Episode 459: The Black Death Part IV - Meet The Flagellants!
On part four, we meet the merry band of self-harming religious zealots who roamed Europe during the Black Death. Then, we travel to jolly ol' England to see how they handled things when the plague des...
2 Juli 20211h 29min
Side Stories: Sky Tuna
Ben 'n' Henry break down this week's true crime news: chimp attacks, redneck raves, Home Depot exorcisms, and MUCH MORE.Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution ...
1 Juli 202155min
Episode 458: The Black Death Part III - The Horny Popes
This week, we continue our five-part series on the Black Death. In Part Three, we take a closer look at the Catholic Church's system of selling indulgences; we learn how one horny pope moved the papac...
25 Juni 20211h 48min
Side Stories: Sugar Water Burn
Ben 'n' Henry break down this week's true crime news: a 20-year-old Iowa man kills his parents to throw a party at their place, a woman kills her husband with boiling sugar water, a grandmother is set...
23 Juni 202153min
Episode 457: The Black Death Part II - Passport to Hell
On part two, we explore the ways in which war, superstition, and fear gripped Europe as the plague robbed the continent of human life. Then, we travel north through Italy to get a closer look at the d...
18 Juni 20211h 14min
Side Stories: Whale of a Tale
Ben 'n' Henry break down this week's true crime news: a man claims to have been swallowed whole by a whale, the Buttcrack Bandit rides again, teens brag online about killing their parents, and MUCH MO...
16 Juni 202153min
Episode 456: The Black Death Part I - Stomp a Gerbil, Bribe a Rat
This week we begin a five-part series on a catastrophe that remains one of the most destructive things to ever happen to humanity — the Black Death AKA the Great Mortality AKA the Big Death. For part ...
11 Juni 20211h 42min
Side Stories: Dongcopter
Ben 'n' Henry break down this week's true crime news: naked woman goes on a rampage at Outback Steakhouse, a dongcopter breaks up a mayoral campaign event, a couple catfishes serial killers, and MORE....
9 Juni 202153min
