Ye Olde Crime

Lindsay is joined by Shayna from the You Should Have Ghosted podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to You Should Have Ghosted wherever you catch your podcasts.  Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/yeoldecrime)This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartab...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Henry Every—the King of Pirates, as well as why you should never transport large sums of money by boat, that you can never go wrong as long as your ship has a sweetass name, and how even pirates can have a code of honor.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Smithsonian Magazine article by Isis Davis-Marks 2018 History.com article Britannica Famous Pirate...

This week, Lindsay and Madison are joined by 5 other amazing historic true crime podcasters for the first annual Historical True Crime Showcase. Enjoy a minisode on the origin of the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice," as well as mini-stories from the rest of the group. Information pulled from the following sources: 2018 A Bit About Britain blog post by Mike 2010 Education.com article by Natalie Kid...

Lindsay is joined by Nikky from the In Bed With Nikky podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to In Bed With Nikky wherever you catch your podcasts.  Please be advised that this episode will contain explicit discussions about sex and sexuality and is 100% NSFW. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcor...

Lindsay and Madison discuss The 13 Club, as well as why silly social clubs can actually be pretty cool, that you can make positive changes if you know the right people, and how superstitions aren’t always what they first appear.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 History.com article 2018 Medium article on The Practical Mythologist blog 2018 Sweet Americana Sweethearts blog post b...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the haunting history of Loftus Hall—the most haunted house in Ireland, as well as why you should be wary of strangers who love a good game of cards, that locking up your daughter isn’t okay in any context, and how you shouldn’t blow wads of cash to get the Queen to visit you (stop trying to make it happen).  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 All That’s...

Lindsay is joined by Evan from the This Planet Needs a Name podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to This Planet Needs a Name wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss Belle Starr—the Queen of the Oklahoma Outlaws, as well as why teaching rich girls to shoot may not be the best idea, that the average life expectancy in the Wild West was pretty low, and how fashion forward you can be as a lady outlaw.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Biography article Atlas Obscura Britannica.com Geni.com History.com Legends of Amer...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Grace Sherwood—the Witch of Pungo, as well as why pants are a gateway drug to sorcery, that ducking isn’t as fun as it sounds, and how you should never grow anything for medicinal purposes, ever.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Mysterious Universe article by Brent Swancer 2021 Colonial Ghosts article Atlas Obscura Encyclopedia Virginia entry on Grac...

Lindsay is joined by Josh from the For Nerds By Nerds podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to For Nerds By Nerds wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss Major Thomas Weir—the Wizard of West Bow, as well as why you should always question anyone who can be seen as a “pillar of the community,” that being a sexual deviant can have serious consequences, and how you should always double-check before you go number two.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Mysterious Universe article by Brent Swancer 2020 Hubpag...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Goody Garlick, as well as why being a healer was basically the Russian Roulette of occupations, that people who live in small towns are gossipy assholes, and how you should always treat others how you want to be treated (unless you want to be treated like a witch).  Information pulled from the following sources: 2018 News Day article by George DeWan 2015 Sag Harbor Expr...

Lindsay is joined by Jules from the Riddle Me That! podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Riddle Me That! wherever you catch your podcasts.  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the victims of the Vardø Witch Trials, as well as why you should never attend a rager on a mountain, that spending time with cats and dogs is a bad idea, and how you should always avoid morning doves—especially if they start following you around.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Pan Macmillan article 2020 Girl Museum article 2018 History Collection a...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the victims of the Essex Witch Trials, as well as why working in healthcare was dangerous business in the Middle Ages, that owning pets often labeled you as a witch, and how family and neighborhood feuds were a great way to get rid of people who pissed you off - just call them a witch!  Information pulled from the following sources: 2017 Tudor Society article 2017 Essex...

Lindsay is joined by Seth from the Thanks for Coming! podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Thanks for Coming! AND Treble Treble wherever you catch your podcasts.  This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the unusual practice of wife-selling, as well as why you should never treat women like livestock, that beer is an odd form of currency, and how having the tables turned on you can be even more hilarious than you might think.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Bradford Museums article by Heather Millard 2019 Atlas Obscura article by Zara Stone 2019 Toda...

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 murdering someone to cover up another murder is a slippery slope to more murder.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2019 L’Olivo Santa Barbara article by Babbity Jean 2016 ResearchGate article...

Lindsay is joined by Andrew from the Bea Nostalgic podcast to see if he can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Bea Nostalgic wherever you catch your podcasts by visiting https://linktr.ee/BeaNostalgic This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Learn more about your ad...

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 whittled into something special (for memories sake).  Information pulled from the following sources: 2018 All That’s Interesting article by Wyatt Redd 2018 Mental Floss article by Miss Cellania Leather...

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 ever.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 All That’s Interesting article by Elisabeth Sherman 2020 Biography article 2020 History Daily article by Weird History 2018 Review of Historica...

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 your podcasts by visiting https://linktr.ee/apocalypseinreview This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/...

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), that it’s always a good idea to fight misogyny, and how important it is to stick to your guns regardless of your gender.  Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Biography article (1) 2019 Wa...

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).  Information pulled from the following sources: 2017 The Ghost In My Machine article by Lucia 2017 Mysterious Universe article by Brent Swancer 2017 Sykes Cottages article by Dan Holmes 2016 Mental Floss artic...

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 your podcasts by visiting linktr.ee/pineapppizzapod This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacyChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Learn...