Episodes
Lindsay and Madison discuss Thomas Morton, as well as why Puritans were the effing worst, that it’s okay to have a party once in a while, and how to write a book that throws shade on your enemies while also including the awe-inspiring beauty of a New World.
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2023 Smithsonian Magazine article by Colleen Connolly
2023 Sowams Heritage Area article
2020 The Public Domain Review article by Ed Simon
2020 World History Encyclopedia article by Joshua...
Published 11/20/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Nez Perce War, as well as why it’s not okay to force people out of their homes, that being white doesn’t make you right, and how to respectfully acknowledge that you were wrong.
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2024 Distinctly Montana article by Doug Stevens
2022 United States Government article by the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory
2020 Legends of America article by Kathy Weiser
2017 Appaloosa Museum article
2009 Prospector - The Newsletter...
Published 11/13/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss Robert Ledru, as well as the importance of proper sleep, that you should never swim naked alone at night, and that being a great detective doesn’t mean you’re always a great person.
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2024 History article by Kassondra O’Hara
2022 Medium post by Sellmagical
2019 AV Club article by Mike Vago
2017 History Collection article by Khalid Elhassan
2012 Look and Learn article
1937 The San Francisco Examiner...
Published 11/06/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Thunderbird and Tokoloshe, as well as the power of creation myths, that you should visit South Africa with caution, and what types of movies give us the heebie geebies.
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2023 Reality is Weird article by Willow
2022 Atlas Obscura article by J.W. Ocker
2022 Indilinga African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems article by Zimkhitha Sibam-Twalo and Yaseen Ally
2021 Coffee House Writers article by VL Jones
2019...
Published 10/30/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss The Distillery District, as well as how to grow your business smartly, that you should never trust a bootlegger, and why you should visit this haunted section of Ontario.
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2024 The Globe and Mail article by Dave Leblanc
2023 Toronto.com article by Joanna Lavoie
2022 Retail Insider article by Mario Toneguzzi
2022 Toronto Journey 416 article by Denise Marie
2020 Toronto Star article by Vinay Menon
2019 Eat Drink...
Published 10/23/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss La Patasola, as well as how to become the villain even if you’re the victim, that you should avoid the jungles of South America at night, and why you should avoid cheating on your significant other at all costs.
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2022 J.A. Hernandez post
2020 Atlas Obscura article by Dan O’Sullivan
2020 Random Times article by Danilo G.
2019 Ancient Pages post by A. Sutherland
2018 Ancient Origins article by Ashley Cowie
2017...
Published 10/16/24
Lindsay and Madison are joined by Alex to discuss the Jennie Wade House, as well as how to traumatize children at a “haunted” historical museum, that it’s not always great to be the “only civilian casualty,” and why it’s always a good idea to read reviews.
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2020 Civil War Ghosts
2020 Only In Your State article by Beth Price-Williams
1863 Chicago Tribune article
American Battlefield Trust Civil War Biography
Brochure from Jennie Wade House...
Published 10/09/24
Lindsay is joined by Courtney from the Book of the Dead podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
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Published 10/05/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss Moosham Castle, as well as how to cause a haunting, that executing children is a bad look, and why you shouldn’t trust “ghost hunters.”
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2024 The Little House of Horrors
2023 HubPages article by Jan Stepan
2022 Gothic Bite Magazine article by Ivy Wayne
2020 Dark Tourists article
2018 Grand Magazine article
2014 Seeks Ghosts post by Virginia Lamkin
2013 AESU post
2009 Fandomania post
Ghost Hunters International...
Published 10/02/24
Lindsay is joined by author and producer Neil Laird to discuss the oldest court case regarding tomb robbing in ancient Egypt.
Neil Laird is an LGBTQIA+, multiple Emmy-nominated director of historical films for Discovery, BBC, PBS, History Channel, National Geographic, and many other networks. He has produced over 100 programs around the globe that feature crumbling Egyptian tombs, lost Mayan cities, and mysterious shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea. But to his continued disappointment, he...
Published 09/25/24
Lindsay is joined by Bob LeMent from the Static Radio podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
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Published 09/21/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss King Erik XIV of Sweden, as well as how to spot a narcissist, that family feuds can get really complicated, and why mental health is so important.
