Ye Olde Crime
Join sisters Lindsay & Madison every Wednesday as we discuss the funny, strange, and obscure crimes of yesteryear. Proud member of the Colture and Cultiv8 Networks.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 384
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Marianne the Nun of Monza: Scandal in the Convent
Lindsay and Madison discuss Marianna—The Nun of Monza, as well as why it’s not okay to force women to join the cloth, that it’s never a good idea to eat weird things to get over a dude, and how murde…
00:43:48 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Bea Nostalgic
Lindsay is joined by Andrew from the Bea Nostalgic podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
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00:10:47 |
Sat 13 Feb 2021
The Bloody Benders: Kansas’ Killer Family
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Bloody Benders, as well as the dangers of prairie death grass, that you should never sit by stained anything, and how commemorative macabre souvenirs should always be …
00:50:05 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Elizabeth Bathory: The Blood Countess of Hungary
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Blood Countess herself — Elisabeth Báthory, as well as why inbreeding is a bad idea, that more servants mean more problems, and how torture is never the answer, like e…
00:54:29 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Apocalypse in Review
Lindsay is joined by Tom and Michelle from the Apocalypse in Review podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Listen to Apocalypse in Review wherever you catch …
00:24:33 |
Sat 30 Jan 2021
Nellie Bly: The Journalist Who Faked Insanity
Lindsay and Madison discuss reporter Nellie Bly and her experience at Blackwell Island Insane Asylum, as well as why it sucked to be a woman in the Victorian Era (cause chances are you’re insane), th…
00:54:11 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
The Devil’s Footprints: A Supernatural Mystery
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Devil’s Footprints, as well as why Jack Russell terriers make horrible lap dogs, that the Devil got his steps in, and how it’s never a weather balloon (ever).
Informa…
00:44:53 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Pineapple Pizza Podcast
Lindsay is joined by Ashley and Emily from the Pineapple Pizza Podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean.
Listen to Pineapple Pizza Podcast wherever you catch y…
00:13:56 |
Sat 16 Jan 2021
The Poison-Proof Unicorn: Myth or Medicine?
Lindsay and Madison discuss Unicorn Horns, as well as their unique (or not so unique) origins, that owning a unicorn horn in the Middle Ages was akin to owning a castle, and how you should never leav…
00:38:44 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
The Black Hole of Calcutta: Colonial Horror
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Black Hole of Calcutta, as well as why colonization is terrible, that grapeshot is terrifying, and how you should never leave a surgeon to do a General’s job.
Informa…
00:36:41 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
Mary Ann Geering: The Poisonous Matriarch of England
Lindsay and Madison discuss man-hater Mary Ann Geering, as well as why joining a Burial Society is not the best idea, that it’s NEVER gastroenteritis, and how thankful we are for each and every one o…
00:47:53 |
Wed 30 Dec 2020
Minnie Dean: New Zealand’s Infamous Baby Farmer
Lindsay and Madison discuss baby farmer Minnie Dean, as well as why selling your kids is never cool, that people are pretty awful (don’t @ us), and how free stuff on Craigslist can bring you joy in t…
00:59:38 |
Wed 23 Dec 2020
Giulia Tofana: The Queen of Poison in Renaissance Italy
Lindsay and Madison discuss the prolific poisoness Giulia Tofana, as well as why it’s important to vet your clients, that snitches get stitches (or nooses, hard to say), and how ancient make-up was b…
00:36:08 |
Wed 16 Dec 2020
Joe the Quilter: A Cold Case from Georgian England
Lindsay and Madison discuss the murder of Joe the Quilter, as well as what offal is (besides gross), that more often than not, nice guys DO finish last, and the wonders of cheese and Nerf.
Informati…
00:38:31 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
Gesche Gottfried: The Angel of Bremen’s Poisonous Crimes
Lindsay and Madison discuss the Angel of Bremen — Gesche Gottfried, as well as how butter fixes everything, that nothing is more important than snagging a man, and that public spitting is encouraged …
00:44:27 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
The Great Fire of 1894: A Town’s Fiery Tragedy
Lindsay and Madison discuss the horrors of the Great Hinckley Fire of 1894, as well as how terrifying the idea of fire tornadoes is, that fire safety is important, and a special collaboration with Ca…
00:53:49 |
Wed 25 Nov 2020
Black Bart: The Gentleman Outlaw of the Wild West
Lindsay and Madison discuss the exploits of stagecoach robber Black Bart, as well as how easy it was to disappear while prospecting, that it’s okay to be petty as long as you’re polite about it, and …
00:50:51 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Animal Trials in History: When Beasts Faced Justice
Lindsay and Madison discuss the sad and funny cases of Animal Trials, as well as the merits of praying weevils away, discuss how pigs in France are kinda assholes, and that John Mulaney is pretty gre…
00:41:16 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
Fanny Adams: The Victorian Murder That Shocked England
Lindsay and Madison discuss the horrific murder of Fanny Adams, as well as why ducks are so terrifying, discuss mental illness and its struggles, and that joking about child murders isn’t cool, even …
00:40:21 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
Halloween Special: It's a Spoopy Special, Satan!
Lindsay and Madison talk paranormal with Lindsay's friend and former coworker Heather as she shares three of her own personal experiences before Lindsay and Madison share a few of their own. Happy Ha…
00:33:56 |
Sat 31 Oct 2020
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