Ye Olde Crime

Lindsay and Madison discuss the case of Mary Ellen Wilson, as well as how animal rights were more important than those of children, that real change can be made even if just one person speaks up, and the invention and implementation of children’s rights in America. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 All That’s Interesting article by Genevieve Carlton 2022 JSTOR Daily article by Ma...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the Pendle Witches, as well as why family feuds are dangerous, that it’s not cool to accuse members of your family of being witches, and the triumphant return of listener questions. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Imagining History article 2022 Retrospect Journal article by Marnie Camping-Harris 2021 Agecroft Hall & Gardens article 2021 History Hit a...

Lindsay is joined by Martha and Charles from Full Circle: The Podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Full Circle: The Podcast wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss the trial of Margaret Barclay, as well as why there’s no such thing as “gentle torture,” that Devil dogs sound adorable, and that family feuds should never be grounds for accusing someone of being a witch. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 The Scotsman article by Brian Ferguson 2020 Ayr Advertiser article by Gianni Marini 2019 The Scotsman article by C...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the Torsåker Witch Trials, as well as why it’s never okay to torture children, that the word of a child should never be taken as law, and how to go down in history for committing something horrific. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 History website by Hans Högman (1) 2021 Folklife magazine article by Jennie Tiderman-Österberg 2019 Familiar Territory ar...

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

Lindsay and Madison discuss two Italian Witch Villages, as well as how witches “ruin everything,” that white magic can be celebrated, and how different two places can be while still being exactly the same. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Italy Trails article 2021 Dark Fringe Radio article by Brent Swancer 2020 Life in Italy article by Francesca Bezzone 2019 CNN article by Silvi...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the Polish Witch Trials, as well as how NOT to be a good witch, that it’s okay to condemn people to death as long as you get permission first, and how the Devil does his dirty deeds. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Ancient Origins article by Ashley Cowie 2021 Express UK article by Sebastian Kettley 2021 Mysterious Universe article by Jocelyne LeBlanc...

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

Lindsay and Madison discuss the Dahomey Amazons, as well as how history can be both good and bad, that women are badass, and how colonialism ruins everything. The fourth in our Black History Month series. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Atlas Obscura article by Line Sidonie Talla Mafotsing 2022 Insider article by Yoonji Han 2022 National Geographic article by Rachel Jones 2022...

The Guatemalan Syphilis experiments were conducted in Guatemala from 1946 to 1948. They were led by John Cutler, who would go on to participate in the Tuskegee Experiments. This was unknown, until Historian and Professor Susan Mokotoff Reverby found Cutler's archives, while she was researching the Tuskegee Experiments. Guatemala has condemned these experiments as crimes against humanity. Carmen te...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Oscar James Dunn, as well as how many organizations one man can be a part of, that you should always trust your gut, and how racism can almost erase an entire person from history. The third in our Black History Month series. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 The French Quarterly Magazine article by Kim Welsh 2021 The Historic New Orleans Collection art...

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

Lindsay and Madison discuss Nancy Adams, as well as how to escape enslavement more than once, that salt and pepper is evil, and how a simple letter can change history. The second in our Black History Month series. Information pulled from the following sources: 2020 Face 2 Face Africa article by Mildred Europa Taylor 2019 Atlas Obscura article by Sabrina Imbler 2019 Telegram article by Susan Spence...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Gabriel Prosser, as well as the power of possibility, that you should always check the weather if you can, and how to orchestrate a rebellion. The first in our Black History Month series. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 All That’s Interesting article by Morgan Dunn 2021 Encyclopedia Virginia article by Michael L. Nicholls 2019 ThoughtCo article by Fe...

Lindsay is joined by Alecia and Sierra from the Twisted & Uncorked podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Twisted & Uncorked wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay and Madison discuss Grace O’Malley, the Pirate Queen of Connacht, as well as why you should never cross an Irish lass, that it’s not lying if you keep up PART of the bargain, and how to be an epic badass. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Forbes article by Margie Goldsmith 2022 Irish Post article 2021 History Extra article 2021 World History Encyclopedia article by Joshua...

Lindsay and Madison discuss The Jersey Devil, as well as why you should avoid Quakers, that sometimes it’s okay to be petty, and how to fake a cryptid. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 All That’s Interesting article by Leah Silverman 2021 Navy History blog post by Tyler Robinson 2021 Rutgers University Library article 2016 Courier Post article by Phaedra Trethan 2015 The Guardia...

Lindsay is joined by Steve and Tina from the Malice After Midnight podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Malice After Midnight wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by David Lester and Marcus Rediker, the illustrator and author behind the new graphic novel “Under the Banner of King Death: Pirates of the Atlantic,” which will be released February 7, 2023. David Lester illustrated the award-winning “1919: A Graphic History of the Winnipeg General Strike.” His poster of anti-war protester Malachi Ritscher was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of...

Lindsay and Madison discuss Baba Anujka, as well as how you can turn heartbreak into a money-making glow-up, that snitches get theirs, and how it’s the #YearOfLindsay. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Oddity Central article 2022 Short History article by Peter Preskar 2021 Vintage News Daily article 2020 Index International article 1929 The Angola Record article 1929 St. Louis Gl...

Lindsay is joined by Caitlyn and Cassie from the PNW Haunts & Homicides podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to PNW Haunts & Homicides wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lindsay is joined by Dom from Horror House: True Crime and the Macabre to discuss the Great Fire of London, as well as why you should never store combustibles next to more combustibles, that you should never bring a squirt gun to a fire fight, and how the disaster changed the face of London and fire fighting forever. Information pulled from the following sources: 2022 Britannica article British Li...

Lindsay and Madison discuss the stories behind popular Christmas tales, as well as why you should never trust your younger siblings, that God isn’t cool with cannibalism, and that mince meat pies have a dicey origin story. Information pulled from the following sources: 2021 Farmers’ Almanac article by Amy Grisak 2020 Fodors Travel article by Jesse Tabit 2020 Insider article by Sophia Mitrokostas ...

Lindsay is joined by Tom Hardy and Bane from the Hardy's Hardest Hats podcast to see if they can decipher what a couple of Victorian slang terms mean. Listen to Hardy's Hardest Hats wherever you catch your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices