Sartorial Violence at its Finest: The Straw Hat Riot
It used to be gauche to wear white after labor day, or to board a plane in your pajamas. What once would get you stern looks or eye rolls are now widely tolerated sartorial choices. There was once one...
28 Apr 202249min
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden: Gerald the Turkey Attacks!
In the quiet spring and summer of the early COVID-19 pandemic, one creature's reign of terror paralyzed a neighborhood. What was once an idyllic municipal rose garden, prized for its bountiful blooms ...
26 Apr 202241min
Counterfeit Cuneiform: Hobby Lobby & the Stolen Gilgamesh Dream Tablet
How does a company go from selling craft supplies and tchotchkes to importing stolen and counterfeit curios? This is the story of how Hobby Lobby got into the business of looted goods and managed to e...
21 Apr 202253min
Elementary, My Dear Houdini: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini
The author of the Sherlock Holmes series of books, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also an ardent believer in spiritualism. While his most famous character was known for laughingly revealing the deceptions...
19 Apr 202252min
Geriatric Ocean’s Eleven: The Hatton Garden Heist
Sometimes it's hard to retire. Like they say, do something you love and you'll never work a day in your life. For a group of older English gentlemen thieves, this was especially true. There comes a ti...
14 Apr 202248min
Nuns on the Run: the Fun-loving, Felonious Belgian Sisters
Catholic Bishop Fulton J. Sheen once said, “Hearing nuns’ confessions is like being stoned to death with popcorn.” That’s not true in Belgium. In 1990, nuns in the Diocese of Bruge threw off their hab...
12 Apr 202241min
Give My Regards to Javasu
A mysterious woman washes ashore in 1800s England. She speaks an unknown language, yet still manages to share tales of her pirate-filled high sea adventures and noble lineage. Her story captivates the...
7 Apr 202239min
Pablo Escobar’s Problematic Cocaine Hippos
We all know that Pablo Escobar exported cocaine out of Colombia in record amounts. What a lot of people don't know is that he had some problematic imports into the vibrant nation, as well. Meet Pablo ...
5 Apr 202247min
