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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Reality is Weird article by Willow 2022 Atlas Obscura article by J.W. Ocker 2022 Indilinga Africa…

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 The Globe and Mail article by Dave Leblanc 2023 Toronto.com article by Joanna Lavoie 2022 Retail In…

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 J.A. Hernandez post 2020 Atlas Obscura article by Dan O’Su…

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Civil War Ghosts 2020 Only In Your State …

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. Listen to Book of the Dead wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

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.” Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 The Little House of Horrors 2023 HubPages article by Jan Stepan 2022 Gothic Bite Magazine article by Ivy Wayne 2020 Dark Tourists arti…

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 …

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. Listen to Static Radio wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Factinate article by Scott Mazza 2019 The Creative Historian post Destination Uppsala Find a Grave (1) Goteborgs Stadsmuseu…

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 Mental Floss article by Jake Rossen 2021 Habitats and Heritage post by Stephen Fielding 2020 Curiosities fro…

Lindsay is by Kaydra from the Perplexity: A Mystery podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Perplexity: A Mystery wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Alchetron article 2020 The Daily Evergreen article by Grace Lapierre 2019 Mag Communes articl…

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Let’s Go Iowa blog post by Kim 2009 The Daily Nonpareil article by Kim B…

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. Listen to Sandman Stories Presents wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choic…

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 North Wales Holiday Cottages article by Thom Atlas Obscura Beddgelert Tourism Association Eryri National Park Authority Hi…

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Psychology Today article by Ro…

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. Listen to Castles & Cryptids wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Girl Museum post by Claire Rochet 2021 All Poetry post by Jon Na…

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). Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Smithsonian Magazine article by Sarah Kuta 2021 Al…

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. Listen to Tales from the Chesterfield wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Discover Silversea article by Carolyn Spencer Brown 2018 Borges, Desire, and Sex - Chapt…

Lindsay and Madison discuss Henry William King, Jr., as well as how to be a bigamist, that Daddy can’t solve all your problems, and how to get away with murder. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Douglas County Historical Society article by Elise O’Neil 2018 Murder by Gaslight article by Robert Wilhelm 1889 The Bowling Green Times …

Lindsay is joined by Kelly from the History Detective podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to History Detective wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay and Madison discuss Radu the Handsome, as well as how to be a hostage, that there were a lot of Vlad’s in the 1400’s, and how literal nicknames were. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 All That’s Interesting article by Amber Morgan 2023 Q News article by Destiny Rogers Academic Cultura Colectiva article by Isabel Carrasco D…

Lindsay and Madison discuss Major Henry Rathbone, as well as how to keep it in the family (so to speak), that mental illness can have devastating consequences, and how to become a historical footnote. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 All That’s Interesting article by Jessica O’Connor 2018 Spotlight News article by Michael Hallise…

Lindsay is joined by Shea and Jody from the Rainy Day Rabbit Holes podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Rainy Day Rabbit Holes wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay is joined by author Nicole Von Germeten to discuss her book, Death in Old Mexico: The 1789 Dongo Murders and How They Shaped the History of a Nation. In a Mexico City mansion on October 23, 1789, Don Joaquín Dongo and ten of his employees were brutally murdered by three killers armed with machetes. Investigators worked tirelessly to find th…

Lindsay and Madison discuss mummia, as well as how to desecrate all the corpses, that more people practiced cannibalism than you make think, and how long it was considered “medicine”. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Mental Floss article by Michele Debczak 2022 USCDornsife article by Margaret Crable 2021 The Serpent’s Pen article…

Lindsay is joined by Casey from the The Nerdy Photographer podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to The Nerdy Photographer wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay and Madison discuss Charles Landis, as well as how to create a temperance town, that attacking the owner of a town in the paper isn’t the smartest of moves, and how to get away with murder. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Listverse article by Craig “Wex” Wexler 2020 Murder By Gaslight article by Robert Wilhelm 2017 NJ Ad…

Lindsay and Madison discuss Daniel Sickles, as well as how to get away with murder, that your sins can be forgiven if you fight for the winning side, and how to get with all the ladies (even if you really, REALLY shouldn’t). Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Bowery Boys History article by Greg Young 2022 Library of Congress blog p…

