This week we’re dishing up a mouthwatering feast of history, gossip, and white collar crime. Guest Sarah Archer tells the tale of Martha Stewart, a...
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The Dyatlov Pass Incident w. Blair BravermanThis week, Sarah tries to solve the mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Incident, in which nine experienced ski hikers fled their shelter and ran into... Read more
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The Prison Boom w. Shannon HeffernanWhere did all these prisons come from? WBEZ’s Shannon Heffernan is here to give us part of the answer, which involves “small government” (of course),... Read more
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School’s Out Book Club: Go Ask Alice w. Carmen Maria Machado (Part 1)This week we begin our journey into the totally true not at all made up diary that has been scaring America’s teens for fifty years.... Read more
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Medieval Torture w. Dana SchwartzWe want to play a game. This week, Dana Schwartz stuffs us in an iron maiden and explains why the most famous Medieval torture devices... Read more
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How Email Took Over the World w. Anne Helen PetersenHow did the information superhighway get so gridlocked? Guest Anne Helen Petersen tells Sarah the story of how email took over the world and our... Read more
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Juliet's Balcony w. Chelsey Weber-SmithWhat do Chopin, Kylie Jenner, baby carrots, and the War of the Worlds all have in common? They’re all part of Sarah and Chelsey Weber-Smith’s... Read more
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The "Welfare Queen" w. Laci MosleyLaci Mosley (Scam Goddess) tells Sarah about Linda Taylor and the origins of the Welfare Queen myth ("the build the wall" of the 70s). They... Read more