Best Pérou Podcasts (2024)

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Paid Hitmen Stephen Caracappa + Louis Eppolito Were Also NYPD Detectives 33:42

2h ago33:42

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Federal prosecutor Daniel Wenner described the case as, “the bloodiest, most violent betrayal of the badge this city has ever seen.” Two decorated New York City police detectives, Stephen Caracappa and Louis Eppolito, committed various illegal activities on behalf of the Five Families of the American Mafia, spanning from the mid-1980s to 1990. This…

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Ray and Faye Copeland: America's Oldest Serial Killers 27:15

12d ago27:15

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Ray and Faye Copeland were husband and wife serial killers and the oldest couple ever sentenced to death in the United States. Their known victims include at least five farmhands -- more men are still considered missing and likely also murdered, though their remains have not been found. This is a story about nearly a dozen hired laborers who disapp…

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The Day the DeAutremont Brothers Bungled the Robbery of Southern Pacific Train No. 13 25:16

16h ago25:16

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Train robberies are often thought of as a 19th century problem, like when Jesse James and his gang of outlaws famously pulled off the world's first robbery of a moving train, on July 21, 1873, in Iowa. And, of course, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, who liked to rob banks and trains -- and famously blew up the a Union Pacific Railroad train the…

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The Lonely Hearts Killers Lured Single Women to Their Death 35:48

26d ago35:48

35:48

One of Truman Capote's most famously told anecdotes about his childhood involves his running away with his neighbor, Martha Seabrook, when he was about 10 years old and she, roughly 15. They made a break to a town near where they lived, but were returned home in a day or two. Thirteen years later, Martha met Raymond Fernandez and became one half of…

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Welcome to the Season Finale of Criminalia: 'THE SNAKE OIL SALESMEN' 41:44

1M ago41:44

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Welcome to the final episode of our season exploring worthless and often dangerous remedies that were promoted as good for whatever may ail you – and, by extension, the patent medicine salesmen, a bunch of quacks and rip-off artists, who advertised and peddled those fraudulent goods. We went into this season assuming the worst; and … it was pretty …

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Welcome to a New Season of Criminalia: PARTNERS IN CRIME 3:10

28d ago3:10

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Welcome to a brand new season of Criminalia, where we'll be talking about criminal duos. Partners in crime. Now, your partner in crime could be platonic; others may be romantic. They're someone who has your back no matter what. This season's partners in crime wait outside in the getaway car. They plot and commit illegal acts with you.In this season…

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Pinkham's Cure for 'Female Complaints' and Other Remedies for Women 30:53

1M ago30:53

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In the Victorian era, the menstrual cycle was considered a disease. A Victorian era woman going through menopause was considered to be emotionally unstable, and a physician would likely have prescribed bloodletting to treat its symptoms. He also would have advised her against reading novels, going to parties, and dancing. If you were a 45- to 50-ye…

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Angelo Mariani's Cocaïne Wine : Vin Tonique Mariani à la Coca de Pérou 27:26

2M ago27:26

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Known as tonics, cocaine wines were a hit when introduced in the late 1800s -- Angelo Mariani, a wealthy chemist from the island of Corsica, formulated his popular version, Vin Mariani -- in 1863. Cocaine wine is exactly what you think it is – a concoction of cocaine and wine -- and, it had an incredible fan base that included – spoiler alert – TWO…

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Harry Lewis Kramer: The Ad Man Who Marketed Medicine As Candy 28:09

2M ago28:09

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In the mid-1890s, Harry Kramer’s Sterling Remedy Co. introduced a product called, Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Cascarets were just laxatives, but the product blew away the competition. And a lot of that had to do with how it was marketed (a stroke of brilliance): Harry advertised the product as candy – and historians believe he may have been the firs…

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The Shakers: America's Early Pharmacists 31:19

2M ago31:19

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Talking about the United Society of True Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing – a religious group commonly known as Shakers -- doesn't mean this is an episode about religion. They were disciplined and hard-working, and they were also innovative -- a good combination of characteristics that helped them finance their communal lives in a few success…

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Who Really Made the Real ‘Daffy’s Elixir’ and What Was Really In It? 26:31