Lindsay is joined by Gavin from the The Art of Crime podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to The Art of Crime wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay and Madison discuss Lizzie Bourne, as well as the importance of being prepared, that one should always respect nature, and how to stay at an amazing (and probably haunted) Airbnb. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 New Hampshire Magazine article by Marianne O’Connor 1988 Biddeford Maine Journal Tribune article Atlas Obscura…

Lindsay and Madison celebrate 200 episodes with a variety of tombstones, as well as answer your questions, share well wishes from fellow podcasters, and discuss what’s in store for the podcast. Information pulled from the following sources: 2019 Atlas Obscura article by Noor Al-Samarrai Atlas Obscura (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Find a Grave It’s GOA Old To…

Lindsay is joined by Nicole and Tessa from the Doom Generation podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Doom Generation wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay and Madison discuss Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, as well as how religion can put a strain on a country and a marriage, that Henrietta is responsible for #BookTok, and how easy it is to be written out of history for being a woman. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Owlcation article by Joanna Hayle 2022 Atlas Obscura article …

Lindsay is joined by author Judith Starkston to discuss her book, Priestess of Ishana. A curse, a conspiracy and the clash of kingdoms. A defiant priestess confronts her foes, armed only with ingenuity and forbidden magic.A malignant curse from the Underworld threatens Tesha’s city with fiery devastation. The young priestess of Ishana, goddess of l…

Lindsay is joined by Kirsten Rudberg from the Byte-Sized Blessings podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Byte-Sized Blessings wherever you catch your podcasts, and you can order signed copies of her books from Beastly Books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island, as well as the importance of language, that women are resilient, and how to be an inspiration to young children everywhere. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Islapedia compilation 2021 California Missions article 2019 National Park Service article 2018 VC Star artic…

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Lady Juliana, as well as why pit stops are important during any long trip, that women are more resilient than we’re given credit for, and how to go down in history in a good way. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Owlcation article by Ravi Rajan 2021 Academia.edu article by Joseph L Davis 2021 Ranker…

Lindsay is joined by Jessie Browning from the Prickly & Blooming podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Prickly & Blooming wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay and Emily from Pineapple Pizza Podcast discuss The Colfax Massacre, as well as why the Reconstruction Era , that there’s a big difference between a “riot” and a “massacre,” and how to not to whitewash history. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 Free Speech Center article by John R. Vile 2023 NBC News article by Claretta Bel…

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Stillwell Murder, as well as why you should be cautious about marrying people a lot younger than you, that divorce is much simpler than murder, and how to spill some tea in the pettiest way possible in a court of law. Information pulled from the following sources: 2018 Murder By Gaslight article by Robert Wilhelm 201…

Lindsay is joined by Nicki Woodard from the As The Money Burns podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to As The Money Burns wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay and Madison discuss Jane Toppan, as well as why people are scared of going to the hospital, that just because someone seems Jolly doesn’t mean you should drink their mineral water, and how to be a terrifying female serial killer in the early 20th Century. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 Irish Central article by Kate Hick…

Lindsay and Madison discuss Lilias Adie, as well as why you should never trust a Jean, that sea burials won’t keep you safe, and how awesome technology is at reminding us to be human. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 My Veggie Travels blog post by Sarah 2021 Welcome to Fife article by Scotland’s Stories 2019 All That’s Interestin…

Lindsay is joined by Lindsey and Jordan from the Spooky Spouses podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Be sure to check out Spooky Spouses wherever you listen to Ye Olde Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl

Lindsay and Madison discuss the North Berwick Witch Trials, as well as how to blame bad weather on witchcraft, that horrific torture isn’t a good flex, and that killing people based on testimony that you got just so the torture would stop makes you a royal a-hole. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Rambling History blog post 2021 S…

Lindsay and Madison discuss the St. Omer Witch, as well as the pervasive power of gossip, that if you want to leave a lasting legacy, have a cool ass headstone, and that you should always proofread before you make things permanent. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Random Times article by Leo S 2021 Michael Kleen article 2019 Chic…

Lindsay is joined by Fayge and Mazal from the D Listers of History podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Be sure to check out D Listers of History wherever you listen to Ye Olde Crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Lindsay Valenty and Madison Stangl