Femme Fatales Pt. 1: WWII and Origins
The term "femme fatale" conjures up noir vixens whose sole purpose is to bring the story's male hero to his knees. But sometimes, women behaving badly are just getting things done the only way society will allow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 Mars 202145min
“The Pizza Bomber Case” Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong Pt. 2
In the aftermath of her elaborate bank-robbery-gone-wrong, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong had to resort to every tactic up her sleeve to avoid going to jail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
24 Feb 202142min
“The Pizza Bomber Case” Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong Pt. 1
Intelligent and unstable, Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong always had a way with men. But they never seemed to live for long. Nobody connected her to their deaths — until she roped an innocent hostage into an elaborate bank heist, and forced him to wear a collar bomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
17 Feb 202145min
“Cut Like A Knife” Abe Sada Pt. 2
In 1936, Abe Sada was so in love — and lust — she committed a gruesome crime. The case scandalized all of Japan. When she was finally caught, Abe was resolved to meet her fate. But then she was thrown a twist nobody saw coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
10 Feb 202145min
“Cut Like A Knife” Abe Sada Pt. 1
As a young woman in 1920s Tokyo, Abe Sada dreamed of becoming a geisha… but settled for sex work. She began a heated affair with a married man. When his wife threatened their happiness, Abe decided she wouldn’t let him go. Even if it meant losing him forever. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
3 Feb 202144min
"The Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory Pt. 2
The unceasing stream of deaths in Castle Cachtice did not go unnoticed, but priests and concerned parents alike were powerless to intervene. When the Countess set a new trap to lure more girls, she unwittingly began the end of her torturous reign. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
27 Jan 202144min
"The Blood Countess" Elizabeth Báthory Pt. 1
Real-life vampire or expert sadist? Elizabeth Báthory was allegedly responsible for killing hundreds of young women in 16th century Hungary. Her story is steeped in the kind of hearsay and legend befitting a cruel, untouchable noblewoman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
20 Jan 202143min
“The Free Speech Anarchist” Emma Goldman Pt. 2
Called one of the most dangerous anarchists in the country, Emma Goldman was deported back to Soviet Russia in 1919. Ostracized from her peers and the movement she helped progress, Goldman found new ways to advance anarchist causes until her death at 70. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
13 Jan 202144min