2M ago26:31

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Daffy's Elixir was one of the most popular patent medicines in Britain -- and it sold for nearly 300 years, which is amazing considering these types of products were often a flash in a pan. But what makes this product different than others we’ve talked about this snake oil season, other than its longevity, is that its ingredients list wasn’t kept s…

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What Happened When – and After -- Dr. S. Andral Kilmer Founded His Laboratory and Remedy Company 26:36

3M ago26:36

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According to the Vermont State Pharmacy Association in 1921, quote: "Dr. Kilmer's SWAMP-ROOT Kidney, Liver and Bladder Medicine … is a medicine of genuine merit. Thousands of letters we have received from druggists indicate that it has won the confidence of the people. We believe that the druggist who recommends it thereby helps his own reputation …

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Herbert E. Bucklen, Patent Medicine and 'Axle Grease Salesman' 28:41

3M ago28:41

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Herbert Elijah Bucklen made himself one of the wealthiest businessmen in both Elkhart, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And his patent medicine business, The H.E. Bucklen & Company, had a lot to do with that -- but he didn't rise to millionaire status with just snake oil products and lies, although that was…

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Patent Medicine Evolution: No Beer? ‘Let Them Drink Sarsaparilla’ 27:03

3M ago27:03

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Many patent medicines may have done more harm than good -- or at the very least, nothing at all -- and we’ve been talking about a good many of them so far this season. Ingredients in patent medicines were unregulated and manufacturers weren’t required to list ingredients on the label. Most didn’t help your problem, but there were several products t…

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‘EAT! EAT! EAT!’ Fat ‘Banished’ With Tapeworm Diet 27:46

3M ago27:46

27:46

Getting yourself a parasitic buddy will help you lose weight; the idea here is that the tapeworm lives in your intestines and eats whatever you’re eating, meaning you can go for seconds or thirds without feeling guilty about any of the calories. Doesn’t sound so bad, right? Until the tapeworm part, that is. Tapeworms shouldn’t be inside your body u…

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‘A Niagara of Curls’: The Story of the Seven Sutherland Sisters 31:32

3M ago31:32

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“It’s the Hair – not the Hat That Makes a Woman Attractive,” read one ad for the Seven Sutherland Sisters’ scalp cleaner. Sisters Sarah, Victoria, Isabella, Grace, Naomi, Dora, and Mary Sutherland were performers who sang and played instruments, but what the crowds came to see was their hair; primarily because there was, collectively, 37 feet of it…

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Asthma and Smoking: When Cigarettes Were Medicine 26:19

4M ago26:19

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In 1946, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company launched an ad campaign with the slogan, “More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.” Long before Camel cigarettes became the doctor-approved cigarette of choice, at least in advertising, people living with asthma were often instructed to inhale smoke to relieve their symptoms. And that advice was for…

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Paid Hitmen Stephen Caracappa + Louis Eppolito Were Also NYPD Detectives 33:42

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Ray and Faye Copeland: America's Oldest Serial Killers 27:15

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The Day the DeAutremont Brothers Bungled the Robbery of Southern Pacific Train No. 13 25:16

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The Lonely Hearts Killers Lured Single Women to Their Death 35:48

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Welcome to the Season Finale of Criminalia: 'THE SNAKE OIL SALESMEN' 41:44

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Welcome to a New Season of Criminalia: PARTNERS IN CRIME 3:10

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Pinkham's Cure for 'Female Complaints' and Other Remedies for Women 30:53

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Angelo Mariani's Cocaïne Wine : Vin Tonique Mariani à la Coca de Pérou 27:26

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Harry Lewis Kramer: The Ad Man Who Marketed Medicine As Candy 28:09

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The Shakers: America's Early Pharmacists 31:19

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Who Really Made the Real ‘Daffy’s Elixir’ and What Was Really In It? 26:31

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What Happened When – and After -- Dr. S. Andral Kilmer Founded His Laboratory and Remedy Company 26:36

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Herbert E. Bucklen, Patent Medicine and 'Axle Grease Salesman' 28:41

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Patent Medicine Evolution: No Beer? ‘Let Them Drink Sarsaparilla’ 27:03

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‘EAT! EAT! EAT!’ Fat ‘Banished’ With Tapeworm Diet 27:46

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‘A Niagara of Curls’: The Story of the Seven Sutherland Sisters 31:32

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Asthma and Smoking: When Cigarettes Were Medicine 26:19

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