Don't Look Now

We discuss Marie Laveau, the famed voodoo queen of New Orleans.  From her beginnings as devoutly catholic hairdresser she rose to become an renowned herbalist, nurse, and of course practitioner of Vo…

The Chinchorro culture of South America created the world's first man made mummies roughly 7000 years ago, or 2000 years before the Egyptians.  Listen in and find out about these ancient mummies, how…

We discuss traditions and lore concerning ghosts from cultures around the world.  Listen in and find out about similarities shared in common (like "The Lady in White" and bad things happening at cros…

Often called America's first family of serial killers, the Bender family lived on the prairie of  Kansas, not far from the famed site of "The Little House on the Prairie".  However, their story is a …

Henry Plummer was an erstwhile Baker/Sheriff/Outlaw/US Marshall that ranged throughout the western US in the 1860s committing felonies or preventing them (depending on who's account you listen to).  …

We discuss the origins and meaning behind Br'er Rabbit and the Tar Baby and other tales passed down from enslaved peoples in the Americas and collected (and altered) in the Uncle Remus tales by Joel …

We discuss Ambergris, an oily stone like substance that washes up on beaches and is worth an insane amount of money.  We discuss it's rather disgusting source and the world wide market that exists fo…

Tune in and find out the history behind Reese's Peanut Butter cups and ET's favorite candy, Reese's Pieces.  They are both older than many think...

We discuss that strange period in the 80s and early 90s when fears of satanic cults spread across America.  Tales of ritual cult abuse and satanic cults involved in murders with their influence sprea…

We discuss how magic was seen and "used" in medieval times before it was commonly seen as evil in western society.  

We discuss the seven canonical wonders of the ancient world: The Pyramids of Giza, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Light House of Alexandria, Colo…

We discuss Genghis Khan, the first great ruler of the Mongol Empire and conqueror of most of the known world at the time.  Was the formation of the empire a generally good thing that brought about a …

The story of William Morgan, the man who threatened to expose the secrets of the Freemasons and disappeared under very suspicious circumstances in 1826.  His disappearance and presumed murder lead to…

We discuss the famous Lewis and Clark expedition to map and explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase in 1803=06.

On December 16th 1773, colonists in Boston boarded ships at Griffin's wharf and proceeded to dump the cargo of tea into Boston Harbor.  This act, The Boston Tea Party, has become an American cultural…

We discuss the story behind The Whistleblower.  Kathryn Bolkovac, a former policewoman, uncovered the involvement of UN peacekeepers in the sex trafficking and exploitation of women in Bosnia in the …

We discuss the phenomenon of the Cargo Cult, a brand of apocalyptic cult that sprang up in indigenous societies that were suddenly exposed to industrial cultures during the Pacific campaign of World …

In December 1978 over $5 million dollars in cash was stolen from Lufthansa at JFK airport.  The crime has gone nominally unsolved, with one primary suspect, Jimmy Burke, who was never arrested for th…

It is thought that Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde was inspired by the real life Deacon Brodie, a prominent citizen of Edinburgh that happened to be a burglar and inveterate …

We discuss the AIDS epidemic and the creation of the largest piece of folk art in the world, the AIDS memorial quilt.