steven Spielberg had to tone down his cruelty in Schindle...
19 Aug 202546min
155. Ravensbrück Concentration Camp
Ravensbrück was the only major Nazi concentration camp for women, located just miles north of Berlin, it was close enough to hand, but far enough to avoid too many questions. A place of brutality, whe...
11 Aug 20251h 4min
154. Irma Grese - The Hyena of Auschwitz
Irma Grese, the baby faced Beast of Belsen and the Hyena pf Auschwitz who revelled in the pain and sufferening of others, especially if she was the one who was inflicting it. Hosted by Katie Charlwood...
4 Aug 202553min
153. Zoot Suit Riots
The Zoot Suit Riot wasn't actually a riot, don't let the name fool you, it is an often overlooked attack on ethnic minorities in Los Angeles which became a pivotal moment in the Chicano Civil Rights M...
23 Jul 20251h 13min
152. Kate Warne - America's First Female Detective
Kate Warne, a woman in history we should know more about. The first "lady" detective in the USA, she solved crimes, performed subtrefuge and even thwarted an assassination attempt on President-elect, ...
16 Jul 20251h 13min
151 . John Brown - Part II: Heroism is Treason
In the second half of the John Brown tale, we get to hear about Brown's FAFO era, from Bleeding Kansas to the guerilla warfare at Osawatomie, the Battle at Black Creek and of course the rai on Harper'...
7 Jul 20251h 17min
150. John Brown - Part I: American Abolitionist
Happy Independence Day! It's July 4th which means that it's the perfect time to talk about some classic American history. I was hoping to get this into one epidoe but alas, there's too much to tell. s...
3 Jul 20251h 23min
149. Mary Astor - Hollywood and Scandal
A film noir femme fatale, actress Mary Astor found herself embroiled in a custody battle and "crime of the century!" A scandal so inticing that it knocked the news of fascists off of the front page of...
30 Jun 202555min
