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
Squirrel Cage Jail: Exploring America's Rotating Prison and Its Ghostly Legends
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 wh…
00:44:42 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Sandman Stories Presents
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 a…
00:16:13 |
Sat 24 Aug 2024
The Legend of Gelert: A Tale of Loyalty and Tragedy
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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00:30:55 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Stone Babies: A Strange Medical Phenomenon
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. Trig…
00:46:37 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Can You Crack The Cramp-Word? Castles & Cryptids
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 yo…
00:27:45 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
Eugenia Martínez Vallejo: The Fascinating Life of Spain's 17th-Century Curiosity
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 some…
00:37:58 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Children of Llullaillaco
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…
00:57:22 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Tales from the Chesterfield
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 whe…
00:20:26 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
Sir Richard Francis Burton: Explorer, Spy, and Scholar
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 o…
01:07:05 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
Henry William King, Jr.: A Tale of Family and Betrayal
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.
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01:00:28 |
Wed 17 Jul 2024
Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? History Detective
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.
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00:30:36 |
Sat 13 Jul 2024
Radu the Handsome: The Forgotten Vlad Dracula
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.
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00:40:44 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Union Army Major Henry Rathbone: A Hero's Descent into Madness
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…
00:44:49 |
Wed 03 Jul 2024
Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? Rainy Day Rabbit Holes
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 catc…
00:25:53 |
Sat 29 Jun 2024
Death in Old Mexico with Nicole Von Germeten
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, 1…
00:57:36 |
Wed 26 Jun 2024
Consuming Mummies as Medicine: A Bizarre Historical Trend
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”.
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00:55:17 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? The Nerdy Photographer
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 podc…
00:32:57 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Charles Landis & The Murder of Uri Carruth
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.
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00:50:23 |
Wed 12 Jun 2024
Dan Sickles: The Politician Who Got Away with Murder
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 r…
00:51:13 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Can You Crack the Cramp-Word? The Art of Crime
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.
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00:28:26 |
Sat 01 Jun 2024
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