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2020 Factinate article by Scott Mazza
2019 The Creative Historian post
Destination Uppsala
Find a Grave (1)
Goteborgs Stadsmuseum
Medievalists article by Minjie Su
Thorkell Halberd article
We Relate
Wikipedia (1) (2) (3) (4)
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Published 09/18/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss Hannah Courtoy, as well as how Egypt crazy Victorians were, that cemeteries are great places to hide time machines, and why it’s not cool to prey on the elderly.
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2024 Mental Floss article by Jake Rossen
2021 Habitats and Heritage post by Stephen Fielding
2020 Curiosities from the 5th Corner post by Tamsin Wilde
2020 The Serpent’s Pen post by David Castleton
2019 Exploring London post
2015 Independent article by...
Published 09/11/24
Lindsay is by Kaydra from the Perplexity: A Mystery podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
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Published 09/07/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss L' Auberge Rouge, as well as how crazy the 1800’s were in France, that it’s not cool to spread rumors about your neighbors, and how to be too successful and end up dead for it.
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2023 Alchetron article
2020 The Daily Evergreen article by Grace Lapierre
2019 Mag Communes article
2017 The Connexion article by Lama Hodeib
2016 Geri Walton post
2016 Valeurs article by Philippe Delorme
2015 Board Game Geek News article...
Published 09/04/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Squirrel Cage Jail, as well as why a solid metal structure is just a bad idea, that you shouldn’t trust something that involves a hand crank, and how to be historic while also being a bad idea.
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2022 Let’s Go Iowa blog post by Kim
2009 The Daily Nonpareil article by Kim Bousquet
2006 The Daily Nonpareil article by Keith Mehlin
2006 The Daily Nonpareil article by Tim Johnson
2003 The Daily Nonpareil article by...
Published 08/28/24
Lindsay is joined once again by Dustin from the Sandman Stories Presents podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. BONUS: Dustin brings some etymology questions and tests Lindsay to see if they are related or nah.
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Published 08/24/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Legend of Gelert, as well as how to tell if your dog is a good boy, that you should second guess stabbing things, and the faithful hound trope.
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2021 North Wales Holiday Cottages article by Thom
Atlas Obscura
Beddgelert Tourism Association
Eryri National Park Authority
Historic UK article by Ben Johnson
Land of Legends article
National Trust
Sherwood Primary School
Wikipedia (1) (2)
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Published 08/21/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss stone babies, or lithopedion, as well as how crazy the human body is, that it’s not cool to manhandle a calcified corpse, and the dangers women face during pregnancy. Trigger Warning: this episode contains discussions of deceased children.
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2020 Psychology Today article by Robert D. Martin, Ph.D.
2018 Atlas Obscura article by Sarah Laskow
2016 Wonders & Marvels post by Helen King
2014 Jezebel article by Lyz...
Published 08/14/24
Lindsay is joined by Alanna and Kelsey from the Castles & Cryptids podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
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Published 08/10/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss Eugenia Martínez Vallejo, as well as why it’s not okay to exploit children, that there is still a lot to learn regarding DNA and congenital diseases, and how to honor someone’s memory without being a dick.
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2021 Girl Museum post by Claire Rochet
2021 All Poetry post by Jon Nakapaulau
2019 Irish Independent article by Niall MacMonagle
Atlas Obscura
Museo Nacional Del Prado
Wikipedia (1)
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Published 08/07/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Children of Llullaillaco, as well as how to perfectly preserve a sacrifice, that we’ve learned a ton about the Inca from their sacred sites, and how not to respect the indigenous people (which isn’t cool, b-t-dubs).
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2023 Smithsonian Magazine article by Sarah Kuta
2021 All That’s Interesting article by Bernadette Giacomazzo
2016 Internet Archaeology 42 article by Andrew Wilson
2016 Penn Museum Expedition...
Published 07/31/24
Lindsay is joined by Kayla and Alysia from the Tales from the Chesterfield podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
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Published 07/27/24
Lindsay and Madison discuss Sir Richard Francis Burton, as well as why it’s wrong to wear brown face, that translating erotica from other cultures was supes taboo, and how to be an accomplished man of mystery.
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2020 Discover Silversea article by Carolyn Spencer Brown
2018 Borges, Desire, and Sex - Chapter 4 - Sir Richard Burton’s Orientalist Erotica
2018 The Romance of Lady Isabel Burton, by Isabel Burton
2018 Unexplained Mysteries article by...
Published 07/24/24