• Ep 231 - The Life & Legend of Gráinne O'Malley
    Dec 13 2024

    Ep 231 is loose! And we have another badass seafaring woman from history this week, the private queen Gráinne O'Malley!

    Who was this fearsome Irish woman? Why DO people call her Grace? And where do you keep your leprechauns?

    The secret ingredient is...Ireland!

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    Sources this week include Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603 by Ann Chambers, Library Ireland, Mayo.ie, Royal Museums Greenwich, GraceOMalley.com, Howth Castle, Mental Floss.


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep 230 - The Belews & The Bitter Rivalry
    Dec 6 2024

    Ep 230 is loose! And there's trouble at the Belew house as something bad seems to be in the morning mush...

    Why was a hard-working household targeted? What dish was to blame? And how high can a horse get?

    The secret ingredient is...stables!

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep 229 Jeanne de Clisson, Lioness of Brittany
    Nov 29 2024

    Ep 229 is loose! And we're going back to the 14th century to hear the story of Jeanne de Clisson - wife, mother and lioness of the sea.

    Who was this French noblewoman? What set her on a course for revenge? And which way does the port go?

    The secret ingredient is...sails!


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    Sources this week include

    https://guides.loc.gov/feminism-french-women-history/famous/Jeanne-de-Clisson

    https://www.annebonnypirate.com/famous-female-pirates/jeanne-de-clisson/

    https://thehundredyearswar.co.uk/jeanne-de-clisson-the-lioness-of-brittany/

    The Law of Treason and Treason Trials in Later Medieval France, A History of Piracy

    Pirate Women: The Princesses, Prostitutes, and Privateers Who Ruled the Seven Seas by Laura Duncombe

    Jeanne de Belleville: The Life of Jeanne de Clisson by Ellen O'Brien (Author), Émile Péhant (Translator)

    Various links off Wiki of supporting players!


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    58 mins
  • EP 228 - Henri Landru & The Horrors of Bluebeard
    Nov 22 2024

    Ep 228 is loose, and this week, we mix fairytales with murder as we tell the tale of the Bluebeard of Gambais.

    Do you know the story of Bluebeard? Who was mysterious Henri? And what DO you use to get blood from a key?

    The secret ingredient is...a sombrero!


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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Ep 227 - Dr Haugh & The Wright and Wrong Path
    Nov 15 2024

    Ep 227 is loose and we're off to Ohio to hear the bizarre story of Dr Oliver Cook Haugh.

    Who was this difficult doctor? What does he have to do with the Wright brothers? And this cocktail....wooooahhh....

    The secret ingredient is...cocaine!


    Also check out our collab and the work of Freak Magnet and The Worm & The Butterfly here: https://www.youtube.com/@WormButterfly


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    Sources this week include:

    • https://aviationoiloutlet.com/blog/oliver-crook-haugh/?srsltid=AfmBOorDwhjsbVdczVqdc_QJBwnXpU673-TKJ6_hpJpHbodJcUcrvRYu
    • https://columbusunderground.com/the-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-of-mt-calvary-bc1/
    • https://edoardoalbert.com/the-strange-case-of-dr-haugh/
    • https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00F853YDM/ref=olp-opf-redir?aod=1
    • https://www.clermontsun.com/2020/04/22/marc-hoover-the-madness-of-doctor-oliver-crook-haugh
    • Los Angeles Herald, 19 April 1907

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    58 mins
  • Ep 226 - The Torment of the Lipstick Killer
    Nov 8 2024

    Ep 226 is loose, and this week it's a dark and troubling tale of murder in Chicago and suspect William Heirens raises a few eyebrows...

    Who was the Lipstick Killer? Were all his crimes really related? And does anyone have any sage?

    The secret ingredient is... sodium thiopental!


    Our promo this week is from Fear Daily: https://open.spotify.com/show/5RrG0f6Yd7WNqSmuebfRMJ


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    57 mins
  • Expert Witness: Take a Tour of The Alnwick Poison Garden
    Nov 4 2024

    Let's take a trip around the world's deadliest garden, The Alnwick Poison Garden!


    Join us for this special bonus episode where Nick and Sinead are shown around the world-famous Poison Garden at Alnwick Gardens to learn about all the plants that can kill. The gardens are dedicated to growing toxic and narcotic plants and educating people of all ages about them.

    This is a live recording with expert guide John Knox, and is full of fun facts about things in your garden, in the woods, in the fields, basically EVERYWHERE that can mess you up.

    Plan your trip to The Alnwick Garden: https://www.alnwickgarden.com/

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  • EP 225 - Halloween Special: The Curse of the Mummy
    Oct 31 2024

    Ep 225 is loose on Halloween night! And we are diving into the terrifying legend of the mummy, and the so-called curse of the Pharaohs...

    Did opening King Tut's tomb unleash horrors on the world? Did a mummy sink the Titanic? And how do you like your mummy served?

    The secret ingredient is...a Pharaoh!


    Enjoy and HAPPY HALLOWEEN


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    Sources this week include The Tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard Carter, The Curse of the Mummy, by Candace Fleming, The Complete Valley of the Kings: Tombs and Treasures of Egypt's Greatest by Nicholas Reeves, National Geographic, The Register Adelaide 1924, La Times & John Stewart, History News Network, World History, The Archaeologist, interviews with Dr Campbell Price

    For a great piece on the legends of the Unlucky Mummy, look here: https://www.davidcastleton.net/unlucky-mummy-curse-british-museum-titanic-amen-ra-egyptian/


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    1 hr and 18 mins