Ye Olde Crime

Lindsay and Madison discuss the Thunderbird and Tokoloshe, as well as the power of creation myths, that you should visit South Africa with caution, and what types of movies give us the heebie geebies. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Reality is Weird article by Willow 2022 Atlas Obscura article by J.W. Ocker 2022 Indilinga African Journal of Indigenous Knowledge Systems article...

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Distillery District, as well as how to grow your business smartly, that you should never trust a bootlegger, and why you should visit this haunted section of Ontario. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 The Globe and Mail article by Dave Leblanc 2023 Toronto.com article by Joanna Lavoie 2022 Retail Insider article by Mario Toneguzzi 2022 Toronto Jour...

Lindsay and Madison discuss La Patasola, as well as how to become the villain even if you’re the victim, that you should avoid the jungles of South America at night, and why you should avoid cheating on your significant other at all costs. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 J.A. Hernandez post 2020 Atlas Obscura article by Dan O’Sullivan 2020 Random Times article by Danilo G. 2019...

Lindsay and Madison are joined by Alex to discuss the Jennie Wade House, as well as how to traumatize children at a “haunted” historical museum, that it’s not always great to be the “only civilian casualty,” and why it’s always a good idea to read reviews. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Civil War Ghosts 2020 Only In Your State article by Beth Price-Williams 1863 Chicago Tribun...

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

Lindsay and Madison discuss Moosham Castle, as well as how to cause a haunting, that executing children is a bad look, and why you shouldn’t trust “ghost hunters.” Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 The Little House of Horrors 2023 HubPages article by Jan Stepan 2022 Gothic Bite Magazine article by Ivy Wayne 2020 Dark Tourists article 2018 Grand Magazine article 2014 Seeks Ghosts...

Lindsay is joined by author and producer Neil Laird to discuss the oldest court case regarding tomb robbing in ancient Egypt. Neil Laird is an LGBTQIA+, multiple Emmy-nominated director of historical films for Discovery, BBC, PBS, History Channel, National Geographic, and many other networks. He has produced over 100 programs around the globe that feature crumbling Egyptian tombs, lost Mayan citie...

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

Lindsay and Madison discuss King Erik XIV of Sweden, as well as how to spot a narcissist, that family feuds can get really complicated, and why mental health is so important. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Factinate article by Scott Mazza 2019 The Creative Historian post Destination Uppsala Find a Grave (1) Goteborgs Stadsmuseum Medievalists article by Minjie Su Thorkell Halbe...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Hannah Courtoy, as well as how Egypt crazy Victorians were, that cemeteries are great places to hide time machines, and why it’s not cool to prey on the elderly. Information pulled from the following sources: 2024 Mental Floss article by Jake Rossen 2021 Habitats and Heritage post by Stephen Fielding 2020 Curiosities from the 5th Corner post by Tamsin Wilde 2020 The Ser...

Lindsay is by Kaydra from the Perplexity: A Mystery podcast to see if she can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Perplexity: A Mystery wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss L' Auberge Rouge, as well as how crazy the 1800’s were in France, that it’s not cool to spread rumors about your neighbors, and how to be too successful and end up dead for it. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Alchetron article 2020 The Daily Evergreen article by Grace Lapierre 2019 Mag Communes article 2017 The Connexion article by Lama Hodeib 2016 G...

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 while also being a bad idea. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Let’s Go Iowa blog post by Kim 2009 The Daily Nonpareil article by Kim Bousquet 2006 The Daily Nonpareil article by Keith...

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 and tests Lindsay to see if they are related or nah. Listen to Sandman Stories Presents wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 North Wales Holiday Cottages article by Thom Atlas Obscura Beddgelert Tourism Association Eryri National Park Authority Historic UK article by Ben Johnson Land of Legends a...

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. Trigger Warning: this episode contains discussions of deceased children. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Psychology Today article by Robert D. Martin, Ph. D. 2018 Atlas Obscura article...

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 your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 someone’s memory without being a dick. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Girl Museum post by Claire Rochet 2021 All Poetry post by Jon Nakapaulau 2019 Irish Independent article by Niall M...

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 indigenous people (which isn’t cool, b-t-dubs). Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Smithsonian Magazine article by Sarah Kuta 2021 All That’s Interesting article by Bernadette Giacoma...

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 wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 of mystery. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Discover Silversea article by Carolyn Spencer Brown 2018 Borges, Desire, and Sex - Chapter 4 - Sir Richard Burton’s Orientalist Erotica 20...

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 Douglas County Historical Society article by Elise O’Neil 2018 Murder by Gaslight article by Robert Wilhelm 1889 The Bowling Green Times article 1889 Clyde Herald article 1889 The Inter O...

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2023 All That’s Interesting article by Amber Morgan 2023 Q News article by Destiny Rogers Academic Cultura Colectiva article by Isabel Carrasco Doms2Cents article by Doms Desk Dracula’s Bloodline...

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. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 All That’s Interesting article by Jessica O’Connor 2018 Spotlight News article by Michael Hallisey 2013 New York Historical Society Museum & Librar...